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# Brick: A Uniform Metadata Schema for Buildings


## What is Brick?

Brick is an open-source effort to standardize semantic descriptions of the **physical, logical and virtual assets** in buildings and the **relationships between them**.
Brick consists of an **extensible dictionary** of terms and concepts in and around buildings, a set of **relationships** for linking and composing concepts together, and a **flexible data model** permitting seamless integration of Brick with existing tools and databases.
Through the use of powerful Semantic Web technology, Brick can describe the broad set of idiosyncratic and custom features, assets and subsystems found across the building stock in a consistent matter.

![](/img/brick-model-example.png)

## Getting Started

- Check out Brick development on [GitHub](https://github.com/BrickSchema/Brick) to file bugs, contribute, or learn more about the project
- Download the latest Brick stable or nightly release from the [Brick releases page](https://github.com/BrickSchema/Brick/releases)
- Read the Brick [developer documentation](https://docs.brickschema.org) to learn how to use Brick in your own projects
- Browse the new [ontology documentation](https://ontology.brickschema.org) to explore the Brick ontology and its concepts
- Join the Google Group to discuss Brick with the community: [Brick Schema Google Group](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/brickschema)

## Benefits of Brick

Adopting Brick as the canonical description of a building enables the following:
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- Brick presents an integrated, cross-vendor representation of the multitude of subsystems in modern buildings: HVAC, lighting, fire, security and others
- Brick simplifies the development of smart analytics and control applications
- Brick reduces the reliance upon the non-standard, unstructured labels endemic to building management systems

![](/img/brick-model-example.png)

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