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Mandatory Attributes Optional Attributes

Mandatory Attributes

Absolute air humidity

  • Harmonized name: abs_air_humidity

  • Description: actual mass of water vapor - mh20 - present in the air water vapor mixture

Air temperature

  • Harmonized name: air_temp

  • Description: temperature of the air at the time of sampling

Building occupancy type

  • Harmonized name: build_occup_type

  • Description: primary function for which a building or discrete part of a building is intended to be used

Building setting

  • Harmonized name: building_setting

  • Description: location (geography) where a building is set

Carbon dioxide

  • Harmonized name: carb_dioxide

  • Description: carbon dioxide (gas) amount or concentration at the time of sampling

Collection date

  • Harmonized name: collection_date

  • Description: the date on which the sample was collected; date/time ranges are supported by providing two dates from among the supported value formats, delimited by a forward-slash character; collection times are supported by adding "T", then the hour and minute after the date, and must be in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), otherwise known as "Zulu Time" (Z); supported formats include "DD-Mmm-YYYY", "Mmm-YYYY", "YYYY" or ISO 8601 standard "YYYY-mm-dd", "YYYY-mm", "YYYY-mm-ddThh:mm:ss"; e.g., 30-Oct-1990, Oct-1990, 1990, 1990-10-30, 1990-10, 21-Oct-1952/15-Feb-1953, 2015-10-11T17:53:03Z; valid non-ISO dates will be automatically transformed to ISO format

Broad-scale environmental context

  • Harmonized name: env_broad_scale

  • Description: Add terms that identify the major environment type(s) where your sample was collected. Recommend subclasses of biome [ENVO:00000428]. Multiple terms can be separated by one or more pipes e.g.: mangrove biome [ENVO:01000181]|estuarine biome [ENVO:01000020]

Local-scale environmental context

  • Harmonized name: env_local_scale

  • Description: Add terms that identify environmental entities having causal influences upon the entity at time of sampling, multiple terms can be separated by pipes, e.g.: shoreline [ENVO:00000486]|intertidal zone [ENVO:00000316]

Environmental medium

  • Harmonized name: env_medium

  • Description: Add terms that identify the material displaced by the entity at time of sampling. Recommend subclasses of environmental material [ENVO:00010483]. Multiple terms can be separated by pipes e.g.: estuarine water [ENVO:01000301]|estuarine mud [ENVO:00002160]

Filter type

  • Harmonized name: filter_type

  • Description: device which removes solid particulates or airborne molecular contaminants

Geographic location

  • Harmonized name: geo_loc_name

  • Description: Geographical origin of the sample; use the appropriate name from this list https://www.insdc.org/submitting-standards/geo_loc_name-qualifier-vocabulary/. Use a colon to separate the country or ocean from more detailed information about the location, eg "Canada: Vancouver" or "Germany: halfway down Zugspitze, Alps"

Heating and cooling system type

  • Harmonized name: heat_cool_type

  • Description: methods of conditioning or heating a room or building

Indoor space

  • Harmonized name: indoor_space

  • Description: a distinguishable space within a structure, the purpose for which discrete areas of a building is used

Latitude and longitude

  • Harmonized name: lat_lon

  • Description: The geographical coordinates of the location where the sample was collected. Specify as degrees latitude and longitude in format "d[d.dddd] N|S d[dd.dddd] W|E", eg, 38.98 N 77.11 W

Light type

  • Harmonized name: light_type

  • Description: application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight. Can also include absence of light

Occupancy at sampling

  • Harmonized name: occup_samp

  • Description: number of occupants present at time of sample within the given space

Occupant density at sampling

  • Harmonized name: occupant_dens_samp

  • Description: average number of occupants at time of sampling per square footage

Organism count

  • Harmonized name: organism_count

  • Description: total count of any organism per gram or volume of sample,should include name of organism followed by count; can include multiple organism counts

Relative air humidity

  • Harmonized name: rel_air_humidity

  • Description: partial vapor and air pressure, density of the vapor and air, or by the actual mass of the vapor and air

