With the increasing energy consumption and its environmental impacts in buildings, the utilization and development of innovative methods based on smart materials have become a necessity. Phase Change Materials (PCM) and thermochromic coatings (TC) are among the technologies that have been demonstrated to significantly lower energy consumption in buildings. This study examines the impact of applying these materials to the roof of a public building to reduce energy consumption, and it systematically optimizes the PCM melting temperature and the thermochromic transition thresholds for coupled PCM–TC roof systems. Numerical simulations were performed using DesignBuilder software to calculate the heating and cooling loads of buildings in two distinct climates: Harbin (cold) and Guangzhou (warm). The results showed that optimizing the melting temperature of PCM and the color-change temperature of thermochromic coatings can significantly reduce energy consumption. For Harbin's cold and dry climate, the optimal setup involved a PCM layer with a phase transition point of 16 °C and a thermochromic coating with a color-change threshold of 12 °C, achieving energy savings of 4.85 % and 2.05 %, respectively. Notably, combining PCM and thermochromic coatings often achieved greater energy savings compared to using each material separately. Specifically, in Harbin, the maximum total energy savings of 11.06 % were achieved.
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