PCM-Based Building Envelope Systems

Benjamin Durakovic is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, International University of Sarajevo. His research interests include energy storage using phase change materials for passive building design, building energy efficiency, design of experiments, and data analysis.  He has authored or co-authored many research papers on the aforementioned topics and published in a variety of leading journals including Sustainable Cities and Society, the International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, and the Journal of Materials and Environmental Science. He teaches courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and has participated in more than 20 R&D innovation projects with Bosnian and US companies. Dr Durakovic is actively involved as a reviewer for leading journals and as a journal editor of Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences.

• Introduction.-  Phase change materials for building envelope systems.- Passive solar heating/cooling strategies with PCM.- PCMs integrated into the building structure.- PCM-integrated glazing systems and components.- PCMs in separate heat and cold storage devices.- Heat storage and transfer mechanisms in PCM-based building envelope systems.- PCM-based building envelope system modeling and simulation.- Conclusion.