An overview of phase change materials for construction architecture thermal management in hot and dry climate region

• Main Authors: Abdul Wahid, Mazlan, Seyed Ehsan, Hosseini, Hussen, Hasanen M., Hussein, Jassim Akeiber, Saud, Safaa Najah, Mohammad, Abdulrahman Th.
• Format: Article
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66119/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.07.032

Worldwide, the demand for environmental friendly energy is ever-increasing due to the rapid growth of economy and living standard. Construction industry being the foremost consumer of material and energy resources has great prospect to developing innovative energy saving and thermally efficient cons...