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Building

Alias: building

Structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house, office or factory.

Properties

Alias Name Type Unit Description
id ID ID - Primary key
dc_id DC ID Integer - ID of dataconnection that manages the basic properties (label, geometry) of a particular feature
id_src ID SRC Text - Identifier of the object in the source dataset
category Category Choice - Subtype of a feature
maingroup Maingroup Text - Main classification (user defined) of a feature (equivalent of 'category')
status Status Choice - Situation of an object at a particular time during a process
label Label Text - Informative name or code for this feature
label_angle Label angle Decimal Degrees Placement angle for label
intended_use Intended use Choice - Intended use of an object as legally defined by the government
is_multi_tenant Is_multi_tenant Boolean - Indicates whether the object is a multi-tenant building housing multiple independent tenants or businesses
construction_year Construction year Integer - Year in which this feature was built
area Area Decimal m2 Total area of the object
area_building_units Area building units Decimal m2 Total area of all building units
building_units Building units Integer - Total number of building units
heat_pump_potential Heat pump potential Choice - Indicates how suitable a residential or small utility building is for deploying an electric (eHP) or hybrid heat pump (hHP)
energy_label_max Energy label max Text - The highest energy label from a group of energy labels
energy_label_min Energy label min Text - The lowest energy label from a group of energy labels
energy_label_mode Energy label mode Text - The most common energy label from a group of energy labels
energy_label_c_requirement_exists Energy label C requirement exists Choice - Does a energy label C requirement exist? This is a legal obligation in the Netherlands stating that, as of January 1, 2023, office buildings must have at least energy label C. Without this label, offices may no longer be used unless an exemption applies.
energy_label_c_requirement_met Energy label C requirement met Boolean - The energy label C requirement is a legal obligation in the Netherlands stating that, as of January 1, 2023, office buildings must have at least energy label C. Without this label, offices may no longer be used unless an exemption applies.
offices_failed_energy_label_c Offices_failed_energy_label_c Integer - Office units larger than 100 m² are required, as of January 1, 2023, to have an energy label of at least C in order to continue being used as office space. Exceptions apply to: A) Office units where the office space accounts for less than 50% of the total floor area of the building (i.e. all combined units), and B) Office units with a designated monumental (heritage) status.
business_park Business park Text - Business park name
height Height Decimal m Length of an object from top to bottom along its vertical axis (difference between height_top and height_bottom)
height_eave Height eave Decimal m Height from ground surface to the lowest point of a building's roof (typically the gutter)
floors Floors Integer - Number of floors
floors_estimated Floors estimated Integer - Number of floors estimated
floors_category Floors category Choice - Category of the number of floors
roof_type Roof type Choice - Type of roof
perimeter Perimeter Decimal m Perimeter of the object
roof_flat_share Roof flat share Integer % Relative surface area of a roof that is flat
roof_area_green Roof area green Decimal m2 Area of the roof covered with vegetation (green roof)
roof_water_storage_capacity Roof water storage capacity Decimal mm Storage capacity of the roof for rainwater
ground_settlement_rate Ground settlement rate Decimal mm/year Rate of ground settlement
footprint Footprint Geometry - Polygon indicating the area covered by a building or structure at ground level
vertical_displacement Vertical displacement Decimal mm Measured vertical displacement
administrative_area_category_level_10_id Administrative area category level 10 ID Feature type - Foreign key to a administrative area with category 'level_10'. In the Netherlands, this is a 'buurt'.
administrative_area_category_level_8_id Administrative area category level 8 ID Feature type - Foreign key to a administrative area with category 'level_8'. In the Netherlands, this is a 'gemeente'.
administrative_area_category_level_9_id Administrative area category level 9 ID Feature type - Foreign key to a administrative area with category 'level_9'. In the Netherlands, this is a 'wijk'.
substation_high_mid_voltage_id Substation high mid voltage ID Feature type - This type of substation is commonly called a main station or switching station. It transforms high voltage (e.g. 150 kV) to medium voltage (e.g. 10 kV).
