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Brick is a metadata schema that describes various components within a building to enable innovative applications. More details about Brick can be found at our website: http://brickschema.org/

This is a google group to ask questions about Brick and discuss its details.

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Gabe Fierro, Oskar Nilsson2

10:27 AM

Brick v1.4.0 Released!

Hi, Thank you for your efforts! Is there an estimate timeline for the documentation? Brick locations

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Brick v1.4.0 Released!

Hi, Thank you for your efforts! Is there an estimate timeline for the documentation? Brick locations

10:27 AM

Max Berktold, Gabe Fierro2

Apr 4

Modeling Radiators

Hi Max! Sorry I missed this question last month.. did you get your questions answered ( I know we had

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Modeling Radiators

Hi Max! Sorry I missed this question last month.. did you get your questions answered ( I know we had

Apr 4

danie...@csiro.au2

Apr 2

Brick NodeShapes that seemingly won't validate anything

Hi again, Sorry, I should have mentioned scale... I found 121 shapes like this in 1.3, and 99 in 1.4

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Brick NodeShapes that seemingly won't validate anything

Hi again, Sorry, I should have mentioned scale... I found 121 shapes like this in 1.3, and 99 in 1.4

Apr 2

ga...@brickschema.org, Benedict Pego3

Mar 19

Brick v1.4.0 Release Candidate 1 Released

Hi Benedict: We are in the process of adding the missing Brick classes to REC as part of this release

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Brick v1.4.0 Release Candidate 1 Released

Hi Benedict: We are in the process of adding the missing Brick classes to REC as part of this release

Mar 19

Sarah MacDougall, … Oskar Nilsson5

Feb 15

Brick v1.4 RC1- Real Estate Core & Brick ICT_Equipment type

Thanks Gabe! Yes, that makes sense. If brick:Controller is introduced, it would be good to have an

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Brick v1.4 RC1- Real Estate Core & Brick ICT_Equipment type

Thanks Gabe! Yes, that makes sense. If brick:Controller is introduced, it would be good to have an

Feb 15

Sarah MacDougall, ga...@brickschema.org2

Feb 8

Brick v1.4 RC1- Use Real Estate Core space classes for all new Brick v1.4 models?

Hey Sarah! Yes, we recommend that people use REC space classes for all new Brick 1.4 models. We'

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Brick v1.4 RC1- Use Real Estate Core space classes for all new Brick v1.4 models?

Hey Sarah! Yes, we recommend that people use REC space classes for all new Brick 1.4 models. We'

Feb 8

Sarah MacDougall, ga...@brickschema.org2

Feb 8

Brick v1.4 RC1- Brick Wing class deprecation with no equivalent REC class

Thanks for bringing this up! This will be added to REC: https://github.com/RealEstateCore/rec/pull/

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Brick v1.4 RC1- Brick Wing class deprecation with no equivalent REC class

Thanks for bringing this up! This will be added to REC: https://github.com/RealEstateCore/rec/pull/

Feb 8

Sarah MacDougall

Jan 26

Brick v1.4 RC1- Modeling Sensor Equipment

Your new Terminal Unit documentation also demonstrates the use of brick:Sensor_Equipment: https://

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Brick v1.4 RC1- Modeling Sensor Equipment

Your new Terminal Unit documentation also demonstrates the use of brick:Sensor_Equipment: https://

Jan 26

Sarah MacDougall

Jan 26

Brick v1.4 RC1- Real estate core hasPart & isLocationOf relationships?

The new documentation , https://docs.brickschema.org/modeling/terminal-units.html has real estate

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Brick v1.4 RC1- Real estate core hasPart & isLocationOf relationships?

The new documentation , https://docs.brickschema.org/modeling/terminal-units.html has real estate

Jan 26

ga...@brickschema.org

Jan 8

Brick/RealEstateCore Webinar

Hi everyone, and happy new year! We are pleased to announce the next Brick/REC conference happening

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Brick/RealEstateCore Webinar

Hi everyone, and happy new year! We are pleased to announce the next Brick/REC conference happening

Jan 8

Matias Ekkerhaugen, … Gabriel Fierro5

12/22/23

Points in model design

Hi and thank you both for your answers, I am sorry that I have not responded to this discussion until

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Points in model design

Hi and thank you both for your answers, I am sorry that I have not responded to this discussion until

12/22/23

Chris Bupp, Ambuj Shatdal2

12/14/23

On_Off_Sensor for a lighting switch

On_Of_Status should be able to model the state of the switch, per the documentation "Indicates

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On_Off_Sensor for a lighting switch

On_Of_Status should be able to model the state of the switch, per the documentation "Indicates

12/14/23

Sarah MacDougall, Peder Ward2

10/20/23

Collections Questions

Hello, We also wish to include points within collections. For instance, we might have a collection of

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Collections Questions

Hello, We also wish to include points within collections. For instance, we might have a collection of

10/20/23

ga...@brickschema.org

10/4/23

New Brick Viewer Up!

Hi everyone: I wanted to let you know that I've put up a new version of the Brick Viewer at https

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New Brick Viewer Up!

