Sustainable use of historic campus buildings: Retrofit technology to improve building energy performance considering preservation of interior finishing material

WD Suh, H Yuk, JH Park, HH Jo, S Kim - Energy and Buildings, 2024‏ - Elsevier
To utilize historic buildings sustainably, the energy performance of the building must be
improved through retrofit. To preserve the historical value of the target building, the range of …

Advanced gypsum/PCM composites incorporating biopolymer-encapsulated phase change materials for enhanced thermal management in buildings

A El Majd, S Sair, HA Ousaleh, K Moulakhnif… - … and Building Materials, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Due to the increased demand for enhanced energetic performance of buildings, the present
study focuses on the introduction of encapsulated phase change materials (EPCMs) into …

Thermal and photocatalytic properties of TiO2 hybrid phase change microcapsules

X Wang, Y Wu, F Zou, L **, Y Zhong, C Ma - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024‏ - Elsevier
TiO 2 hybrid phase change microcapsules (T-MPCM) were prepared by the solvent
evaporation and electrostatic self-assembly method with paraffin (PA) as the core material …

Degradation of floor finishing materials owing to continuous gait: A comprehensive study on the generation and impact of microplastics

WD Suh, HH Jo, YU Kim, S Kim - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025‏ - Elsevier
With the increasing concern regarding the effects of microplastics (MPs) on human health, it
is essential to conduct research on the MPs generated in the atmosphere and on those …

Optimizing energy efficiency and Sustainable utilization of National Heritage through the remodeling of closed school buildings

H Park, SH Yeo, H Jeong, S Kim, SJ Chang - Energy and Buildings, 2025‏ - Elsevier
South Korea's declining fertility rate has led to numerous school closures, particularly in rural
areas. Many of these shuttered schools, especially those designated as National Registered …