#envelope

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Envelope & Glazing — Cutting the Load Before the Machine 2026-07-02

The cheapest cooling is the cooling you never have to make: the building envelope sets the load every downstream machine must meet. Collects structural insulated panels, aircrete (…

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Translucent Phase-Change Materials for Glazing — the Clarity Ranking 2026-07-02

Which phase-change materials are translucent enough to sit in a window, and how they're packaged. Ranking: salt hydrates (CaCl2·6H2O) are the only bulk PCM naturally clear in BOTH …

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Experimental analysis of the energy performance of a full-scale PCM glazing prototype (Goia et al., Solar Energy 2014) · 2026-07-02
Dynamics of Melting in PCM Windows via Direct Light Transmission (Energies 2021, 14(3):721) · 2026-07-02
PCMs integrated into transparent building elements: A review (Mater. Renew. Sustain. Energy 2015) · 2026-07-02