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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

New paper! eCOMBINE: framework for energy, comfort, behaviour and a multi-domain environment The eCOMBINE explores the relationships among combined #indoor environmental quality, occupant behaviour, global environmental comfort and building #energy use. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New paper! #Environmental impacts of reclaimed #bricks: comparing different deconstruction methods #Reclaimed bricks have only 20% of the total environmental impact of #virgin bricks and outperform them in all relevant impact categories. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Briefing Note: How #urban green #infrastructure contributes to carbon neutrality Reaching the #carbon-neutrality targets of cities necessitates not only reducing emissions but also enhancing #carbon sinks. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Call for Abstracts! Mainstreaming Building Component Reuse Deadline for abstracts: due 10 February 2026 What practices and policies are needed for the viable reuse of building components? www.buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pa...

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

New paper! Designing for pro-environmental behaviour change: the aspiration–reality gap Built-environment designers shape the spatial and material conditions that support or hinder pro-environmental behaviours (PEBs). journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

New paper! Developing criteria for effective building-sector commitments in nationally determined contributions This study addresses the need for a consensus-driven framework to define and assess effective building sector commitments in NDCs. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

New paper! This study provides actionable insights into how ELLs can make housing energy transitions more inclusive by linking institutional strategies with residents’ everyday practices and living environments. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

New CFP! Climate Change Risk and Decision-Making. Special issue of Buildings & Cities journal. Abstracts due: 9 June 2025 Full details: www.buildingsandcities.org/calls-for-pa...

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

New! Urban heat islands modify building heating and cooling loads and public exposure to non-optimal temperatures. This study uses personal weather stations to investigate urban temperatures in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Tampere, Finland. journal-buildingscities.org/articles/10....

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

New! This research examines the acceptability of sufficiency consumption policies among Finnish households & how Finnish households experience sufficiency as a guiding principle. Factors are identified for increasing the acceptability of sufficiency policy measures (SPMs). doi.org/10.5334/bc.573

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Final CFP: Buildings & Cities journal "The Complexity of Disaster Reconstruction" Abstracts due: 24.03 Full details: buff.ly/3WVyDKC This special issue addresses the complexity & challenges of physical territorial reconstruction across diverse disciplines, stakeholders & governance

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

New commentary: "Co-ordinate Built Environment Research for the Public Good" by Gavin Killip & Kate Simpson. Why we need a coordinated programme of research based on the PUBLIC GOOD. Focus research on fulfilling society's & individuals' needs... www.buildingsandcities.org/insights/com...

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

SPECIAL ISSUE: ENERGY SUFFICIENCY How can conditions be created for decent living standards for all without exceeding planetary limits? The concept of sufficiency for the built environment entails a floor (minimum) and a ceiling (maximum) to ensure a "good life". #openaccess bit.ly/4bqCwxx

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Call for Papers: The Complexity of Disaster Reconstruction Abstracts due: 24.03.2025 How can the complexity and challenges of physical territorial reconstruction (after disasters) across diverse disciplines, stakeholders and governance be organised and synthesised? Full details: buff.ly/3WVyDKC

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B&C Editors @bceditors.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Research papers in B&C are being widely read. Buildings & Cities is pleased to announce that in 2024 our peer reviewed articles were viewed and downloaded 523,612 times from the journal's website. View all our metrics - impact factor & ranking, etc www.buildingsandcities.org/journal-cont...

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