Journal Guide

Energy Engineering is a bi-monthly publication of the Association of Energy Engineers, Atlanta, GA. The journal invites original manuscripts involving engineering or analytical approaches to energy management.

Topics covered include:

• Energy demands and consumption in existing and future buildings - prediction and validation
• Indoor environment quality, including health and thermal comfort vis-à-vis energy
• Natural, mechanical and mixed ventilation
• Air distribution in buildings
• Application of solar and other renewable energy sources in buildings
• Energy balances in building complexes (residential, commercial, industrial, public and other buildings)
• Energy efficiency improvement measures of HVAC&R and other technical systems in residential, commercial, public and industrial buildings, and semi open built spaces
• Heat recovery systems in buildings
• Buildings and district heating and cooling
• Energy conservation in built environment
• Energy efficient buildings
• Building physics
• Energy sustainability, resilience and climate adaptability of buildings
• Evaluation and control of indoor thermal and lighting systems
• Building's total performance and intelligent buildings
• Links between architectural design, mechanical and lighting systems
• New materials in buildings and their impact on energy demands
• External and internal design conditions for energy efficient buildings
• Building envelope materials and structure energy performance
• Thermal energy storage and thermally active building systems - TABS
• Energy performance of buildings and modeling predictive control
• Zero CO2 emission - zero energy and energy plus buildings and their smart grid harmonized operation
• Residential/municipal energy refurbishment and renovation
• Life cycle energy efficiency of buildings and embodied energy
• Architectural structure - construction energy efficiency
• Energy related aspects of buildings after catastrophic events

CIB-recognised ECAM publishes papers on global research breakthroughs and innovative developments in the design, construction and management of buildings and civil infrastructure projects.

CIB-encouraged journal Facilities provides a platform for high quality research papers focussing on how to best create successful and functional workplaces.

Frontiers of Architectural Research is an international journal that publishes original research papers, review articles, and case studies to promote rapid communication and exchange among scholars, architects, and engineers. It introduces and reflects significant and pioneering achievements in the field of architecture research. The subject areas include the main branches of architecture. Papers are dealing with architectural design and theory, architectural science and technology, urban planning, landscaping architecture, existing building renovation and architectural heritage conservation. The journal encourages papers to take a rigorous scientific approach and apply state-of-the-art technology. All published papers will reflect the original thoughts of researcher and basic theories, model, computing and design in architecture. High standard papers dealing with the social aspects of architecture are also welcome. The journal is strictly peer-reviewed and accepts only original manuscripts submitted in English.

Free access to the top ten most downloaded articles in 2009 Free access to editorial 4:3 - Special issue on Risk Assessment in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental PracticeFree access to editorial 4:1 - Special issue on Geotechnical Safety and Risk Part 2 (Limit-state Design Methodologies)Free access to editorial 3:3 - Special issue on Geotechnical Safety and Risk Part 1 (Geotechnical Risk) Free access to editorial 3:2 - Special issue on Geotechnical Reliability and Design CodesFree access to editorial 2:4 - Special Issue on Early Warning Systems: A Tool for the Mitigation of Risks Associated with Natural Hazards Free access to editorial 1:1 - Inaugural issue of GeoriskGeorisk covers many diversified but interlinked areas of active research and practice, such as geohazards (earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, rockfalls, tsunamis, etc.), safety of engineered systems (dams, buildings, offshore structures, lifelines, etc.), environmental risk, seismic risk, reliability-based design and code calibration, geostatistics, decision analyses, structural reliability, maintenance and life cycle performance, risk and vulnerability, hazard mapping, loss assessment (economic, social, environmental, etc.), GIS databases, remote sensing, and many other related disciplines. The underlying theme is that uncertainties associated with geomaterials (soils, rocks), geologic processes, and possible subsequent treatments, are usually large and complex and these uncertainties play an indispensable role in the risk assessment and management of engineered and natural systems. Significant theoretical and practical challenges remain on quantifying these uncertainties and developing defensible risk management methodologies that are acceptable to decision makers and stakeholders. The basic goal of this international peer-reviewed journal is to provide a multi-disciplinary scientific forum for cross fertilization of ideas between interested parties working on various aspects of georisk to advance the state-of-the-art and the state-of-the-practice. Besides acting as a focused forum and promoting integration between disciplines, other key features of this journal include:Foster dissemination of information between research and practice.Encourage practice-oriented papers.Encourage papers reporting actual statistics with supporting databases.Include occasional educational papers that would enhance the knowledge and understanding of the non-specialist.Include cross-disciplinary papers that illustrate how to reduce societal risk, involving the input/collaboration of social scientists. In consultation with the editors, distinguished members of the georisk community may be invited to serve as guest editors covering focused themes such as natural hazards, dam safety, offshore safety, seismic risk, environmental risk, reliability-based design, geostatistics and probabilistic site characterization, probabilistic finite element methods, case histories, GIS databases, and other related topics.All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.STARTaylor & Francis/Routledge are committed to the widest possible dissemination of its journals to non-profit institutions in developing countries. Our STAR initiative offers individual researchers in Africa, South Asia and many parts of South East Asia the opportunity to gain one month's free online access to 1,300 Taylor & Francis journals. For more information, please visit the STAR website. DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

