Integrating Real Estate Core space types into Brick

[Sarah MacDougall]

Hi,

When Real Estate Core room types are integrated into a future Brick version, will these be these classes (https://dev.realestatecore.io/ontology/Space/Architecture/Room/Room) represent the different room types?  Or may there be some changes? 

When I compare these to Brick v1.3 room types, the Real Estate Core room types are more limited in scope. For example, in Brick v1.3, there is a Team Room type, but Real Estate doesn't really have a Team Room type.  REC has a Conversation Room type, which could be equivalent, but it is not as nice as Team Room.  I see a similar problem with REC not having a Break Room equivalent.

I am just curious as to why the Brick standard is moving to REC space types when the types are more limited than what the Brick standard has today?

Also, I understand that the timeline for the integration of REC space types into Brick standard is known.  However, do you think it would be in the next released Brick version perhaps this year or would happen in the more distant future?

Thanks,

Sarah MacDougall

[Ambuj Shatdal]

My take is that:

1. Brick is integrating with REC to minimize the number of ontologies that users have to work with

2. We’ll make sure that REC+Brick ontology covers all of the Brick Location hierarchy (and is thus backward compatible to the extent possible).

If you have already made a list of classes (concepts) that need to be brought over from Brick to REC (i.e. that are there in Brick but not in REC), please do share it.

Thanks.

Ambuj

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[Sarah MacDougall]

Hi Ambuj,

Thanks for the info.  I've attached a list of Brick room types that my team is currently using and I've tried to find equivalent Real Estate Core room types.  I found that many didn't have equivalents.    It is not a complete list of Brick types, but I hope this helps in your efforts to merge the space types.

Thanks,

Sarah

[Erik Paulson]

Sarah, this is really helpful, thank you very much!

-Erik

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