Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished research papers to the International Conference on the Future of the Built Environment (ICFBE-2026).
ICFBE-2026 provides a platform for researchers, academics, industry professionals, policymakers, consultants, entrepreneurs, and students to share innovative ideas, emerging technologies, and practical solutions for shaping a smart and sustainable built environment.
Authors may submit papers under, but not limited to, the following themes:
Authors are requested to ensure that:
Selected papers from the conference will be published by Springer as a proceedings book volume. Springer will conduct quality checks on accepted papers, and only papers that pass these checks will be published.
Springer does not publish abstracts, extended abstracts, literature review articles, policy reviews, or questionnaire- or survey-based papers. Only full papers presenting original research and new outcomes are eligible for publication in the proceedings. Papers must be at least six pages long.
Springer Nature does not charge for publishing non-open-access content.
All submissions will undergo the following review process:
Each manuscript will normally be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers.
Evaluation criteria include: Relevance, Originality and Novelty, Technical Quality, Significance and Contribution, Quality of Presentation, Literature Review and References.
At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the conference and present the paper during the conference.
ICFBE-2026 is committed to maintaining high standards of academic integrity and research ethics.
Submissions involving plagiarism, duplicate submission, data fabrication, falsification, or other forms of academic misconduct may be rejected at any stage of the review process.
All submissions to ICFBE-2026 will undergo editorial screening and double-blind peer review. Acceptance for presentation at the conference does not automatically guarantee publication in any proceedings volume or publication outlet.
Any publication opportunity associated with the conference will be subject to successful completion of the peer-review process, compliance with ethical and submission requirements, editorial evaluation, and final approval by the respective publisher.
Submit your original research paper through the Microsoft Conference Management Toolkit (CMT).
Submit Your Paper → Paper Submission Guidelines →The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.