Space typical state

  • Harmonized name: space_typ_state

  • Description: customary or normal state of the space

Typical occupant density

  • Harmonized name: typ_occupant_dens

  • Description: customary or normal density of occupants

Ventilation type

  • Harmonized name: ventilation_type

  • Description: ventilation system used in the sampled premises

NCBI Taxonomy ID

  • Description: NCBI’s taxonomy identifier of the organism for this sample. The NCBI taxonomy ID can be found at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy/. Enter 32644 (which is a taxonomy ID for unidentified organisms) for the following or similar cases: (1) when NCBI taxonomy ID is not available because NCBI taxonomy does not yet cover the organism, (2) when metagenome or environmental sample was used, whose organismal composition is unknown in advance

  • Example: 9606 (for Homo sapiens), 452680 (for Pseudomonas sp. UK4)

Organism

  • Description: The most descriptive organism name for this sample (to the species, if possible). In the case of a new species, provide the desired organism name. In the case of unidentified species, choose the appropriate Genus and include ‘sp.’, e.g. “Escherichia sp.”. When sequencing a genome from a non-metagenomic source, include a strain or isolate name too, e.g. “Pseudomonas sp. UK4”

  • Example: Homo sapiens, Pseudomonas sp. UK4

Sample name

  • Description: A name that you choose for the sample. It can have any format, but we suggest that you make it concise, unique and consistent within your lab, and as informative as possible. Every sample name from a single submitter must be unique within a single BioProject

Optional Attributes

Address

  • Harmonized name: address

  • Description: The street name and building number where the sampling occurred

Adjacent rooms

  • Harmonized name: adj_room

  • Description: List of rooms (room number, room name) immediately adjacent to the sampling room

Aerospace structure

  • Harmonized name: aero_struc

  • Description: Aerospace structures typically consist of thin plates with stiffeners for the external surfaces, bulkheads and frames to support the shape and fasteners such as welds, rivets, screws and bolts to hold the components together, e.g., plane, glider

Amount of light

  • Harmonized name: amount_light

  • Description: The unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area

Architectural structure

  • Harmonized name: arch_struc

  • Description: An architectural structure is a human-made, free-standing, immobile outdoor construction, e.g., building, shed, home

Average dew point

  • Harmonized name: avg_dew_point

  • Description: The average of dew point measures taken at the beginning of every hour over a 24 hour period on the sampling day

Average daily occupancy

  • Harmonized name: avg_occup

  • Description: Daily average occupancy of room. Indicate the number of person(s) daily occupying the sampling room

Average temperature

  • Harmonized name: avg_temp

  • Description: The average of temperatures taken at the beginning of every hour over a 24 hour period on the sampling day

Bathroom count

  • Harmonized name: bathroom_count

  • Description: The number of bathrooms in the building

Bedroom count

  • Harmonized name: bedroom_count

  • Description: The number of bedrooms in the building

Design, construction, and operation documents

  • Harmonized name: build_docs

  • Description: The building design, construction and operation documents, e.g., building information model, commissioning report, complaint logs, contract administration, cost estimate, janitorial schedules or logs, maintenance plans, schedule, sections, shop drawings, submittals, ventilation system, windows

Built structure age

  • Harmonized name: built_struc_age

  • Description: The age of the built structure since construction

Built structure setting

  • Harmonized name: built_struc_set

  • Description: The characterization of the location of the built structure as high or low human density, e.g., urban, rural

Built structure type

  • Harmonized name: built_struc_type

  • Description: A physical structure that is a body or assemblage of bodies in space to form a system capable of supporting loads

Ceiling area

  • Harmonized name: ceil_area

  • Description: The area of the ceiling space within the room

Ceiling condition

  • Harmonized name: ceil_cond

  • Description: The physical condition of the ceiling at the time of sampling, e.g., new, visible wear, needs repair, damaged, rupture

Ceiling finish material

  • Harmonized name: ceil_finish_mat

  • Description: The type of material used to finish a ceiling, e.g., drywall, mineral fibre, tiles, PVC, plasterboard, metal, fiberglass, stucco, mineral wool/calcium silicate, wood

Ceiling structure

  • Harmonized name: ceil_struc

  • Description: The construction format of the ceiling, e.g., wood frame, concrete

Ceiling texture

  • Harmonized name: ceil_texture

  • Description: The feel, appearance, or consistency of a ceiling surface, e.g., crows feet, crows-foot stomp, double skip, hawk and trowel, knockdown, popcorn, orange peel, rosebud stomp, Santa-Fe texture, skip trowel, smooth, stomp knockdown, swirl

