Renewable energy plays a pivotal role for mankind in the times of adverse climate change
and global warming. However, renewable energy such as solar energy comes with inherent …

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 …

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 …

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 …

It is well known that there is a need to develop technologies to achieve thermal comfort in
buildings lowering the cooling and heating demand. Research has shown that thermal …

Integrating phase change material (PCM) into building envelopes significantly reduces
building energy consumption and improves indoor environment. Among different integration …

Thermal energy storage (TES) systems with phase change materials (PCMs) as a known
energy storage technology have a high potential for increasing the energy efficiency of …

In the past several decades, many literatures have emerged on the topic of phase change
material and latent heat storage techniques used in building. Accordingly, it is essential to …

Building envelope with phase change material (PCM) embedded is able to optimize the
thermal utilization and reduce energy consumption in buildings. However, the leakage of …

Building walls outfitted with phase change materials (PCM) offer the potential for energy
savings, peak space cooling load shifting, and increased thermal comfort in occupied …