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Material — Brick, ceramic evidence record unreferenced

albedo0.32
emissivity0.95
thermal_conductivity0.73
specific_heat800
materialsunreferenced

Parameters

Names follow the SUEWS YAML specification; click one for its definition in the configuration reference.

albedo0.32
emissivity0.95
thermal_conductivity0.73
specific_heat800
density1750

Provenance evidence

Awaiting sign-off

Assumed · assessed by provenance-audit · 2026-08-25. Agent assessment is evidence preparation, not human verification.

SUEWS database pre-migration workbook: database.xlsxLater compilation

Where: Pre-migration Spartacus Material row 36248144

Stores the exact tuple, name, and Ref 90240071; this proves release and migration lineage only.

Guide A: Environmental designValidation

Where: Tables 3.37, 3.40 and 3.46, p. 3-38, 3-45, 3-49

Exposed/protected brick uses density 1750, conductivity 0.77/0.56 and specific heat 1000; inner/outer brickwork uses density 1700, conductivity 0.62/0.84 and specific heat 800. No row states the stored 0.73/800/1750 trio with albedo 0.32 and emissivity 0.95.

Assessment findings

Namesupported
The historical catalogue row supplies the Brick, ceramic configuration label.
Targetsupported
The row stores optical and thermal material properties.
Valuessupported
The exact tuple is supported as a retained historical configuration row, not as a single CIBSE brick condition. CIBSE's brick rows distribute these values across different identities.
Sourcesupported
Unreferenced is correct because no CIBSE row states the complete tuple. source_legacy_ref 90240071 retains the migrated registry link without exporting it as the parameter publication.
issue #258
Placenot applicable
The generic material row makes no observation-place claim.
Representativenessnot applicable
The record makes no site, city, or regional evidence-reach claim.
Methodsupported
Assumed distinguishes retention of the configuration tuple from a verbatim literature material.
Identitysupported
Legacy ID 36248144 identifies the distinct retained material-registry row; no narrower physical brick condition is inferred.

Scientific note

The tuple is retained exactly as a historical configuration artifact. The checked CIBSE tables contain nearby but materially different brick conditions and do not publish the complete five-field row. Source unreferenced, method assumed, and source_legacy_ref 90240071 make the distinction explicit without choosing a replacement brick identity or changing any value.

Model-ready fragment

Paste under material in a SUEWS YAML configuration; every value carries its citation.

albedo:
  value: 0.32
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
emissivity:
  value: 0.95
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
thermal_conductivity:
  value: 0.73
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
specific_heat:
  value: 800
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null
density:
  value: 1750
  ref:
    ID: unreferenced
    DOI: null
    desc: null

Evidence review

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Review procedure

Record metadata

Sourceunreferenced — no citation was recorded in the legacy database; treat with care
Targetmaterial
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 36248144
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