Ceiling thermal mass

  • Harmonized name: ceil_thermal_mass

  • Description: The ability of the ceiling to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations. Generally this means concrete that is exposed. A metal deck that supports a concrete slab will act thermally as long as it is exposed to room air flow

Ceiling type

  • Harmonized name: ceil_type

  • Description: The type of ceiling according to the ceiling's appearance or construction, e.g., cathedral, dropped, concave, barrel-shaped, coffered, cove, stretched

Ceiling signs of water/mold

  • Harmonized name: ceil_water_mold

  • Description: Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on the ceiling, e.g., presence of mold visible, no presence of mold visible

Collection method

  • Harmonized name: collection_method

  • Description: Process used to collect the sample, e.g., bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)

Cooling system identifier

  • Harmonized name: cool_syst_id

  • Description: The cooling system identifier

Date last rain

  • Harmonized name: date_last_rain

  • Description: The date of the last time it rained

Derived from

  • Description: Indicates when one BioSample was derived from another BioSample. Value should include BioSample accession number(s)

  • Example: SAMN00000001, KAS24095074

Dew point

  • Harmonized name: dew_point

  • Description: temperature to which a given parcel of humid air must be cooled, at constant barometric pressure, for water vapor to condense into water.

Door type, composite

  • Harmonized name: door_comp_type

  • Description: The composite type of the door, e.g., metal covered, revolving, sliding, telescopic

Door condition

  • Harmonized name: door_cond

  • Description: The physical condition of the door, e.g., damaged, needs repair, new, rupture, visible wear

Door direction of opening

  • Harmonized name: door_direct

  • Description: The direction the door opens, e.g., inward, outward, sideways

Door location

  • Harmonized name: door_loc

  • Description: The relative location of the door in the room, e.g., north, south, east, west

Door material

  • Harmonized name: door_mat

  • Description: The material the door is composed of, e.g., aluminum, cellular PVC, engineered plastic, fiberboard, fiberglass, metal, thermoplastic alloy, vinyl, wood, wood/plastic composite

Door movement

  • Harmonized name: door_move

  • Description: The type of movement of the door, e.g., collapsible, folding, revolving, rolling shutter, sliding, swinging

Door area or size

  • Harmonized name: door_size

  • Description: The size of the door

Door type

  • Harmonized name: door_type

  • Description: The type of door material, e.g., composite, metal, wooden

Door type, metal

  • Harmonized name: door_type_metal

  • Description: The type of metal door, e.g., collapsible, corrugated steel, hollow, rolling shutters, steel plate

Door type, wood

  • Harmonized name: door_type_wood

  • Description: The type of wood door, e.g., bettened and ledged, battened, ledged and braced, battened, ledged and framed, battened, ledged, braced and frame, framed and paneled, glashed or sash, flush, louvered, wire gauged

Door signs of water/mold

  • Harmonized name: door_water_mold

  • Description: Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on a door, e.g., presence of mold visible, no presence of mold visible

Drawings

  • Harmonized name: drawings

  • Description: The buildings architectural drawings, e.g., operation, as built, construction, bid, design, building navigation map, diagram, sketch

Elevator count

  • Harmonized name: elevator

  • Description: The number of elevators within the built structure

Escalator count

  • Harmonized name: escalator

  • Description: The number of escalators within the built structure

Exposed ductwork

  • Harmonized name: exp_duct

  • Description: The amount of exposed ductwork in the room

Exposed pipes

  • Harmonized name: exp_pipe

  • Description: The number of exposed pipes in the room

Exterior door count

  • Harmonized name: ext_door

  • Description: The number of exterior doors in the built structure

Orientations of exterior wall

  • Harmonized name: ext_wall_orient

  • Description: The orientation of the exterior wall, e.g., north, south, east, west, northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest

Orientations of exterior window

  • Harmonized name: ext_window_orient

  • Description: The compass direction the exterior window of the room is facing, e.g., north, south, east, west, northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest

Fireplace type

  • Harmonized name: fireplace_type

  • Description: A firebox with chimney, e.g., gas burning, wood burning

Floor age

  • Harmonized name: floor_age

  • Description: The time period since installment of the carpet or flooring

Floor area

  • Harmonized name: floor_area

  • Description: The area of the floor space within the room

Floor condition

  • Harmonized name: floor_cond

  • Description: The physical condition of the floor at the time of sampling, e.g., new, visible wear, needs repair, damaged, rupture

