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Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research, 2013, 1, 25-26 http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jbcpr.2013.12004 Published Online June 2013 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/jbcpr) 25 Editorial Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research: A New Platform for Building Researchers Gwang-Hee Kim Department of Plant & Architectural Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon-Si, South Korea. Email: ghkim@kyonggi.ac.kr Received April 13th, 2013; revised May 15th, 2013; accepted May 24th, 2013 Copyright © 2013 Gwang-Hee Kim. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Building construction projects include design, financial, estimating, environmental consideration, and legal re- view [1]. Building engineering is the application of the- ory, knowledge, techno logy, etc. to building construction. Building engineering can be classified into three catego- ries: Structural Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP), and Construction. Structural engineer- ing includes the analysis and design of the structural frame. MEP engineering is a significant component of the building sup ply system and is th e most important part of the building, which must be carefully coordinated be- fore design and installation. In the field of architecture, construction consists of construction technology and con- struction management. Construction technology includes materials engineering, construction methods, etc. Also, construction management is a process encompassing the planning, coordination, and control of design, financial, and estimation of a project, from starting to completion. Building planning is classified into three categories, which are architectural theory, architectural design, and sustainable architecture design. Architectural theory in- volves thinking, discussing and writing about architec- ture [2]. Architectural design is a plan for architecture, i.e. the written documentation and graphical descriptions of building projects. Sustainable architecture refers to eco- friendly design techniques in the field of architecture, and has recently been considered as a priority. Recently, there has been quite a bit of multidiscipli- nary convergence between research fields. In building construction and planning, there is a tendency to focus research on the fields of construction engineering and architectural planning. But building construction and planning research clearly cannot be separated from each other, and as such, the cooperation between each field in practices of building construction and planning as well as in research is needed. Building construction and planning is one of the composite arts. Research in the specific field of construction and planning research has been published in specific journals; that is, the scope of journals is quite narrow. Building construction and planning is quite a broad area of study, and as such it is not possib le to cover all areas with research papers in one journal. However, the tendency to separate the various fields of building construction and planning may be undesirable for the progress of building construction, and does not match the recent trend of research. Journal of Building Construction and Planning Re- search (JBCPR), a new open access journal, will include all areas of building construction and planning fields mentioned above, and will exclude original structural engineering and original MEP engineering. These fields are excluded because they are associated with buildings but are different from HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air condition ing), one of the factor s affecting the building environment. All kinds of papers in all fields of building construction and planning, with the exception of these two fields mentioned above, are welcome to submit to JBCPR. So what makes JBCPR significantly different from other civil engineering or building engineering journals? While other civil engineering or building engineering journals are concentrated on narrow, specific topics such as structural engineering, construction engineering, con- struction management, or environmental engineering, JBCPR is interested in the convergence of an associated field of study in building construction and planning. Therefore, JBCPR will be particularly interested in pub- lishing articles on: 1) applications of information tech- nology (IT) to building construction and planning; 2) green building design and construction for sustainable architecture; 3) crime prevention design through envi- ronmental design for community safety; 4) building de- Copyright © 2013 SciRes. JBCPR Journal of Building Construction and Planning Research: A New Platform for Building Researchers 26 sign management for saving costs and shortening con- struction duration; 5) passive design for reducing CO2 emission and energy consumption; 6) low energy em- bodied materials; 7) recycled materials; 8) healthy mate- rials; 9) innovative construction methods; 10) lean con- struction management; 11) Human-centered construction management, etc. Nevertheless, JBCPR will also publish research papers that is not necessarily highly innovative or novel, and is also interested in: 1) technical notes; 2-5 page papers in which an author can either give an idea with a scientific basis but has n ot yet completed; 2) book reviews; 3) article reviews; 4) case studies of best prac- tice, etc. I thank Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) for giving me the chance to launch this new journal. Also, I would like to thank all editorial members of JBCPR who have encouraged me in the launch of JBCPR, and who are serving as editorial board members of JBCPR. I hope that JBCPR will be a distinguished journ al in the field of building construction and planning, and will become a main platform through which academic scholars, re- searchers, practitioners, and students can communicate with each other and share their knowledge, experience, study results, and information. REFERENCES [1] Wikipedia, “Building Construction,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction [2] Wikipedia, “Architectural Theory,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_theory Copyright © 2013 SciRes. JBCPR |