The construction industry faces increasing pressure to reduce environmental impact and promote global sustainability. Steel and concrete, the predominant materials in construction, significantly influence the built environment. However, conventional steel and concrete production processes contribute substantially to carbon emissions, exacerbating climate concerns. Thus, innovating building structures to achieve low carbon goals is paramount. Innovative approaches in structural design, material selection, and construction methodologies present opportunities to enhance the sustainability of building structures. By highlighting innovative methodologies and technologies, we aim to advance knowledge and foster collaboration toward sustainable practices in the construction industry.

This Research Topic serves as a platform for cutting-edge research and advancements in low carbon building structures. Specifically, our goals include:
1. Exploring Innovations: Investigating new approaches and technologies in designing, constructing, and operating building structures to reduce carbon emissions and enhance sustainability.
2. Encouraging Collaboration: Providing a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals to exchange ideas and address challenges in achieving low carbon goals in building structures.
3. Showcasing Case Studies: Highlighting case studies illustrating successful implementations of low carbon strategies in steel and concrete buildings across various regions and project scales.
4. Addressing Challenges: Identifying and proposing solutions to key challenges hindering the widespread adoption of low carbon practices in building structures.
5. Advancing Knowledge: Contributing to the advancement of knowledge in sustainable construction by providing insights into the latest developments and future directions in low carbon building design and construction.
Through these objectives, we aim to drive positive change in the construction industry towards a more sustainable future with steel and concrete buildings as key contributors to mitigating climate change and reducing environmental impact.

The scope of this Research Topic encompasses research contributions focusing on innovative approaches, methodologies, and technologies in the realm of low carbon buildings. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Sustainable design strategies and optimization methodologies for low carbon steel and concrete buildings.
2. Innovative structural systems and materials for enhancing sustainability in steel and concrete construction.
3. Integration of energy-efficient and eco-friendly building systems into steel and concrete structures.
4. Life cycle assessment and environmental impact analysis of low carbon steel and concrete buildings.
5. Strategies for retrofitting existing steel and concrete buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
6. Application of numerical analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in the field of low-carbon buildings.

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