This paper is an updated, but totally new, version of “A review on phase change materials
(PCMs) integrated in building walls”, an article published in 2011 in Renewable and …

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 …

The building sector, around the world, has shown a tremendous increase in the demand for
energy due to economic development, urbanization and improvement in the living standard …

Applications of phase change materials (PCMs) have become of great interest in recent
years owing to beneficial effects on the thermal, mechanical and durability properties of …

Glazing units are important for providing passive solar gain and air ventilation in buildings,
but their thermal performance is very poor compared to other building components, which …

With the continuous advancement of urbanization, the impact of inter-building effect on
urban energy use has been concerned. This paper makes a comprehensive review of the …

Due to the increasing energy demand for space heating and cooling, renewable energy
power generation and integration of energy storage systems received attention around the …

Individuals usually present highly stable differences in household energy conservation
intentions. Personality traits are a possible explanation for such differences. However, the …

This paper presents a parametric study on the thermal response of a building wall outfitted
with a phase change material (PCM) layer for passive space cooling. The effect of six factors …

This study performed design optimization on a building with integrated photovoltaic, Trombe
wall and phase change material based on building life cycle cost (LCC) and indoor thermal …