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SEAS-BuildingOntology ontology

The Seas Building BIM related vocabulary for the ITEA SEAS (Smart Energy Aware Systems) project. This ontology is targeted for defining structure of buildings (or more general facilities) and zones related to control and measurment with links to various BIM (Building Information Model) related standards.

Classes

AssemblyBuilding

Label: AssemblyBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/AssemblyBuilding

places used for people gathering for entertainment, worship, and eating or drinking. Examples: churches, restaurants

Balcony

Label: Balcony

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Balcony

An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

Bathroom

Label: Bathroom

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Bathroom

Bathroom is mainly used for bathing & washing up related activities.

  • sub class of: Room

Bedroom

Label: Bedroom

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Bedroom

Bedroom is used mainly for sleeping.

  • sub class of: Room

Building

Label: Building

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Building

Buildings are roofed constructions which can be used separately, have been built for permanent purposes, can be entered by persons and are suitable or intended for protecting persons, animals or objects.

BuildingItem

Label: BuildingItem

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingItem

A generalization of all the objects contained in building spaces that can have an unique location

BuildingPartition

Label: BuildingPartition

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingPartition

A collection of secific (restriction to be added) rooms such as apartement or wing.

BuildingRelated

Label: BuildingRelated

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingRelated

Is a category that includes devices and systems as described by building related data models, such as FIEMSER

BuildingSpace

Label: BuildingSpace

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingSpace

A Space is a 3D volume bounded by surfaces. According to the FIEMSER definition, a building space in SAREF defines the physical spaces of the building. A building space contains building items such as devices.

BuildingSpatialStructure

Label: BuildingSpatialStructure

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingSpatialStructure

A man made structure with spatial properties

BuildingStorey

Label: BuildingStorey

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingStorey

The storey represents a (nearly) horizontal aggregation of spaces that are vertically bound

BuildingSurface

Label: BuildingSurface

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingSurface

Surfaces such as surface of a wall element that encloses a space. In GbXML a surface can consist of several surfaces.

BuildingSystem

Label: BuildingSystem

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/BuildingSystem

Any system not directly identifiable as a single building item inside building. It can contains several BuildingItems

Ceiling

Label: Ceiling

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Ceiling

Ceiling is a downwards tilted horizontal surface

CivilEngineeringWork

Label: CivilEngnineeringWork

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/CivilEngineeringWork

Civil engineering works are all constructions not classified under buildings : railways, roads, bridges, highways, airport runways, dams etc.

ComfortProfile

Label: ComfortProfile

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/ComfortProfile

Comfort profile settings for the resident is defined as evaluations (a seas:profile is an evaluation). The comfortprofile is related to a room or other space with its featureOfInterest. The generatedBy links to activity that produced it.

Construction

Label: Construction

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Construction

Constructions are structures connected with the ground which are made of construction materials and components and/or for which construction work is carried out.

Door

Label: Door

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Door

A door opening in a wall use for access between spaces.

EducationalBuilding

Label: EducationalBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/EducationalBuilding

Schools and day care centers.

Floor

Label: Floor

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Floor

A floor is a upwards tilted horzontal surface, could be divided to interior, exposed (outside) or raised flooor.

Furnishing

Label: Furnishing

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Furnishing

Other things such as furniture, decorations and other possibly movable articles that are typically not devices

Garage

Label: Garage

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Garage

Room for garage.

  • sub class of: Room

GrossFloorArea

Label: GrossFloorArea

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/GrossFloorArea

Gross floor area is generally defined by the area within the perimeter of the walls bounding the space.

  • sub class of: Area

HolidayBuilding

Label: HolidayBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/HolidayBuilding

A secondary residential building used only occasionally during vacations such as a summerhouse or cottage.

IndustrialBuilding

Label: IndustrialBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/IndustrialBuilding

Buildings used for industrial production, e.g. factories, workshops, slaughterhouses, breweries, assembly plants, etc.

InstitutionalBuilding

Label: InstitutionalBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/InstitutionalBuilding

Institutions such as hospitals providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for ill or injured people

Kitchen

Label: Kitchen

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Kitchen

Kitchen is a room used mainly for cooking and possibly eating.

  • sub class of: Room

LivingRoom

Label: LivingRoom

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/LivingRoom

LivingRoom is the main room of daytime activity.

  • sub class of: Room

LowEnergyHouse

Label: LowEnergyHouse

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/LowEnergyHouse

A house typically consuming half the energy than a norm house.