Floor count

  • Harmonized name: floor_count

  • Description: The number of floors in the building, including basements and mechanical penthouse

Floor finish material

  • Harmonized name: floor_finish_mat

  • Description: The floor covering type; the finished surface that is walked on, e.g., tile, wood strip or parquet, carpet, rug, laminate wood, lineoleum, vinyl composition tile, sheet vinyl, stone, bamboo, cork, terrazo, concrete, none;specify unfinished, sealed, clear finish, paint

Floor structure

  • Harmonized name: floor_struc

  • Description: Refers to the structural elements and subfloor upon which the finish flooring is installed, e.g., balcony, floating floor, glass floor, raised floor, sprung floor, wood-framed, concrete

Floor thermal mass

  • Harmonized name: floor_thermal_mass

  • Description: The ability of the floor to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations

Floor signs of water/mold

  • Harmonized name: floor_water_mold

  • Description: Signs of the presence of mold or mildew in a room, e.g., mold odor, wet floor, water stains, wall discoloration, floor discoloration, ceiling discoloration, peeling paint or wallpaper, bulging walls, condensation

Frequency of cleaning

  • Harmonized name: freq_clean

  • Description: The number of times the sample location is cleaned, e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually

Frequency of cooking

  • Harmonized name: freq_cook

  • Description: The number of times a meal is cooked per week

Furniture

  • Harmonized name: furniture

  • Description: The types of furniture present in the sampled room, e.g., cabinet, chair, desks

Gender of restroom

  • Harmonized name: gender_restroom

  • Description: The gender type of the restroom, e.g., all gender, female, gender neutral, male, male and female, unisex

Hallway/corridor count

  • Harmonized name: hall_count

  • Description: The total count of hallways and cooridors in the built structure

Handidness

  • Harmonized name: handidness

  • Description: The handidness of the individual sampled, e.g., ambidexterity, left handedness, mixed-handedness, right handedness

Heating delivery locations

  • Harmonized name: heat_deliv_loc

  • Description: The location of heat delivery within the room, e.g., north, south, east, west

Heating system delivery method

  • Harmonized name: heat_sys_deliv_meth

  • Description: The method by which the heat is delivered through the system, e.g., conductive, radiant

Heating system identifier

  • Harmonized name: heat_system_id

  • Description: The heating system identifier

Height carpet fiber mat

  • Harmonized name: height_carper_fiber

  • Description: The average carpet fiber height in the indoor environment

Indoor surface

  • Harmonized name: indoor_surf

  • Description: type of indoor surface

Inside lux light

  • Harmonized name: inside_lux

  • Description: The recorded value at sampling time (power density)

Interior wall condition

  • Harmonized name: int_wall_cond

  • Description: The physical condition of the wall at the time of sampling, e.g., new, visible wear, needs repair, damaged, rupture

Isolation source

  • Harmonized name: isolation_source

  • Description: Describes the physical, environmental and/or local geographical source of the biological sample from which the sample was derived.

Last time swept/mopped/vacuumed

  • Harmonized name: last_clean

  • Description: The last time the floor was cleaned (swept, mopped, vacuumed)

Maximum occupancy

  • Harmonized name: max_occup

  • Description: The maximum amount of people allowed in the indoor environment

Mechanical structure

  • Harmonized name: mech_struc

  • Description: Mechanical structure: a moving structure, e.g., subway, coach, carriage, elevator, escalator, boat, train, car, bus

Negative control type

  • Harmonized name: neg_cont_type

  • Description: The substance or equipment used as a negative control in an investigation, e.g., distilled water, phosphate buffer, empty collection device, empty collection tube, DNA-free PCR mix, sterile swab, sterile syringe

Number of pets

  • Harmonized name: number_pets

  • Description: The number of pets residing in the sampled space

Number of houseplants

  • Harmonized name: number_plants

  • Description: The number of plant(s) in the sampling space

Number of residents

  • Harmonized name: number_resident

  • Description: The number of individuals currently occupying in the sampling location

Occupancy documentation

  • Harmonized name: occup_document

  • Description: The type of documentation of occupancy, e.g., automated count, estimate, manual count, videos

Omics Observatory ID

  • Harmonized name: omics_observ_id

  • Description: A unique identifier of the omics-enabled observatory (or comparable time series) your data derives from. This identifier should be provided by the OMICON ontology; if you require a new identifier for your time series, contact the ontology's developers. Information is available here: https://github.com/GLOMICON/omicon. This field is only applicable to records which derive from an omics time-series or observatory.

