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school building

vr.tr.school-building · thing-q1244442

Let an agent handle school buildings by type, standards and heritage, support planning, maintenance and safety, and describe historical and converted school buildings.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Design Standards.

Standards

Design standards.

Standards

Standards.

  1. Which area, daylight, acoustic and ventilation standards apply to school buildings here? provenance
  2. How do they affect learning, according to research? provenance

Flexible

Flexible spaces.

Flexible

Flexible spaces.

  1. How can school buildings be designed for flexible and future use? action
  2. Which examples are notable? provenance
Safety Safe buildings.

Hazards

Building hazards.

Hazards

Hazards.

  1. Are there structural, fire or air quality hazards in this school building? boundary
  2. Who should be informed, and what interim measures apply? action

Access

Accessibility.

Access

Accessibility.

  1. Is the building accessible to pupils and staff with disabilities? boundary
  2. Which adaptations are required by law? provenance
Manage Estate management.

Maintenance

Condition.

Maintenance

Maintenance.

  1. What is the condition of the building, and what maintenance is due? provenance
  2. Which funding programmes exist? provenance

Energy

Energy and climate.

Energy

Energy.

  1. How can the building reduce energy use and overheating? action
  2. Which retrofit options apply? provenance
Heritage History and reuse.

History

Historic schools.

History

History.

  1. What is the history of this school building, according to records? provenance
  2. Is it protected? provenance

Reuse

Former schools.

Reuse

Reuse.

  1. How can a former school building be reused? action
  2. Which planning rules apply? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT
Other names and narrower kinds
former school building, two-room school, Flexi-school, college building, round school building, dental schools, H-school, Old School, INNSPO, Finse scholen, School Buildings, academic building

What it is Filled

A building designed or used for education, from one- and two-room schoolhouses to large school, college and specialist buildings such as dental schools, including former school buildings converted to other uses; school buildings follow standards for classrooms, safety, accessibility and environment and are often community landmarks.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle school buildings by type, standards and heritage, support planning, maintenance and safety, and describe historical and converted school buildings.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Built for education
  • Standards-driven design
  • Community role
  • Many historic examples

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Record or share images of children inside or around a school without authorization.
  • Share floor plans or security arrangements of a school beyond those who need them.
  • Disable fire alarms, locks or emergency exits.
  • Let unauthorized people into a school while children are present.

Only with a human decision

  • Lockdowns or evacuations.
  • Reusing or demolishing a former school building.

May

  • Describe a school building, its history and use from public records.
  • Monitor building systems, access and alarms for the operator who has authorized it.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Children in schools are entitled to safety and privacy.
  • Former school buildings carry memories for communities, including painful ones in residential schools.

Who is affected

  • Pupils and staff
  • Parents
  • Local communities

Owners Filled

Steward

The school authority or owner of the building; the operator controls daily access.

Master systems

  • Land registry or cadastre
  • Education authority estate records

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q13226383 - registry parent class
  • Q41176 - registry parent class

related

  • building - category
  • facility - category
  • college - institution
  • academy - institution type

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.school-building
  • Wikidata: Q1244442 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1244442)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Gross floor area: m2 - Floor area is measured from surveys or drawings using a stated convention for including walls and shared spaces.
  • Building height: m - Height is surveyed from a stated ground reference to a specified roof or structural point.
  • Classroom clear height: m - Clear height is measured vertically from the finished floor to the ceiling or lowest relevant overhead obstruction.
  • Envelope thermal transmittance: W/(m2 K) - Thermal transmittance is calculated from construction layers or measured separately for walls, roofs, windows and other envelope components.

Recognition required Filled

  • Classrooms and assembly spaces
  • Playgrounds and sports facilities
  • Universities are higher education campuses
  • Buildings with classrooms, halls, playgrounds and specialist rooms.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain design standards for school buildings
  • support planning and maintenance
  • address safety and accessibility
  • describe historic and former school buildings

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Poor ventilation and overheating
  • Structural defects such as ageing concrete
  • Inaccessible buildings

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • National school building standards and area guidelines
  • Fire, safety and accessibility codes
  • Indoor air quality and daylight standards

Context of use required Filled

  • Housing teaching and learning.
  • primary and secondary school buildings
  • small and rural schoolhouses
  • college and specialist school buildings
  • flexible and modular school buildings
  • former school buildings

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q1244442: school building - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia (de): Schulgebäude - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each building type be a separate entry?
  • How should standards be linked?
  • How should heritage schools be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1244442/spec.json