substation_mid_low_voltage_id Substation mid low voltage ID Feature type - This type of substation is the neighbourhood transformer box found in residential areas. It converts medium voltage to low voltage for end users.
region_business_park_id Region business park ID Feature type - ID of the associated business park region
region_protected_townscapes_id Region protected townscapes ID Feature type - ID of the associated protected townscape or village scape
monument_id Monument ID Feature type - ID of the associated monument
policy_intervention_sde_subsidy_id Policy intervention SDE subsidy ID Feature type - ID of the associated SDE++ subsidy policy intervention
estimated_electricity_consumption Estimated electricity consumption Decimal kWh/m2/year The estimated annual electricity consumption per m2
estimated_natural_gas_consumption Estimated natural gas consumption Decimal m3/m2/year The estimated annual natural gas consumption per m2
estimated_heat_consumption Estimated heat consumption Decimal kWh/m2/year The estimated annual heat consumption per m2
details Details JSON - Field for country- or dataset specific info that is not used for visualization or calculation purposes
status_start Status start Timestamp - Start time of the current object status
status_end Status end Timestamp - End time of the current status
energy_label_provisional Energy label provisional Text - Energy label provisional
centroid Centroid Geometry - Point geometry representing the centre of the object
polygon Polygon Geometry - Polygon geometry of the object
polygon_3d Polygon 3D Geometry - Polygon with elevation (z) coordinates
shopping_building_units Shopping building units Integer - Number of shopping building units
sports_building_units Sports building units Integer - Number of sports building units
industrial_building_units Industrial building units Integer - Number of industrial building units
prison_building_units Prison building units Integer - Number of prison building units
convening_building_units Convening building units Integer - Number of convening building units
healthcare_building_units Healthcare building units Integer - Number of healthcare building units
education_building_units Education building units Integer - Number of education building units
residential_building_units Residential building units Integer - Number of residential building units
other_building_units Other building units Integer - Number of other building units
lodging_building_units Lodging building units Integer - Number of lodging building units
office_building_units Office building units Integer - Number of office building units
area_industrial Area industrial Decimal m2 Area designated for industrial functions
area_education Area education Decimal m2 Area designated for educational functions
area_prison Area prison Decimal m2 Area designated for detention or cell functions
area_shopping Area shopping Decimal m2 Area designated for retail or shopping functions
area_convening Area convening Decimal m2 Area designated for assembly or meeting functions
area_healthcare Area healthcare Decimal m2 Area designated for healthcare functions
area_sports Area sports Decimal m2 Area designated for sports functions
area_office Area office Decimal m2 Area designated for office functions
area_other Area other Decimal m2 Area designated for other use functions not covered by more specific categories
area_residential Area residential Decimal m2 Area designated for residential functions
area_lodging Area lodging Decimal m2 Area designated for lodging functions
share_of_building_units_label_a_5_plus Share of building_units label A 5 plus Text % Share of building_units with energy label A+++++
share_of_building_units_label_a_4_plus Share of building_units label A 4 plus Integer % Share of building_units with energy label A++++
share_of_building_units_label_a_3_plus Share of building_units label A 3 plus Integer % Share of building_units with energy label A+++
share_of_building_units_label_a_2_plus Share of building_units label A 2 plus Integer % Share of building_units with energy label A++
share_of_building_units_label_a_1_plus Share of building_units label A 1 plus Integer % Share of building_units with energy label A+
share_of_building_units_label_a Share of building_units label A Integer % Share of building_units with energy label A
share_of_building_units_label_b Share of building_units label B Integer % Share of building_units with energy label B
share_of_building_units_label_c Share of building_units label C Integer % Share of building_units with energy label C
share_of_building_units_label_d Share of building_units label D Integer % Share of building_units with energy label D
share_of_building_units_label_e Share of building_units label E Integer % Share of building_units with energy label E
share_of_building_units_label_f Share of building_units label F Integer % Share of building_units with energy label F
share_of_building_units_label_g Share of building_units label G Text % Share of building_units with energy label G

