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5.4.3.10 IfcBuildingStorey

5.4.3.10.1 Semantic definition

The building storey has an elevation and typically represents a (nearly) horizontal aggregation of spaces that are vertically bound.

A storey is (if specified) associated to a building. A storey may span over several connected storeys. Therefore storey complex provides for a collection of storeys included in a building. A storey can also be decomposed in (horizontal) parts, where each part defines a partial storey. This is defined by the composition type attribute of the supertype IfcSpatialStructureElement which is interpreted as follow:

  • COMPLEX: building storey complex
  • ELEMENT: building storey
  • PARTIAL: partial building storey

The IfcBuildingStorey is used to build the spatial structure of a building (that serves as the primary project breakdown and is required to be hierarchical). The spatial structure elements are linked together by using the objectified relationship IfcRelAggregates.

Figure 5.4.3.10.A shows the IfcBuildingStorey as part of the spatial structure. It also serves as the spatial container for building and other elements.

IfcBuildingStorey as part of a spatial structure
Figure 5.4.3.10.A — Building storey composition

Figure 5.4.3.10.B describes the heights and elevations of the IfcBuildingStorey.

  • elevation of the structural slab level: provided by Pset_BuildingStoreyCommon with Name="ElevationOfSSLRelative"
  • elevation of the finish floor level: provided by Pset_BuildingStoreyCommon with Name="ElevationOfFFLRelative"
  • gross height of storey, also referred to as total height or system height (top of construction slab to top of construction slab above): provided by Qto_BuildingStoreyBaseQuantities with Name="GrossHeight"
  • net height of storey (top of construction slab to bottom of construction slab above): provided by Qto_BuildingStoreyBaseQuantities with Name="NetHeight"
space heights
Figure 5.4.3.10.B — Example showing the use of base quantities for building storeys

5.4.3.10.2 Entity inheritance

5.4.3.10.3 Attributes

# Attribute Type Description
IfcRoot (4)
IfcObjectDefinition (7)
IfcObject (5)
IfcProduct (5)
IfcSpatialElement (6)
IfcSpatialStructureElement (1)
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IfcBuildingStorey (1)
10 Elevation OPTIONAL IfcLengthMeasure

Elevation of the base of this storey, relative to the 0,00 internal reference height of the building. The 0.00 level is given by the absolute above sea level height by the ElevationOfRefHeight attribute given at IfcBuilding.

