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When solar radiation reaches its peak value during the midday, building external wall absorb the highest amount of heat and result in dramatic increase in cooling load and energy consumption. This in turn affect the comfort of the inhabitants .This study is conducted with less energy consumption to flatten the energy peak, promote energy efficiency and preserve thermal comfort using Phase Change Materials (PCMs). Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are the materials that could initially resist the heat flow and beyond the fusion temperature it stores a large amount of energy in the form of heat at a constant temperature without any fluctuations or variations in the temperature. This property of the PCMs finds its usage in many fields conserving energy to a greater extent. The main consideration was made on the regulation of inner temperature fluctuations along with the maximum energy of solar radiation that could be stored and retrieved later. This project aims to analyse the thermal performance of PCM in building components (brick wall and double glass panel). Using ANSYS THERMAL software the comparisons are made in terms of heat flux and temperature variations in the building components with and without PCM. It is found that the building components with PCM materials are well behaved comparatively than ordinary building component.