In the context of global warming, Phase change materials (PCMs) arise a growing interest in
the scientific and industrial communities because it fits very well with the policy of reducing …

To prepare for an urban influx of 2.5 billion people by 2050, it is critical to create cities that
are low-carbon, resilient, and livable. Cities not only contribute to global climate change by …

Thermal energy storage as sensible or latent heat is an efficient way to conserve the waste
heat and excess energy available such as solar radiation. Storage of latent heat using …

Phase change materials (PCM) can be employed in many fields because of their capacity to
absorb and release energy when it is necessary. Nowadays, the number of studies about …

The building sector, around the world, has shown a tremendous increase in the demand for
energy due to economic development, urbanization and improvement in the living standard …

Thermal energy storage (TES) systems with phase change materials (PCMs) as a known
energy storage technology have a high potential for increasing the energy efficiency of …

The present paper is the first comprehensive review of the integration of phase change
materials in building walls. Many considerations are discussed in this paper including …

Buildings have a major contribution to the global energy consumption. Heating, ventilating
and air conditioning systems (HVAC) are responsible for most of the energy use in buildings …

This paper analyzes the state of the art in R & D on integration of phase change materials
into building structures for their passive thermal control. Such perspective phase change …

It is well known that it is necessary to insulate the buildings to decrease the thermal demand
and to decrease the use of heating and cooling. Due to the high cost of fossil fuels and to the …