Positive control type

  • Harmonized name: pos_cont_type

  • Description: The substance, mixture, product, or apparatus used to verify that a process which is part of an investigation delivers a true positive

Presence of pets, animals, or insects

  • Harmonized name: pres_animal_insect

  • Description: The type and number of animals or insects present in the sampling space, e.g., cat 10, dog 2, rodent 100, snake 1

Quadrant position

  • Harmonized name: quad_pos

  • Description: The quadrant position of the sampling room within the building, e.g., north side, west side, south side, east side

Reference for biomaterial

  • Harmonized name: ref_biomaterial

  • Description: Primary publication or genome report

Outside relative humidity

  • Harmonized name: rel_humidity_out

  • Description: The recorded outside relative humidity value at the time of sampling

Relative sampling location

  • Harmonized name: rel_samp_loc

  • Description: The sampling location within the train car, e.g., edge of car, center of car, under a seat

Relationship to oxygen

  • Harmonized name: rel_to_oxygen

  • Description: Is this organism an aerobe, anaerobe? Please note that aerobic and anaerobic are valid descriptors for microbial environments, eg, aerobe, anaerobe, facultative, microaerophilic, microanaerobe, obligate aerobe, obligate anaerobe, missing, not applicable, not collected, not provided, restricted access

Room air exchange rate

  • Harmonized name: room_air_exch_rate

  • Description: The rate at which outside air replaces indoor air in a given space

Room architectural elements

  • Harmonized name: room_architec_elem

  • Description: The unique details and component parts that, together, form the architecture of a distinguisahable space within a built structure

Room condition

  • Harmonized name: room_condt

  • Description: The condition of the room at the time of sampling, e.g., new, visible wear, needs repair, damaged, rupture, visible signs of mold/mildew

Rooms connected by a doorway

  • Harmonized name: room_connected

  • Description: List of rooms connected to the sampling room by a doorway, e.g., attic, bathroom, closet, conference room, elevator, examining room, hallway, kitchen, mail room, office, stairwell

Room count

  • Harmonized name: room_count

  • Description: The total count of rooms in the built structure including all room types

Room dimensions

  • Harmonized name: room_dim

  • Description: The length, width and height of sampling room

Room door distance

  • Harmonized name: room_door_dist

  • Description: Distance between doors (meters) in the hallway between the sampling room and adjacent rooms

Rooms that share a door with sampling room

  • Harmonized name: room_door_share

  • Description: List of room(s) (room number, room name) sharing a door with the sampling room

Rooms that are on the same hallway

  • Harmonized name: room_hallway

  • Description: List of room(s) (room number, room name) located in the same hallway as sampling room

Room location in building

  • Harmonized name: room_loc

  • Description: The position of the room within the building, e.g., corner room, interior room, exterior wall

Room moisture damage or mold history

  • Harmonized name: room_moist_dam_hist

  • Description: The history of moisture damage or mold in the past 12 months. Number of events of moisture damage or mold observed

Room net area

  • Harmonized name: room_net_area

  • Description: The net floor area of sampling room. Net area excludes wall thicknesses

Room occupancy

  • Harmonized name: room_occup

  • Description: Count of room occupancy at time of sampling

Room sampling position

  • Harmonized name: room_samp_pos

  • Description: The horizontal sampling position in the room relative to architectural elements, e.g., north corner, south corner, west corner, east corner, northeast corner, northwest corner, southeast corner, southwest corner, center

Room type

  • Harmonized name: room_type

  • Description: The main purpose or activity of the sampling room. A room is any distinguishable space within a structure, e.g., attic, bathroom, closet, conference room, elevator, examining room, hallway, kitchen, mail room, private office, open office, stairwell,restroom, lobby, vestibule, mechanical or electrical room, data center, laboratory_wet, laboratory_dry, gymnasium, natatorium, auditorium, lockers, cafe, warehouse

