ThermalBoundarySurface Types
Created by: RomainNouvel
The first goal of ThermalBoundarySurfaceType was to identify specific Thermal boundary surface typologies which are likely to have similar Constructions in a building (and possibly relate them with a construction library). Indeed, the unique use of BoundarySurfaceType for this purpose is not enough (is floor surface directly in contact to the ground, or the ceiling of the basement floor?). Moreover, for Buildings LOD4, 2 BoundarySurfaces of different rooms (FloorSurface or Room 1 and CeilingSurface of Room2) may corresponds to a unique ThermalBoundarySurface (IntermediaryFloor).
Presently in the Energy ADE v0.5, the ThermalBoundarySurfaceType Codelist is uncomplete and not fully clear.
For the Building LOD4, we should introduced:
- InteriorWall. Definition: Vertical partition separating two ThermalZones of a same building.
- IntermediaryFloor. Definition: Horizontal partition separating two ThermalZones of a same building.
Further proposed specifications of existing ThermalBoundarySurfaceType:
- SharedWall. Definition: Vertical partition separating two different buildings.
- OuterWall (or Outwall). Definition: Vertical thermal boundary surface with one side facing outdoor.
- BasementFloor. Definition: Lower horizontal thermal boundary surface of the ThermalZone, built direct on the ground.
- BasementCeiling (instead of cellarCeiling). Definition: Horizontal partition separating the basement floor and the ground floor.
- AtticFloor (instead of TopCeiling which can also be a FlatRoof). Definition: Horizontal partition separating the attic and the highest full storey.
Concerning the roof, flat roofs and pitched roofs obviously don't have the same constructions (as well as copular). However, should we distinguish them in the ThermalBoundarySurfaceType? or should we only right Roof, and the constructions could be deduced from the roof type for instance?