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Look through 2201 acronyms and abbreviations related to Construction:
APT
— Apartment
EA
— Each (as in a unit of measurement - one each)
EPC AND BOP
— Engineering, Procurement, and Construction, and Balance of Plants
LAN
— Local Area Network
XL
— Extra Large
N/A
— Not Applicable
PPVC
— Prefabricated Pre-finished Volumetric Construction
BAPI
— Business Application Programming Interface (SAP)
WC
— Water Closet (in building plans)
GRT/RM
— Large Formal Reception Room
POD
— Position, Orientation, and Direction
YD2
— Square yard
PPC
— Portland Pozzolona Cement
ASSY
— Assembly
PO
— Project Originals
W/
— With
XML
— Extensible Markup Language
ACCU
— Air Cooled Condensing Unit
BBS
— Bulletin Board Service
E&OE
— Errors and Omissions Excepted
OEM
— Original Equipment Manufacturer (usually in reference to car parts)
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
RFID
— Radio Frequency Identification
ANSI
— American National Standards Institute, Inc.
C/O
— Care Of (postal Code Indicating Temporary Address Change)
W/O
— Without
IT
— Information Technology
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.
Q&T
— Quench and Temper
EPA
— Environmental Protection Agency (US)
BLVD.
— Boulevard
SFL
— Structural Floor Level
ATM
— Automatic Teller Machine
REQD
— Required
C/MIN
— Cycles Per Minute
RADHAZ
— Radiation Hazard
IP
— Internet Protocol
MM
— Millimeter
PDF
— Portable Document Format (created by Adobe Acrobat)
AN
— Ammonium Nitrate
CSSD
— Central Sterile Supply Department
K3U
— Keep Three Units
A
— Ampere
MAN
— Metropolitan Area Network
PME
— Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
QC
— Quality Control
C OF Q
— Certificate of Qualification
MOU
— Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
API
— Application Programming Interface
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
FAQ
— Frequently Asked Questions (sometimes Pronounced Fak)
ROM
— Rough Order of Magnitude
RFP
— Request For Proposal
ISP
— Internet Service Provider
CRT
— Cathode Ray Tube (type of TV)
WHO
— World Health Organization
MTBF
— Mean Time Before Failure
PC/RM
— Computer Room
FEMA
— Federal Emergency Management Agency
TQM
— Total Quality Management
QDVC
— Qatari Diar Vinci Construction
RF
— Radio Frequency
CBD
— Cash Before Delivery
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
BTU
— British Thermal Unit
CL
— Classic
LN.
— Lane
ASTM
— American Society for Testing and Materials (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
OCEW
— On Center Each Way
BB
— Bulletin Board
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Display
CEO
— Chief Executive Officer
RPM
— Revolutions Per Minute, (Rotations Per Minute)
WBS
— Work Breakdown Structure
U&L
— Upper and lower
MSDS
— Material Safety Data Sheets
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DIY
— Do-It-Yourself
NPV
— Net Present Value {economics}
CABO (ICC)
— Conference of American Building Officials (International Code Council)
ATM
— Asynchronous Transfer Mode
IRR
— Internal Rate of Return
SCHED
— Schedule
ABC
— activity based costing
VPN
— Virtual Private Network (ATM)
EU
— European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
IPO
— Initial Public Offering
EEO
— Equal Employment Opportunity
G1S
— Good One Side
ASME
