Exposure of a material or surface. See the Location term for a complete list of options for this term.
Data Type:
Constrained List
Category:
Unit of Measure:
None
Sector:
Commercial, Residential, Multifamily
Exposure of a material or surface. See the Location term for a complete list of options for this term.
List Options | Option Definition | Unit of Measure | |
---|---|---|---|
Under counter | Space directly under a counter. | None | |
Other | Other | None | |
Crawlspace | The area in a building between the above-ground floor and the ground. | None | |
Within air stream | Located within air stream, ex. fan motor within air stream. | None | |
Unknown | Unknown | None | |
Slab | A floor structure usually made of concrete. In the context of Location, a component could be next to or in a slab. | None | |
Garage | A space allocated for storage or parking of motor vehicles. | None | |
None | None | None | |
Ground floor | The floor of a building at ground level. | None | |
Above garage | The space above the garage. | None | |
Not applicable | Not applicable | None | |
Point of use | Located or can be easily relocated to the location where it is to be used. | None | |
On grade | Located on the ground | None | |
Above grade | Space above the ground level. | None | |
Attic | The area in a building that is between the finished ceiling and the roof. | None | |
Below grade | Space below the ground level. | None | |
Basement | The basement floor of a premises can be partly or entirely below ground | None | |
Partially below grade | Space is partially above ground if any part of it is below grade. | None | |
Closet | Located in an enclosed un-occupied space | None | |
All zones | Located in all zones within a building | None | |
Above | Located above some other element (e.g., ceiling, floor) | None | |
Conveyer | Located on a conveyer. | None | |
Core | Located within the inner core zone of a building | None | |
Below | Located below some other element (e.g., ceiling, floor) | None | |
Central plant on site | Located at an on-site central plant. | None | |
Exterior | The outdoor space that is exposed to outside conditions. This can also be applied to Opaque Surfaces to describe the fact that one side of the surface is next to outside conditions. | None | |
Interior | The inside space that is not exposed to outside conditions. This can also be applied to Opaque Surfaces to describe the fact that both sides of the surface are next to conditioned spaces. | None | |
Mechanical room | Located in a dedicated mechnical room | None | |
Central plant off site | Located at an off-site central plant. | None | |
Supply chamber | Chamber that supplies conditioned air to the zone | None | |
Electrical room | Located in a dedicated electrical room | None | |
Public entrance | Location is an entrance for the public. | None | |
Return chamber | Chamber to receive the return air | None | |
In | Located in some other element (e.g., ceiling, floor) | None | |
Terminal | Terminal units are the ones that provide conditioned air to the zone. Some types of terminal units are VAV boxes, fan-powered mixing boxes and induction terminal units. Terminal units may also include a heating or cooling coil. | None | |
Mixed chamber | Chamber to receive the return air and mix it with outside air. | None | |
Suspended | Located above/below/in some other suspended element | None | |
Emergency | Location designated as an emergency area, such as an assembly area, and exit route, emergency door, etc. | None | |
Duct | Used to convey air from a source to the final delivery components | None | |
Common area | Located in a common area of multiunit complex | None | |
Exit | Location is an exit. | None | |
Meter | Located at the meter. | None | |
In unit | Located within individual units of a multiunit complex | None | |
Roof | A roof structure that forms the exterior upper covering of a premises. | None |
CSV or XML files containing information such as definition, unique ID, and URL for each BEDES Term or List Option can be downloaded by clicking the appropriate orange button. The downloaded file can then be processed offline. Note that the XML documents are simply a "flat file" of terms, not a structured schema.