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Look through 1893 acronyms and abbreviations related to Architecture:
D&ID
— Ducting & Instrumentation Diagram
EA
— Each (as in a unit of measurement - one each)
XL
— Extra Large
P. LAM
— Plastic Laminate
LAN
— Local Area Network
N/A
— Not Applicable
YD2
— Square yard
PO
— Chamber Pot (from the French - pot de chambre)
ABWF
— Architectural Builders Works and Finishes
POPS
— Privately Owned Public Space(s)
ASSY
— Assembly
AFFL
— Above Finished Floor Level
WC
— Water Closet (in building plans)
YD3
— Cubic yard
W/
— With
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
XEPS
— Extruded Polystyrene
PNP
— Plan And Profile
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
RADHAZ
— Radiation Hazard
NB
— Nota Bene. Abbreviation of the Latin expression commonly used to emphasise the importance of a statement, literally meaning 'observe well'. Or less politely and more amusingly, No Bullshit.
X HVY
— Extra Heavy
ATM
— Automatic Teller Machine
KM2
— Square Kilometre
IT
— Information Technology
PICV
— Pressure-Independent Control Valve
REQD
— Required
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
A
— Ampere
FFL
— Finished Floor Level
MM
— Millimeter
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
CL
— Classic
BUC
— Building Utility Certificate
TSTAT
— Thermostat
ASTM
— American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
BB
— Bulletin Board
IP
— Internet Protocol
QC
— Quality Control
OFCI
— Owner Furnished Contractor Installed
AC
— Alternating Current
FEED
— Front End Engineering Design
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
IRR
— Internal Rate of Return
H'LINE
— Hairline
MSDS
— Material Safety Data Sheets
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
SALS
— Simple Approach Lighting System
RF
— Radio Frequency
PVT
— Private
WBS
— Work Breakdown Structure
SCHED
— Schedule
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
TQM
— Total Quality Management
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
NCO
— Non-Commissioned Officer
VO
— Variation Order
RPM
— Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
BTTM
— Bottom
MDF
— Main Distribution Frame
NPV
— Net Present Value {economics}
ASME
— American Society of Mechanical Engineers
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
PTO
— Please Turn Over
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
WWW
— World Wide Web
MIS
— Management Information System (OSHA)
AMP
— Ampere
PCB
— printed circuit board
BTR
— Better
AHU
— Air Handling Unit
PO
— Post Office
HTWSSTKS
— Hiram, Tyrian, Widow's Son, Sendeth to King Solomon
IUPAC
— International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
P&ID
— Piping and Instrumentation Diagram
MPT
— Male Pipe Thread
MPA.S
— Millipascal Second
PDM
— Product Data Management
QTY
— Quantity
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
ADD
— Addendum
JIT
— Just in time
SYS
— System
NPC
— Net Present Cost
BOP
— Bottom of Pipe
PN
— Part Number (P/N Preferred)
GD&T
— Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
HVAC
— Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
BLDG
— Building
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
MK
— Mark (Navy weapon designation)
AGA
— American Gas Association
NG
— No Good
DEPT
— Department
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
CTR
— Center
CFM
— Cubic Feet per Minute
SDS
— Safety Data Sheet
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
STD
— Standard
IE
— Invert Elevation
KPA
— kiloPascal (pressure above ambient (100 kPa = 1 atmosphere excess))
SQ
— Square
CESMM
— Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement
PAL
— Porch Aim Layout
MAP
— Manufacturing Automation Protocol
CO
— Company
KG
— Kilogram
RFS
— Regardless of Feature Size
AC
— annual closing
MTBM
— Mean Time Between Maintenance
CCT
— Circuit
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
LNG
— Liquefied Natural Gas
RM
— Room
LEL
— Lower Explosive Limit
RPM
— Resale Price Maintenance. The UK Net Book Agreement, as was. Means by which retail prices are controlled by primary suppliers. (Alternatively, Revolutions Per Minute, as in engine speed and 78, 33 and 45 records. In years to come how many people will know
WAN
— Wide Area Network
FF
— Finished Floor Elevation
W
— Watt
PC
— Personal computer (host)
SAD
— Supply Air Duct
MB
— Megabyte
LAB
— Laboratory
NEC
— National Electrical Code
ACI
— American Concrete Institute
NPS
— Nominal Pipe Size (sometimes NS)
SCC
— Standards Council of Canada
PM
— Preventive Maintenance
SPL
— Special
ALT
— Alternate
DB
— Decibel
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
MPH
— Miles Per Hour
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
UI
— User Interface
BOD
— Bottom of Duct
NO
— Number
STP
— standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
LT WT
— Lightweight
UNEP
— United Nations Environment Program
S
— South
SQL
— Structured Query Language
ALT
— Alteration
IP
— Intellectual Property
SCM
— Supply Chain Management
YD
— Yard
PMI
— Project Management Institute
LOC
— Locate
KN
— Kilonewton
AFF
— Above Finished Floor
EXEC
— Executive
SUPT
— Superintendent
DC
— Direct Current
SPL
— Sound Pressure Level
PM
— Project Manager
AL
— Aluminium
SELV
— Safety Extra Low Voltage
LH
— Left Hand
VHF
— Very High Frequency
ROW
— Right-Of-Way
CKT
— Circuit
CONT
— Control
AWG
— American Wire Gauge
IPCS
— International Programme on Chemical Safety
ASCE
— l'American Society of Civil Engineers
UNO
— Unless Noted Otherwise
NEMA
— National Electric Manufacturer's Association
FDN
— Foundation
K
— Kilo-
KWHR
— Kilowatt Hour
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
CONST
— Under Construction
SMIL
— Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
ALT
— Altitude
A
— Area
CONT
— Continue
WMSI
— Wall Motion Score Index
WIP
— Work In Progress (process)
GWB
— Gypsum Wall Board
IPD
— Integrated Product Development
MISC
— Miscellaneous
BLK
— Block
FFL
— Finished Floor Line
EMS
— Environmental Management Systems
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
ADJ
— Adjust
ARCH
— Architect
AISI
— American Iron and Steel Institute
RH
— Right Hand
GFA
— Gross Floor Area
EQUIP
— Equipment
NA
— Not Available
CU
— Cubic
QT
— Quart
PWR
— Power
QTR
— Quarter
M
— Million
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
MIN
— Minimum
A/E
— Architect/Engineer
AIA
— American Institute of Architecture
SFCA
— Square Foot Contact Area
DWG
— Drawing
ODP
— Ozone Depletion Potential
SAR
— Structure-Activity Relationship
NRC
— National Research Council (Canada)
SNG
— Synthetic Natural Gas
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
MFG
— Manufacturer
SEC
— Second
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
MIN
— Minute
M
— Meter
SECT
— Section
PESU
— Polyether Sulfone
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
TV
— Television
NBS
— National Bureau of Standards (US)
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
LAT
— Latitude
PA
— Per Annum
E
— East
RHS
— Right Hand Side
MAINT
— Maintenance
MJ
— Megajoule
VR
— Virtual Reality
MED
— Medium
NTS
— Not To Scale
MAX
— Maximum
LF
— Low Frequency
TOC
— Top of Concrete
FACP
— Fire Alarm Control Panel
N
— North
LLDPE
— Linear Low Density Polyethylene
MOD
— Module
MS
— Millisecond
RET
— Return
USF
— Usable Square Feet
QI
— Quality Improvement
MFD
— Manufactured
PPP
— Public Private Partnership
