Energy, economic and environmental benefits of integrating passive design strategies into buildings: A review

Y Elaouzy, A El Fadar - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Passive design has recently received increasing attention as an option to reduce energy
consumption, abate carbon footprint and alleviate energy bills of buildings by taking …

Heat transfer enhancement of phase change materials embedded with metal foam for thermal energy storage: a review

W Cui, T Si, X Li, X Li, L Lu, T Ma, Q Wang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have been considered suitable energy materials to
address the mismatch between energy demand and supply to improve the utilization …

[HTML][HTML] Envelope design for low-energy buildings in the tropics: A review

V Gupta, C Deb - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The building sector accounts for over one-third of global energy consumption and a
significant share of carbon emissions. Improving building energy efficiency, particularly in …

Integration of lauric acid/zeolite/graphite as shape stabilized composite phase change material in gypsum for enhanced thermal energy storage in buildings

N Kumar, PKS Rathore, RK Sharma… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of Gypsum plaster loaded with Shape Stabilized Composite Phase
Change Material (SSCPCM) in regulating indoor temperature of the building is …

Advanced materials and additive manufacturing for phase change thermal energy storage and management: a review

TB Freeman, KEO Foster, CJ Troxler… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phase change materials (PCMs) can enhance the performance of energy systems by time
shifting or reducing peak thermal loads. The effectiveness of a PCM is defined by its energy …

Phase change material incorporation techniques in building envelopes for enhancing the building thermal Comfort-A review

C Suresh, TK Hotta, SK Saha - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
The urbanization and comfort in the living standards of human beings have shown a
tremendous increase in the energy demand around the globe. The building sector is one of …

A review of climate adaptation of phase change material incorporated in building envelopes for passive energy conservation

T Yang, Y Ding, B Li, AK Athienitis - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) incorporated into building envelopes store large amount of
latent heat within a narrow temperature range, regulating heat flow between indoor and …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal energy storage in concrete: A comprehensive review on fundamentals, technology and sustainability

S Barbhuiya, BB Das, M Idrees - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This comprehensive review paper delves into the advancements and applications of thermal
energy storage (TES) in concrete. It covers the fundamental concepts of TES, delving into …

A cross-scale 'material-component-system'framework for transition towards zero-carbon buildings and districts with low, medium and high-temperature phase change …

Y Zhou, Z Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Transition towards a carbon-neutral district energy community calls for carbon elimination
and offsetting strategies, and phase change materials (PCMs) with substantial potential …

Fabrications, classifications, and environmental impact of PCM-incorporated textiles: current state and future outlook

MT Hossain, MA Shahid, MY Ali, S Saha, MSI Jamal… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Phase change materials (PCMs) are an extraordinary family of compounds that can store
and release thermal energy during phase changes. In recent years, the incorporation of …