— American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NCO
— Non-Commissioned Officer
PVT
— Private
WWW
— World Wide Web
USDA
— United States Department of Agriculture
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
APPROX
— Approximate
CPI
— Consumer Price Index
MIS
— Management Information System (OSHA)
PDA
— Personal Digital Assistant
PTO
— Please Turn Over
JIT
— Just in time
MDF
— Main Distribution Frame
OBSROV
— Observation class Remotely Operated Vehicle
M/SUPP RM
— Maintennance Supply Room
PCB
— printed circuit board
AM
— Amplitude Modulation
CD
— Compact Disc
M/BR
— Master Bedroom
CRM
— Customer Relationship Management
OCR
— Optical Character Recognition
AMP
— Ampere
PGP
— Pretty Good Privacy (encryption)
CAD
— Computer Aided Designer
VO
— Variation Order
ADR
— Alternative Dispute Resolution
ISDN
— Integrated Services Digital Network
DSS
— Decision Support System
DEPT
— Department
CAE
— Computer-Aided Engineering
FAM/RM
— Family Room
CBA
— Cost Benefit Analysis
CC
— Carbon Copy
ER
— Emergency Room
KG
— Kilogram
PAGERR
— plan for Albay Glenda early recovery and reconstruction
SQ
— Square
AL
— Alabama
CCT
— Circuit
BTR
— Better
WAN
— Wide Area Network
PN
— Part Number (P/N Preferred)
CPM
— Critical Path Method
CTR
— Center
LED
— law enforcement desk; light emitting diode
BOP
— Bottom of Pipe
PC
— Personal computer (host)
BLDG
— Building
BCC
— Blind Carbon Copy
QTY
— Quantity
CFR
— Code of Federal Regulations
CO
— Company
SYS
— System
IUPAC
— International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
FAA
— Federal Aviation Administration
PO
— Post Office
CIM
— Computer Integrated Manufacturing
STD
— Standard
ATC
— Air traffic control
DOE
— United States Department of Energy (government)
AR.
— Architect
DSC
— Differential Scanning Calorimetry
MAP
— Manufacturing Automation Protocol
VOR
— Variation Order Request
RM
— Room
MTTR
— Mean Time To Repair
SQL
— Structured Query Language
ADD
— Addendum
MHZ
— Megahertz (Megacycles Per Second)
CGI
— Common Gateway Interface
NG
— No Good
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
KPA
— kiloPascal (pressure above ambient (100 kPa = 1 atmosphere excess))
DCOM
— Distributed Component Object Model
NO
— Number
PDM
— Product Data Management
ALT
— Alternate
NIST
— National Institute of Standards and Technology
DBST
— Double Bituminous Surface Treatment
MSL
— Mean Sea Level
AGA
— American Gas Association
RCRA
— Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (1976, 1984)
NPC
— Net Present Cost
SIC
— Standard Industrial Classification (Code)
VHF
— Very High Frequency
FAQ
— Fair Average Quality
CCU
— Coronary Care Unit
LNG
— Liquefied Natural Gas
EFT
— Electronic Funds Transfer
PM
— Preventive Maintenance
CFM
— Cubic Feet per Minute
ECD
— Estimated Completion Date
UI
— User Interface
MB
— Megabyte
LAB
— Laboratory
SSL
— Secure Socket Layer
ARO
— Abrasion Resistant Overlay (Pipeline Coating)
MK
— Mark (Navy weapon designation)
DB
— Decibel
IP
— Intellectual Property
KWH
— Kilowatt hour (one thousand watt hours) (measurement)
K
— Kilo-
W
— Watt
AASHTO
— American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
BSOD
— Blue Screen Of Death
AC
— Acre
MTBM
— Mean Time Between Maintenance
OH&S
— Occupational Health and Safety
COD
— Chemical Oxygen Demand
HAZMAT
— Hazardous Material
OT
— Occupational Therapy