FPLC
— Fireplace
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
COL
— Column
FAR
— Floor Area Ratio
SW
— Switch
CFS
— Cubic Feet per Second
LP
— Low Pressure
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
SIG
— Special Interest Group
KV
— Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
EMC
— Electromagnetic Compatibility
ASHI
— American Society of Home Inspectors
TWA
— Time Weighted Averages
CV
— Check Valve
AVG
— Average Voltage Gain
IR
— Infrared
ELEC
— ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICIAN
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
MF
— Medium Frequency
NO
— Normally Open
NTC
— Negative Temperature Coefficient
CLR
— Clear
SOG
— Slab on Grade
RRP
— Recommended Retail Price
THKNS
— Thickness
R
— Radius
PMP
— Project Management Plan
M&E
— Mechanical & Electrical
FA
— Fire Alarm
OC
— Operating Characteristic
KGF
— Kilogram Force
COR
— Corner
OR
— Operations research
DO
— Ditto
LBL
— Label
ANT
— Antenna
VB
— Visual Basic
REQ
— Require
PW
— Per Week
CC
— Cubic Centimeter
M&R
— Maintenance & Repair
BBL
— Barrel
DIM
— Dimension
ELEV
— Elevator
COS
— Cosine
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
BM
— bench mark (as in map reading)
MWFRS
— Main Wind-Force Resisting System
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
MI
— Mile
RH
— Relative Humidity
RHS
— Rectangular Hollow Section
POL
— Petrol Oil and Lubrication
GIFA
— Gross Internal Floor Area
DN
— Down
ASD
— Allowable Stress Design
AUTO
— Automatic
ENGR
— Engineer
SCBA
— Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
SIL
— Speech Interference Level
SHS
— Square Hollow Section
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
PD
— Potential Difference
SABS
— South African Bureau of Standards
CAD
— Computer-Aided Design
NAVFAC
— Naval Facilities Engineering Command
AP
— Access Panel
PIB
— PolyIsoButylene
PQP
— Project Quality Plan
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
SA
— Standards Australia
CR
— Chromium
L
— Left
CP
— Cathodic Protection
SAH
— Society of Architectural Historians
DIA
— Diameter
CW
— Clockwise
NC
— No Change
VOL
— Volume
OPP
— Opposite
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
TEL
— Telephone
ACC
— Accessory
CRS
— Course
SL
— Sea Level
LB
— Pound
STOR
— Storage
WI
— Wrought Iron
LA
— Local Authority
MG
— milligram; 1/1000 gram
CONN
— Connection
QPL
— qualified products list
GL
— Ground Level
SPT
— Standard Penetration Test (soil science)
REF
— Refer
TAN
— Tangent
J
— Joule
CDS
— Cold Drawn Steel
PI
— Performance Indicator
PT
— Point
VERT
— Vertical
N
— Newton
ACMV
— Air Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation
OCB
— Oil Circuit Breaker
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
ACT
— Actual
NVD
— Night Vision Device
SBR
— styrene-butadiene rubber production
CHS
— Circular Hollow Section
W
— West
VAC
— Vacuum
NC
— Normally Closed
SC
— Short Circuit
KVA
— Kilovolt-Ampere
SIG
— Signal
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
CAB
— Cabinet
LRFD
— Load and Resistance Factor Design
NG
— Natural Gas
PRESS
— Pressure
OA
— Office Automation
UON
— Unless Otherwise Noted
MT
— Mountain
NIC
— Not In Contract
IS
— International Standard
PASC
— Pacific Area Standards Congress
PAPI
— Precision Approach Path Indicator (aviation)
NSAI
— National Standards Authority of Ireland
ACSA
— Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
BP
— Bypass
PVK
— Polyvinyl Carbazole
SADT
— Self-accelerating Decomposition Temperature
LT
— Light
N
— Nitrogen
CLG
— Ceiling
COM
— Common
CAP
— Capacity
O
— Oxygen
OH
— Overhead
SPEC
— Specification
LF
— Load Factor
BOQ
— Bill of Quantities
RAD
— Radiator
SDR
— Standard Dimension Ratio
CIR
— Circle
AGDO
— Automatic Gate Door Opener
DET
— Detail
NDT
— Nondestructive Test
JT
— Joint
STC
— Sound Transmission Class
OD
— Outside Diameter
DR
— Door
KJ
— kilojoule (energy measure)
ORP
— Operational Readiness Platform
MP
— Medium Pressure
NRV
— Non Return Valve
MW
— Megawatt (one million watts)
AGGR
— Aggregate
NFPA
— National Fire Protection Association
CD
— Cadmium
ID
— Inside Diameter
YR
— Year
R
— Red
KM
— Kilometer (1,000 meters)
FROG
— Finished Room Over Garage
CHAN
— Channel
ICAPS
— Integrated Commissioning and Progress System
THRU
— Through
CY
— Cubic Yard
SEL
— Select
SERC
— Science and Engineering Research Council
JB
— Junction Box
BOT
— Bottom
EPDM
— Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomere
BOV
— Blow Off Valve
REG
— Register
OUT
— Outlet
RAAF
— Royal Australian Air Force
OA
— Outside Air
A
— Acre
PAX
— Private Automatic Exchange
PKG
— Parking
QS
— Quality System
ABV
— Above
LV
— Low Voltage
ALM
— Alarm Module
CY
— Cycle
RCF
— Relative Centrifugal Force
COAX
— Coaxial
ECC
— Eccentric
CP
— Construction permit
CL
— Class
LT
— Low Tension
BRG
— Bearing
UBC
— Uniform Building Code
PPSU
— polyphenylene sulfone
EQ
— Equal
RC
— Reinforced Concrete
PORT
— Portable
CUR
— Current
CON
— Construction
DX
— Duplex
RO
— Reverse Osmosis
TOL
— Tolerance
REV
— Reverse
A&E
— Architecture and Engineering
M
— Mega - One Thousand (in Roman Numerals)
CS
— Cast Steel
PE
— Professional Engineer
CI
— Cast Iron
ETR
— Existing to Remain
AMB
— Ambient
UEL
— Upper Explosive Limit
SEC
— Security System
VCM
— Vinyl Chloride Monomer
VM
— Value Management
OC
— On Center
MV
— Medium Voltage
AISC
— American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.
ANN
— Annunciator
GI
— Galvanized Iron
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
RGTR
— Register
MMC
— Maximum Material Condition
SECY
— secretary
PEK
— Polyetherketone
PED
— Pedestal
ENTR
— Entrance
CCA
— Chromated Copper Arsenate
TD
— Time Delay
PPS
— Polyphenylene Sulfide
NE
— North-East
MPG
— Miles Per Gallon
RPT
— Repeat
REC
— Receiver
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
DPC
— Damp Proof Course
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
PB
— Pull Box
PH
— Phase
S/S
— Stainless Steel
MOR
— Modulus of Rupture
VGC
— Very Good Condition
AS
— Australian Standard
VCP
— Visual Comfort Probability
NSW
— New South Wales
FFE
— Finished Floor Elevation
IPS
— Iron Pipe Size
ENCL
— Enclosure
PAR
— Parallel
RD
— Round
RAD
— Radius
WL
— Water Line
SV
— Safety Valve
LL
— Live Load
NACE
— National Association of Corrosion Engineers
L
— Line
THK
— Thick
MEK
— Methyl Ethyl Ketone (butanone)
CMP
— Corrugated Metal Pipe
ORB
— Object Request Broker
LM
— Lumen
LOD
— Level Of Detail
OPC
— Ordinary Portland Cement
SET
— Secure Electronic Transaction
BF
— Board Foot
SWG
— Standard Wire Gauge
Ø
— Diameter
OMA
— Object Management Architecture
RCPC
— Reinforced Concrete Primary Containment
EM
— Emergency
MS
— Machine Screw
EXT
— Exterior
SBS
— Sick Building Syndrome
CF
— Cubic Feet
NI
— Nickel
ME
— Mechanical Engineer
PMCS
— Project Management Control System
LBF
— pound force
RCP
— Reinforced Concrete Pipe
NS
— Near Side
SAN
— Sanitary
MEC
— Model Energy Code
TE
— Terminal Equipment
MTBE
— Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
UT
— Utility
LT
— Line Termination
FL
— floor level
ATTEN
— Attenuation
STEL
— Short Term Exposure Limit
DIAG
— Diagonal
LTG
— Lighting
BD
— Board
RTA
— Ready-To-Assemble
CIR
— Circuit
AWS
— American Welding Society's
MS
— Mild Steel
WBS
— Wood Burning Stove
RFG
— Roofing
PT
— Part
COML
— Commercial
VDR
— Voltage Dependent Resistor
PWHT
— postweld heat treatment
RF
— Roof
MIA
— Marble Institute of America
TEMP
— Temporary (worker, file, etc.)