The quality of the environment within buildings is a topic of major importance for public health. Indoor Air provides a location for reporting original research results in the broad area defined by the indoor environment of non-industrial buildings. An international journal with multidisciplinary content, Indoor Air publishes papers reflecting the broad categories of interest in this field:

Fundada el año 1948 en el Instituto Técnico de la Construcción y del Cemento, Informes de la Construcción es una publicación científica con periodicidad trimestral. Trata temas de arquitectura, ingeniería, obras públicas, medio ambiente, instalaciones, rehabilitación, sistemas constructivos, técnicas de ensayos, resultados de investigaciones de componentes y sistemas de la edificación, etc. La revista va dirigida a arquitectos, ingenieros, empresas constructoras, investigadores y profesionales relacionados con la construcción de edificios y obras civiles.

Intelligent buildings are ones in which the building fabric, space, services and information systems can respond in an effective manner to the demands of the owner, the occupier and the environment.Intelligent buildings are essentially about people, processes and systems. The interdisciplinary nature of the design and management processes of the buildings are important, together with emerging methodologies and innovations such as smart materials, embedded systems and robotics. Evaluation tools are applied in an integrated and holistic manner. Intelligent Buildings International examines developments in the design, construction and operating processes for intelligent buildings, and explores the wider context, including practical solutions which take into account sociological and economic considerations. Lessons from nature and vernacular architecture also feature in the journal.The principal areas covered include: understanding how the built environment affects people's well-beingsustainable design and managementautomation and innovative systemsapproaches to design. Going beyond traditional engineering and architectural solutions, and in an effort to overcome fragmentation at educational and professional levels, peer-reviewed research is complemented by contributions from industry specialists that critically evaluate technological developments. Topics covered by Intelligent Buildings International include:8226; Integration of design, management and operation processes8226; Assessment of rating methods8226; Smart materials for intelligent facades8226; Healthy indoor environments8226; Whole life performance and value8226; Regulations and standards8226; Biomimetic architecture8226; The impact of intelligent buildings on people and organizations8226; Development of IT and communication systems8226; Technological forecasting, social change and innovation8226; Application of control and sensor technologiesIntelligent Buildings International publishes peer-reviewed papers including:8226; Original research papers8226; State-of-the-art reviews and analyses8226; Case studies8226; Opinion pieces The journal also publishes relevant commentary and review pieces including:8226; Visionary perspectives and commentaries8226; Technical notes8226; Book reviewsThe editor welcomes manuscripts relating to the scope of journal and will be pleased to comment and advise on proposals. For more information email the editor at d.j.clements-croome@reading.ac.uk.

Increasing awareness of the need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels has led to the development of academic research and policy surrounding self-regenerating energy sources. International Journal of Ambient Energy reports original research, review papers, book reviews, applications and case-studies on all areas of this subject, including nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, biomass, solar, photovoltaic, tidal, wave and geothermal power. Particular attention is given to the use of renewable power within the built environment. Our aim is to provide a forum for the worldwide dissemination of both technical and policy information relating to ambient energy.All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.

IJBPA is a CIB-encouraged journal that publishes findings on contemporary and original research towards sustaining, maintaining and managing existing buildings.

The International Journal of Construction Education and Research is a respected international refereed journal that publishes original works addressing cutting edge, global issues in construction. The journal recognizes scholarly work in the areas of construction education and construction research by preserving and disseminating research (both quantitative and qualitative). The journal seeks original manuscripts that contribute to the understanding of issues and topics associated with construction education and the construction industry. The scope of the journal embraces pedagogical and industry content through a broad spectrum of construction-related topics including but not limited to:

• Construction management
• Sustainable construction
• Information technology application
• Construction production
• Construction and real estate economics
• Policy and legal framework for construction and real estate industry
• Construction procurement
• Contract administration
• Building and infrastructure works
• Construction process