Table 5.4.3.10.G

5.4.3.10.4 Property sets

  • Pset_AirSideSystemInformation
    • Description
    • AirSideSystemType
    • AirSideSystemDistributionType
    • TotalAirFlow
    • EnergyGainTotal
    • AirFlowSensible
    • EnergyGainSensible
    • EnergyLoss
    • InfiltrationDiversitySummer
    • InfiltrationDiversityWinter
    • ApplianceDiversity
    • HeatingTemperatureDelta
    • CoolingTemperatureDelta
    • Ventilation
    • FanPower
  • Pset_BuildingStoreyCommon
    • Reference
    • EntranceLevel
    • AboveGround
    • SprinklerProtection
    • SprinklerProtectionAutomatic
    • LoadBearingCapacity
    • GrossPlannedArea
    • NetPlannedArea
    • ElevationOfSSLRelative
    • ElevationOfFFLRelative
  • Pset_PropertyAgreement
    • AgreementType
    • TrackingIdentifier
    • AgreementVersion
    • AgreementDate
    • PropertyName
    • CommencementDate
    • TerminationDate
    • Duration
    • Options
    • ConditionCommencement
    • Restrictions
    • ConditionTermination
  • Pset_Risk
    • RiskName
    • RiskType
    • NatureOfRisk
    • RiskAssessmentMethodology
    • UnmitigatedRiskLikelihood
    • UnmitigatedRiskConsequence
    • UnmitigatedRiskSignificance
    • MitigationPlanned
    • MitigatedRiskLikelihood
    • MitigatedRiskConsequence
    • MitigatedRiskSignificance
    • MitigationProposed
    • AssociatedProduct
    • AssociatedActivity
    • AssociatedLocation
  • Pset_SpaceAirHandlingDimensioning
    • CoolingDesignAirFlow
    • HeatingDesignAirFlow
    • SensibleHeatGain
    • TotalHeatGain
    • TotalHeatLoss
    • CoolingDryBulb
    • CoolingRelativeHumidity
    • HeatingDryBulb
    • HeatingRelativeHumidity
    • VentilationDesignAirFlow
    • DesignAirFlow
    • CeilingRAPlenum
    • BoundaryAreaHeatLoss
  • Pset_SpaceCommon
    • Reference
    • IsExternal
    • GrossPlannedArea
    • NetPlannedArea
    • PubliclyAccessible
    • HandicapAccessible
  • Pset_SpaceCoveringRequirements
    • FloorCovering
    • FloorCoveringThickness
    • WallCovering
    • WallCoveringThickness
    • CeilingCovering
    • CeilingCoveringThickness
    • SkirtingBoard
    • SkirtingBoardHeight
    • Molding
    • MoldingHeight
    • ConcealedFlooring
    • ConcealedFlooringOffset
    • ConcealedCeiling
    • ConcealedCeilingOffset
  • Pset_SpaceFireSafetyRequirements
    • FireRiskFactor
    • FlammableStorage
    • FireExit
    • SprinklerProtection
    • SprinklerProtectionAutomatic
    • AirPressurization
  • Pset_SpaceHVACDesign
    • TemperatureSetPoint
    • TemperatureMax
    • TemperatureMin
    • TemperatureSummerMax
    • TemperatureSummerMin
    • TemperatureWinterMax
    • TemperatureWinterMin
    • HumiditySetPoint
    • HumidityMax
    • HumidityMin
    • HumiditySummer
    • HumidityWinter
    • DiscontinuedHeating
    • NaturalVentilation
    • NaturalVentilationRate
    • MechanicalVentilation
    • MechanicalVentilationRate
    • AirConditioning
    • AirConditioningCentral
    • AirHandlingName
  • Pset_SpaceLightingDesign
    • ArtificialLighting
    • Illuminance
  • Pset_SpaceOccupancyRequirements
    • OccupancyType
    • OccupancyNumber
    • OccupancyNumberPeak
    • OccupancyTimePerDay
    • AreaPerOccupant
    • MinimumHeadroom
    • IsOutlookDesirable
  • Pset_SpaceThermalLoad
    • People
    • Lighting
    • EquipmentSensible
    • VentilationIndoorAir
    • VentilationOutdoorAir
    • RecirculatedAir
    • ExhaustAir
    • AirExchangeRate
    • DryBulbTemperature
    • RelativeHumidity
    • InfiltrationSensible
    • TotalSensibleLoad
    • TotalLatentLoad
    • TotalRadiantLoad
  • Pset_SpaceThermalLoadPHistory
    • PeopleHistory
    • LightingHistory
    • EquipmentSensibleHistory
    • VentilationIndoorAirHistory
    • VentilationOutdoorAirHistory
    • RecirculatedAirHistory
    • ExhaustAirHistory
    • AirExchangeRateTimeHistory
    • DryBulbTemperatureHistory
    • RelativeHumidityHistory
    • InfiltrationSensibleHistory
    • TotalSensibleLoadHistory
    • TotalLatentLoadHistory
    • TotalRadiantLoadHistory
  • Pset_SpaceThermalPHistory
    • CoolingAirFlowRate
    • HeatingAirFlowRate
    • VentilationAirFlowRateHistory
    • ExhaustAirFlowRate
    • SpaceTemperatureHistory
    • SpaceRelativeHumidity
  • Pset_ThermalLoad
    • OccupancyDiversity
    • LightingDiversity
    • ApplianceDiversity
    • OutsideAirPerPerson
    • ReceptacleLoadIntensity
    • AppliancePercentLoadToRadiant
    • LightingLoadIntensity
    • LightingPercentLoadToReturnAir
    • TotalCoolingLoad
    • TotalHeatingLoad
    • InfiltrationDiversitySummer
    • InfiltrationDiversityWinter
    • LoadSafetyFactor
  • Pset_Tolerance
    • ToleranceDescription
    • ToleranceBasis
    • OverallTolerance
    • HorizontalTolerance
    • OrthogonalTolerance
    • VerticalTolerance
    • PlanarFlatness
    • HorizontalFlatness
    • ElevationalFlatness
    • SideFlatness
    • OverallOrthogonality
    • HorizontalOrthogonality
    • OrthogonalOrthogonality
    • VerticalOrthogonality
    • OverallStraightness
    • HorizontalStraightness
    • OrthogonalStraightness
    • VerticalStraightness
  • Pset_Uncertainty
    • UncertaintyBasis
    • UncertaintyDescription
    • HorizontalUncertainty
    • LinearUncertainty
    • OrthogonalUncertainty
    • VerticalUncertainty
  • Qto_BodyGeometryValidation
    • GrossSurfaceArea
    • NetSurfaceArea
    • GrossVolume
    • NetVolume
    • SurfaceGenusBeforeFeatures
    • SurfaceGenusAfterFeatures
  • Qto_BuildingStoreyBaseQuantities
    • GrossHeight
    • NetHeight
    • GrossPerimeter
    • GrossFloorArea
    • NetFloorArea
    • GrossVolume
    • NetVolume

