A review of performance of zero energy buildings and energy efficiency solutions

L Belussi, B Barozzi, A Bellazzi, L Danza… - Journal of building …, 2019 - Elsevier
The enhancement of energy performance of buildings has become a pillar of energy
policies. The main target is the cut of energy consumption to reduce buildings footprint. This …

[HTML][HTML] Energy, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality: Multi-objective optimization review

T Al Mindeel, E Spentzou, M Eftekhari - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2024 - Elsevier
The reliance on optimization techniques for robust assessments of environmental and
energy-saving solutions has been largely driven by the increasing need to comply with …

PCM integrated to external building walls: An optimization study on maximum activation of latent heat

M Arıcı, F Bilgin, S Nižetić, H Karabay - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Integration of the phase change materials (PCM) into the external building walls is an
efficient method for reduction of energy consumption and regulation of energy demands due …

Thermal comfort in temporary buildings: A review

P Zheng, H Wu, Y Liu, Y Ding, L Yang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Temporary buildings are crucial for social development. A better understanding of the
thermal comfort in temporary buildings can yield strategies to improve the physical and …

Optimal control of natural ventilation as passive cooling strategy for improving the energy performance of building envelope with PCM integration

C Piselli, M Prabhakar, A de Gracia, M Saffari… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Phase Change Materials have been acknowledged for their potential to be used as
passive strategy for improving energy efficiency and occupants' thermal comfort in buildings …

An experimental evaluation of thermal behavior of the building envelope using macroencapsulated PCM for energy savings

PKS Rathore, SK Shukla - Renewable energy, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a very significant rise in energy demand of the building sector in develo**
countries. A major portion of this energy is used for space cooling and heating in buildings …

A review of recent improvements, developments, and effects of using phase-change materials in buildings to store thermal energy

FL Rashid, MA Al-Obaidi, A Dulaimi, DMN Mahmood… - Designs, 2023 - mdpi.com
When it comes to guaranteeing appropriate performance for buildings in terms of energy
efficiency, the building envelope is a crucial component that must be presented. When a …

Adaptive dynamic building envelope integrated with phase change material to enhance the heat storage and release efficiency: A state-of-the-art review

P Wang, Z Liu, X Zhang, M Hu, L Zhang, J Fan - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Evaluation of thermal performance and energy efficiency of a Trombe wall improved with dual phase change materials

M Askari, MH Jahangir - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Trombe Wall (TW) as effective passive solar design technology can improve the building's
energy efficiency and thermal comfort. TW may not be very effective alone. Adding Phase …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic building envelope with PCM for cooling purposes–Proof of concept

A de Gracia - Applied energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel concept based on the dynamic use of phase change materials (PCM) in building
envelopes is presented in this paper. The concept aims at breaking the main technical …