With the global increase in population and temperature, cooling demand has increased
tremendously in the building sector, especially in the GCC and African and South Asian …

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 …

Phase change materials (PCM) are characterized by storing a large amount of thermal
energy while changing from one phase to another phase (normally solid–liquid states) at a …

Energy demand for heating and cooling of buildings can be minimized through usage of
thermal energy storage (TES) systems in building materials. TES in microencapsulated …

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 …

Energy consumption trends in residential and commercial buildings show a significant
increase in recent decades. One of the key points for reducing energy consumption in …

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 …

Phase change materials (PCMs) are applied to the interior of building components to derive
their benefit of high latent heat for efficient thermal management. However, their practical …

With advancement in technology—nanotechnology, various thermal energy storage (TES)
materials have been invented and modified with promising thermal transport properties …

This study aims at investigating the potential use of a bio-based phase change material, ie
expired palm oil from the food industry, as a more sustainable alternative to petrochemical …