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Element
What part of the building fabric is this?
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An element is a constructed part of the building fabric, aligned to Uniclass EF. It is not Application, which is about suitability rather than existence.
49 terms
| Term | Identifier | Definition | Broader | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall | element.wall | A vertical plane of fabric that divides or encloses, wherever it sits in the building. | None | - |
| External Wall | element.external_wall | A wall in the building envelope, with weather on one side and occupied space on the other. | Wall | - |
| Internal Wall | element.internal_wall | A wall with occupied space on both sides. | Wall | - |
| Partition | element.partition | An internal wall carrying no load but its own, so movable without touching the structure. | Internal Wall | - |
| Cladding | element.cladding | The outermost weathering layer fixed to an external wall, shedding water clear of it. | None | - |
| Panelling | element.panelling | A framed timber or board lining applied to a wall face, read as joinery rather than as wall. | None | - |
| Parapet | element.parapet | External wall continuing above the roof or floor it meets, standing free on its inner face. | None | - |
| Floor | element.floor | The horizontal element you stand on, structure and deck; the layer on top is `floor_finish`. | None | - |
| Floor Finish | element.floor_finish | The wearing layer laid on a floor, replaceable without touching the floor beneath it. | None | - |
| Raised Floor | element.raised_floor | A floor on pedestals above the slab, services in the void, reached by lifting a panel. | Floor | - |
| Ceiling | element.ceiling | The overhead surface bounding a space from within, structural underside or hung lining alike. | None | - |
| Suspended Ceiling | element.suspended_ceiling | A ceiling hung clear of the structure, creating a serviceable void above it. | Ceiling | - |
| Soffit | element.soffit | The exposed underside of an element that overhangs or spans: eaves, balcony, stair, beam. | None | - |
| Roof | element.roof | The uppermost weathering element of a building, covering it from above. | None | - |
| Flat Roof | element.flat_roof | A roof at so shallow a fall that its covering must be continuous rather than lapped. | Roof | - |
| Pitched Roof | element.pitched_roof | A roof steep enough to be covered in lapped units shedding water by gravity. | Roof | - |
| Rooflight | element.rooflight | A glazed opening in a roof plane, admitting daylight from above rather than from a wall. | None | - |
| Door | element.door | The moving leaf closing a walk-through opening, taken with the frame it hangs in. | None | - |
| Window | element.window | A glazed opening in a wall with its frame; the glass held in it is `glazing`. | None | - |
| Glazing | element.glazing | The transparent infill held in an opening or frame: the glass, not the opening it fills. | None | - |
| Curtain Walling | element.curtain_walling | A non-loadbearing external wall hung off the structure as a continuous glazed skin. | External Wall | - |
| Shutter | element.shutter | A hinged or sliding cover to a window opening, working by moving rather than by drawing. | None | - |
| Ironmongery | element.ironmongery | The visible metal fittings handled to work an opening: hinges, handles, locks, pulls. | None | - |
| Stair | element.stair | The constructed run of steps between levels; the volume it climbs is `space.stairwell`. | None | - |
| Stair Tread | element.stair_tread | The horizontal face of a step, which is the surface the foot lands on. | None | - |
| Stair Riser | element.stair_riser | The vertical face between one tread and the next, absent on an open-riser stair. | None | - |
| Balustrade | element.balustrade | The guarding assembly along an open edge, infill and posts; the grip rail is `handrail`. | None | - |
| Handrail | element.handrail | The continuous rail sized to be gripped while moving, on a balustrade or fixed to a wall. | None | - |
| Newel | element.newel | The post terminating or turning a balustrade, taking the load the handrail cannot. | None | - |
| Millwork | element.millwork | Shop-made joinery cut to a drawing for one job and fixed in place, `cabinetry` included. | None | - |
| Cabinetry | element.cabinetry | Fitted carcass joinery with doors or drawers, fixed to the fabric rather than standing loose. | Millwork | - |
| Worktop | element.worktop | The working surface spanning a run of cabinetry, specified for what is done on it. | None | - |
| Shelving | element.shelving | Open horizontal storage on brackets, uprights or a frame, with nothing closing the front. | None | - |
| Wardrobe | element.wardrobe | Fitted cabinetry for clothing; one large enough to stand inside is `space.closet_storage`. | Cabinetry | - |
| Radiator | element.radiator | The visible heat emitter in a room, a specified object rather than concealed pipework. | None | - |
| Luminaire | element.luminaire | The visible light fitting - housing, lamp and gear as one - not the light it casts. | None | - |
| Sanitaryware | element.sanitaryware | The plumbed-in vessels of a wet room: basin, WC pan, cistern, bath, shower tray. | None | - |
| Tapware | element.tapware | The visible outlets and controls delivering water: taps, mixers, shower heads, wastes. | None | - |
| Socket & Switch | element.socket_outlet | The visible electrical accessories on a wall face: sockets, switches, plates, data outlets. | None | - |
| Skirting | element.skirting | The board closing the wall-to-floor junction, protecting the base and hiding tolerance. | None | - |
| Architrave | element.architrave | The moulded casing framing a door or window, covering the joint between frame and wall. | None | - |
| Cornice | element.cornice | The moulded band at the wall-to-ceiling junction; a plain quadrant in that position is coving. | None | - |
| Dado Rail | element.dado_rail | The horizontal moulding at chair-back height, splitting the wall into dado and field. | None | - |
| Picture Rail | element.picture_rail | The high horizontal moulding profiled to take hanging hooks, so pictures move undrilled. | None | - |
| Column | element.column | A vertical structural member carrying load in compression, listed for when it is exposed. | None | - |
| Beam | element.beam | A horizontal structural member spanning between supports and carrying load in bending. | None | - |
| Truss | element.truss | A triangulated frame spanning as one member, the triangulation carrying the load. | None | - |
| Fireplace | element.fireplace | The built opening and hearth holding a fire, taken with the flue it discharges into. | None | - |
| Chimneypiece | element.chimneypiece | The surround and shelf framing a fireplace opening, replaceable without touching it. | None | - |
Machine-readable
Every term on this axis is in the full dump: JSON-LD · Turtle