Space 

A space represents a volume enclosed by surfaces.

Element Information

Model

Name{0,1} | Description{0,1} | Lighting* | LightingControl* | InfiltrationFlow{0,1} | PeopleNumber{0,1} | PeopleHeatGain{0,3} | LightPowerPerArea{0,1} | EquipPowerPerArea{0,1} | AirChangesPerHour{0,1} | Area | Temperature{0,1} | Volume | PlanarGeometry{0,1} | ShellGeometry{0,1} | AirLoopId* | HydronicLoopId* | MeterId* | IntEquipId* | AirLoopEquipmentId* | HydronicLoopEquipmentId* | CADObjectId* | TypeCode{0,1} | SpaceBoundary*
Children: AirChangesPerHour, AirLoopEquipmentId, AirLoopId, Area, CADObjectId, Description, EquipPowerPerArea, HydronicLoopEquipmentId, HydronicLoopId, InfiltrationFlow, IntEquipId, LightPowerPerArea, Lighting, LightingControl, MeterId, Name, PeopleHeatGain, PeopleNumber, PlanarGeometry, ShellGeometry, SpaceBoundary, Temperature, TypeCode, Volume

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
buildingStoreyIdRef xsd:IDREF optional 
ID for BuildingStorey this space is on.
conditionType conditionTypeEnum optional
equipmentScheduleIdRef xsd:IDREF optional 
ID for schedule of equipment use
id xsd:ID required
ifcGUID xsd:string optional 
Global Unique ID from Industry Foundation Class (IFC) file.
lightScheduleIdRef xsd:IDREF optional 
ID of the schedule for lights contained in this space
peopleScheduleIdRef xsd:IDREF optional 
ID for schedule of people in this space
scheduleIdRef xsd:IDREF optional 
ID for the schedule of transmittance of a shading surface
spaceType spaceTypeEnum optional 
spaceType represents how a space is used.
zoneIdRef xsd:IDREF optional

Used By

Element Building

Source 

<xsd:element name="Space">
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:documentation>A space represents a volume enclosed by surfaces.</xsd:documentation>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:complexType>
    <xsd:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xsd:element ref="Name" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="Description" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="Lighting" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="LightingControl" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="InfiltrationFlow" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="PeopleNumber" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="PeopleHeatGain" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3"/>
      <xsd:element ref="LightPowerPerArea" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="EquipPowerPerArea" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="AirChangesPerHour" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="Area" minOccurs="1"/>
      <xsd:element ref="Temperature" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="Volume" minOccurs="1"/>
      <xsd:element ref="PlanarGeometry" minOccurs="0">
        <xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:documentation>Planar polygon that represents the perimeter of space and whose area is equal to the floor area of the space.</xsd:documentation>
        </xsd:annotation>
      </xsd:element>
      <xsd:element ref="ShellGeometry" minOccurs="0">
        <xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:documentation>Planar polygons that represent the interior surfaces bounding the space and whose volume is equal to the volume of the space.</xsd:documentation>
        </xsd:annotation>
      </xsd:element>
      <xsd:element ref="AirLoopId" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="HydronicLoopId" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="MeterId" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="IntEquipId" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="AirLoopEquipmentId" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="HydronicLoopEquipmentId" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="CADObjectId" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
      <xsd:element ref="TypeCode" minOccurs="0"/>
      <xsd:element ref="SpaceBoundary" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
    </xsd:choice>
    <xsd:attribute name="id" type="xsd:ID" use="required"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="spaceType" type="spaceTypeEnum">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>spaceType represents how a space is used.</xsd:documentation>
        <xsd:appinfo>
          <xhtml:a href="http://206.55.31.90/cgi-bin/lpd/ShowSpaceTypes.pl">IfcPolyLoop</xhtml:a>, an IESNA and ASHRAE project for determining lighting power density for individual spaces.</xsd:appinfo>
      </xsd:annotation>
    </xsd:attribute>
    <xsd:attribute name="zoneIdRef" type="xsd:IDREF"/>
    <xsd:attribute name="scheduleIdRef" type="xsd:IDREF">
      <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>ID for