Comparison of heavy building envelopes and PCM: Impact on indoor temperature peaks and cooling energy use during heat events

T. Kuczyński, A. Staszczuk and M. Gortych

Energy, 2025, vol. 325, issue C

Abstract: This paper compares the effects of phase change materials (PCMs) and traditional heavy building materials (THBMs) on indoor temperatures and cooling energy consumption during heat waves, based on experimental studies in a full-scale building. One room had lightweight walls and a roof lined with PCMs (22–27 °C melting range, 39.5 kg/m2), while another room had sand-lime block walls and a reinforced concrete roof. Results were compared to a reference lightweight room.

Keywords: Thermal mass; PCMs; Heat waves; Passive cooling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.136213

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