The continuous growth of building energy consumption and carbon emissions has
aggravated the balance between environment and energy, in which building heating and …

Renewable energy plays a pivotal role for mankind in the times of adverse climate change
and global warming. However, renewable energy such as solar energy comes with inherent …

In the last decades, energy demand in the building sector has increased significantly,
particularly for space cooling and heating. This increasing energy demand in buildings has …

The effectiveness of Gypsum plaster loaded with Shape Stabilized Composite Phase
Change Material (SSCPCM) in regulating indoor temperature of the building is …

Phase change materials (PCMs)-enhanced building envelope has received much attention
in recent years as an effective solution to enhance building thermal performance …

Abstract the research of PCMs in the field of building energy efficiency has developed
rapidly over the past decade. The static PCM-built envelopes cannot flexibly adjust their heat …

Activated carbon (AC) has been promoted as one of the most effective carrier materials for
adsorbing large amounts of PCMs due to its high surface area and porous structure …

Phase change materials (PCMs) have a great potential to enhance building thermal comfort
and save energy towards energy-efficient buildings. The current study sheds light on …

This work applies multi-objective optimization based on a genetic algorithm to design a wall-
type heat recovery and ventilation (HRV) unit equipped with a phase change material (PCM) …

Mortar thermal storage layers incorporating phase change material (PCM) can improve the
thermal performance of radiant floors in buildings, reduce indoor temperature fluctuations …