MIPS
— Millions of Instructions Per Second
SCM
— Supply Chain Management
SWL
— Safe Working Load
ITP
— Inspection And Test Plan
SDS
— Safety Data Sheet
NEC
— National Electrical Code
AGP
— Accelerated Graphics Port
ARCH
— Architect
DCF
— discounted cash flow rate
MPH
— Miles Per Hour
DC
— Direct Current
MIN
— Minute
AGM
— Annual General Meeting
DDE
— Dynamic Data Exchange (in software parlance)
OZ
— Ounce
UNEP
— United Nations Environment Program
SPL
— Special
USGS
— United States Geological Survey (DOI)
UHF
— Ultra High Frequency (300-3000 MHz; 1m-10cm)
BP
— Boiling Point
ACI
— American Concrete Institute
WPHY
— Wrought Pipe High-Yield
AQL
— Acceptable Quality Level
SAD
— Supply Air Duct
BOD
— Biochemical Oxygen Demand
STP
— standard temperature and pressure (0° and 1 atm)
YD
— Yard
CAA
— Civil Aviation Authority
SCC
— Standards Council of Canada
LF
— Low Frequency
LOC
— Locate
KW
— Kilowatt (one thousand watts) (measurement)
M
— Meter
RTRP
— Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe
LEL
— Lower Explosive Limit
ERP
— Enterprise Resource Planning
AL
— Aluminium
CKT
— Circuit
NEMA
— National Electric Manufacturer's Association
IR
— Infrared
PM
— Project Manager
ACN
— Australian Company Number
QUAL
— Quality
CONT
— Continue
SUPT
— Superintendent
RFS
— Regardless of Feature Size
M
— Million
CNG
— Compressed natural gas
EIS
— Environmental Impact Statement (US)
ROW
— Right-Of-Way
AGC
— Associated General Contractors of America
AWG
— American Wire Gauge
S
— South
MIN
— Minimum
ALT
— Altitude
D
— Day
ASCE
— l'American Society of Civil Engineers
NA
— Not Available
WMO
— World Meteorological Organization (ICSU)
ALT
— Alteration
KHZ
— kilohertz (1000 cycles per second)
PMI
— Project Management Institute
WT
— Weight
OHW
— Oil-fired Hot Water heater
MAX
— Maximum
EXEC
— Executive
SPL
— Sound Pressure Level
LH
— Left Hand
LLV
— Long Leg Vertical
COTS
— Commercial Off the Shelf Software
CGT
— Capital Gains Tax
CU
— Cubic
MAINT
— Maintenance
CORBA
— Common Object Request Broker Architecture
ADD
— Addition
EQUIP
— Equipment
NTS
— Not To Scale
APEO
— alkylphenol ethoxylates
RFI
— Radio Frequency Interference
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
CM
— Configuration Management
EAI
— Enterprise Application Integration
AF
— Audio Frequency
AVE.
— Avenue
WIP
— Work In Progress (process)
PVC
— Polyvinyl Chloride
CONST
— Under Construction
TV
— Television
RH
— Right Hand
BIOS
— Basic Input Output System
CC
— Cubic Centimeter
NRC
— National Research Council (Canada)
CONT
— Control
AU
— Astronomical Unit
KN
— Kilonewton
SECT
— Section
QT
— Quart
EPR
— Ethylene-Propylene Rubber
PWR
— Power
SEC
— Second
ADJ
— Adjust
CTB
— Cement Treated Base
SELV
— Safety Extra Low Voltage
AIA
— American Institute of Architecture
ABS
— Acrylonitrile, Butadiene, and Styrene
MISC
— Miscellaneous
LAT
— Lateral
VR
— Virtual Reality
NBS
— National Bureau of Standards (US)
MILCON
— Military Construction
SW
— Switch
IPCS
— International Programme on Chemical Safety
SMIL
— Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
CMMS
— Computerized Maintenance Management System
AISI
— American Iron and Steel Institute
MJ
— Megajoule
ESD
— Electrostatic Discharge
AEC
— Architecture, Engineering, Construction
CAT
— Computer Aided Testing
AVG
— Average Voltage Gain
CPT
— Carpet
SVG
