USE OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS FOR BUILDING INTEGRATION

Abstract

Solar energy has a very important influence on the environment. The development of new technologies in this area is very important for numerous reasons and is topic of many studies today. Integration of phase change materials (PCMs) into building structures has been found as appropriate for application in Building integrated systems. These materials have applications in buildings for effective use of solar energy. There is large number of PCMs that melt and solidify at wide range of temperatures, making them attractive in a number of applications, but many more applications are yet to be discovered. This paper investigates the possibility of using PCMs for building integration of Building Integrated Systems.