BEDES Dictionary

Premises
Term	Term Definition	Lists	Unit of Measure
Assessment Compliance Target Date	Date a premises is expected to achieve assessment recognition, including in the appropriate cases, third party verification		YYYY-MM-DD
Assessment Eligibility	Eligibility of a premises for assessment recognition.	View	None
Assessment Level	Value from assessment programs that produce a descriptive (rather than numeric) rating, such as LEED or NGBS.	View	None
Assessment Program	Program which issues energy labels, ratings, or sustainability certifications.	View	None
Assessment Program Organization	The name of the body or group providing the verification or certification assessment program. More than one can apply to a premises.	View	None
Assessment Program URL	A link to the specific rating or scoring details for the premises directly from and hosted by the sponsoring body of the program. Typically provides thorough details; for example, which points were achieved and how, or in the case of a score what specifically was tested and the results.		None
Assessment Recognition	Different rating systems within an Assessment Program.	View	None
Assessment Recognition Status	Status of recognition for an assessment program.	View	None
Assessment Recognition Status Date	Date when assessment recognition status first applied.		YYYY-MM-DD
Assessment Recognition Type	Type of recognition awarded through assessment program.	View	None
Assessment Tool	Tools that provide a performance ranking based on a peer group of similar buildings.	View	None
Assessment Value	Value from assessment programs that produce a numeric metric, such as Energy Star Score, Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index Score, Home Energy Score		Unknown
Assessment Version	Version of the assessment documentation, such as "2.0"		None
Assessment Year	Year the assessment qualifications for recognition were documented.		YYYY
Benchmark Peer Group	The group of buildings that the premises in question is being compared against.		None
Benchmark Percentile	Assessed percentile standing for the premises relative to benchmarking peer group.		percent
Benchmark Type	The type of benchmark being used	View	None
Builder Model	The builders model name or number for the property.		None
Class Height	Vertical extrapolation of wind speed based on the 1/7 power law	View	None
Climate Zone	Based on the Climate Zone Type term, this is the climate zone designation. For example, if the Climate Zone Type is ASHRAE, and the climate zone for this site fell into the Hot - Humid zone, this term would have the value of "2A".	View	None
Climate Zone Type	The climate zone type, based on the organization defining it. Many different organizations have implemented different climate zone definitions based on their needs. The list below represents the current list. This list can be added to over time based on the collaborative BEDES development process.	View	None
Construction Status	Indicates whether the premises is in design or in existing operation.	View	None
Construction Status Date	Date when the construction status first applied.		YYYY-MM-DD
Distance To Freeway	Distance from property to the nearest freeway.		mi
Distance To Public Transportation	Distance from premises to the nearest public transportation.		ft

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