Common Composite Terms

Many application term mappings require the use of multiple BEDES atomic terms to specify a mapping. These cases are referred to as Composite Term mappings, where two or more BEDES terms are used to qualify a primary term so that it explicitly matches the application term.

For example, to match an application term intended to capture the annual electricity savings of a measure, you could just use the generic "Resource Savings" atomic BEDES term. However, this would fail to explicitly identify the intent to focus on electricity. It might also be desirable to explicitly differentiate between annual and monthly savings. This can be specified with a composite BEDES term of "Annual Electricity Resource Savings" consisting of the following BEDES atomic terms

Interval Frequency = Annual
Resource = Electricity
Resource Savings = [value]

See the BEDES Mapping Procedure for more information.

The BEDES Example Composite Terms downloadable spreadsheet lists over 1000 example composite terms that have been developed for various application mappings and may be a useful resource for mapping your application terms.

Listed below are examples of composite terms and how they are constituted using BEDES terms.

Composite Term	BEDES Terms	Unit of Measure
Absorption Chiller Capacity	Cooling Type = Absorption Chiller Capacity = [volume]	cooling tons
Annual Heating AFUE Efficiency Value	Efficiency Qualifier = Annual heating Efficiency Metric Qualifier = AFUE Efficiency Value = [value]	None
Annual Onsite Renewable Electricity Resource Value	Interval Frequency = Annual Resource Boundary = Onsite Resource Generation = Renewable Resource = Electricity Resource Value = [value]	kWh
Annual Photovoltaic Exported Electricity Resource Value	Interval Frequency = Annual Energy Generation Technology = Photovoltaic Resource Generation = Exported Resource = Electricity Resource Value = [value]	kWh
Annual Site Energy Resource Intensity	Interval Frequency = Annual Resource Boundary = Site Resource = Energy Resource Intensity = [value]	kBtu/ft2
Annual Source Energy Resource Intensity	Interval Frequency = Annual Resource Boundary = Source Resource = Energy Resource Intensity = [value]	kBtu/ft2
Annual Weather Normalized Heating Resource Value	Interval Frequency = Annual Normalization = Weather normalized End Use = Heating Resource Value = [value]	kBtu
Audit Complied Compliance Status Date	Action Category = Audit Compliance Status = Complied Compliance Status Date = [value]	YYYY-MM-DD
Baseline Annual Energy Resource Intensity	Temporal Status = Baseline Interval Frequency = Annual Resource = Energy Resource Intensity = [value]	kBtu/ft2
Building Footprint Area	Premises Level = Building Floor Area Qualifier = Footprint Area = [value]	ft2
Chiller Plant Commissioning Cost	Technology Category = Chiller plant Action Category = Commissioning Cost = [value]	$
Completed Construction Status Date	Construction Status = Completed Construction Status Date = [value]	YYYY
Conditioned Building Volume	Conditioning Status = Conditioned Premises Level = Building Volume = [value]	ft3
Cooled Gross Area	Conditioning Status = Cooled Floor Area Qualifier = Gross Area = [value]	ft2
Created Date	Date Status = Created Date = [value]	YYYY-MM-DD
Direct Annual CO2e Emissions Value	Emission Boundary = Direct Interval Frequency = Annual Emission Gas Type = CO2e Emissions Value = [value]	kgCO2e
Electricity Demand Rate Charge Value	Resource = Electricity Rate Designation = Demand Rate Charge Value = [value]	$/kW
Electricity Demand Tier Maximum	Resource = Electricity Rate Designation = Demand Tier Maximum = [value]	kW
Energy Auditor Credential	Contact Label = Energy Auditor Credential = [value]	None
Exterior Shading System	Location = Exterior Shading System = [value]	None
Floor Quantity	Spatial Unit Type = Floor Quantity = [value]	None
Gross Area	Floor Area Qualifier = Gross Area = [value]	ft2
Gross Floor Area	Floor Area Qualifier = Gross Opaque Surface = Floor Area = [value]	ft2
Ground Floor Bedroom Quantity	Location = Ground floor Spatial Unit Type = Bedroom Quantity = [value]	None
Heating Capacity	HVAC Category = Heating Capacity = [value]	Btu/hr
Package Estimated Energy Cost Savings	Reporting Level = Package Derivation Method = Estimated Resource = Energy Cost Savings = [value]	$
Pre Retrofit Watts Per Lamp Consumption Rate	Temporal Status = Pre retrofit Consumption Rate Type = Watts per lamp Consumption Rate = [value]	W
Primary Occupancy Classification	Premises Level = Primary Occupancy Classification = [value]	None
Thermal Zone Area	Spatial Unit Type = Thermal zone Area = [value]	ft2
Water Meter Quantity	Resource = Water Control Technology = Meter Quantity = [value]	None