HGL
— Hydraulic Grade Line
W
— Width
EA
— Equal Angle
LX
— Lux
NDE
— Non-Destructive Evaluation
DL
— Dead Load
REV
— Revision
NT
— Northern Territory
TEMP
— Temperature
OOPL
— Object Oriented Programming Language
MWO
— Modification Work Order
TRANS
— Transformer
CD
— Cold Drawn
LCL
— Lower Confidence Limit
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
VMC
— visual meteorological conditions
TLV
— Threshold Limit Value
SY
— Square Yard
MIEE
— Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Diode
THR
— Threshold
PNL
— Panel
MCC
— Motor Control Center (JSC)
PT
— Paint
CAT
— Catalog
WG
— Wire Gauge
AW
— Acid Waste
NDI
— Non-Destructive Inspection
OO
— Object Oriented
SV
— Solenoid Valve
TYP
— Typical
VP
— Vacuum Pump
PG
— Pressure Gauge (Report)
PL
— Plate
PC
— Polycarbonate
UTS
— Ultimate Tensile Strength
PDE
— Product Data Exchange
REM
— Remove
QSAR
— Quantitative Structure-activity Relationship(s)
RCD
— Residual Current Device
SB
— Sink Base
BRDG
— Bridge
OOTW
— Out Of This World
BRKT
— Bracket
PKWY
— Parkway
UL
— Underwriters Laboratories
K
— Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
DPDT
— double pole double throw switch
LS
— Low Speed
DS
— Disconnect Switch
SMC
— Sheet molding compound
CIP
— Cast Iron Pipe
PERF
— Performance
D
— Drain
VO
— Virtual Organization
MH
— Manhole
CIP
— Cast-In-Place
PTC
— Positive Temperature Coefficient [elec. Conducting Material]
DEG
— Degree
V
— Volt (measurement)
WS
— Water Supply
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
BUR
— Built-Up Roof
OPSD
— Ontario Provincial Standard Drawing
VF
— Voice Frequency
CLP
— Clamp
R
— Required
EXP
— Expansion
IO
— Inspection Opening
IR
— Industrial Relations
Q&A
— Questions & Answers
RMV
— Remove
WB
— Weber
PVDF
— Polyvinylidene Fluoride
PRI
— Primary
NC
— Nitrocellulose
BIM
— Building Information Model
GFRC
— Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
VSD
— Variable Speed Drive
SHPO
— State Historic Preservation Office (US)
EST
— Estimate
CC
— Central Composite
UC
— Under Construction
NRC
— Noise Reduction Coefficient
RW
— Rotary Wing
TDO
— Time Delay Opening
RFT
— Request for Tender
JO
— Job Order
MG
— Motor Generator
RCP
— Reflected Ceiling Plan
ADDN
— Addition
SPECS
— Specifications
COMPT
— Compartment
ONO
— Or Near Offer
XSL
— EXtensible Style Language
CMU
— Concrete Masonry Unit
LKR
— Locker
FBM
— Foot Board Measure
R
— Resist
MTL
— Material
NOM
— Nominal
STA
— Station
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computing
WTP
— Water Treatment Plant
SAA
— Standards Association of Australia
PSC
— Pre-Stressed Concrete (construction)
TWU
— Transport Workers Union of America
PC
— Precast Concrete
MV
— Millivolt
MOL
— More Or Less
FURN
— Furnished
NK
— neck
CISC
— Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
PMS
— Power Management System
MES
— Manufacturing Execution System
MDF
— Medium Density Fibreboard
RAP
— Regimental Aid Post
LW
— Light Weight
SERV
— Service
FHWA
— Federal Highway Administration
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
VHSIC
— Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit
SWBD
— Switchboard
BETW
— between
EQPT
— Equipment
ASHRAE
— American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
PIC
— Programmable Interrupt Controller
AWWA
— American Water Works Association (Denver)
RWY
— Runway
WP
— Working Point
COEF
— Coefficient
AUTH
— authorized, authority
SG
— Specific Gravity
R&R
— Remove & Replace
BS
— British Standard
WB
— Wet Bulb
RI
— Radio Interference
DP
— Dew Point
BAF
— Baffle
MWP
— Maximum Working Pressure
VML
— Vector Markup Language
NC
— Noise Criteria
WG
— Water Gauge
WD
— Wood
WI
— Within
TP
— True Position
MSB
— Main Switch Board
EMER
— Emergency
PRES
— Pressure
ISES
— International Solar Energy Society
PP
— Pages
RWP
— Rainwater Pipe
VM
— Virtual Manufacturing
TL
— Transmission Loss
VR
— Voltage Regulator
XLPE
— Cross Linked Polyethylene
TWU
— Transport Workers Union of Malaysia
PCA
— Printed Circuit Assembly
VAV
— Variable Air Volume
VE
— Virtual Enterprise
LIB
— Object Code Library
BAL
— Balance
RMC
— Rigid Metal Conduit
JCT
— Junction
DPST
— double pole single throw switch
RA
— Return Air
PB
— Push-button
LONG
— Longitude
QM
— Quality Management
PE
— Protective Earth
VCP
— Vitrified Clay Pipe
UG
— User Group
CNTR
— Center
BDY
— Boundary
FEL
— From East Line
LNDG
— Landing
SEC
— Security
EDR
— Equivalent Direct Radiation
TB
— Terminal Board
CB
— Catch Basin
PLC
— Power Line Carrier
PAC
— Plasma Arc Cutting
DIV
— Divisionsion
PDML
— Product Data Markup Language
ODL
— Object Definition Language
A
— Areal
CPE
— Chlorinated Polyethylene
STG
— Storage
CAD
— Computer-Aided Drafting
MI
— Malleable Iron
SIP
— Structural Insulated Panel
COV
— Cover
VAT
— Vinyl Asbestos Tile
OD
— outer diameter
ADAAG
— Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines
PNC
— Preferred Noise Criteria
SPST
— Single Pole, Single Throw
RECP
— Receptacle
ROICC
— Resident Officer In Charge of Construction
WT
— Wall Thickness
COLA
— Covered Outdoor Learning Area
MATL
— Material
MB
— Millibar(s)
CS
— Confined Space
BRKR
— Breaker
MM3
— Cubic Millimetre
QAD
— Quick And Dirty
OHD
— Overhead Door
HSS
— Hollow Structural Section
CSI
— Construction Specifications Institute
PFC
— Power Factor Correction/Correcting
UFL
— Upper Flammability Limit
V
— Valve
SWP
— Safe Working Pressure
STG
— Seating
NEUT
— Neutral
EQP
— Equipment
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
SYN
— Synthetic
NW
— North West
PF
— Picofarad
MFR
— Manufacture
LAV
— Lavatory
MTD
— Mounted
MICE
— Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
MP
— melting point
STD
— Secondary Telecom District
TI
— Temperature Indicator
EJ
— Expansion Joint
IFC
— Issued for Construction
YS
— Yield Strength
OM
— Operational Maintenance
LWM
— Low Water Mark
KC
— Kilocycle
OGIS
— Open Geodata Interoperability Specification
L
— Length
TGA
— thermal gravimetric analysis
SJI
— Steel Joist Institute
JISC
— Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
MDPE
— Medium Density Polyethylene
RVA
— Recorded Voice Announcement
MDS
— Microwave Distribution System
L
— Litre
TBS
— To Be Supplied(by government)
PW
— Picowatt
ASPH
— Asphalt
NCIDQ
— National Council for Interior Design Qualification
DL
— Drawing List
BAL
— Ballast
JAE
— Journal of Architectural Education
OP
— Opaque
TBM
— Tunnel Boring Machine
SS
— Stainless Steel
BL
— Base Line
PIA
— Peripheral Interface Adaptor
SMPS
— Switched Mode Power Supplies
SI
— Système International d'unités (International System of Units)
BHD
— Bulkhead
NVLAP
— National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
CYL
— Cylinder
LCA
— Life cycle assessment for steel construction
OC
— Operation Center
RTF
— Revision Task Force
PVCA
— polyvinyl chloride acetate
OBL
— OBLique
PRV
— Pressure Reducing Valve
NEF
— Noise Exposure Forecast
SANZ
— Standards Association of New Zealand
PVF
— Poly(vinyl Fluoride)
PDM
— Precedence Diagramming Method
TERM
— Terminal
TGL
— Toggle
KBS
— Knowledge Based System
MK
— Market
R AND R
— Remove and Replace
TS
— Time Switch
BEV
— Bevel
LR
— Long Radius
SD
— Smoke Detector
KIF
— Knowledge Interchange Format
MC
— Moisture Content
SOV
— Shut Off Valve
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Systems
SATCO
— Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
CCW
— Counter Clockwise
UH
— Unit Heater
TIG
— Tungsten Inert Gas
VA
— Volt Ampere
WP
— Working Pressure
MCS
— Maintenance Control Section
B
— Base
BSU
— Basic Structural Unit
TW
— Top of Wall
CIR
— Circular
EXH
— Exhaust
MRT
— Mean Radiant Temperature
NATA
— National Association of Testing Authorities
LF
— latest finish
SSW
— Solid-State Welding
SDF
— Single Degree of Freedom
PR
— Pair
B
— Bridge
LDPE
— Low-Density Polyethylene (#4 plastic)
VDT
— Visual Display Terminal
RO
— Rough Opening
OPSS
— Ontario Provincial Standard Specification
SCH
— Schedule
VRL
— Vertical Reference Line
EVAP
— Evaporator
PCF
— Pounds per cubic foot
V/V
— Volume Per Volume
WFM
— Work Flow Management
L
— Long
ON
— Osterreichisches Normungsinstitut
UVR
— Ultraviolet Radiation
LBR
— Lumber
MAF
— Minimum Audible Field
SPDT
— Single Pole Double Throw
ACH
— Air Changes per Hour
BKR
— Breaker
MIR
— Mirror
AITC
— American Institute of Timber Construction
MIKE
— Microphone
LPM
— Litres Per Minute
PB
— Polybutylene
AAMA
— American Architectural Manufacturer's Association
STRL
— Structural
CONC
— Concrete
CLSAB
— Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board
LVR
— Louver
TBP
— Technologies for Business Processes
SR
— Steradian
NR
— Noise Reduction
NL
— Noise Level
JST
— Joist
OESC
— Ontario Electrical Safety Code
TC
— Technical Committee (HL7)
RAD
— Radiant
OBIX
— Open Building Information Exchange
KIP
— Kilopound
T&P
— Temperature & Pressure Relief Valve
PN
— Nominal Pressure
UML
— Unified Modelling Language
PEEK
— Polyetheretherketone
LA
— Lightning Arrester
APX
— Approximately
REC
— Receiver-Exciter-Controller
SV
— Stop Valve
BF
— Basement Floor
FIL
— Fillet
PA
— Public Addresses
TR
— Temperature Recorder
MAT
— Material
VMS
— Variable Message Signboards
ADAM
— Art, Design, Architecture and Media
NF
— Noise Frequency
AIBD
— American Institute of Building Design
PMMA
— Polymethyl Methacrylate
WEF
— Water Environment Federation (formerly WPCF)
MFG
— Manufacturers Focus Group
SHE
— Safety, Health and Environmental
PASS
— Passenger
RPS
— revolutions per second
QS
— quantity surveyor
WWT
— Waste Water Treatment
VAR
— Value Added Reseller
LHS
— Left Hand Side
ODMA
— Open Document Management API
LPW
— lumens per watt
STRUCT
— Structural
PROT
— Protection
MD
— Medium Density
MNECH
— Model National Energy Code of Canada for Houses
ROIC
— Resident Officer In Charge
SNT
— Sealant
WDW
— Window
LCC
— Life Cycle Costing
W
— Wide
SXE
— Straight Edge
OVFL
— OVerFLow
RSW
— Resistance Spot Welding
CSK
— Countersink
IPT
— Integrated Product Teams
PEI
— PolyEtherImide
PA
— Pascal (1N/m2)
FSI
— Floor Space Index
NNI
— Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut
CTR
— Counter
OFC
— Ontario Fire Code
OEOB
— Old Executive Office Building
MC
— Megacycle
NBC
— National Building Code
ISP
— Information Strategy Planning
COMP
— Compressed
ELB
— Elbow
COND
— Condenser
SUSP
— Suspend
P
— Pitch
PD
— pump discharge
PP
— Painted
MLD
— Molding
COMB
— Combustion
WPR
— Waterproofing
PSIG
— Pounds per square inch gage
0X
— Zero-X fictitious Earth spacecraft in Supermarionation productions
PVDC
— Polyvinylidene Chloride
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modelling Language
LSS
— Logistics Support Squadron
SW
— Sea Water
EL
— Elevator
T
— Tesla
TBTO
— Tributyltin Oxide
TDC
— Time Delay Closing
OBC
— Ontario Building Code
FIN
— Finished
BW
— Bottom of Wall
RD
— Relative Density
SP
— Standpipe
PNEU
— Pneumatic
M
— Motor
MECH
— Mechanical Equipment
NCMA
— National Concrete Masonry Association
LTL
— Lintel
VNR
— Veneer
TVSS
— Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor
CORR
— Corrugate
LS
— Loud Speaker
TSP
— total suspended particles
SF
— Square Foot
TOP
— Technical And Office Protocol
TLT
— Toilet
TWY
— Taxiway
PTD
— Painted
PVG
— Paving
WW
— Waste Water
PVAL
— PolyVinyl Alcohol
J
— Joint
ODIF
— Office Document Interchange Format
MLDG
— Molding
OR
— outside radius
MTR
— Motor
PTN
— Partition
PSTC
— Pressure Sensitive Tape Council
PRTN
— Partition
VLT
— Vault
UFA
— Usable Floor Area
USS
— United States Standard
SSMH
— Sanitary Sewer Manhole
ASID
— American Society of Interior Designers
ULP
— Unleaded Petrol
IDC
— Industrial Design & Construction
WTIA
— Welding Technology Institute of Australia
AAT
— Art & Architecture Thesaurus
PAW
— Plasma Arc Weld
TC
— Terracotta
STA
— Station Line
FAD
— Fresh Air Duct
FNDN
— Foundation
PDES
— Product Data Exchange Using Step
MMB
— Membrane
BF
— Back Face
TZ
— Terrazzo
PEK
— Polyetherketone Etherketone Ketone
MTL
— Metal
OF
— Outside Face
PV
— Paving
RGH
— Rough
ASIS
— American Society for Industrial Security
RWD
— Redwood
PGML
— Precision Graphics Markup Language
PNT
— Paint
TBC
— Top Back of Curb
O/S
— Out Of Service
T
— tonne
A/F
— Across Flats
LFL
— Lower Flammability Limit
RAGAGEP
— Recognized And Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices
VRM
— Vermiculite
KV.A
— Kilovolt-ampere
PH
— Preheat
RIBA
— Royal Institute of British Architects
RVT
— Rivet
UL
— Upper Level
WU
— Window Unit
NIIIP
— National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols
G
— Gate
PP
— Plaster
RV
— Relief Vent
BW
— Brick Wall
RH
— Reheat
NNW
— North North-West
FP
— Floor Plan
RB
— Rubber
RA
— Registered Architect
NSPE
— National Society of Professional Engineers
SP
— Soundproof
TF
— Total Float
DL
— Dimension Lengthwise
BIL
— Basic Insulation Level
UP
— Unpainted
R
— Riser
SAW
— Submerged Arc Welding
RW
— Redwood
MFD
— Manufactured Food Database
LS
— Limestone
AAMA
— Association Architectural Manufacturers Association
WDP
— Wood, Painted
DS
— Door Switch
DT
— Design Technology
VCVDC
— Poly Vinyl Chloride-Vinylidene Chloride
SL
— Sky Light
ECA
— Erection Completion Acceptance
CBS
— Concrete Block and Stucco
NSF
— Net Square Footage
EPFC
— Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Construction
NMT
— Non-Metallic
R
— Reduction
WS
— Weatherstripping
YD
— Yard Dyed
G
— gully
TCS
— Terne-Coated Stainless Steel
EIT
— Engineer In Training
LLF
— Light Loss Factor
M3
— Cubic Metre
LMS
— Limestone
HERS
— Home Energy Rating System
RVS
— Reverse Side
SPI
— Society of the Plastics Industry
MASH
— Mansion Apartment Shack House
MAC
— Metal Arc Cutting
OBS
— Organizational Breakdown Structures
CC
— Computer Center
NCSA
— National Centre for Supercomputing Applications
PD
— Projective Dimension
CAR
— Commercial And Residential
TOG
— Top of Grating
DD
— Design Development
URE
— Upstairs Room Entertainment
PVP
— Polyvinylpyrrolidone
RWO
— Rain Water Outlet
ID
— Interior Design
DPC
— damp-proof course
UC
— Undercut
CF
— Compact Framework
STP
— Sewage Treatment Plant
WIR
— Walk in Robe
OP
— Opposite
FCI
— Facility Condition Index
MMC
— Modern Methods of Construction
AIDE
— Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment
NL
— No Liability
FRL
— Fire Resistance Level
ULG
— Unleaded Gasoline
HHR
— Heritage High Roof
PETP
— Polyethylene Terephthalate
OOAA
— office of architectural affairs
CBO
— Certified Building Official
MCM
— Mid-Century Modern
CPEP
— Corrugated PolyEthylene Pipe
BVP
— Broken Vessel Pottery
URM
— Unreinforced Masonry
SIG
— Signaling Interworking Gateway
BSDM
— Box Structure Development Method
S2S
— Surfaced Two Sides
NPSM
— National Pipe Straight Mechanical thread
JULIE
— Joint Utility Locating Information for Excavators
WC
— Woodcutting
ARD
— Around
UFS
— Universal Frame System
BCIN
— Building Code Identification Number
ACT
— Acoustical Ceiling Tile
SGML
— Standard Generalized Mark-up Language
RCPT
— Receptacle
BF
— Barrier-Free
FAP
— Fire Alarm Panel
SSI
— Soil Structure Interaction
ALO
— Architect Liaison Officer
FASLA
— Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architecture
ACE
— Architecture Construction and Engineering
SES
— Service Entrance Section
AU
— Absorbance Unit
ALS
— Alternate Light Source
ACHP
— Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
AACA
— Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
DPM
— Deformation Potential Mechanism
BWICS
— Builder's Work In Connection with Services
EPA
— Effective Projected Area
VFD
— Vernacularly Fastened Door
RCFA
— Root Cause Failure Analysis
AEC
— Architectural Energy Corporation
AMBER
— Architectural Modelling Box for Enterprise Redesign
PID
— Piping & Instrumentation Diagram
BCIS
— Building Code Information System
ASPE
— American Society of Plumbing Engineers
EPA
— End Point Adjustment
YRD
— Yard
MCWS
— Main Cold Water Service
SS
— Substation
IDCW
— Interior Design Coalition of Washington
NATA
— National Aptitude Test in Architecture
CAD
— Computer-Assisted Drafting
ACE
— Amethyst Contrast Enhancer
PVFM
— Poly(vinyl Formal)
MTIA
— Metal Trades Industry Association
PBTP
— Polybutylene Terephthalate Polymer
VHT
— Vertical and Horizontal Transportation
ADL
— Architecture Description Language
SB
— Stilb
KG.M
— Kilogram Metre
DN
— Drafting Note
FRTW
— Fire Retardant Treated Wood
TBAE
— Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
IDC
— Interior Designers of Canada
RL
— Roof Level
RBS
— Royal Building System
DOE
— Determination of Eligibility
NASF
— Net Assignable Square Footage
CPBD
— Certified Professional Building Designer
ARCA
— Associate of the Royal College of Art (London)
ABRI
— Architecture and Building Research Institute
MM
— Modified Mercalli Scale
IR
— Isoprene Rubber
DLSH
— Dry Leached Surface Hardness
FR
— Front Right
MBF
— Thousand Board Feet
ASLA
— American Society of Landscape Architects
NAAMM
— National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers
VMV
— Vapor Management Valve
SAR
— Stichting Architecten Research (Foundation for Architects' Research)
NAAB
— National Architectural Accreditation Board
BAHA
— Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association
CD
— Construction Document
FBO
— Furnished by Owner
IDCA
— Interior Design Coalition of Arizona
DH
— Dog House
AESR
— Architects and Engineers for Social Responsibility
TOGAF
— The Open Group Architectural Framework
LDG
— Lodge
CAI
— Cold Air Intake
VGL
— Valve Guide Level
GD
— Gregorian Dome
REVIVAL
— Retrofitting for Environmental Viability Improvement of Valued Architectural Landmarks
CAEI
— China Architectural Engineering, Inc.
