Change Log:
5.12
8/2014
1. Added "ExposedFloor" enumeration to surfaceTypeEnum
2. Surface element attribute constructionIdRef is a required attribute.
3. Surface element child AdjacentSpaceId, minimum 1, maximum 2 (meaning it is a required field)
4. Space element Area child - min 1, max 1 (is a required field)
5. Space element Volume child - min 1, max 1 (is a required field)
6. Added "CubicMPerHourPerSquareM" enumeration to flowPerAreaUnitEnum
7. At element FlowControl, added new element “RecircFlow” with unit attribute and flowUnitEnum
8. Added "ActivityLevel" enumeration to scheduleTypeEnum
9. Added "Custom" enumeration to dayTypeEnum
10. At element FlowControl, added new element “RecircFlow” with unit attribute and flowUnitEnum
11. At element TemperatureControl added existing element ResetTemperature as an optional child, with unit attribute of temperatureUnitEnum
12. Added new attribute “resetSchedIDRef” to ResetTemperature element
13. Added “Scheduled” enumeration to resetTemperatureTypeEnum
14. Added “ResetTemp" enumeration to scheduleTypeEnum
15. Added optional attributes to ScheduleValue: OutsideHighReset, OutsideLowReset, SupplyHighReset, SupplyLowReset
16. Added optional attribute to Zone element: fanTempSchedIdRef
17. Added "Fraction" enumeration to flowUnitEnum
18. Added "TwoWayValve" and "ThreeWayValve" enumerations to hydronicEquipTypeEnum
19. Added existing element "DesignCoolT" to element "HydronicLoop"
5.11
11/2013
1. Made ZipcodeOrPostalCode element under Location element required field.
2. Made Name and HolidayDate elements under HolidaysModeled element required fields
5.10
10/2012
1. Added new element: ProjectEntity under ProgramInfo and it contains three new elements Filename, URI, and GUID.
2. Added new element: Filename for storing filenames of project files that created or modified the gbXML file.
3. Added new element: URI for storing location of filename or project that created or modified the gbXML file.
4. Added new element: GUID for storing unique ids for models, projects, simulations, and files that created or modified the gbXML file. GUID also has entity attribute that uses entityType enumeration.
5. Added new enumeration: entityType which has four values, Model, File, Project, Run.
6. Added programId attribute to the following elements; LightPowerPerArea, EquipPowerPerArea, InfiltrationFlow, PeopleNumber, PeopleHeatGain, Temperature, PeakDomesticHotWaterFlow, Weather, Schedule, IntEquip, ExtEquip, OAFlowPerPerson, OAFlowPerArea, DesignHeatT, DesignCoolT, Construction, HydronicLoop, HydronicLoopEquipment, AirLoop, AirLoopEquipment, LightingSystem, LightingControl, Lighting, WindowType, Vegetation, Weather, Meter, Transportation, Zone, ShadeControl, AltEnergySource, FlowPerArea, FlowPerPerson, and Flow.
