@prefix twb: . @prefix bot: . @prefix owl: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix skos: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix vann: . @prefix unit: . # ================================================================================================= # TWB requirements — a module of the Thin-Walled Blueprint ontology (TWB) # # What the construction must do where a zone meets a surface: the capabilities recipes and # coverings provide, adjacency rules stated as data, the requirements they infer on zone # boundaries, and U-value limits. # # TWB is modular, as SEAS is: one namespace (twb:, https://w3id.org/twb#) shared by every module, # each module an ontology of its own that imports only the modules it builds on, and every term # stating the module that defines it (rdfs:isDefinedBy). https://w3id.org/twb imports them all. # # Working draft, version 0.3.0 (2026-10-13). # ================================================================================================= a owl:Ontology ; dcterms:title "TWB requirements"@en ; dcterms:description """What the construction must do where a zone meets a surface: the capabilities recipes and coverings provide, adjacency rules stated as data, the requirements they infer on zone boundaries, and U-value limits."""@en ; dcterms:creator "Mads Holten Rasmussen" ; dcterms:license ; dcterms:isPartOf ; vann:preferredNamespacePrefix "twb" ; vann:preferredNamespaceUri "https://w3id.org/twb#" ; owl:imports ; owl:versionInfo "0.3.0" ; owl:versionIRI ; dcterms:modified "2026-10-13"^^xsd:date . # ================================================================================================= # Adjacency rules and capabilities # ================================================================================================= twb:Capability a owl:Class ; rdfs:subClassOf skos:Concept ; rdfs:label "Capability"@en ; rdfs:comment """Something a surface's construction must be able to do on one side, or as a whole: control vapour on the warm side, resist splash water towards a wet room, separate two fire cells, keep heat in."""@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:Capabilities a skos:ConceptScheme ; skos:prefLabel "Capabilities"@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:ThermalEnvelope a twb:Capability ; skos:prefLabel "thermal envelope"@en ; skos:inScheme twb:Capabilities ; skos:definition "Part of the climate screen between the heated volume and something colder."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:VapourControl a twb:Capability ; skos:prefLabel "vapour control"@en ; skos:inScheme twb:Capabilities ; skos:definition "A vapour barrier or retarder on this side of the insulation."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:WindBarrier a twb:Capability ; skos:prefLabel "wind barrier"@en ; skos:inScheme twb:Capabilities ; skos:definition "A wind-tight layer on this side of the insulation."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:WeatherProtection a twb:Capability ; skos:prefLabel "weather protection"@en ; skos:inScheme twb:Capabilities ; skos:definition "A ventilated rain screen, cladding or roofing on this side."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:WetRoomLining a twb:Capability ; skos:prefLabel "wet-room lining"@en ; skos:inScheme twb:Capabilities ; skos:definition "A moisture-resistant board with a membrane on this side, as wet rooms require."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:FireSeparation a twb:Capability ; skos:prefLabel "fire separation"@en ; skos:inScheme twb:Capabilities ; skos:definition "Separates two fire cells (for example two dwellings)."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:AcousticSeparation a twb:Capability ; skos:prefLabel "acoustic separation"@en ; skos:inScheme twb:Capabilities ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:providesInside a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "provides inside"@en ; rdfs:comment "A capability the recipe provides on its inside side (the side of layer 0)."@en ; rdfs:domain twb:Recipe ; rdfs:range twb:Capability ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:providesOutside a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "provides outside"@en ; rdfs:comment "A capability the recipe provides on its outside side (the side of its last layer)."@en ; rdfs:domain twb:Recipe ; rdfs:range twb:Capability ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:provides a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "provides"@en ; rdfs:comment "A capability a recipe provides as a whole, whichever side it is asked of, or a covering provides where it is applied."@en ; rdfs:range twb:Capability ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:requires a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "requires"@en ; rdfs:comment """Derived by adjacency rules: a capability the construction must have where a zone meets a surface — on a twb:ZoneBoundary (or, for a whole side, on a twb:SurfaceSide). It is met by the surface's recipe on that side, or by a covering applied to that boundary."""@en ; rdfs:range twb:Capability ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:requiresMaxUValue a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "requires max U-value"@en ; rdfs:comment "Derived by adjacency rules: the highest U-value the surface's recipe may have."@en ; rdfs:domain twb:Surface ; rdfs:range xsd:decimal ; twb:unit unit:W-PER-M2-K ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:AdjacencyRule a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Adjacency rule"@en ; rdfs:comment """A rule stated as data: when a surface of a given class has, on one side, a zone matching one condition and, on the other side, a zone matching another, then the first side (or the surface) requires a capability or a U-value. A single generic query applies every rule of a project, so rules are edited without code."""@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:hasAdjacencyRule a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "has adjacency rule"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:Blueprint ; rdfs:range twb:AdjacencyRule ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:appliesToSurfaceClass a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "applies to surface class"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:AdjacencyRule ; rdfs:range owl:Class ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:whenThisSideFaces a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "when this side faces"@en ; rdfs:comment "A zone condition on the side the requirement lands on: a twb:ZoneCondition."@en ; rdfs:domain twb:AdjacencyRule ; rdfs:range twb:ZoneCondition ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:whenOtherSideFaces a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "when other side faces"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:AdjacencyRule ; rdfs:range twb:ZoneCondition ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:ZoneCondition a owl:Class ; rdfs:label "Zone condition"@en ; rdfs:comment "Matches a zone: a specific environment zone, any room of a kind, any wet room, any heated zone."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:matchesZone a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "matches zone"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:ZoneCondition ; rdfs:range bot:Zone ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:matchesKind a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "matches kind"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:ZoneCondition ; rdfs:range twb:ZoneKind ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:matchesWet a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "matches wet"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:ZoneCondition ; rdfs:range xsd:boolean ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:matchesHeated a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "matches heated"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:ZoneCondition ; rdfs:range xsd:boolean ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:thenRequires a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:label "then requires"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:AdjacencyRule ; rdfs:range twb:Capability ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:thenRequiresMaxUValue a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "then requires max U-value"@en ; rdfs:domain twb:AdjacencyRule ; rdfs:range xsd:decimal ; twb:unit unit:W-PER-M2-K ; rdfs:isDefinedBy . twb:basis a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:label "basis"@en ; rdfs:comment "Where a rule comes from: the clause of a regulation, a guideline, a company standard."@en ; rdfs:range xsd:string ; rdfs:isDefinedBy .