BEDES Dictionary

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Envelope
Term	Term Definition	Lists	Unit of Measure
Fenestration Certification	Type of certification for a fenestration product.	View	None
Fenestration Assembly Type		View	None
Fenestration	A premises component that contain some type of transparent or translucent glazing material, as well as some type of framing or sash material. [NOTE: The Location term can be added to this term if there is a need to differentiate between interior and exterior fenestration products, or in any other way describe the location of the product.]	View	None
Door Construction	Type of door construction.	View	None
Construction Method	The general description of the main structural construction method used for an Opaque Surface.	View	None
Ceiling Configuration	Description of the type of ceiling in the premises.	View	None
Attic Venting	Description of how the attic is vented. Use the Conditioning Status term for a full list that can be applied to this term.	View	None
Attic Component	Element of an attic	View	None
Attic Access Location	Description of where the attic is located, generally thought of as what type of space (conditioned or not) it is next to. Use the Conditioning Status term for a full list that can be applied to this term.	View	None
Air Infiltration Value Units	The units of measure for the Air Infiltration Value field.	View	None
Air Infiltration Value	The measured value from the Air Infiltration test.		Unknown
Air Infiltration Test	Type of air infiltration test performed on the premises	View	None
Air Infiltration Description	Description of the infiltration characteristics for an opaque surface, fenestration unit, a thermal zone.	View	None
Air Infiltration Blower Door Test	Type of blower door test. Use Air Infiltration Test to qualify these values.	View	None

Global Terms
Term	Term Definition	Lists	Unit of Measure
Zoning System Type	Type of HVAC, Lighting, Sensor, or other zoning schemes	View	None
Year of Manufacture	Year the product was produced and labeled by the manufacturer.		YYYY
Width	The dimension of an object from one side to the other. This can be used to define the width of any building component, such as the width of a photovoltaic panel or a window. In relation to length, width can be the dimension perpendicular to the length.		ft
Warranty Duration	The time duration of a warranty for the component		months
Volume	The space inside the boundary of a 3 dimensional shape		ft3
Visible Absorptance	The fraction of incident visible wavelength radiation that is absorbed by the material or surface. Value range: 0-1		None
Value	Generic holder for numeric value characterized by atomic qualifiers		Unknown
Useful Life	The expected remaining service life of a component.		years
U Factor	The U-factor, also known as thermal transmittance, is the overall heat transfer coefficient through a particular body or assembly, including its boundary films. Note that the U-factor for a construction assembly, including fenestration, includes the interior and exterior film coefficients (the boundary films referenced above). For characterization of fenestration products, the U-factor is calculated for the whole product, including the effect of the frame (center of glass, edge of glass, frame). The U-factor is the reciprocal of the R-value.		Btu/(hr-ft2-F)
Tilt Description	A descriptive value for tilt, when an exact numeric angle is not known.	View	None
Tilt Angle	The angle from a horizontal surface; can be applied to an opaque surface, a fenestration unit, a solar panel, etc.		deg

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