Choices for category

Alias Name Unit Description
unknown_home Unknown home - -
multi_family_home Multi family home - -
apartment_building Apartment building - -
mid_row_home Mid-row home - -
detached_home Detached home - -
corner_home Corner home - -
semi_detached_home Semi detached home - -

Choices for status

Alias Name Unit Description
demolished Demolished - Building has been demolished
building_permit_granted Building permit granted - Permit granted by government
in_use In use - Building is normally in use
demolition_permit_granted Demolition permit granted - Permit to demolish granted by government
under_construction Under construction - Building is being constructed
under_renovation Under renovation - Building is being renovated
abandoned Abandoned - Building is not in use
unfinished Unfinished - Permit granted, but construction never started, stopped halfway or permit was revoked during the construction process.
construction_finished Construction finished - Construction finished, not yet fully in use

Choices for intended_use

Alias Name Unit Description
convening_and_healthcare Convening and healthcare - -
convening_and_education Convening and education - -
convening_and_industrial Convening and industrial - -
convening_and_lodging Convening and lodging - -
convening_and_office Convening and office - -
convening_and_other Convening and other - -
convening_and_residential Convening and residential - -
convening_and_shopping Convening and shopping - -
convening_and_sports Convening and sports - -
education Education - -
education_and_convening Education and convening - -
education_and_industrial Education and industrial - -
education_and_other Education and other - -
education_and_residential Education and residential - -
education_and_sports Education and sports - -
healthcare Healthcare - -
healthcare_and_convening Healthcare and convening - -
healthcare_and_industrial Healthcare and industrial - -
healthcare_and_office Healthcare and office - -
healthcare_and_other Healthcare and other - -
healthcare_and_residential Healthcare and residential - -
healthcare_and_shopping Healthcare and shopping - -
industrial Industrial - -
industrial_and_convening Industrial and convening - -
industrial_and_healthcare Industrial and healthcare - -
industrial_and_lodging Industrial and lodging - -
industrial_and_office Industrial and office - -
industrial_and_other Industrial and other - -
industrial_and_residential Industrial and residential - -
industrial_and_shopping Industrial and shopping - -
industrial_and_sports Industrial and sports - -
lodging Lodging - -
lodging_and_convening Lodging and convening - -
lodging_and_industrial Lodging and industrial - -
lodging_and_residential Lodging and residential - -
office Office - -
office_and_convening Office and convening - -
office_and_healthcare Office and healthcare - -
office_and_industrial Office and industrial - -
office_and_other Office and other - -
office_and_residential Office and residential - -
office_and_shopping Office and shopping - -
other Other - -
prison Prison - -
prison_and_industrial Prison and industrial - -
residential Residential - -
residential_and_convening Residential and convening - -
residential_and_education Residential and education - -
residential_and_healthcare Residential and healthcare - -
residential_and_industrial Residential and industrial - -
residential_and_lodging Residential and lodging - -
residential_and_office Residential and office - -
residential_and_other Residential and other - -
residential_and_shopping Residential and shopping - -
residential_and_sports Residential and sports - -
shopping Shopping - -
shopping_and_convening Shopping and convening - -
shopping_and_industrial Shopping and industrial - -
shopping_and_office Shopping and office - -
shopping_and_other Shopping and other - -
shopping_and_residential Shopping and residential - -
sports Sports - -
sports_and_convening Sports and convening - -
sports_and_industrial Sports and industrial - -
sports_and_residential Sports and residential - -
convening Convening - -
office_and_lodging Office and lodging - -
healthcare_and_education Healthcare and education - -
lodging_and_shopping Lodging and shopping - -
education_and_office Education and office - -
shopping_and_sports Shopping and sports - -
education_and_healthcare Education and healthcare - -
healthcare_and_sports Healthcare and sports - -
industrial_and_education Industrial and education - -
office_and_sports Office and sports - -
shopping_and_healthcare Shopping and healthcare - -
shopping_and_lodging Shopping and lodging - -
sports_and_healthcare Sports and healthcare - -
sports_and_office Sports and office - -
sports_and_other Sports and other - -
sports_and_shopping Sports and shopping - -
lodging_and_office Lodging and office - -
office_and_education Office and education - -
shopping_and_education Shopping and education - -
residential_and_prison Residential and prison - -
lodging_and_other Lodging and other - -
convening_and_prison Convening and Prison - -
education_and_lodging Education and Lodging - -
education_and_shopping Education and Shopping - -
healthcare_and_lodging Healthcare and Lodging - -
industrial_and_prison Industrial and Prison - -
lodging_and_education Lodging and Education - -
lodging_and_healthcare Lodging and Healthcare - -
lodging_and_sports Lodging and Sports - -
prison_and_healthcare Prison and Healthcare - -
prison_and_office Prison and Office - -
prison_and_other Prison and Other - -
prison_and_residential Prison and Residential - -
sports_and_education Sports and Education - -
sports_and_lodging Sports and Lodging - -

Choices for heat_pump_potential

Alias Name Unit Description
all_electric All-electric - -
hybride Hybride - -

Choices for energy_label_c_requirement_exists

Alias Name Unit Description
no No - -
presumably Presumably - -
very_likely Very likely - -
not_relevant Not relevant - -

Choices for floors_category

Alias Name Unit Description
ground_floor Ground floor - A building that is entirely on a single level, with no upper floors
low_rise Low rise - Building that typically consist of 1 to 2 floors, sometimes extending to 3 floors, but still maintaining a relatively low height profile compared to mid- or high-rise buildings
3_to_5_floors 3 to 5 floors - -
5_to_10_floors 5 to 10 floors - -
high_rise High rise - Building of considerable height, typically with more than 10 floors

Choices for roof_type

Alias Name Unit Description
flat Flat - Roof with only a single horizontal plane
slanted Slanted - Roof with at least one slanted surface
multilevel_flat Multilevel flat - Roof with multiple (and only) horizontal planes
unknown Unknown - -