building
Let an agent handle buildings by use, location, construction, ownership, safety and energy performance, and link them to their parts and occupants.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle buildings by use, location, construction, ownership, safety and energy performance, and link them to their parts and occupants.
A structure with a roof and walls, standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house, school, office, factory or place of worship.
What it is for: Sheltering people, activities and goods.
It can be build, alter and demolish it, under planning and building law; occupy, rent or buy it; inspect it, for safety and energy performance; register and identify it, in cadastres and address registers.
Distinguishing features
Roofed and walled, unlike other structures such as bridges or masts
Fixed in place
Classified by use, which sets requirements
Identified by address and register numbers
What it looks like
Walls and a roof enclosing space, with doors and windows; forms range from huts to skyscrapers.
Physical character
height: 2-830 m - single storey to the tallest skyscraper
floor area: 5-several million m2
design life: 50-100+ years
How it is recognised
Enclosing walls and a roof on a fixed site
Address and building numbers
Cadastral and building registers identify it officially
Related models
has part - building elements
is a kind of - built structure
is occupied by - users
is regulated by - rules
In practice
Families and kinds
residential, commercial, industrial, public, religious, agricultural
by height: low-rise, mid-rise, high-rise
by construction: masonry, timber, steel, concrete
historic and listed buildings
Identifiers
cadastral or building register id jurisdiction-specific for example UPRN in the UK
address postal location
Standards and regulation
Building codes and Eurocodes
Planning law
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
Fire safety regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Fire
Structural failure
Damp and mould
Poor energy performance
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.building
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identity and use Which building and what for.
Use class decides rules.
Identity
Address and register.
Identity
Address and register ids.
- What are the building address and register identifiers? provenance
- Who owns it? provenance
Use
Use class.
Use
Current and permitted use.
- What is the building used for, and is that permitted? boundary
- Has its use changed? provenance
Construction How it is built.
Construction decides safety and maintenance.
Structure
Frame and materials.
Structure
Structural system.
- What is its structural system and main material? definition
- When was it built? provenance
Condition
State of repair.
Condition
Condition survey.
- What condition is it in? measurement
- What repairs are needed? action
Safety Fire and structure.
Occupant safety depends on fire and structural measures.
Fire safety
Detection, escape, compartments.
Fire measures
Fire safety measures.
- What fire safety measures does it have? definition
- When was the fire risk assessment done? provenance
Accessibility
Step-free access.
Accessibility
Access for disabled people.
- Is the building accessible to wheelchair users? measurement
- What adjustments exist? definition
Energy Performance and emissions.
Buildings are a major energy user.
Energy rating
Certificate.
Energy certificate
Rating and date.
- What is its energy rating, from which certificate? provenance
- When does it expire? boundary
Improvement
Retrofit.
Retrofit options
Improvements possible.
- Which improvements would reduce energy use most? action
- Are they allowed if the building is listed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should buildings be instances linked to registers?
- How should building use classes be harmonised across countries?
- How should parts and occupants be linked?