Thermal energy storage using phase change materials in building applications: A review of the recent development

SW Sharshir, A Joseph, M Elsharkawy, MA Hamada… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the buildings' heating and cooling needs are always growing during the cold and
warm months, respectively, the buildings' energy consumption has dramatically shot up. So …

Integration of phase change materials in improving the performance of heating, cooling, and clean energy storage systems: An overview

SF Ahmed, N Rafa, T Mehnaz, B Ahmed, N Islam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have garnered significant attention as low-cost thermal
energy storage systems that efficiently capture and store solar energy. Recent review works …

Application of hybrid machine learning algorithm in multi-objective optimization of green building energy efficiency

Y Zhu, W Xu, W Luo, M Yang, H Chen, Y Liu - Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Green building design strives to optimize energy efficiency, emissions reduction, cost-
effectiveness, and thermal comfort by accurately predicting and optimizing building …

Taking benefits of using PCMs in buildings to meet energy efficiency criteria in net zero by 2050

R Kalbasi, B Samali, M Afrand - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Considering the share of 40% and 35% of buildings in energy consumption as well as CO 2
emissions, adding phase change materials (PCMs) is an effective technique to tackle high …

Investigation of used PCM-integrated into building exterior walls for energy savings and optimization of PCM melting temperatures

M Terhan, G Ilgar - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In the study, the effects on the building's thermal energy performance of using two different
phase change materials (PCMs) integrated into the exterior walls at various thicknesses and …

On the potential of cool materials in the urban heat island context: Scalability challenges and technological setbacks towards building decarbonization

S Morales-Inzunza, ME González-Trevizo… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The challenging urban expansion represents a pressing need to implement climate
mitigation strategies for the urban heat island (UHI) effects and significant threats to the …

Energy efficiency analysis of applying phase change materials and thermal insulation layers in a building

M Asghari, S Fereidoni, L Fereidooni, M Nabisi… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there is a continuous increase in global energy demand, due to population
growth and economic activities. One of the crucial concerns is that buildings contribute to …

Thermal performance analysis and assessment of PCM backfilled precast high-strength concrete energy pile under heating and cooling modes of building

Z Cao, G Zhang, Y Liu, X Zhao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal behavior of the precast high-strength concrete (PHC) energy pile with phase
change material backfill (PCMB) has been rarely reported. In this study, a three-dimensional …

Advancements in phase change materials for energy-efficient building construction: A comprehensive review

VJ Reddy, MF Ghazali, S Kumarasamy - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
The building sector, representing a significant share of energy consumption, accounts for
60% of energy consumption, particularly in Heating, Ventilation, and air conditioning …

A comprehensive review of the thermal performance in energy efficient building envelope incorporated with phase change materials

BM Tripathi, SK Shukla - Journal of Energy Storage, 2024 - Elsevier
As the world's largest energy consumer, the building sector is under growing pressure to
reduce energy consumption and CO 2 emissions. To confront this challenge, the thermal …