7. Added Lux and Phot to illuminanceUnitEnum.
8. Added Damper, Boiler, Chiller to controlTypeEnum.
9. Added unit attribute using temperatureUnitEnum to DesignTemp, MinTemp, and MaxTemp.
10. Added unit attribute using flowUnitEnum to DesignFlow, MaximumFlow, and MinimumFlow.
11. Added LPM to flowUnitEnum.
12. Added primaryLoopId attribute to HydronicLoop.
13. Added Location element to Weather element.
14. Remove City, Country, StateorProvince elements from Weather element as Location element superceeds it.
15. Added Modeled to stationTypeEnumeration.
16. Added DataCenter to buildingTypeEnum.
17. Added ServerRoom to spaceTypeEnum.
18. Remove CADModelId from CreatedBy element as ProgramInfo and ProjectEntites superceeds it.
19. Changed minOccurs value to 4 for Surface sub-element of Campus main element
20. Changed minOccurs value to 0 for Surface main element
21. Updated the versionEnum with the latest gbXML version numbers
22. Updated the surfaceTypeEnum annotations to better clarify the angle constraints
5.01
4/2012
1. Deleted "surfaceNormalConvention" element. No longer used.
2. Deleted "surfaceNormalEnum" enumeration. No longer used.
5.00
10/2011
1. Added new element: YearModeled. It consists of BeginDate, EndDate, and HolidaysModeled child elements.
2. Added new element: HolidaysModeled. It consists of Name, Description, and HolidayDate child elements.
3. Added new element: HolidayDate (type: date)
4. Added YearModeled child element to Campus element
5. Added 5 new enumeration items to the extEquipTypeEnum enumeration (Types of exterior equipment):
a. WindTurbine
b. Photovoltaic
c. CogenDiesel
d. CogenFuelCell
e. CogenGasTurbine
6. Added new element: HeatRejectedtoSpace with unitlessUnitEnum attribute
7. Added new element: Weight with attribute weightUnitEnum
8. Added Weight, HeatRejectedtoSpace child elements to IntEquip element
9. Added Weight child element to ExtEquip, airLoopEquip, HydronicEquip elements
10 Added new element: HeatRejectedtoSpace (type: decimal). Also added annotation explaining this element
11. Added HeatRejectedtoSpace child element to intEquip
12. Added Exhaust item to enumeration systemTypeEnum
13. Added new enumeration: resetTemperatureTypeEnum with 3 items: None, Automatic, OutdoorAirBased
14. Added new element: ResetTemperature with attributes: temperatureUnitEnum, resetTemperatureTypeEnum
15. Added ResetTemperature child element to AirLoopEquipment element
16. Updated the annotation of the AirLoopEquipment element to explain how they should be ordered in an AirLoop
17. Added new element: MotorInAirstream (type: boolean)
18. Added MotorInAirstream child element to AirLoopEquipment element
19. Added new element: Enthalpy with attribute enthalpyUnitEnum
20. Added new enumeration: enthalpyUnitEnum with 2 items: BTUPerLb and KJPerKg
21. Added Enthalpy child element to AirLoopEquipment element
22. Added 2 enumeration items to equipmentTypeEnum: EvaporativePreCooler, PreHeatCoil
23. Added 2 enumeration items to efficiencyTypeEnum: BTUPerHourPerF, kWPerC. Also, added annotation saying that this applies to StandByLoss for water heaters
24. Updated SolarHeatGainCoeff child element of Opening element so that it is unbounded (i.e. - many SHGC values for an Opening)
25. Updated AdjacentSpaceId annotation to better explain its use
26. Updated PolyLoop annotation to better explain its use
27. Added ProductName, Version, Platform elements (All of type: string)
28. Added AirChangesPerHour child element to Space element
29. Updated ShellGeometry annotation with clarification
30. Updated SpaceBoundary annotation with clarification
31. Added oppositeIdRef attribute (type: IDREF) to SpaceBoundary
32. Added SpaceBoundary child element to Building element along with annotation
33. Added new element: FamilyName (type: string)
34. Added FamilyName child element to Surface
35. Added new elements: Address1, Address2, City, State, ZipCode, Country, PhoneNumber (all of type: string)
36. Added Address1, Address2, City, State, ZipCode, Country, PhoneNumber child elements to PersonInfo element
37. Added ExtEquipId child element to both Construction and WindowType elements for purposes of modeling BIPV.
38. Added 2 enumeration items to powerTypeEnum: Diesel, Biogas
39. Added 1 enumeration item to powerUseTypeEnum: ElectricityGeneration
40. Added 2 enumeration items to tempTypeEnum: HighTempLockout, LowTempLockout
41. Added new enumeration: windSpeedEnum with 3 items: RatedWindSpeed, CutInWindSpeed, CutOutWindSpeed
42. Added new element: WindSpeed with attributes velocityUnitEnum, windSpeedEnum
43. Added WindSpeed child element to ExtEquip element
44. Added ResetTemperature child element to HydronicLoopEquipment element
45. Updated Equation element documentation to clarify dependent vs. independent variables
45. Updated IndependentVariable child element of Equation element to allow for infinite number of independent variables
46. Updated all instances of text "Dependent" and "Independent". It was misspelled.
47. Updated Performance element documentation to clarify that it can represent all types of performance metrics
0.37
12/08
Added version attribute to gbXML element.
