This note was reviewed in August 2018 and retained for legacy.
This paper introduces phase change materials (PCMs) as an alternative energy storage methodology to current latent heat exchange systems commonly used in buildings such as thermal mass. A potential application in light weight construction offers passive energy exchange in the absence of fabric energy storage.
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