Applicability of developing an affordable eco-friendly switchable insulation for sustainable building envelopes in a hot climate: Comprehensive review

A Salah, S Nada, H Mahmoud - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Traditional insulation materials have limitations concerning adaptability and sustainability. In
contrast, Switchable Insulation Systems (SISs), which modulate their thermal properties …

Coupling thermal energy storage with a thermally anisotropic building envelope for building demand-side management across various US climate conditions

Z Shen, D Howard, D Hun, S Mumme, S Shrestha - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
The thermally anisotropic building envelope (TABE) is a novel active building envelope that
enhances energy efficiency and thermal comfort in buildings by transferring heat and cold …

Multi-season passive variable insulation for buildings using magnetic thermal diodes

L Castelli, MV Kumar, G Wehmeyer - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2024 - cell.com
Passive variable insulation (PVI) could reduce the energy consumption for heating and
cooling of buildings compared to traditional static insulation without requiring active control …

Development and performance evaluation of active insulation systems using solid-state thermal switches

E Iffa, M Salonvaara, N Kunwar… - … and Technology for …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Traditional building envelopes have passive insulation systems that cannot respond to
dynamic changes in the environment. An Active Insulation System (AIS) consists of Active …

Techno-Economic Assessment of Net-Zero Energy Buildings: Financial Projections and Incentives for Achieving Energy Decarbonization Goals

H Haggi, JM Fenton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.00874, 2024 - arxiv.org
Recent advancements, net-zero emission policies, along with declining costs of renewable
energy, battery storage, and electric vehicles (EVs), are accelerating the transition toward …

Retrofittable Thermal Switches for Dynamic Building Envelopes Integrated with Thermal Energy Storage

RA Kishore, Z Xiao, C Booten, B Kar, S Mumme - 2024 - osti.gov
Buildings in the United States consume about 40 quadrillion BTU of primary energy
annually, which accounts for the nation's 40% of total energy use, 75% of all electricity use …

Pushing the Envelope-Moving Dynamic Building Envelope Thermal Energy Storage Systems Mainstream

S Mumme, B Kar, SS Shrestha, Z Shen, D Howard… - 2024 - osti.gov
Buildings contribute to nearly 40% of the US national energy consumption and a significant
portion of CO2 emissions. More importantly, disadvantaged communities are …

The Role of Net-Zero Energy Residential Buildings in Florida's Energy Transition: Economic Analysis and Technical Benefits

H Haggi, JM Fenton - arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.03137, 2023 - arxiv.org
Net-zero emission policies, coupled with declining costs of renewables, battery storage, and
electric vehicles, require both direct and indirect electrification (such as green hydrogen) of …

[PDF][PDF] Pushing the Envelope—Moving Dynamic Building Envelope Thermal Energy Storage Systems Mainstream

SS Shrestha, Z Shen, D Howard, RA Kishore, C Booten - 2024 - aceee.org
This paper discusses two novel thermal energy storage–integrated dynamic building
envelope technologies that are supported by the US Department of Energy Building …

Coupling Thermal Energy Storage with a Thermally Anisotropic Building Envelope for Building Demand-Side Management Under Various Us Climate Conditions

Z Shen, D Howard, DE Hun, S Mumme… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
The thermally anisotropic building envelope (TABE) is a novel active building envelope that
can save energy while maintaining thermal comfort in buildings by transferring heat and …