— Scalable Vector Graphics
RWDP
— Rain Water Drain Pipe
E-MAIL
— Electronic Mail
ENGR
— Engineer
AMT
— Amount
ODP
— Ozone Depletion Potential
CRAW
— Construction Risk Assessment Workshop
TSS
— Total Suspended Solids
GWB
— Gypsum Wall Board
EDP
— Electronic Data Processing Plc (London Stock Exchange [LSE])
BLK
— Block
ADO
— ActiveX Data Objects (Microsoft)
N
— North
EPROM
— Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
BR
— Bedroom
LAT
— Latitude
SAR
— Structure-Activity Relationship
IPD
— Integrated Product Development
APHA
— American Public Health Association
A
— Area
VERT
— Vertical
DBL
— Double
CU
— Copper (Latin Cuprum)
LBL
— Label
CBI
— Confederation of British Industry
TWA
— Time Weighted Averages
MED
— Medium
BOCA
— Building Officials Code Administrators International
REG
— Regular
UPS
— Uninterruptible Power Supply
PIN
— Personal Identification Number
JT
— Joint
CE
— Civil Engineer
VAT
— Value-added taxes
CFS
— Cubic Feet per Second
C
— Centigrade
FIS
— Flood Insurance Study
MG
— milligram; 1/1000 gram
MOL
— Mole
KV
— Kilovolt (one thousand volts) (measurement)
YR
— Year
QTR
— Quarter
EIA
— Environmental impact assessment (international)
VOL
— Volume
COL
— Column
DWG
— Drawing
RTU
— Remote Terminal Unit
REQ
— Require
RET
— Return
MS
— Millisecond
MF
— Medium Frequency
PCRA
— Pre-Construction Risk Assessment
BSMT
— Basement
FACP
— Fire Alarm Control Panel
DCS
— Distributed Control System
DOM
— Document Object Model
CRS
— Course
ADF
— Australian Defence Force
SCADA
— Supervisory Control And Data Aquisition
SIG
— Special Interest Group
ASSOC
— Associate(d)
EGM
— Extraordinary General Meeting
TEL
— Telephone
LB
— Pound
PEP
— Project Execution Plan
CLR
— Clear
OLE
— Object Linking and Embedding (Microsoft communication protocol)
SNG
— Synthetic Natural Gas
CSS
— Cascade Style Sheet
E
— East
LLDPE
— Linear Low Density Polyethylene
VLF
— Very Low Frequency
RHS
— Right Hand Side
MMU
— Memory Management Unit
FAHU
— Fresh Air Handling Unit
THKNS
— Thickness
LP
— Low Pressure
ELEC
— ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICIAN
SCBA
— Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
HDPE
— High Density Polyethylene Electrical
ADDL
— Additional
EST
— Estimated Starting Time
DIM
— Dimension
PLD
— Programmable Logic Device
WHMIS
— Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (Canada)
KM
— Kilometer (1,000 meters)
DO
— Ditto
DN
— Down
BBL
— Barrel
A&E
— Accident & Emergency
OSHA
— Occupational Safety & Health Administration
PCWBS
— Preliminary Control Work Breakdown Structure
CG
— Computer Graphics
PPP
— Public Private Partnership
CAB
— Cabinet
PA
— Per Annum
AP
— Application Protocol
FA
— Fire Alarm
SL
— Sea Level
MOD
— Module
CN
— Change Notice
DIA
— Diameter
M&R
— Maintenance & Repair
MFG
— Manufacturer
L
— Left
CONN
— Connection
BM
— Beam
EGA
— Evolved Gas Analysis
BYO
— Bring Your Own
AIA
— American Insurance Association
AR
— As Required
BRK
— Brick
MI
— Mile
RHS
— Rectangular Hollow Section
R
— Radius
CFD
— computational fluid dynamics
NRC
— National Response Center
QI
— Quality Improvement
EMP
— Environmental Management Plan
DCE
— Distributed Computing Environment
TOC
— Total Organic Carbon
RRP
— Recommended Retail Price
JVM
— Java Virtual Machine
ACC
— Accessory
AP
— Access Panel
OA
— Overall
PMP
— Project Management Plan
LT
— Light