ABI
— At-Bit Inclination
TOG
— Top Of Grade
TCT
— Transfer Certificate of Title
KDRB
— Knock-Down and Re-Build
OCCS
— Overall Construction Classification System
EPIC
— Engineering, Procurement, Installation, and Commissioning
AALA
— Alberta Association of Landscape Architects
ABH
— Architectural Builders Hardware
ADRB
— Architectural Design Review Board
WWM
— Welded Wire Mesh
ASPCA
— Architectural Studies for Performance-Critical Applications
AAESDA
— Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australian
DITB
— Down in the Basement
NASA INDIA
— National Association of Students of Architecture (India)
TBR
— Tile Based Rendering
SADL
— Structural Architecture Description Language
CBS
— Concrete Building Structure
RLA
— Registered Landscape Architect
M2
— Square Metre
SLV
— Short Leg Vertical
CTC
— Center-to-Center
CMR
— Compact Measurement Record
BOTE
— Back Of The Envelope calculation
FCO
— Floor Clean Out
AARB
— Art and Architectural Review Board
ASGCA
— American Society of Golf Course Architects
GSF
— Gross Square Footage
AIBC
— Architectural Institute of British Columbia
KS
— Kilosecond
SB
— Sub-Basement
BCJ
— Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
WDDK-R
— Wood Decking Rear
AMD
— Analysis, Modeling, and Design
CL
— Cat Ladder
TOC
— Top of Casing
SOR
— State Of Requirement
RLM
— Right-to-Left Mark
PDL
— Poundal
SRJ
— Steel Ring Joint
ZS
— Zinc-coated Steel
BCOE
— Biddability Constructibility Operability and Environmental
USF
— Usable Square Footage
FAIA
— Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
ADC
— Architecture Development and Construction
LCPE
— Line Corrugated PolyEthelene
SD
— Sketch Dimension
HYDR
— Hydraulic
BIAD
— Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
EMR
— Elevator Machine Room
C OF F
— Construction of Facilities
GIFA
— Gauteng Institute for Architecture
WPC
— Wood-Plastic Composite
ACAI
— Architecture Commune des Applications Informatiques
LM.S
— Lumen Second
USFB
— Ultra Shallow Floor Beam
OAL
— outside air louvers
GLOD
— Geometric Level of Detail
XCONN
— Cross Connection
FP
— Front Porch
ARAD
— Architectural Research And Design
OODB
— Object Oriented Database Because
ZAR
— Zapf Architectural Renderings
SBR
— Straight Before Radius
SMA
— Shielded Metal Arc Welding
AFA
— Automatic Fire Alarm
FCIC
— Furnished by Contractor, Installed by Contractor
FHV
— Fire Hose Valve
GERAM
— Generalized Enterprise Reference Architecture and Methodology
FACD
— Functional Analysis Concept Design
ADGD
— Architectural Design and Global Difference
SBEM
— Simplified Building Energy Model
WVDCH
— West Virginia Division of Culture and History
PEMB
— Pre-Engineered Metal Building
ABTA
— Absolute Background Textures Archive
VCD
— Variable Control Damper
LM.H
— Lumen Hour
VWS
— Vibrating-Wire Stressmeter
LAAB
— Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board
SHM
— Structural Health Monitoring
CAEE
— Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
GCCM
— General Contractor Construction Method
IRAC
— Institut royal d'architecture du Canada
RAIC
— Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (now Architecture Canada)
EIBS
— European Installation Bus System
AFE
— Advanced Flow Engineering
HLD
— Heavy Lifting Device
OTS
— Open to Sky
PUP
— polyurethane paint
ACP
— Aluminum Composite Panel
PB
— Pull Box (fire alarm)
ALW
— Architectural Lighting Works
LX
— Luxembourg
MP
— Mounting plate
BTTT
— Blue Tulip Turkish Tiles
SEC
— Security Clearance
KLX
— kilolux
IDL
— Indented Drawing List
PGDB
— Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board
BS
— Back Sight
HKIA
— Hong Kong Institute of Architects
AIJ
— Architectural Institute of Japan
CAAE
— Computer aided architectural engineering
CVAS
— Controlled Ventilation Area System
MSCL
— Mild Steel Cement Lined
PD
— Production Drawing
ABAAG
— Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines
AEI
— Architectural Engineering Institute
CATH
— Cathedral
CDR
— Central Dining Room
IALD
— International Association of Lighting Designers
ABDS
— ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING DESIGN SERVICES
TXV
— Thermal eXpansion Valve
OAL
— Outdoor Area Lighting
AATO
— Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario
DLF
— Drawing List File
FA
— Floor Area
MRAD
— Milliradian
IHG
— Incidental Heat Gain
SW
— Sidewalk
WFVR
— Wet False Vertical Room
ADA
— Architects and Designers Association
ABCD
— Analysis of Building Climatic Data
ARO
— Architecture Research Office
SID
— School of Interior Design
AFD
— Above Floor Drain
TBD
— Two Bed Doors
KA
— Kitchen Appliance
BRB
— Bar-Room Bar
DWR
— Design Within Reach
IIDA
— International Interior Design Association
16TH ED WR
— 16Th Edition Wiring Regulations
IDC
— Insulation Displacing Connector
AGMA
— Architectural Glass and Metal Association
MAT
— Material Acquisition Team
FCA
— Floor Control Assembly
DCW
— Dining Chair Wood
USW
— Ultrasonic Welding
ML
— Megalitre
LSC
— Life Safety Code
CDS
— Construction Drawing Subset
ADM
— Atomic Demolition Munitions
BFD
— Basis for Design
ACC
— Architectural Control Committee
ASOG
— Architectural Style Online Guide
I/I
— Infiltration and Inflow
CEB
— Compressed Earth Block
GMLDG
— Garnish Molding
SAD
— School of Architecture and Design
WTK
— Water Tank
GHP
— Geothermal Heat Pump
HAER
— Historic American Engineering Record
SVP
— Soil Vent Pipe
ODAT
— Ohio Design Assistance Team
AAA
— Alberta Association of Architects
M/L
— Mid Level
A I
— Architecture Interiors magazine
SSAE
— Student Society of Architectural Engineers
SCRN
— Screen
SAF
— Sarasota Architectural Foundation
RISD
— Rhode Island School of Design
BMICH
— Bandaranayake Memorial International Conference Hall
NCARB
— National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
WAPA
— Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists
AWAC
— Arrowhead Woods Architectural Committee
PBD
— plasterboard
L
— Landscape
AEC
— Architectural and Engineering Content
NID
— National Institute of Design, India
LY
— Langley
E
— Entrance
MHBP
— Mass House Building Projects
S
— Step
RMC
— Ready Mix Cement
APV
— Architectural Products of Virginia
C/C
— Centre to Centre
BKL
— Brininstool, Kerwin and Lynch
KCD
— kilocandela
CIOB
— Chartered Institute Of Building
AF
— Aluminum Frame
ACC
— Access Control
MTP
— Material, Techniques, and Processes
UGF
— Under Gravel Filters
LACAC
— Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee
AFS
— Architectural Framing Systems
IDCW
— Interior Design Coalition of Wisconsin
FRC
— Fibre Reinforced Cement
BMS
— Building Management Services
ADM
— Architecture Development Methodology
WWSK-6
— Wireless Wall Switch With 6 Hour Timer
MBSE
— Model Based System Engineering
SRS
— Single Room Supplement
RESPA
— Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974
MOE
— Means of Escape
MOA
— Means of Access
TT
— Table Top
SMS
— Styrene-a-Methylstyrene
GD
— Geometric Dimensioning
NCARB
— Certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
ISIS
— Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures
RAW
— Right Angle Weave
IDBE
— Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment
BOR
— Back Of Room
OFCH
— Oil-Fired Central Heating
MPPS
— Most Penetrating Particle Size
ACB
— Active Chilled Beam
WC
— Water Cooler
ARC
— Architecture Restoration Conservation
OGSF
— Overall Gross Square Feet
LX
— Luxe Extra
MNA P
— McNaughton Architect Partners
BHK
— Bedroom Hall Kitchen
EDC
— Engineering Design and Communication
ARCHITECTURE
— Architectural
TKWA
— The Kubala Washatko Architects
E
— Estimate
ADTM
— Arc De Triumphe Model
OSB
— Oriented Strand Board
PEOX
— polyethylene oxide
DTE
— Dual Tile Encoding
ACP
— Arched Concrete Pipe
MEAA
— McCulloch England Associates Architects
KL
— Key Lock
FLAP
— Fatal Light Awareness Programme
WONA
— W. O. Newhaus Architects
TG
— Tongue & Groove
WWSK-2
— Wireless Wall Switch With 2 Hour Timer
BSM
— Bath Shower Mixer
BTTW
— Break Through The Wall
PE
— photoelectric
HPAC
— Heating, Piping, and Air Conditioning
NGHP
— Natural Gas Heat Pump
SPUD
— Single Person Urban Dwelling
BVD
— Better View Desired
WBF
— Wood-Burning Fireplace
MAT
— Materials Management Division
EB
— external beam radiotherapy
CAAD
— Computer Aided Architectural Design
ES
— Element of Structure
DS&R
— Diller Scofidio Renfro
MDO
— Medium Density Overlay (engineered plywood)
GCP
— General Construction Plan
EDAS
— Energy Design Advice Scheme
BAC
— Boston Architectural College
FD
— Front Door
OTK
— oil tank
BYOH
— Build Your Own Home
ASW
— apparent source width
LS
— Loudspeaker System
BD
— Basic Design
CBM
— Cubic Meters
TASM
— Torsional Analysis of Steel Members
TCF
— Total Cubic Feet
RAIA
— The Royal Australian Institute of Architects
CPE
— Certified Professional Estimator
TBM
— Temporary Benchmark
SSPA
— Solid State Power Amplifier
IPMD
— Interior Property Management Directives
P
— Power Panel
FL
— Front Left
BOP
— Bottom Of the Porch
SEC
— Security Office
HABS
— Historic American Buildings Survey
LC
— Log Cabin
WDP
— Wood Panel
AERC
— Architectural Education Resource Center
HPCO
— High Pressure Cut Out
FRC
— Fire Resisting Construction
ATRU
— Architectural Technology Research Unit
NSC
— nominated subcontractor
BCA
— Building Code of Australian
ASARC
— Alta Sierra Architectural Review Committee
JJG
— Jordan, Jones, and Goulding architectural firm
BW
— Block Wall
IDBB
— Integrated Design/Bid/Build
ACSI
— Architectural Control Systems Incorporated
B.O.
