Revision History

The following table summarizes the change history for the Touchstone Exposure Data Validation Reference since its initial release:


Validation Reference Version	Touchstone Version	Date	Revision Description
2.2	8.x and later	June 2021	Updated "Building Condition" field information in "Location Building Detail Fields". Updated Japan construction code 247 in "Equipment Construction Codes". Added "PWB" to "Australia Perils".
2.0	8.0	July 2020	Added 306 occupancy code (apartment/condos) to Certified Structures (IBHS) secondary modifiers. Added construction code 141, valid only for countries within the Caribbean region. Updated administrative and postal data for the Caribbean countries: Updated information in Location Building Details Fields for FIRM Compliance, Service Equipment Protection, and Wet Floodproofing. Updated Custom Flood Zone in Location Surrounding Detail Fields. Updated Peril Options, Peril Support by Country/Region, and CRESTA and Area Codes to fix errors and add new content related to Caribbean updates. Corrected information about importing offshore deductible terms: Deductible Physical Damage, Deductible Removal of Debris, Deductible Operator's Extra Expense, and Deductible Business Interruption.
1.9.10	7.x and later	December 2019	Updated Custom Elevation field in Location Surrounding Detail Fields to reflect support for AIR Extratropical Cyclone Model for Europe and AIR Inland Flood Model for Central Europel Europe. Updated Custom Flood SOP Type field to note use of "H" (Height in meters) and "RP" (Return Period) codes. Updated Floor of Interest field in Location Building Detail Fields to reflect incorporation of the AIR Coastal Flood Model for Great Britain into the AIR Extratropical Cyclone Model for Europe, where the integrated model includes the storm surge events for the United Kingdom. Updated various location fields to reflect support for AIR Earthquake Model for New Zealand in Location Surrounding Detail Fields, Location Building Detail Fields, Location Wall Detail Fields, and Location Roof Detail Fields. Updated Peril Options to include Liquefaction (PLQ) support. Updated New Zealand Perils to reflect support for additional perils. Updated Miscellaneous Occupancies to reflect support for Forestry in all of Europe.
1.9.95	6.x and later	December 2019	Updated Custom Flood Standard of Protection fields in Location Surrounding Detail Fields to reflect height of the system in meters. Updated First Floor Height field in field in Location Building Detail Fields to reflect height in meters.
1.9.9	7.x and later	June 2019	Updated construction/occupancy codes for new and updated models.
1.9.8	5.x and later	June 2019	Updated Foundation Type field.
1.9.7	7.x and later	June 2019	Added information about Custom Flood SOP Type to Location Surrounding Detail Fields for AIR Inland Flood Model for Central Europe.
1.9.6	6.x and later	December 2019	Updated codes 156-159 in Steel Construction to reflect support in U.S. and Canada (varies by peril.)
1.9.5	6.x and later	April 2019	Added note to Mobile Home Construction indicating that Detailed Loss Analysis results will not match between Touchstone 6.0 and Touchstone 7.0 for the AIR Hurricane Model for the United States. Updated information about slot count and slot drill values.
1.9.4	6.x and later	February 2019	Updated various topics to indicate that construction code 250 is not valid for any peril in the United States.
1.9.3	6.x and later	February 2019	Updated Location Surrounding Detail Fields with information about Defensible Space and Firewise Community Participation secondary risk characteristics (SRC).
1.9.2	6.x and later	January 2019	Updated China Construction Class Codes and China Occupancy Class Codes with codes for the updated AIR Typhoon Model for Mainland China. Updated support information related to the updated model in Miscellaneous Occupancies, Bridge Construction, Pipeline Construction, Steel Construction, Storage Tank Construction, and Tunnel Construction.
1.9.1	4.x and later	November 2018	Updated Floor of Interest field in Location Building Detail Fields with -1 Basement support for AIR Hurricane Model for the United States. Updated Location Group Name field in Location Contract Fields with note regarding use of exposure coding for campus (group) structures.
1.9.0	4.x and later	August 2018	Updated many topics with new codes (associated with new models or changes to current models) and corrected some errors. Removed mapping information; users can find that information in the model documentation. Added robust descriptions to Industrial Facility Occupancies topic. Updated SIC2-digit codes information as needed.
1.8.0	4.x and later	June 2018	Updated Location Builder Risk Fields to reflect `No Builder's Risk (0)` as the default for Project Phase Code.
1.7.0	4.x and later	May 2018	Updated Southeast Asia Occupancy Class Codes to reflect support for 400-series codes.
1.6.0	5.x and later	August 2018	Updated Location Basic Building Fields and Difference between Gross Area and Floor Area fields to reflect the effect of Gross Area on the AIR Hurricane Model for the United States and the AIR Earthquake Model for the United States.
1.5.0	5.1	January 2018	Updated Pipeline Construction, Storage Tank Construction, and United States and Canada Construction Class Codes with recommendations about the recommended codes to use with the AIR Earthquake Model for the United States.