Effective strategies are required to save electricity consumption, which is used to power
appliances providing thermal comfort for individuals. Because of climate change and severe …

Organic microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCMs) are regarded as promising
for building energy efficiency while the low thermal conductivity and flammability limit their …

Recent studies in the literature have investigated the use of different phase change material
(PCM) types and their incorporation techniques into cement-based materials (CBMs). The …

Due to global warming, the overheating risk of residential buildings (especially with no air
conditioning) in severe cold and cold regions of China is attracting increasing attention. This …

This study investigated the impregnation of beech and thermally modified beech (TMB) with
a ternary mixture of capric acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid as a bio‐based phase change …

The entry of aggressive substances into the pore structure of concrete causes the
development of corrosion processes and leads to the destruction of the cement stone …

Norway spruce was impregnated with a eutectic mixture of capric acid and stearic acid. The
binary fatty acid was used as a bio-based phase-change material (PCM) for further …

Phase change material (PCM)-based thermal energy storage (TES) can provide energy and
cost savings and peak demand reduction benefits for grid-interactive residential buildings …

Water intrusion into a building envelope describes the unwanted movement of water or
vapor into a building, where it causes damage. Various factors dictate water intrusion …

Energy efficiency in buildings has become a major challenge in both science and industry. It
is driven by the urgent need to strongly reduce the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse …