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