Room volume

  • Harmonized name: room_vol

  • Description: Volume of sampling room

Rooms that share a wall with sampling room

  • Harmonized name: room_wall_share

  • Description: List of room(s) (room number, room name) sharing a wall with the sampling room

Room window count

  • Harmonized name: room_window_count

  • Description: Number of windows in the room

Sample collection device or method

  • Harmonized name: samp_collect_device

  • Description: Method or device employed for collecting sample

Sampling floor

  • Harmonized name: samp_floor

  • Description: The floor of the building, where the sampling room is located, e.g., 1st floor, 2nd floor, basement, lobby

Sample material processing

  • Harmonized name: samp_mat_process

  • Description: Processing applied to the sample during or after isolation

Sampling room ID or name

  • Harmonized name: samp_room_id

  • Description: Sampling room number. This ID should be consistent with the designations on the building floor plans

Sample size

  • Harmonized name: samp_size

  • Description: Amount or size of sample (volume, mass or area) that was collected

Sample size sorting method

  • Harmonized name: samp_sort_meth

  • Description: method by which samples are sorted

Sampling time outside

  • Harmonized name: samp_time_out

  • Description: The recent and long term history of outside sampling

Sample volume or weight for DNA extraction

  • Harmonized name: samp_vol_we_dna_ext

  • Description: volume (mL) or weight (g) of sample processed for DNA extraction

Sampling day weather

  • Harmonized name: samp_weather

  • Description: The weather on the sampling day, e.g., clear sky, cloudy, foggy, hail, rain, snow, sleet, sunny, windy

Season

  • Harmonized name: season

  • Description: The season when sampling occurred. Any of the four periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices. This field accepts terms listed under season (http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C94729)

Seasonal use

  • Harmonized name: season_use

  • Description: The seasons the space is occupied, e.g., spring, summer, fall, winter

Shading device signs of water/mold

  • Harmonized name: shad_dev_water_mold

  • Description: Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on the shading device, e.g., presence of mold visible, no presence of mold visible

Shading device condition

  • Harmonized name: shading_device_cond

  • Description: The physical condition of the shading device at the time of sampling, e.g., damaged, needs repair, new, rupture, visible wear

Shading device location

  • Harmonized name: shading_device_loc

  • Description: The location of the shading device in relation to the built structure, e.g., exterior, interior

Shading device material

  • Harmonized name: shading_device_mat

  • Description: The material the shading device is composed of

Shading device type

  • Harmonized name: shading_device_type

  • Description: The type of shading device, e.g., bahama shutters, exterior roll blind, gambrel awning, hood awning, porchroller awning, sarasota shutters, slatted aluminum, solid aluminum awning, sun screen, tree, trellis, venetian awning

Size fraction selected

  • Harmonized name: size_frac

  • Description: Filtering pore size used in sample preparation, e.g., 0-0.22 micrometer

Source material identifiers

  • Harmonized name: source_material_id

  • Description: unique identifier assigned to a material sample used for extracting nucleic acids, and subsequent sequencing. The identifier can refer either to the original material collected or to any derived sub-samples.

Specifications

  • Harmonized name: specific

  • Description: The building specifications, e.g., operation, as built, construction, bid, design, photos

Specific humidity

  • Harmonized name: specific_humidity

  • Description: The mass of water vapour in a unit mass of moist air, usually expressed as grams of vapour per kilogram of air, or, in air conditioning, as grains per pound

Substructure type

  • Harmonized name: substructure_type

  • Description: substructure or under building is that largely hidden section of the building which is built off the foundations to the ground floor level

Surface-air contaminant

  • Harmonized name: surf_air_cont

  • Description: contaminant identified on surface

Surface humidity

  • Harmonized name: surf_humidity

  • Description: surfaces: water activity as a function of air and material moisture

Surface material

  • Harmonized name: surf_material

  • Description: surface materials at the point of sampling

Surface moisture

  • Harmonized name: surf_moisture

  • Description: water held on a surface

Surface moisture pH

  • Harmonized name: surf_moisture_ph

  • Description: pH measurement of surface

Surface temperature

  • Harmonized name: surf_temp

  • Description: temperature of the surface at the time of sampling

Temperature outside house

  • Harmonized name: temp_out

  • Description: The recorded temperature value at sampling time outside

Train line

  • Harmonized name: train_line

  • Description: The subway line name, e.g., red, green, orange

Train station collection location

  • Harmonized name: train_stat_loc

  • Description: The train station collection location, e.g., south station above ground, south station underground, south station amtrak, forest hills, riverside

