Energy savings due to the use of PCM for relocatable lightweight buildings passive heating and cooling in different weather conditions

P Marin, M Saffari, A de Gracia, X Zhu, MM Farid… - Energy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Relocatable, transportable or off-site constructed lightweight buildings typically undergo
sharp indoor temperature fluctuations in the heating and cooling seasons due to the lack of …

Fabrication and energy efficiency of translucent concrete panel for building envelope

B Huang, Y Wang, W Lu, M Cheng - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A translucent concrete panel (TCP) is a novel construction material for building envelopes. It
combines light conduits, such as optical fibers (OFs), and lightweight, high-strength …

A novel active building envelope with reversed heat flow control through coupled solar photovoltaic-thermoelectric-battery systems

Y Luo, N Cheng, S Zhang, X Su, X Chen, Z Tian… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat transmit between ambient and indoor space passively through building envelope. This
heat flow intensity can be reduced by using insulations and eliminated by conventional air …

Atrium energy efficiency design based on dimensionless index parameters for office building in severe cold region of China

H Li, G Geng, Y Xue - Building Simulation, 2020 - Springer
Recent research on atrium energy efficiency design focuses mainly on the relationship
between the architectural geometries and dimensions and the building energy consumption …