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The ENSNARE building ontology

This version:
https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building/0.1
Latest version:
https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#
Contributors:
Pierre Bourreau
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The ENSNARE building ontology. Retrieved from: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building/0.1
Ontology Specification Draft

Abstract

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Introduction back to ToC

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Namespace declarations

Table 1: Namespaces used in the document
[Ontology NS Prefix]<https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#>
owl<http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#>
rdf<http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>
rdfs<http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#>
terms<http://purl.org/dc/terms/>
xml<http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace>
xsd<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#>

The ENSNARE building ontology: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Data Properties

The ENSNARE building ontology: Description back to ToC

The ENSNARE building ontology describes the different parts that are of importance when addressing feasability of an energy renovation: façades and roof thermal resistance, heating/cooling systems, ventilation, and renewable energy production.

Cross-reference for The ENSNARE building ontology classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by The ENSNARE building ontology.

Classes

buildingc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#Building

A building, as seen for a simplified energy audit.
is in domain of
PV ratio on roof dp, central DHW dp, central heating dp, glazing level op, has facade op, heating energy op, living area dp, nb dwellings dp, roof area dp, roof insulation op, ventilation op

energyc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#Energy

The type of energy used for heating.
is equivalent to
{ }
is in range of
heating energy op

facadec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#Facade

A façade as a component of the envelopes with specific attributes related to its surface and orientation.
is in domain of
area dp, facade insulation op, orientation op
is in range of
has facade op

insulation levelc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#InsulationLevel

The level of insulation of the facade. Values are None, Low or High.
is equivalent to
{ }
is in range of
facade insulation op, roof insulation op

orientationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#Orientation

Orientation of a facade.
is equivalent to
{ }
is in range of
orientation op

ventilationc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#Ventilation

The type of ventilation installed.
is equivalent to
{ }
is in range of
ventilation op

window glazingc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#WindowGlazing

The type of glazing on the windows.
is equivalent to
{ }
is in range of
glazing level op

Object Properties

facade insulationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#facadeInsulation

has domain
facade c
has range
insulation level c
is also defined as
data property

glazing levelop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#glazingLevel

The type of glazing on the building. It is assumed that glazing type is homogenous in the building.
has domain
building c
has range
window glazing c

has facadeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#hasFacade

Used to relate façades to a building.
has domain
building c
has range
facade c

heating energyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#heatingEnergy

has domain
building c
has range
energy c
is also defined as
data property

orientationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#orientation

has domain
facade c
has range
orientation c
is also defined as
data property

roof insulationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#roofInsulation

has domain
building c
has range
insulation level c
is also defined as
data property

ventilationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#ventilation

The type of ventilation in the building
has domain
building c
has range
ventilation c

Data Properties

areadp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#area

The area in m² of a geometric element - restricted to façades and roof in the frame of GenScen
has domain
facade c
has range
double

central DHWdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#centralDHW

A flag to specify whether the domestic hot water system is a central one or not.
has domain
building c
has range
boolean

central heatingdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#centralHeating

A flag to specify whether the heating system is a central one or not.
has domain
building c
has range
boolean

glazing ratiodp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#glazingRatio

The ratio of glazed surface on a given façade. Should be a value between 0 and 1
has domain
façade c
has range
double

living areadp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#livingArea

The living are in the building. Used to evaluate the heating/cooling demand in the building.
has domain
building c
has range
double

nb dwellingsdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#nbDwellings

The number of dwellings in the building. Should be a positive integer. Used to evaluate the hot water demand with an assumption of 3 persons per dwelling.
has domain
building c
has range
integer

PV ratio on roofdp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#ratioPV_Roof

The ratio of PV panels installed on the roof.
has domain
building c
has range
double

roof areadp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: https://ensnare.nobatek.com/building#roofArea

The area of the roof for a given building.
has domain
building c
has range
double

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
dp: Data Properties

References back to ToC

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Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.