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Building unit

Alias: building_unit

Individual unit within a building (such as an apartment or office). In Dutch this is a 'verblijfsobject'.

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
label Label Text - Informative name or code for this feature
category Category Choice - Subtype of a feature
energy_label Energy label Text - The energy efficiency of an appliance, building, or vehicle
intended_use Intended use Choice - Intended use of an object as legally defined by the government
status Status Choice - Situation of an object at a particular time during a process
street Street Text - Streetname
house_number House number Text - House number
place Place Text - Name of place in which the object resides or is related to
postal_code Postal code Text - Postal code
business_park Business park Text - Business park name
area Area Decimal m2 Total area of the object
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_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.
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
building_id Building ID Feature type - Foreign key to building
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'.
region_postal_code_6_id Region postal code 6 ID Feature type - Foreign key to a postal code 6 area (which is a Nexus region)
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
energy_label_provisional Energy label provisional Text - Energy label provisional
status_start Status start Timestamp - Start time of the current object status
status_end Status end Timestamp - End time of the current status
details Details JSON - Field for country- or dataset specific info that is not used for visualization or calculation purposes
centroid Centroid Geometry - Point geometry representing the centre of the object

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 intended_use

Alias Name Unit Description
residential Residential - Houses for living
convening Convening - Places intended for meeting people (bars, restaurants, churches, convention centers, etc.)
prison Prison - Prison cells
healthcare Healthcare - Doctors' offices, hospitals
industrial Industrial - Factories, workshops
office Office - Office spaces, police stations
lodging Lodging - Short-term dwellings to accomodate travelers
education Education - Schools or training centers
sports Sports - Sports facilities
shopping Shopping - Shops, showrooms
other Other - Unit where presence of people is not the main purpose

Choices for status

Alias Name Unit Description
permit_granted Permit granted - Permit granted to construct the unit, or create new units from an existing one
in_use In use - Building unit is normally in use
under_renovation Under renovation - Building unit is being renovated
abandoned Abandoned - Building unit is abandoned
demolished Demolished - Destroyed or demolition completed
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 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 - -