Building and Environment
Overview
Building and Environment is a reputable interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the sustainable design, construction, and operation of buildings and urban environments. It covers a wide range of topics including energy efficiency, indoor air quality, building materials, urban planning, and occupant comfort. With its rigorous peer-review process, the journal provides valuable insights and innovative solutions for creating healthier, more sustainable built environments.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Build Environ
Start
1976
End
Continuing
Frequency
Twelve no. a year, 2002-
p-ISSN
0360-1323
e-ISSN
1873-684X
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 674
205
SJR / Ranks: 1662
1647
CiteScore / Ranks: 1093
11.30
JIF / Ranks: 780
7.4
Recent Articles
1.
Ghorbany S, Hu M, Yao S, Wang C, Nguyen Q, Yue X, et al.
Build Environ
. 2024 Aug;
250.
PMID: 39155966
Passive design characteristics (PDC) play a pivotal role in reducing the energy burden on households without imposing additional financial constraints on project stakeholders. However, the scarcity of PDC data has...
2.
Duque-Daza C, Murillo-Rincon J, Espinosa-Moreno A, Alberini F, Alexiadis A, Garzon-Alvarado D, et al.
Build Environ
. 2024 Jul;
256:None.
PMID: 38983757
Ultra-Clean-Air (UCA) operating theatres aim to minimise surgical instrument contamination and wound infection through high flow rates of ultra-clean air, reducing the presence of Microbe Carrying Particles (MCPs). This study...
3.
Young A, Parikh S, Dedesko S, Bliss M, Xu J, Zanobetti A, et al.
Build Environ
. 2024 Jul;
257.
PMID: 38966206
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic triggered an increase in remote work-from-home for office workers. Given that many homes now function as offices despite not being designed to support office...
4.
Park S, Park J, Jo Y, Song D, Heo S, Lee T, et al.
Build Environ
. 2024 Apr;
207(Pt A).
PMID: 38617094
The Korean government recommends intermittent operation of air purifiers (APs) as a measure to maintain indoor particulate matter (PM) concentrations below the mandatory standards and reduce exposure to indr PM...
5.
Poppendieck D, Gong M, Zimmerman S, Ng L
Build Environ
. 2024 Mar;
199.
PMID: 38500674
Numerous chemicals have been detected in indoor environments that have potential impacts on occupant health and comfort. However, due to limited resources, it's infeasible to assess indoor exposure of each...
6.
Feng Y, Zhang Y, Ding X, Fan Y, Ge J
Build Environ
. 2023 Jun;
242:110489.
PMID: 37333517
The outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has caused an unparalleled disruption to daily life. Given that COVID-19 primarily spreads in densely populated indoor areas,...
7.
Zheng M, Fan Y, Li X, Lester D, Chen X, Li Y, et al.
Build Environ
. 2023 Jun;
241:110486.
PMID: 37287526
It is now widely recognised that aerosol transport is major vector for transmission of diseases such as COVID-19, and quantification of aerosol transport in the built environment is critical to...
8.
Tapia-Brito E, Riffat J, Wang Y, Wang Y, Ghaemmaghami A, Coleman C, et al.
Build Environ
. 2023 May;
240:110422.
PMID: 37251109
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID)-19, is primarily transmitted through respiratory droplets which linger in enclosed spaces, often exacerbated by HVAC systems....
9.
Cochran S, Acosta L, Divjan A, Lemons A, Rundle A, Miller R, et al.
Build Environ
. 2023 May;
226.
PMID: 37215628
Introduction: Asthma and allergy symptoms vary seasonally due to exposure to environmental sources of allergen, including fungi. However, we need an improved understanding of seasonal influence on fungal exposures in...
10.
Liu S, Deng Z
Build Environ
. 2023 May;
238:110343.
PMID: 37143581
People in cities use elevators daily. With the COVID-19 pandemic, there are more worries about elevator safety, since elevators are often small and crowded. This study used a proven CFD...