Train stop collection location

  • Harmonized name: train_stop_loc

  • Description: The train stop collection location, e.g., end, mid, downtown

Visual media

  • Harmonized name: vis_media

  • Description: The building visual media, e.g., photos, videos, commonly of the building, site context (adjacent buildings, vegetation, terrain, streets), interiors, equipment, 3D scans

Wall area

  • Harmonized name: wall_area

  • Description: The total area of the sampled room's walls

Wall construction type

  • Harmonized name: wall_const_type

  • Description: The building class of the wall defined by the composition of the building elements and fire-resistance rating, e.g., frame construction, joisted masonry, light noncombustible, masonry noncombustible, modified fire resistive, fire resistive

Wall finish material

  • Harmonized name: wall_finish_mat

  • Description: The material utilized to finish the outer most layer of the wall, e.g., plaster, gypsum plaster, veneer plaster, gypsum board, tile, terrazzo, stone facing, acoustical treatment, wood, metal, masonry

Wall height

  • Harmonized name: wall_height

  • Description: The average height of the walls in the sampled room

Wall location

  • Harmonized name: wall_loc

  • Description: The relative location of the wall within the room, e.g., north, south, east, west

Wall surface treatment

  • Harmonized name: wall_surf_treatment

  • Description: The surface treatment of interior wall, e.g., painted, wall paper, no treatment, paneling, stucco, fabric

Wall texture

  • Harmonized name: wall_texture

  • Description: The feel, appearance, or consistency of a wall surface, e.g., crows feet, crows-foot stomp, double skip, hawk and trowel, knockdown, popcorn, orange peel, rosebud stomp, Santa-Fe texture, skip trowel, smooth, stomp knockdown, swirl

Wall thermal mass

  • Harmonized name: wall_thermal_mass

  • Description: The ability of the wall to provide inertia against temperature fluctuations. Generally this means concrete or concrete block that is either exposed or covered only with paint

Wall signs of water/mold

  • Harmonized name: wall_water_mold

  • Description: Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on a wall, e.g., presence of mold visible, no presence of mold visible

Water feature size

  • Harmonized name: water_feat_size

  • Description: The size of the water feature

Water feature type

  • Harmonized name: water_feat_type

  • Description: The type of water feature present within the building being sampled, e.g., fountain, pool, standing feature, stream, waterfall

Weekday

  • Harmonized name: weekday

  • Description: The day of the week when sampling occurred, e.g., monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday

Window condition

  • Harmonized name: window_cond

  • Description: The physical condition of the window at the time of sampling, e.g., damaged, needs repair, new, rupture, visible wear

Window covering

  • Harmonized name: window_cover

  • Description: The type of window covering, e.g., blinds, curtains, none

Window horizontal position

  • Harmonized name: window_horiz_pos

  • Description: The horizontal position of the window on the wall, e.g., left, middle, right

Window location

  • Harmonized name: window_loc

  • Description: The relative location of the window within the room, e.g., north, south, east, west

Window material

  • Harmonized name: window_mat

  • Description: The type of material used to finish a window, e.g., clad, fiberglass, metal, vinyl, wood

Window open frequency

  • Harmonized name: window_open_freq

  • Description: The number of times windows are opened per week

Window area/size

  • Harmonized name: window_size

  • Description: The window's length and width

Window status

  • Harmonized name: window_status

  • Description: Defines whether the windows were open or closed during environmental testing, e.g., closed, open

Window type

  • Harmonized name: window_type

  • Description: The type of windows, e.g., single-hung sash window, horizontal sash window, fixed window

Window vertical position

  • Harmonized name: window_vert_pos

  • Description: The vertical position of the window on the wall, e.g., bottom, middle, top, low, middle, high

Window signs of water/mold

  • Harmonized name: window_water_mold

  • Description: Signs of the presence of mold or mildew on the window, e.g., presence of mold visible, no presence of mold visible

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