Added the ability to have additional SolarHeatGainCoeff values for Openings and WindowTypes for different angles of incidence defined by a new attribute in the SolarHeatGainCoeff element.
Added the Photometry element to the LightingSystem element.
Added the CADModelID to the CreatedBy element to track the CAD/BIM model the gbXML was created from.
Added CoefficientOfUtilization element to Lighting element.
Added PhotometryOrientation element to Lighting element.
Added Radiator to hydronicEquipTypeEnum.
Added 25 additional systemTypeEnums.
0.36
02/08
Corrected buildingStoreyIdRef attribute in Space element.
Added HydronicLoopEquipmentId element to Space element.
Added airChangesSchedIdRef attribute to Zone element.
Add constraint to Surface element to have a minimum of four defined.
Corrected spelling error in PercentAreaDaylitControlled element in LightingControl element.
Added the following elements to allow USDA-FS to conduct urban/wildland interface fire modeling: BiomassDensity element to Vegetation element, WFTDTemp, WFTDRelHumidity, WFTDWindSpeed, WFTDWindDir, and WFTDPressure to Weather element, Fire to Material element and FireFace to Construction element.
Changed DocumentHistory/CreatedBy and DocumentHistory/ProgramInfo elements to be required.
0.35
8/06
Corrected spelling error in capacityTypeEnum.
Added SingleFamily to buildingTypeEnum.
Replaced sequence requirement with unbound choice.
0.34
8/19/03
Convert spaceTypeEnum facets to Pascal case and added DiningCafeteriaFastFood to buildingTypeEnum. Ensured all enumeration facets are in Pascal case.
6/25/03
Added CartesianPoint element to Results element.
Set minNumber for ZipcodeOrPostalCode element under the Location element to 1.
Set Campus element id attribute use to required.
Set Building element id attribute use to required.
Corrected Surface element id attribute use to required.
0.33
1/15/02
Added PolyLoop element to RectangularGeometry for describing polygons
Changed CartesianPoint element to allow only two Coordinate elements for describing flat geometry
Added PeakDomesticHotWaterFlow element to Building
Created PeakDomesticHotWaterFlow element
Moved simple type elements into complex type elements - easier to find correct element
Added enumeration to conditionTypeEnum
1/14/02
Made HydronicLoopId repeatable in AirLoopEquipment and HydronicLoopEquipment
Added Name and Description as optional elements to the Results element
1/10/02
Created heatGainTypeEnum enumeration and assigned it to the PeopleHeatGain element
Created PeopleHeatGain element and added it to the Space element
Removed TotalPeopleHeatGain and PeopleLatentHeatGain elements
Added systemType attribute to the AirLoop element, and added systemTypeEnum enumeration
Removed Lighting element from gbXML root element
Replaced LightId in Campus and Building elements with Lighting elements that refrence LightingSystem elements directly
Changed InfiltrationFlow/@type to optional
Added an optional HydronicLoop/@primaryLoopId attribute
0.32
12/12/01
Changed xsd:any namespace="##any" to ##other for GeneralGeometry and Meter elements
12/10/01
Removed gbXML/CreatorPersonInfo and gbXML/CreatorCadInfo
Created Surface/RectangularGeometry and Opening/RectangularGeometry and their children
Created gbXML/DocumentHistory and its children
Updated schema to version http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema
Changed enumerations for spaceTypeEnum to remove spaces and slashes
Changed Results/@timeIncrement to type xsd:duration as required for the 2001 schema specification
0.31
8/1/01
Added HydronicLoopId to AirLoopEquipment element
7/26/01
Added Control element to equipment elements
Added FlowControl element to HydronicLoop element
Added PressureControl element to AirLoop element
Added TemperatureControl element to both loop elements
Added enumerations to tempTypeEnum
7/25/01
Added xmlns to schema element
