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Energy consumption trends in residential buildings are expected to keep growing in the coming decades. Consumption of the energy for heating and air conditioning could be reduced by improving the efficiency of building envelope. Phase change materials (PCMs) could be applied to the building structure by taking advantage of latent heat storage of materials with high thermal mass. Integration of PCM in building walls is very useful and ideal solution for building energy management. A well designed building thermal energy storage system can improve building operation by reducing the energy required to maintain interior human comfort and also reduction in size of the AC/heating equipment. The aim of this study investigation of energy saving potentials in buildings through the inclusion of PCM in building walls for heating and cooling application in Adana.

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