Hi everyone: I wanted to let you know that I've put up a new version of the Brick Viewer at https

10/4/23

Jayson Bursill, … Gabe Fierro6

9/29/23

I have a basic form the Brick viewer up now (https://viewer.brickschema.org). I'll add a few more

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I have a basic form the Brick viewer up now (https://viewer.brickschema.org). I'll add a few more

9/29/23

ga...@brickschema.org

8/22/23

Brick vocabulary mapping tool

Hi everyone! I hacked up a tool which uses OpenAI's Embedding API to produce mappings between

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Brick vocabulary mapping tool

Hi everyone! I hacked up a tool which uses OpenAI's Embedding API to produce mappings between

8/22/23

7/29/23

Updates to the BlenderBIM Add-on's Brick Authoring Tool

Hi everyone, I've been working on the BlenderBIM Add-on's Brickschema authoring tool as part

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Updates to the BlenderBIM Add-on's Brick Authoring Tool

Hi everyone, I've been working on the BlenderBIM Add-on's Brickschema authoring tool as part

7/29/23

Min Young Hwang

7/10/23

Representing logic statements (AND/OR) in Brick?

Hi Brick experts, I am using Brick to store fault diagnosis information for specific configurations

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Representing logic statements (AND/OR) in Brick?

Hi Brick experts, I am using Brick to store fault diagnosis information for specific configurations

7/10/23

Oisín Grehan, … Gabe Fierro6

6/8/23

Demand Response vocabulary extension: Constraints

I think so! I can see that being a helpful integration. Do you have any particular modes of

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Demand Response vocabulary extension: Constraints

I think so! I can see that being a helpful integration. Do you have any particular modes of

6/8/23

Matias Ekkerhaugen, … Erik Paulson9

6/1/23

Model validation on the fly

Thank you Erik, I think it sounds like a very natural thing to include 'what are the permitted

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Model validation on the fly

Thank you Erik, I think it sounds like a very natural thing to include 'what are the permitted

6/1/23

Sarah MacDougall, … Erik Paulson4

5/26/23

Integrating Real Estate Core space types into Brick

Sarah, this is really helpful, thank you very much! -Erik On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 12:19 PM Sarah

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Integrating Real Estate Core space types into Brick

Sarah, this is really helpful, thank you very much! -Erik On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 12:19 PM Sarah

5/26/23

Pietro Zambelli, Gabriel Fierro2

5/26/23

dimensional properties of an object (pipe): length, diameter

Hi Pietro: We have historically avoided putting connection (duct, pipe, etc) information into Brick

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dimensional properties of an object (pipe): length, diameter

Hi Pietro: We have historically avoided putting connection (duct, pipe, etc) information into Brick

5/26/23

Sarah MacDougall, ga...@brickschema.org2

5/9/23

Versioning Brick Extension

Hi Sarah: Sorry for the delay! I guess some of this group's messages still go to spam for me, for

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Versioning Brick Extension

Hi Sarah: Sorry for the delay! I guess some of this group's messages still go to spam for me, for

5/9/23

5/8/23

Brick viewer website is not working

Hi, Here is a question about your provided Brick Viewer website. Currently, the webpage is not

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Brick viewer website is not working

Hi, Here is a question about your provided Brick Viewer website. Currently, the webpage is not

5/8/23

Wanfu Zheng, Gabe Fierro2

4/26/23

Modeling a Chiller

Hi there! Depending on the direction of flow in your diagram, you will want to reach for the entering

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Modeling a Chiller

Hi there! Depending on the direction of flow in your diagram, you will want to reach for the entering

4/26/23

Oskar Nilsson, … Gabe Fierro6

4/26/23

Removing domain/range

Hi Oskar: I want to point you to a recent tool we have been working on at NREL: https://github.com/

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Removing domain/range

Hi Oskar: I want to point you to a recent tool we have been working on at NREL: https://github.com/

4/26/23

Barry Middlebrook, Erik Paulson2

4/3/23

What are best practices for defining and validating building oncology

Hi Barry - In a Brick model, each instance needs to have its own unique identity. This is from the

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What are best practices for defining and validating building oncology

Hi Barry - In a Brick model, each instance needs to have its own unique identity. This is from the

4/3/23

Riley Wong, Erik Paulson4

3/30/23

Inquiry on the current state of IFC -> Brick conversion

I meant to include the REC class index, you can find that here: https://dev.realestatecore.io/

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Inquiry on the current state of IFC -> Brick conversion

I meant to include the REC class index, you can find that here: https://dev.realestatecore.io/

3/30/23

Dave Waterworth, Erik Paulson2

3/16/23

Should VAVs have the air tag

It's an omission on VAV, I think. I don't know that we actually want to put it on '

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Should VAVs have the air tag

It's an omission on VAV, I think. I don't know that we actually want to put it on '

3/16/23

Lasitha Chamari, Erik Paulson2

2/24/23

Looking for relevant Brick Classes

On #1, we just merged in a new part of the tree where i think we'd put a Room control unit - at

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Looking for relevant Brick Classes

On #1, we just merged in a new part of the tree where i think we'd put a Room control unit - at

2/24/23

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