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Thermal Analysis of Building Roofs with Latent Heat Storage for Reduction in Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions: An Experimental and Numerical Research

Cüce, E., Shaik, S., Roy, A., Arumugam, C., Afzal, A., Cuce, P. M., Ghosh, A., Alam, T., & Shaik, S. V. (2024) · Advances in Civil Engineering · doi:10.1155/2024/6676188 · Cited by 18

Long-term functionality of a passive phase-change materials building application after more than a decade of operation

Obergfell, T., Guzmán, J. S., Haussmann, T., Gschwander, S., & Wagner, A. (2021) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111213 · Cited by 17

Characterizing the performance of a passive solar house with hydronic floor energy capture system – Heating season experiments

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Outdoor Characterization of Phase Change Materials and Assessment of Their Energy Saving Potential to Reach NZEB

Cornaro, C., Pierro, M., Puggioni, V. A., & Roncarati, D. (2017) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings7030055 · Cited by 17

Long-Term Comparative Life Cycle Assessment, Cost, and Comfort Analysis of Heavyweight vs. Lightweight Construction Systems in a Mediterranean Climate

Costantino, C., Bigiotti, S., Marucci, A., & Gulli, R. (2024) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su16208959 · Cited by 15

Thermal analysis of cylindrical heat sinks filled with phase change material for high-power transient cooling

Jeong, J.-H., Hah, S., Kim, D., Lee, J. H., & Kim, S. (2020) · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119725 · Cited by 15

Thermal performance of building envelope of ready-made garments (RMG) factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Chowdhury, S., Ahmed, K. S., & Hamada, Y. (2015) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.08.014 · Cited by 14

Evaluation of Phase Change Materials for Cooling in a Super-Insulated Passive House

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Phase Change Materials as a Thermal Storage Device for Passive Houses

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Energy-saving and overheating-mitigation effects of phase change materials on buildings in cold regions

Xu, Y., Zhao, B., Yu, J., Zhao, Y., Chang, W., & Guo, H. (2025) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116284 · Cited by 14

Energetic and thermal comfort assessment of phase change material passively incorporated building envelope in severe hot Climate: An experimental study

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Thermal performance analysis of a residential house equipped with Phase Change Material

Gounni, A., & Louahlia, H. (2019) · E3S Web of Conferences · doi:10.1051/e3sconf/201912805004 · Cited by 2