A simple trombe wall enhanced with a phase change material: building performance study

J Čurpek, M Čekon - Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021, 2021 - Springer
Viable utilizing of solar energy by a building envelope can be achieved by different structural
principles and material layer positions inside the construction. An application of passive …

Numerical Simulation Analyses on Envelope Structures of Economic Passive Buildings in Severe Cold Region

C Liu, C Sun, G Li, W Yang, F Wang - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present study provides comprehensive analyses of a newly constructed passive energy-
efficient building located in Harbin, China, which is a prime example of how to design a …

The effect of PCM layer on the natural air flow movement in the façade cavity of BiPV system

J Čurpek, M Čekon - E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 - e3s-conferences.org
The incorporation of a phase change material (PCM) in building integrated photovoltaic
(BiPV) façade can be applied to improve its thermal performance including more effective …

Fast simulation of dynamic heat transfer through building envelopes via parareal algorithms

Q Kong, Z Miao, C Yang, Z Ma… - Science and Technology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, two efficient time-parallel algorithms, the classical parareal algorithm and the
parareal waveform relaxation (PWR) algorithm, were constructed and investigated for …

Transparent Insulation Materials in Building Retrofit: Potentials for Terrassenhaussiedlung Graz

A Eberl - BauSim Conference 2020, 2020 - publications.ibpsa.org
This paper investigates the potential of 3 market available transparent insulation materials
(TIM) in building retrofit by the case study of the iconic 1970ies housing estate …