— By Other
BOH
— Back Of the House
FX
— Fire Extinguisher
QBK
— Queen bed Business class with Kitchenette
CFCU
— Customized Desk Corner Unit
CS
— Cross Section
LCR
— Left - Center - Right
ROR
— Rotate Right
OFL
— Over-FLow alarm
CURB
— Concentrated Upgrade and Repair of Buildings
OPSV
— OverPressure Safety Valve
DDA
— Dembling Dembling Architects, P.C.
BP
— Building Planning
OGSF
— Outside Gross Square Footage
THT
— Tomorrows Home Today
TOF
— Top of Footing
HTFA
— High Temperature Forced-Air
BVH
— Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects
BAHC
— Brighton Architectural Heritage Committee
TF
— Tree Fort
AUBC
— Australian Building Certification
NFS
— Not Further Specified
ARQ
— Architectural Research Quarterly
MRS
— Mobile Roof Support
RL
— Reference Level
FOS
— Front Of Store
DW
— Dry Wall
BC
— Bottom of Curb/Gutter
ASWD
— Architectural Salvage Warehouse of Detroit
HF
— House File
CAAS
— Constellation Analysis of Ancient Sites
WD
— Windows and Doors
PD
— Pipe Duct
EFRD
— Emergency Flow Restricting Device
MMC
— Modular Methods of Construction
FFC
— Fourth Floor Collapse
AIMS
— Architectural Information Management System
P
— Pool
SF
— Square Footage
MIH
— Maximum Interior Humidity
WT
— Waste Vent
LEED
— Leadership in Energy and Environment Design
MN
— meganewton
STLB
— Standard Tile shower, Left Bench
DTAH
— Formerly du Toit Allsopp Hillier, but since 2012 simply DTAH
SEC
— Security Exchange Commission
F
— Floor
MACE
— Metadata for Architectural Contents in Europe
WSF
— Wood Solutions Fair
OPB
— One-Piece Building
CAT
— Chamber of Architects of Turkey
EIEO
— End Inlet, End Outlet
ASI
— Architect Supplemental Instructions
NBS
— National Building Specification
EFT
— Earliest Finish Time
BIR
— Built in Wardrobe
GD
— Ground Designs
H
— Handle
SC
— Square Connector (optical connector type)
LOLD
— Old Length
ARB
— The Architectural Review Board
RDK
— Richard D. Kimball Company, Inc.
ID
— Interaction Designer
NRE
— nonrecurring engineering
BAL
— British Architecture Library
ULF
— Ultra-Low Floor
LDO
— Luxury Decor Option
SAS
— Security Alarm System
PISU
— polyimidesulfone
RIA
— Really Interesting Architecture
WNC
— Washington National Cathedral
PCC
— Precast Concrete Company
ARY
— Architects Rego and Youngquist
CEAE
— Civil Environmental Architectural Engineering
BTHRM
— Bathroom
CTBUH
— Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's
BE
— Basic Engineering
SDS
— Structured Cabling System
H/L
— High Level
BAS
— Building Automated System
SNK
— Sink
HC
— Hot and Cold
SME
— Scale Model Engineering
ATB
— Arch, Top, and Back
POD
— Portobello Open Door
CCM
— Catchment Characterisation and Modelling
WCM
— Wall Current Monitor
PDL
— Pre-Designed Layout
NLAA
— Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Architects
FIM
— Film Insert Moulding
GRC
— Glass Fiber Reinforced Cement
ECA
— Engineering Critical Assessment
OD
— outside dimension
MED
— Medium Energy Detector
IMD
— In-Mould Decoration
PHD
— Post Hole Digging
L/L
— Low Level
APTH
— Apartment, THird floor
MAAP
— Mini architectural adapter plates
TPI
— Thermoplastic insulated
DBR
— Design Brief Report
AIALA
— American Institute of Architects Los Angeles
AFSB
— Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara
WWS
— Wireless Wall Switch
MM2
— square millimetre
AICD
— Architecture Interconnect Context Diagram
HNC
— Hierarchical Network of Concepts
SSPW
— Schneider, Shay, Pian, Worcester Architects
SEC
— Security Evaluation Criteria
ASAC
— Advanced Spacecraft Architectural Concepts
OAH
— Overall Height
CCLA
— Colorado Council Of Landscape Architects
TT
— Table Topics
BIW
— Built in Wardrobe
RC
— Room Criterion
B
— Build
AGA
— Architectural Glass and Aluminum
PUH
— Pick Up Head
PATH
— Partners for Advanced Transit and Highways
FV
— Field Verify
MDBA
— Maximum Design Basis Accident
PDP
— Painted
AGS
— Architectural Glass Solution
ASAD
— Architectural Signs and Designs
FDA
— Field Demonstration Area
SSIU
— Straddling Span Interface Unit
SEC
— Security and Exchange Commission
ILRT
— Integrated Leakage Rate Test
B
— Bridgeport
ESA
— Equal Space Area
CLARB
— Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards
LSS
— Lightweight Steel Structure
AD
— Artist Designer
ASE
— Anglo Saxon England (architecture )
FOH
— Front Of the House
WCDE
— Waterloo Cases in Design Engineering
PNDB
— perceived noise level
SHF
— Super High Floor
OPBS
— One-Piece Building Specifcation
MRE
— Mapping, Reporting, and Engineering
RCP
— Rapid City Profile
IDCO
— Independent Design COllective
NG
— No Gaps
DEA
— Design and Environmental Analysis
SB
— Snack Bar
CALD
— Carolina Architectural Lighting and Design
IFR
— Internal Floating Roof
CCS
— Certified Construction Specifier
EGP
— Enhanced Ground Plane
UG
— Underground Garage
BEUI
— Building Energy Use Intensity
IFC
— Integrated Furnace Control
MT
— Mosaic Tile
PAG
— Prescriptive Architectural Guidelines
LQS
— Lighting Quality Standard
SF
— Step Footing
MAT
— Materials and Technology
CF
— Chartreuse Fluorescent
MR
— Men's Rest room
IBS
— Intelligent Building System
HAPC
— Historic and Architectural Preservation Commission
FRC
— Fibre Reinforced Cementitious
MR
— Mirror Roof
COE
— Criteria Of Effect evaluation
OPSO
— OverPressure ShutOff
BEM
— Building Estate Management
HEED
— Home Energy Efficient Design
NH
— No hall
XMV
— Exterior Mount Ventilator
AL
— Available Light
SEC
— Security Code
WB
— Weber Basin
SCIP
— Structural Concrete Insulated Panel
ID
— Interactive Design
IPD
— Insulated Patio Door
NCCE
— National Council of Engineering Examiners
HEPA
— High Efficiency Particle Air filter
EI
— Estimated Inner
BIR
— Built In Robe
RDM
— Resonance Damping Mechanism
STMP
— Stone Tile Masonry Protector
EIAP
— Emirates Institute of Architects and Planners
SMS
— Spatial Management System
VWB
— Vaportight Wall Box
ICS
— Infloor Cleaning System
ID
— Interaction Design
KLDF
— Kilo-Liters Design Flow
MSI
— Masonry and Structural Improvements
MHOF
— Monsanto House Of the Future
NB
— National Body
CI
— Commercial Interior
RRMDL
— Residential Remodel
SCAPE
— Systems Components Architectural Products and Environments
SCRD
