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        "ethics",
        "owners"
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        "review by codex: pass"
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      "occupy, rent or buy it",
      "inspect it, for safety and energy performance",
      "register and identify it, in cadastres and address registers"
    ],
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      "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"
    ],
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      "Address and building numbers",
      "Cadastral and building registers identify it officially"
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      },
      {
        "quantity": "floor area",
        "typical_range": "5-several million",
        "unit": "m2",
        "note": ""
      },
      {
        "quantity": "design life",
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        "unit": "years",
        "note": ""
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      "by height: low-rise, mid-rise, high-rise",
      "by construction: masonry, timber, steel, concrete",
      "historic and listed buildings"
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        "relation": "has part",
        "target": "room, wall, floor, stairs, face",
        "why": "building elements"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
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        "why": "built structure"
      },
      {
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      {
        "relation": "is regulated by",
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        "note": "for example UPRN in the UK"
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        "scheme": "address",
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      "Energy Performance of Buildings Directive",
      "Fire safety regulations"
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      "Fire",
      "Structural failure",
      "Damp and mould",
      "Poor energy performance"
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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        "Monitor building systems and report faults to the owner or manager.",
        "Report building details from land registry, planning and energy records."
      ],
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        "Disable fire alarms, sprinklers or emergency lighting.",
        "Block or lock escape routes while the building is occupied.",
        "Alter structure without approval from the building authority.",
        "Grant entry to people who are not authorized."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Evacuating a building or declaring it unsafe.",
        "Changing access control for a building."
      ]
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      "considerations": [
        "Buildings shelter people; fire safety and damp affect their health and lives.",
        "Buildings shape access for disabled people."
      ],
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        "Occupants",
        "Neighbours",
        "Emergency responders"
      ]
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    "owners": {
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      "master_systems": [
        "Land registry or cadastre",
        "Building permit registers"
      ]
    }
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q41176: building",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41176",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item",
      "checked_by": "wikidata-api"
    },
    {
      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Building",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building",
      "url_status": "live",
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      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink"
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        "id": "identity-and-use",
        "name": "Identity and use",
        "description": "Which building and what for.",
        "rationale": "Use class decides rules.",
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            "id": "identity",
            "name": "Identity",
            "description": "Address and register.",
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              {
                "id": "identity-finding",
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                "description": "Address and register ids.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What are the building address and register identifiers?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Who owns it?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "use",
            "name": "Use",
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              {
                "id": "use-finding",
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                "description": "Current and permitted use.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What is the building used for, and is that permitted?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Has its use changed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "construction",
        "name": "Construction",
        "description": "How it is built.",
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          {
            "id": "structure",
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            "description": "Frame and materials.",
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              {
                "id": "structure-finding",
                "name": "Structure",
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                    "text": "What is its structural system and main material?",
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                  {
                    "text": "When was it built?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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          {
            "id": "condition",
            "name": "Condition",
            "description": "State of repair.",
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              {
                "id": "condition-finding",
                "name": "Condition",
                "description": "Condition survey.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What condition is it in?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What repairs are needed?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "safety",
        "name": "Safety",
        "description": "Fire and structure.",
        "rationale": "Occupant safety depends on fire and structural measures.",
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          {
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            "description": "Detection, escape, compartments.",
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                "name": "Fire measures",
                "description": "Fire safety measures.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What fire safety measures does it have?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "When was the fire risk assessment done?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "access",
            "name": "Accessibility",
            "description": "Step-free access.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "access-finding",
                "name": "Accessibility",
                "description": "Access for disabled people.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Is the building accessible to wheelchair users?",
                    "kind": "measurement"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "What adjustments exist?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "energy",
        "name": "Energy",
        "description": "Performance and emissions.",
        "rationale": "Buildings are a major energy user.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "rating",
            "name": "Energy rating",
            "description": "Certificate.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "rating-finding",
                "name": "Energy certificate",
                "description": "Rating and date.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What is its energy rating, from which certificate?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "When does it expire?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "improvement",
            "name": "Improvement",
            "description": "Retrofit.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "improvement-finding",
                "name": "Retrofit options",
                "description": "Improvements possible.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Which improvements would reduce energy use most?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Are they allowed if the building is listed?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "Should buildings be instances linked to registers?",
    "How should building use classes be harmonised across countries?",
    "How should parts and occupants be linked?"
  ],
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
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}