BEDES Dictionary

Premises
Term	Term Definition	Lists	Unit of Measure
Floor Area Qualifier	Floor area can be defined and described in many different ways for different purposes. This type field allows multiple types of floor area definitions to exist in the same dataset.	View	None
Flood Zone	If the property is in a flood zone, what is the source of the zone designation.	View	None
Fire Hazard Severity Zone	Fire hazard severity zone rating	View	None
Finished Status	The condition of the premises relative to the amount of work that has been done to the components and surfaces.	View	None
Federal Sustainability Checklist Completion Percentage	Percentage of the Federal High Performance sustainability Checklist that has been completed for federal building in Portfolio Manager.		percent
Energy Metered Premises	Designation of what areas within the premises are covered by energy meters.	View	None
Elevation	The elevation (distance above sea level) at the site.		ft
eGRID Subregion Code	The eGRID (Emissions and Generation Resource Database) subregion code associated with the data being described.	View	None
Earthquake Zone	If the property is in an earthquake zone, what is the source of the zone designation.	View	None
Distance To Public Transportation	Distance from premises to the nearest public transportation.		ft
Distance To Freeway	Distance from property to the nearest freeway.		mi
Construction Status Date	Date when the construction status first applied.		YYYY-MM-DD
Construction Status	Indicates whether the premises is in design or in existing operation.	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
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
Class Height	Vertical extrapolation of wind speed based on the 1/7 power law	View	None
Builder Model	The builders model name or number for the property.		None
Benchmark Type	The type of benchmark being used	View	None
Benchmark Percentile	Assessed percentile standing for the premises relative to benchmarking peer group.		percent
Benchmark Peer Group	The group of buildings that the premises in question is being compared against.		None
Assessment Year	Year the assessment qualifications for recognition were documented.		YYYY
Assessment Version	Version of the assessment documentation, such as "2.0"		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 Tool	Tools that provide a performance ranking based on a peer group of similar buildings.	View	None
Assessment Recognition Type	Type of recognition awarded through assessment program.	View	None

BEDES Dictionary

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