MercantileBuilding

Label: MercantileBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/MercantileBuilding

Places where goods are displayed and sold. Examples: grocery stores, department stores, and gas stations.

NonResidentalBuilding

Label: NonResidentalBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/NonResidentalBuilding

A non-residential building is a building at least half of which is used for other than residential purposes.

NormHouse

Label: NormHouse

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/NormHouse

A building fulfilling the minimal criteria for energy efficiency.

OfficeBuilding

Label: BusinessBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/OfficeBuilding

Places where services are provided. Examples: banks, insurance agencies

OneDwellingBuilding

Label: OneDwellingBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/OneDwellingBuilding

Detached house

PassiveHouse

Label: PassiveHouse

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/PassiveHouse

A house typically consuming a quater of the energy than a norm house.

PlusEnergyBuilding

Label: PlusEnergyBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/PlusEnergyBuilding

A net plus-energy building is a building that over a year does generates more energy than it uses.

PointOfControl

Label: PointOfControl

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/PointOfControl

Access role associated with controlling a specific zone

PointOfMeasurement

Label: PointOfMeasurement

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/PointOfMeasurement

Access role of measurement information associated with a specific zone

PowerplantBuilding

Label: PowerplantBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/PowerplantBuilding

Places housing any type of a power plants

Resident

Label: Resident

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Resident

A resident of a building (might include also pets?)

  • sub class of: Role

ResidentalBuilding

Label: ResidentalBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/ResidentalBuilding

A residential building is a building at least half of which is used for residential purposes.

Roof

Label: Roof

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Roof

A roof upwards tilted surface tilted up part of upper envelope of building.

Room

Label: Room

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Room

A room in a building space enclosed by surfaces, this could also be modelled as role of space, not subclass of the space itself.

Sauna

Label: Sauna

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Sauna

Sauna is a special type bathroom for enjoying heated steam.

Site

Label: Site

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Site

Site is a a specific locale with associated information describing its scope and context.

SiteOfBuilding

Label: SiteOfBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/SiteOfBuilding

Building site is a locale containing one or more separate buildings.

SmallHouse

Label: SmallHouse

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/SmallHouse

A detached small residental building

StorageBuilding

Label: StorageBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/StorageBuilding

Places where items are stored. Examples: warehouses, reservoirs and silos.

StorageRoom

Label: StorageRoom

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/StorageRoom

Room for storage.

  • sub class of: Room

SurfaceOpening

Label: SurfaceOpening

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/SurfaceOpening

A opening in a surface such as window or door

UtilityRoom

Label: UtilityRoom

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/UtilityRoom

Room for other special utilities and hobbies.

  • sub class of: Room

Wall

Label: Wall

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Wall

A Wall is (tilted more than 60 percent) vertical surface could be divided to interior, exterior and underground wall

Window

Label: Window

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Window

A window is a typically opaque opening not used as access between spaces.

ZeroEnergyBuilding

Label: ZeroEnergyBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/ZeroEnergyBuilding

A net zero-energy building (ZEB) is a building that over a year does not use more energy than it generates.

Zone

Label: Zone

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/Zone

A general aggregation of administration, control, monitoring or measurement.

ZoneOfBuilding

Label: ZoneOfBuilding

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/ZoneOfBuilding

An area of administration, control, monitoring or measurement inside a building.

Object Properties

controlPointOf

Label: controlPointOf

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/controlPointOf

Specifies scope of administration, control or mesurement. Mainly either PointOfControl and PointOfMeasurment.

hasComfortProfile

Label: hasComfortProfile

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/hasComfortProfile

Shortcut for linking comfort profile settings for typically the resident but is open to other roles such as visitors or building owner.

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/hasOpening

hasOpening

isAdjacentToSpace

Label: isAdjacentToSpace

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/isAdjacentToSpace

Surface is adjacent to a building space (or room).

mesurementPointOf

Label: measurementPointOf

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/mesurementPointOf

Specifies scope of administration, control or mesurement. Mainly either PointOfControl and PointOfMeasurment.

nominalEnergyConsumption

Label: nominal energy consumption

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/nominalEnergyConsumption

Energy consumption of a building per gross floor area.

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/subControl

Controlling the control point in subControl is already handled by the higher level control point.

IRI: https://w3id.org/seas/subMeasurement

The measurement in subMeasurement is contained in the value of higher level measurement