About Buildings and Cities
An international, open access, peer-reviewed, academic journal publishing high-quality research and analysis on the built environment
Buildings & Cities’ wide scope embraces:
- sustainable development goals (sdgs) & climate change
- energy
- policy
- practice, performance, outcomes & impacts
- societal demands & capabilities
Papers are published in the following formats:
- Research
- Synthesis
- Methods
- Replication
- Policy Analysis
- Briefing Notes.
Peer Review Statement
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double-blind peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Further changes may be required in response to the reviewer’s comments and suggestions. In all instances the Editor’s decision on publication is final.
Featured articles
Check out some of the best features and news from Designing Buildings as well as key stories from around the web.
Construction Management, 8 July
NEETs crisis drives interest in trades, but apprenticeships barriers remain.
Passive fire protection webinar
MEP services penetration seals.
Where its at podcast (and video) - The role of the Architectural Technologist as an Expert Witness.
More than 200 remarkable buildings added to SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register.
Government scraps pre-application consultation for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Historic England and infrastructure
New projects offer opportunities for the historic environment and local communities.
Construction Management, 2 July
Construction deaths halve in two years.
Green Book changes to drive investment in all parts of UK.
Minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES)
CIAT briefing on response to consultations for privately rented non-domestic properties.
Connect, collaborate, shape the future
Registration now live for UK Construction Week Birmingham.
CIOB announces Saul Humphrey FCIOB as new President for 26/27 term.
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