5.4.3.10.5 Concept usage

Concept Usage Description
IfcRoot (2)
IfcObjectDefinition (9)
IfcObject (5)
IfcProduct (18)
IfcSpatialElement (11)
IfcSpatialStructureElement (2)
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IfcBuildingStorey (7)
FootPrint GeomSet Geometry General

The foot print representation of IfcBuildingStorey is given by either a single 2D curve (such as IfcPolyline or IfcCompositeCurve), or by a list of 2D curves (in case of inner boundaries), if the building storey has an independent geometric representation.

Product Local Placement General

The local placement for IfcBuildingStorey is defined in its supertype IfcProduct. It is defined by the IfcLocalPlacement, which defines the local coordinate system that is referenced by all geometric representations.

  • The PlacementRelTo relationship of IfcLocalPlacement shall point (if relative placement is used) to the IfcSpatialStructureElement of type IfcBuilding, or of type IfcBuildingStorey (e.g. to position a building storey relative to a building storey complex, or a partial building storey to a building storey).
  • If the relative placement is not used, the absolute placement is defined within the world coordinate system.
Property Sets for Objects General

This concept can be applied to the following resources:

Quantity Sets General

This concept can be applied to the following resources:

Spatial Composition General

This concept can be applied to the following resources:

Spatial Container General

If there are building elements and/or other elements directly related to the IfcBuildingStorey (like most building elements, such as walls, columns, etc.), they are associated with the IfcBuildingStorey by using the objectified relationship IfcRelContainedInSpatialStructure. The IfcBuildingStorey references them by its inverse relationship:

Elements can also be referenced in an IfcBuildingStorey, for example, if they span through several storeys. This is expressed by using the objectified relationship IfcRelReferencedInSpatialStructure. Systems, such as building service or electrical distribution systems, zonal systems, or structural analysis systems, relate to IfcBuildingStorey by using the objectified relationship IfcRelServicesBuildings.

Spatial Decomposition General

This concept can be applied to the following resources:

Table 5.4.3.10.H

5.4.3.10.6 Examples

5.4.3.10.7 Formal representation

ENTITY IfcBuildingStorey
SUBTYPE OF (IfcSpatialStructureElement);
Elevation : OPTIONAL IfcLengthMeasure;
END_ENTITY;

5.4.3.10.8 References

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5.4.3.10.9 Changelog

5.4.3.10.9.1 IFC4.2

5.4.3.10.9.2 IFC4.3_DEV_738df036