Research Article

Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations

Volume: 45 Number: 2 October 30, 2025
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Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations

Abstract

Phase change materials (PCMs) reduce temperature fluctuations and heating-cooling loads while improving thermal comfort in buildings. However, instead of applying it to the total building envelope, using it on different building components individually with lesser exposure to the outer microclimate may increase energy consumption and local thermal discomfort during peak and transition periods. This study investigates the effect of bioPCM-integrated building components with an equal Pcm applied surface area for each scenario, considering their exposure to solar radiation with their location, on diurnal heating-cooling rates and local thermal comfort, by predicted mean vote (PMV) maps and local physiological stress grades at nine locations over five diurnal time intervals. The focus is on the hottest and transition periods under humid-temperate climate conditions. According to the results, all scenarios mitigated cooling rates, with a maximum reduction of 25% achieved by the PCM-applied roof scenario. Only bioPCM-integrated east-west walls and the roof notably reduced heating, with modest enhancements to thermal sensation. The highest local physiological stress grades occurred with East-wall BioPCM. The south wall BioPCM scenario minimized thermal stress without evident differences in thermal stress sensations among the occupants primarily due to equal but insufficient BioPCM-applied surface area compared to the overall application.

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As the author(s), we declare that this application has been approved by all authors, and the manuscript is an unpublished and original work; it has not been submitted to nor under the review process of another journal.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Building Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 30, 2025

Submission Date

March 31, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 19, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 45 Number: 2

APA
Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar, N., & Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu, M. (2025). Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi, 45(2), 296-316. https://doi.org/10.47480/isibted.1668591
AMA
1.Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar N, Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu M. Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi. 2025;45(2):296-316. doi:10.47480/isibted.1668591
Chicago
Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar, Neslihan, and Merve Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu. 2025. “Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations”. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi 45 (2): 296-316. https://doi.org/10.47480/isibted.1668591.
EndNote
Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar N, Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu M (October 1, 2025) Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi 45 2 296–316.
IEEE
[1]N. Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar and M. Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu, “Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations”, Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 296–316, Oct. 2025, doi: 10.47480/isibted.1668591.
ISNAD
Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar, Neslihan - Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu, Merve. “Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations”. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi 45/2 (October 1, 2025): 296-316. https://doi.org/10.47480/isibted.1668591.
JAMA
1.Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar N, Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu M. Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi. 2025;45:296–316.
MLA
Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar, Neslihan, and Merve Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu. “Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations”. Isı Bilimi Ve Tekniği Dergisi, vol. 45, no. 2, Oct. 2025, pp. 296-1, doi:10.47480/isibted.1668591.
Vancouver
1.Neslihan Türkmenoğlu Bayraktar, Merve Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu. Effect of BioPCM-Integrated Building Components on Diurnal Heating-Cooling Rates and Local Thermal Sensations. Isı Bilimi ve Tekniği Dergisi. 2025 Oct. 1;45(2):296-31. doi:10.47480/isibted.1668591