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Research draft

building

vr.tr.building · PHY.BLT

Let an agent handle buildings by use, location, construction, ownership, safety and energy performance, and link them to their parts and occupants.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

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

room, wall, floor, stairs, face

is a kind of - built structure

structure

is occupied by - users

person and organization

is regulated by - rules

building code and planning law

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.

  1. What are the building address and register identifiers? provenance
  2. Who owns it? provenance

Use

Use class.

Use

Current and permitted use.

  1. What is the building used for, and is that permitted? boundary
  2. Has its use changed? provenance
Construction How it is built.

Construction decides safety and maintenance.

Structure

Frame and materials.

Structure

Structural system.

  1. What is its structural system and main material? definition
  2. When was it built? provenance

Condition

State of repair.

Condition

Condition survey.

  1. What condition is it in? measurement
  2. 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.

  1. What fire safety measures does it have? definition
  2. When was the fire risk assessment done? provenance

Accessibility

Step-free access.

Accessibility

Access for disabled people.

  1. Is the building accessible to wheelchair users? measurement
  2. What adjustments exist? definition
Energy Performance and emissions.

Buildings are a major energy user.

Energy rating

Certificate.

Energy certificate

Rating and date.

  1. What is its energy rating, from which certificate? provenance
  2. When does it expire? boundary

Improvement

Retrofit.

Retrofit options

Improvements possible.

  1. Which improvements would reduce energy use most? action
  2. 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?