Cooling demand in the building sector is growing rapidly; thermal energy storage systems
using phase change materials (PCM) can be a very useful way to improve the building …

Integrating phase change material (PCM) into building envelopes significantly reduces
building energy consumption and improves indoor environment. Among different integration …

Phase change materials (PCM) are widely used for energy storage applications worldwide.
The objective of the study is to review the current state of research on PCM materials, energy …

Energy consumed by heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) in buildings
represents an important part of the global energy consumed in Europe. Thermal energy …

Elevated pavement temperature contributes to urban heat island effect and thermal
distresses in pavements. The extreme low temperature in pavements causes freeze and …

The high thermal conductivity of carbon based nanostructures (CNs) has been recognized
appropriate to be integrated into phase change materials (PCMs) to enhance the overall …

As energy availability and demand often do not match, thermal energy storage plays a
crucial role to take advantage of solar radiation in buildings: in particular, latent heat storage …

Phase change materials (PCMs) are applied to the interior of building components to derive
their benefit of high latent heat for efficient thermal management. However, their practical …

Although passive building envelope systems dominate contemporary building design, active
building envelope (ABE) research, development, and deployment are rapidly growing and …

In the last decade, developed countries have been working on new and more complex legal
requirements to minimize the energy consumption and increase energy efficiency of new …