avg_height | _avg_height | The average height of the buildings of this typology in meters. | Goo |
footprint_area | _footprint_area | The footprint area of the buildings of this typology in square meteres. | Goo |
facade_area | _facade_area | The facade area of the buildings of this typology in square meters. | Goo |
program | _program | One of the 16 building programs listed from the "DF Bldg Programs" component. The following options are available:
FullServiceRestaurant
Hospital
LargeHotel
LargeOffice
MediumOffice
MidRiseApartment
OutPatient
PrimarySchool
QuickServiceRestaurant
SecondarySchool
SmallHotel
SmallOffice
StandAloneRetail
StripMall
SuperMarket
Warehouse | Goo |
age | _age | An integer that sets the age of the buildings represented by this typology.
This is used to determine what constructions make up the walls, roofs, and windows
based on international building codes over the last several decades. Choose from the following options:
Pre-1980's
1980's-Present
New Construction | Goo |
flr_to_flr | _flr_to_flr_ | A number that sets the average distance between floors for the building typology. This will be used to compute the total floor area of the building, which ultimately determines the influence that the typology has on the urban microclimate. | Goo |
fract_canyon | _fract_canyon_ | A number between 0 and 1 that represents the fraction of the building's waste heat from air conditioning that gets rejected into the urban canyon (as opposed to through rooftop equipment or into a ground source loop). The default is set to 0.5. | Goo |