SIG
— Signal
ELEV
— Elevator
VB
— Visual Basic
STOR
— Storage
COR
— Corner
DMA
— Dead Man Anchor
CS
— compressive strength
REF
— Refer
CPD
— Continuous Professional Development
OR
— Operations research
M&E
— Mechanical & Electrical
CIP
— Construction In Progress
ACT
— Actual
DST
— Drill Stem Test
RH
— Relative Humidity
LOA
— Length Overall
VOC
— Volatile Organic Compounds (air pollution)
2WT-B
— Two Wire, Base mounted smoke detector with Thermal detector
LF
— Load Factor
NO
— Normally Open
CBI
— Confidential Business Information
RAD
— Radiator
LR
— Living Room
ELCB
— Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
NC
— No Change
SABS
— South African Bureau of Standards
ANT
— Antenna
CV
— Check Valve
AAA
— l'American Arbitration Association
PI
— Performance Indicator
EPCC
— Engineering Procurement Construction and Commissioning
NW
— Northwest Airlines
RT
— Right
ASD
— Allowable Stress Design
BV
— Brick Veneer
CCN
— Contract Change Notice
NTC
— Negative Temperature Coefficient
KGF
— Kilogram Force
LRFD
— Load and Resistance Factor Design
CWDS
— Cold Water Down Service
DNV
— Det Norske Veritas
SA
— Standards Australia
CW
— Clockwise
OD
— Outside Diameter
QPL
— qualified products list
NLTF
— North LPG Tank Farm (Kuwait) (project name)
OH
— Overhead
NG
— Natural Gas
THRU
— Through
KIT
— Kitchen
TEMP
— Temperature
J
— Joule
COM
— Common
UON
— Unless Otherwise Noted
UR
— Urinal
MT
— Mountain
PW
— Per Week
WIC
— Walk In Closet
ALM
— Alarm List Manager
AUTO
— Automatic
THR
— Threshold
COE
— Creek Corps of Engineers
NMFS
— National Marine Fisheries Services
SARFAESI
— Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interests
IPM
— Integrated Pest Management
S
— second (do NOT use "sec" for "second;" use "sec" for "secant")
OPP
— Opposite
DIBT
— Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik
N
— Newton
BOT
— Bottom
NC
— Normally Closed
MOC
— Materials Of Construction
PAF
— Plant Availability Factor
CP
— Cathodic Protection
ACR
— acrylic
OA
— Office Automation
PD
— Potential Difference
CLG
— Ceiling
AQ
— Air Quality
NDT
— Nondestructive Test
NSAI
— National Standards Authority of Ireland
RAAF
— Royal Australian Air Force
AAH
— Academy on Architecture for Health
ODBC
— Open Database Connectivity
SIL
— Speech Interference Level
MW
— Megawatt (one million watts)
SAH
— Society of Architectural Historians
CIR
— Circle
NAVFAC
— Naval Facilities Engineering Command
ASE
— Alliance to Save Energy
KJ
— kilojoule (energy measure)
CRIS
— Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist
NFPA
— National Fire Protection Association
PRESS
— Pressure
MAR
— Marble
PCHWP
— Process CHilled Water Pump
AH
— After Hours
KSI
— Kips Per Square Inch
CR
— Chromium
SW
— South West
N
— Nitrogen
WI
— Wrought Iron
PIB
— PolyIsoButylene
W
— West
SERC
— Science and Engineering Research Council
SADT
— Self-accelerating Decomposition Temperature
IS
— International Standard
RWQCB
— Regional Water Quality Control Board
ERA
— Environmental Risk Assessment
CL
— Clearance
EINECS
— European Inventory Of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
KVA
— Kilovolt-Ampere
AMB
— Ambient
PASC
— Pacific Area Standards Congress
TAN
— Tangent
LA
— Local Authority
SBR
— styrene-butadiene rubber production
EPDM
— Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomere
APPD
— Approved
