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Title: Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates

Abstract

Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-state principles and their dynamic operation can decrease thermal efficiency. Design work supporting the development of low-energy houses showed that conventional insulations may not always be the most cost effective solution to improvement envelope thermal performance. PCM-enhanced building envelopes that simultaneously reduce the total cooling loads and shift the peak-hour loads are the focus of this report.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Fraunhofer CSE, Cambridge, MA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fraunhofer CSE, Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
OSTI Identifier:
1219890
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO-102013-3692
6076
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308; KNDJ-0-40345-00
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
Phase change materials; air conditioning; peak load; building envelope; insulation; Building America; residential building energy efficiency; research; Standing Technical Committees; residential; residential building

Citation Formats

Kosny, Jan, Shukla, Nitin, and Fallahi, Ali. Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.2172/1219890.
Kosny, Jan, Shukla, Nitin, & Fallahi, Ali. Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219890
Kosny, Jan, Shukla, Nitin, and Fallahi, Ali. 2013. "Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1219890. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1219890.
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title = {Cost Analysis of Simple Phase Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes in Southern U.S. Climates},
author = {Kosny, Jan and Shukla, Nitin and Fallahi, Ali},
abstractNote = {Traditional thermal designs of building envelope assemblies are based on static energy flows, yet building envelopes are subject to varying environmental conditions. This mismatch between the steady-state principles and their dynamic operation can decrease thermal efficiency. Design work supporting the development of low-energy houses showed that conventional insulations may not always be the most cost effective solution to improvement envelope thermal performance. PCM-enhanced building envelopes that simultaneously reduce the total cooling loads and shift the peak-hour loads are the focus of this report.},
doi = {10.2172/1219890},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1219890}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013}
}