— Standard Construction Requirements and Details
CLAB
— Columbia Laboratory for Architectural Broadcasting
CRMDL
— Commercial Remodel
MV
— Megavolts
DIDB
— Domestic Interiors DataBase
LWE
— Long Wall Error
ML
— Metal Louver
H
— Hall
AD
— Architectural Digest
ADAPT
— Architectural Design Association of Portugal and Turkey
VFI
— Viewed From Inside
CVA
— Clear Ventilation Area
RGH
— Rough Guide Hotwired
OSD
— On-Site Stormwater Detention
AK
— Angled Kitchen
LVR
— LiVing Room
HAS
— Home Automation System
CS
— Cutaway small
Y
— Yellow Phase
APLUSI
— Architecture Plus Interiors
CACH
— Central Air, Central Heat
AHEAD
— Applied Heating, Electrical, And Decorative
SPICE
— Structured Process Improvement for Construction Enterprises
TLS
— Toilet Locking System
NH
— Nil Height
AE
— Archtop Enclosure
SD
— Side Door
CBC
— Cyclic Beam Columns
ATLAS
— Atomic-terrace low-angle shadowing
BEES
— Building Energy Efficiency Standards
GBT
— Great Big Table
WAA
— Western Awning Association
LWC
— lightweight concrete
VM
— Vintage Mahogany
BWO
— Builder's Work Opening
ARCC
— Architectural Research Centers Consortium
RPE
— Room Partition Element
OPV
— Overpressure Valve
ITP
— Inspection & Testing Program
ND
— New Design
QDK
— Queen bed Deluxe with Kitchenette
UHE
— Ultra-High Efficiency
GLT
— Grande Luxe Tease
EFIS
— Expanded Foam Insulating System
MSB
— Multi-Service Building
VRSB
— Venturi, Rauch, and Scott Brown Architects
FTD
— Florescent To Daylight
CD
— Customer Drawing
FADS
— Facility Accessibility Design Standards
SEC
— Security screening
QKH
— Queen bed and Kitchen (Handicap)
ER
— Exposed Run
NHS
— Nice Homely Surroundings
MT
— Material Table
BR
— Building Report
IAQ
— Inadequate Architectural Quality
SSV
— Solid Surface Veneer
GI
— Global Inner
RC
— Rocking Chair
OS
— Open Space
BRB
— Beam-Related Background
NM
— Nanometre
BS
— Beginning of Survey
BR
— Bump Rail
ISBL
— Inverted Short BaseLine
CL
— Ceiling Level
SEC
— Security Export Control
GDC
— Geocentric Design Code
MI
— Move In
EIFS
— External Insulation and Finish System
QFI
— Quench Flow Instrument
MLS
— Modular Lighting System
ACE
— Artificial Compound Entity
ROL
— Rights of Light
LE
— Location Extensions
TS
— Timber Supply
AEBC
— Anchorage Existing Buildings Code
CTR
— Contour
JAD
— Joint Architecture and Design
PC
— police call box
ND
— Narrow Door
HC
— Historical Colors
AIW
— Architectural Iron Works
CTRG
— Centering
BIU
— Beam In Use
VTOC
— Virtual Table Of Components
HMB
— Home Manufacturers Council of NAHB
RNK
— Rink
NI
— Non-Insulated
BJ
— Button Jointed
NRRR
— Non-Residential Remodeling and Renovation
HMS
— Hazard Mitigation Survey
NH
— No Heat
NDC
— New Developers Conference
ITD
— Interior Technical Design
VWM
— Vaportight Wall Mount
SEC
— ETSI Security Technical Committee
HET
— Home Entertainment Theater
ALS
— Architectural License Seminar
MRS
— Multiple Roundpoint Structures
IVO
— Inlet Valve Opening
HSS
— Horizontal Stretch or Shrink
CICE
— Certified Independent Checking Engineer
BE
— Barrier to Entry
LATA
— Landscape Architecture THESES Archive
GLWN
— Grass Lawn
HC
— Historic Churches
ESSA
— Earthfriendly and Self Sufficient Architecture
SD
— Specification & Description
GF
— Garage Floor
RTFB
— Round To Flat Beam
TP
— Tee Pee
OHW
— OverHead Weight
BW
— Bulge Window
SEC
— Security Equipment Corporation
ARC
— Artifact Research Centre
MT
— Make Trace
SIC
— Sealing, Insulating, and Caulking
RBDO
— Relibility-Based Design Optimization
HARC
— Historic Architectural Review Commission
TASA
— Tacheometric Accelerator Surveying and Alignment
PE
— ployethylene
TCD
— Two Coats a Day
FL
— Front Living room
DR
— Design Remarks
TCD
— Thinline Cutaway Dual
TST
— Truss Steel Structure
OT
— Overflow Threshold
KG
— Known geometry
HF
— High Floor
MF
— Martensite Finished
CM
— Contoured and Molded
DIR
— Design Input Requirements
SEC
— Security Encoding Computer
CNH
— Cold Normal Hot
DL
— Decorative Lamp
U
— Undergirding
RRA
— Richard Rude Architectural
CS
— Construction Safety
VWR
— Vertical Wall Recessed
COML
— Commercial Building
RS
— Re-Scaled
FMSS
— Facility Maintenance Software System
IWD
— Inner Working Distance
VS
— Visual Slim
MB
— Multi-Block
B
— Basel
OSR
— Open Side Ruled
MT
— Mounted
WT
— Wall Vent
OJ
— Outer Join
SSS
— Self-Supporting Structure
SIC
— so written
SAI
— Sundberg Architectural Initiative
PTG
— Painting
PEB
— Pre Engineered Building
CJ
— Center Joint
RAID
— Registered Architect
E
— Eaves
IDCA
— International Design Conference Aspen
UAI
— Urban Architectural Initiatives
VLR
— Very Large Ranch
FRP
— Fire Resistant Protection
LC
— Lower Corridor
WC
— Wall Coordinates
MAL
— Modern Audio Lounge
IG
— Inner Geometry
UBE
— Units, Buildings, and Environment
WMR
— Water Meter
ARC
— Architecture Registration Corps
IKE
— International Key Entrance
VTM
— Valve Texture Material
PC
— precast
MED
— Mayan Epigraphic Database Project
PE
— Price to Engineers
ICF
— Insulated Concrete Forms
NC
— Neoclassical Component
MT
— Mount Table
MNS
— Mens' room
SAR
— Structures Are Reactive
TEC
— Total Environment Control
HOM
— Hall Of Mirrors
LC
— Lower Center
CO
— Convenience Outlet
FRG
— Flat Rough Granite
FA
— Facilities Annex
GGP
— Green Globe Professional
YLT
— Yellow Light
HBG
— Hnedac Bobo Group
PCS
— Planning Connect System
COP
— Car Operation Panel
SEC
— Security Item
CK
— Center Kitchen
RSM
— Rock Solid Mates
DF
— Deluxe Floor
FLA
— Flame
JIC
— Joint In Center
TTW
— Tall, Thick, Wide
AJ
— The Architect's Journal
GD
— German Design
CM
— Case Marker
MD
— Master Detail
TLC
— Tile, Linoleum, and Carpet
AE
— Advanced Estimate
CM
— Curly Maple
LT
— Low-Threshold
PDE
— Paint Design Engineering
VS
— Vertical Space
LP
— Lead Palate
DF
— Design For ....
DU
— Drafting Unit
PD
— Participatory Design
TAA
— Teymur Ali Ashurbeyov
NG
— Non-Geometric
DLS
— Drawing Layer Setup
CH
— Conservation and Heritage
ARE
— Architect Registration Examinations
I
— Interior
PC
— pullchain
SR
— Standard Reconstruction
PC
— Pink Curtains
W
— Workprint
AS
— Auto-Scaling
PD
— Pressure Down
C
— Covered
WKR
— Walkramp
DAC
— Dial Architectural Components
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