Added conditioningTypeEnum
Changed enumerations for efficiencyTypeEnum
Changed enumerations for resourceTypeEnum
Added stadardsTypeEnum
Added DependentValue element
Added IndependentValue element
Removed XValue element
Removed YValue element
Added RefrigerantType to AirLoopEquipment element
Changed structure of Data element
Added attributes to DeltaP element
Added conditionType attribute to DeltaT element
Made Name and Description elements optional in the DependentVariable element
Added minValue and maxValue attributes to the DependentVariable element
Changed structure of the Efficiency element
Allowed up to 2 IndependentVariable elements in the Equation element
Added fluidType attribute to the HydronicLoop element
Changed structure of HydronicLoopEquipment element
Made Name in IndependentVariable element optional
Changed structure of MinFlow element
Added id attribute to the Performance element
Changed structure of PointData element
7/9/01
Added hydronicLoopType to HydronicLoopId
Added HydronicLoopId to HydronicLoopEquipment
7/3/01
Added ShadeControl to Opening
Added ShadeSchedule, SolarOnOpening, HorizontalSolar, AirTempature, ZoneCoolingLoad, and Glare to ShadeControl
Added attributes, enumerations, and documentation for these new elements
Removed frameIdRef, blindIdRef, GlazeId, GapId from Opening - they are redundant and already contained in WindowType
0.30
6/28/01
Changed Results element
Removed MaterialType - it did not add information
0.29
4/30/01
Added StreetAddress element to Building - removed Location.
Changed SIResults element to useSIUnitsForResults.
Made several attributes at the gbXML level required instead of defaulting to SI.
Campus/@buildingType removed - Building/@buildingType required.
Changed SpaceId element to AdjacentSpaceId.
Moved CADObjectId after PlanarGeometry in the Opening element.
Made PlanarGeometry/@id optional.
Removed shadeTypeEnum (no longer used).
4/27/01
Added annotation to several elements and attributes.
Added Enum to the end of enumerations to clarify distinction between 'type', meaning simple type (used for enumerations) and 'type', used in classifying an object (example: buildingType, surfaceType).
0.28
4/12/01
Added uValueUnit.
Made exposedToSun default = true.
4/10/01
Changed sequence of gbXML, Campus, Building, Surface, and Location children.
Added more of a description for Location.
Made Building/@id, Surface/@id optional.
Moved Surface to be child of Campus.
Added enumerations to conditionType.
Changed ShadingSurface element to ExposedToSun boolean attribute.
Renamed SpaceRef to SpaceId, @spaceRef to @spaceIdRef
Removed Name and Description from PlanarGeometry.
Added explicit right-hand-rule documentation to the PolyLoop element.
Constrained PolyLoop to at least 3 CartesianPoints.
Constrained CartesianPoint to exactly 3 Coordinates.
Added @lengthUnit, @areaUnit, @volumeUnit, and @temperatureUnit to the gbXML element.
Changed documentation for Latitude and Longitude.
4/6/01
Added targetNamespace.
Removed gbXML/@version.
Made gbXML/@id optional.
Removed GeoPraxisEAM from gbXML/@engine.
Renamed gbXML/SI to gbXML/SIResults and added documentation.
Removed @unit from Latitude and Longitude and made simple type - must be in decimal degrees.
Added global enumerations to be called out elsewhere.
0.27
2/13/01
Removed buildingType attribute from Space.
Added spaceType attribute to Space.
Changed FloorArea to Area.
Changed CADObjectIdRef attribute to CADObjectId element to allow for multiples.
Changed to surface-centric model.
Changed Geometry to PlanarGeometry, ShellGeometry, and GeneralGeometry
2/12/01
Changing from X3D elements to ifcXML elements.
Removed X3D element.
Placed in alphabetical order.
Seperated complex types from simple type elements.
Changed back to sequence type - all had unusable restrictions.
0.26
2/7/01
Replaced sequence types with type all.
Removed empty sequence elements. |