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