{ "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-11T05:00:00Z", "providers": [ "Claude" ], "breadth": "written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify", "pass": 2, "wave": 1, "engine": "claude", "enrichment": { "pass": 3, "engine": "claude", "producedAt": "2026-10-05T16:30:00Z", "ingestedAt": "2026-10-05T13:21:22+00:00", "fields": [ "agent_conduct", "ethics", "owners" ] }, "gate": { "passed": true, "version": "1.0", "at": "2026-10-08T19:09:50+00:00", "evidence": [ "completeness 1.00", "sense: Wikidata description", "2 live sources", "review by codex: pass" ] } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q1959882", "registryId": "vr.tr.face-q1959882", "name": "face", "version": "0.2.0-wave.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "PHY.BLT" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1959882/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.face-q1959882", "name": "face", "purpose": "Let an agent describe building faces and facades by orientation, materials, openings, performance and heritage status.", "definition": "An exterior side of a building or structure, especially the principal front or facade, together with its surface, openings and architectural treatment.", "what_it_is_for": "Enclosing and presenting a building to its surroundings, admitting light and resisting weather.", "affordances": [ "design and build it", "inspect and maintain it, including for falling-object risk", "alter it, subject to planning and heritage rules", "clean, repaint or reclad it" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "An external side, not an interior wall", "Carries architectural identity and planning significance", "Must meet fire, weather and energy requirements", "The geometric face is a different entry" ], "appearance": "The outward face of a building with walls, windows, doors, cornices and decorative elements; modern facades may be glass curtain walls or cladding systems.", "visual_identification": [ "The side facing a street or approach, often the most decorated", "Orientation: north, south, east or west face", "Cladding, curtain walls and masonry are visible types" ], "physical_properties": [ { "quantity": "thermal transmittance", "typical_range": "0.1-3", "unit": "W/m2K", "note": "glazing and walls differ" }, { "quantity": "glazing ratio", "typical_range": "10-90", "unit": "percent", "note": "" } ], "families_and_kinds": [ "principal facade and secondary elevations", "masonry, rendered, timber, stone facades", "curtain walls and rainscreen cladding", "historic facades retained in redevelopment" ], "related_models": [ { "relation": "is part of", "target": "building", "why": "external envelope" }, { "relation": "is made of", "target": "wall and window", "why": "elements" }, { "relation": "is regulated by", "target": "building and planning law", "why": "fire, energy, heritage" }, { "relation": "is confused with", "target": "geometric face", "why": "a homonym" } ], "identifiers": [], "standards_and_regulation": [ "Building codes on external wall fire performance", "EN 13830 curtain walling", "Heritage protection law for listed facades", "Facade inspection ordinances in some cities" ], "failure_modes_and_hazards": [ "Combustible cladding spreading fire", "Falling masonry or glass", "Water ingress and damp", "Heat loss and overheating" ], "in_scope": [], "out_of_scope": [], "characteristics": [], "agent_conduct": { "may": [ "Inspect and report damage, loose elements or water ingress on a facade it is authorized to inspect.", "Record a facade's materials and fire performance from building documents." ], "must_not": [ "Fit or recommend combustible cladding where the rules forbid it.", "Leave loose masonry or glass above a public walkway without a cordon.", "Alter a protected historic facade without consent from the heritage authority." ], "requires_human": [ "Deciding that a facade is unsafe and closing the area beneath it." ] }, "ethics": { "considerations": [ "Facade fires have killed many residents who trusted that their building was safe.", "Facades are part of the shared streetscape and heritage." ], "affected_parties": [ "Residents", "Passers-by", "Firefighters" ] }, "owners": { "steward": "The building owner; building control and heritage authorities regulate changes.", "master_systems": [ "Heritage listing registers" ] } }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikidata", "title": "Wikidata item Q1959882: face", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1959882", "url_status": "live", "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item", "checked_by": "wikidata-api" }, { "id": "wikipedia-ru", "title": "Wikipedia (ru): Фас", "url": "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%81", "url_status": "live", "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink", "what_it_supports": "general description of the item" } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "design", "name": "Design", "description": "Form and materials.", "rationale": "Design defines appearance and performance.", "layers": [ { "id": "materials", "name": "Materials", "description": "Cladding and structure.", "findings": [ { "id": "materials-finding", "name": "Materials", "description": "Materials of the face.", "questions": [ { "text": "What materials make up this facade?", "kind": "definition" }, { "text": "Are they combustible?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "openings", "name": "Openings", "description": "Windows and doors.", "findings": [ { "id": "openings-finding", "name": "Openings", "description": "Openings and glazing ratio.", "questions": [ { "text": "What share of the facade is glazed?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "How do openings affect heat and light?", "kind": "measurement" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "performance", "name": "Performance", "description": "Weather, energy, fire.", "rationale": "The facade is the main barrier between inside and outside.", "layers": [ { "id": "energy", "name": "Energy", "description": "Insulation and solar gain.", "findings": [ { "id": "energy-finding", "name": "Energy performance", "description": "Thermal performance.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is its thermal performance?", "kind": "measurement" }, { "text": "Does it overheat in summer?", "kind": "measurement" } ] } ] }, { "id": "fire", "name": "Fire", "description": "Spread of fire.", "findings": [ { "id": "fire-finding", "name": "Fire performance", "description": "Fire classification.", "questions": [ { "text": "What is the fire classification of the facade system?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Does it comply with current rules?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition", "name": "Condition", "description": "Safety and maintenance.", "rationale": "Deteriorating facades can injure passers-by.", "layers": [ { "id": "inspection", "name": "Inspection", "description": "Surveys.", "findings": [ { "id": "inspection-finding", "name": "Inspection", "description": "Latest survey.", "questions": [ { "text": "When was the facade last inspected, and what was found?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "Is there a risk of falling material?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance", "description": "Cleaning and repair.", "findings": [ { "id": "maintenance-finding", "name": "Maintenance", "description": "Maintenance plan.", "questions": [ { "text": "What maintenance does it need?", "kind": "action" }, { "text": "Who is responsible?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "heritage-and-planning", "name": "Heritage and planning", "description": "Protection and change.", "rationale": "Facades are often protected and changes need consent.", "layers": [ { "id": "protection", "name": "Protection", "description": "Listed status.", "findings": [ { "id": "protection-finding", "name": "Heritage status", "description": "Protection status.", "questions": [ { "text": "Is the facade protected?", "kind": "provenance" }, { "text": "What changes need consent?", "kind": "boundary" } ] } ] }, { "id": "change", "name": "Change", "description": "Alterations and recladding.", "findings": [ { "id": "change-finding", "name": "Change approval", "description": "Approvals for change.", "questions": [ { "text": "What permission is needed to alter it?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "text": "How is its character preserved?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Should facade types be separate entries?", "How should facade inspection records be linked?", "The registry entry has no aliases; is the building-front sense the one intended?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 4, "layers": 8, "findings": 8, "questions": 16 } }