Built
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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