gbXML Element

This element specifies the default attributes for the entire gbXML document.

Supported attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
temperatureUnit	F or C	Specifies the default temperature unit wherever the temperatureUnit simple type is used. The value is F when the Project Units for Length is Feet and Fractional Inches and C when the Project Units for Length is Meters.
lengthUnit	Feet or Meters	Specifies the default unit for length. The value is Feet when the Project Units for Length is Feet and Fractional Inches and Meters when the Project Units for Length is Meters.
areaUnit	SquareFeet or SquareMeters	Specifies the default unit for area.
volumeUnit	CubicFeet or CubicMeters	Specifies the default unit for volume.
useSIUnitsForResults	false or true	Specifies if the results should be given in imperial or metric units--false for imperial and true for metric.
xmlns	http://www.gbxml.org/currentschema.php	Declares the default namespace.
version	“0.37”	Version number of the gbXML schema this file uses.

Supported children

Element	Description
Campus	See Campus Element.
LightingSystem	See LightingSystem Element.
Construction	See Construction Element.
Layer	See Layer Element.
Material	See Material Element.
WindowType	See Window Type Element.
Schedule	See Schedule Element.
WeekSchedule	See WeekSchedule Element.
DaySchedule	See DaySchedule Element.
Zone	See Zone Element.
DocumentHistory	See DocumentHistory Element.

Element	Description
Campus	See Campus Element.
DocumentHistory	See DocumentHistory Element.

Example

- </gbXML>

temperatureUnit="F"

lengthUnit="Feet"

areaUnit="SquareFeet"

volumeUnit="CubicFeet"

useSIUnitsForResults="false"

xmlns="http://www.gbxml.org/schema">

version="0.37">>

+ <Campus id="cmps-1">

+ <Construction id=”con-w10”>

+ <Layer id=”lay-266”>

+ <Material id=mat-266”>

+ <Schedule id="schdl-Common_Office” >

+ <WeekSchedule id="wk-schdl-Common_Office"

+ <DaySchedule id="dy-schdl-Common_Office"

+ <Zone id="zone-A">

+ <DocumentHistory>

</gbXML>