In construction industry, phase change materials (PCMs), have recently been studied and found effective in increasing energy efficiency of buildings through their high capacity to store thermal energy. this study, a combination Capric (CA)-Palmitic acid (PA) with optimum mass ratio 85–15% is used impregnated recycled concrete powder (RCP). The resulting composite produced as foam tested for ser...

Building materials, due to their mass and energy-consuming production processes, drastically increase the embodied energy of construction. This study assesses circularity processes for construction industry with a life cycle assessment (LCA) case located in large cosmopolitan city. The research concludes that significant decrease environmental impacts results from shift recycled materials phase...