Innovative Materials for Construction

Abstract

Academic and industrial efforts around the world are continuously engaged to develop new smart materials that can provide efficient alternatives to conventional construction materials and improve the energy-efficiency in buildings or are able to upgrade, repair, and protect existing infrastructures. This new generation of materials, before an actual market entry, needs to be analyzed, validated, tested on in the field, and, possibly, modeled to enable predictions as to their long-term behavior and performance. To this regard, the valuable contributions in the Special Issue “Innovative Materials for Construction” provide a collection of original research and new trends in the field of innovative materials and technologies proposed for the construction sector, with a special focus on sustainable materials for the building industry of the future, keeping attention on innovative solutions suitable for ancient constructions and cultural heritage.