PAPI
— Precision Approach Path Indicator (aviation)
VAC
— Vacuum
OC
— On Center
JOD
— Joint Occupancy Date
SPEC
— Specification
AX
— Axis
MP
— Medium Pressure
CDS
— Cold Drawn Steel
DCN
— Design and Construction Network
CS
— Cast Steel
CSG
— Casing
RTRC
— Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Conduit
AGGR
— Aggregate
A&E
— Architecture and Engineering
CHAN
— Channel
TDS
— Total Dissolved Solids
THK
— Thick
NVD
— Night Vision Device
SCO
— State Construction Office
REV
— Reverse
SPT
— Standard Penetration Test (soil science)
CUR
— Current
PH
— Phase
DR
— Door
RO
— Reverse Osmosis
PT
— Point
SECY
— secretary
ICC
— International Code Council
ESDV
— Emergency Shutdown Valve
BRG
— Bearing
DET
— Detail
Q&A
— Questions & Answers
ABV
— Above
CEC
— Cation Exchange Capacity
NS
— Near Side
SUP
— Support
ALO
— Architectural Liaison Officer
CB
— Construction Battalion
VGC
— Very Good Condition
SC
— Short Circuit
FIRM
— Flood Insurance Rate Map
2W-B
— Two Wire, Base mounted smoke detector
RCF
— Relative Centrifugal Force
NE
— North-East
IPS
— Iron Pipe Size
CY
— Cubic Yard
O
— Oxygen
CY
— Cycle
CCN
— Contract Change Notification
ARS
— United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service
OCB
— Oil Circuit Breaker
NSW
— New South Wales
BP
— Bypass
ENTR
— Entrance
ORB
— Object Request Broker
UBC
— Uniform Building Code
MEWP
— Mobile Elevating Work Platform
AISC
— American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc.
GC
— General Contractor
RPT
— Repeat
TLV
— Threshold Limit Value
GRCS
— Ground Rigging Control System
SAN
— Sanitary
RC
— Reinforced Concrete
AWS
— American Welding Society's
COP
— Coefficient of Performance
BAT
— Best Available Technology
SEL
— Select
LSL
— Laminated Strand Lumber
AQMD
— Air Quality Management District
OO
— Object Oriented
PCN
— Pre-Construction Notification
V
— Volt (measurement)
CL
— Class
AECOM
— Architecture Engineering Construction Operations and Management
MPG
— Miles Per Gallon
EF
— Exhaust Fan
CD
— Cadmium
ECM
— Electronic Counter Measures
NIC
— Not In Contract
STC
— Sound Transmission Class
JB
— Junction Box
CAP
— Capacity
DTA
— Differential Thermal Analysis
VCM
— Vinyl Chloride Monomer
SP
— Special Purpose
SYM
— Symmetric
ORP
— Operational Readiness Platform
BO
— Business Object
EM
— Emergency
DTD
— Document Type Definition (XML)
PVK
— Polyvinyl Carbazole
PERF
— Performance
ALA
— American Lung Association
PED
— Pedestal
CRPH
— Cross Recess Pan Head
SDR
— Standard Dimension Ratio
REV
— Revision
NYS
— Not Yet Started
CCA
— Canadian Construction Association
QS
— Quality System
CBR
— California Bearing Ratio
MV
— Medium Voltage
DX
— Duplex
TOL
— Tolerance
RIA
— Regulatory Impact Assessment
R
— Red
REG
— Register
EIR
— Environmental Impact Report
ANN
— Annunciator
ECC
— Eccentric
ISMB
— Indian Standard Medium-weight Beam
ODA
— Open Document Architecture
NACE
— National Association of Corrosion Engineers
CI
— Cast Iron
ECMS
— Engineering and Construction Management
VF
— Voice Frequency
PPSU
— polyphenylene sulfone
WL
— Water Line
SET
— Secure Electronic Transaction
TYP
— Typical
PAX
— Private Automatic Exchange
PIM
— Personal Information Manager
TE
— Terminal Equipment
CAL
— Calorie
TRANS
— Transformer
PORT
— Portable
MF
— Melamine-Formaldehyde
AHD
— Australian Height Datum
PAR
— Parallel
B&W
— Babcock & Wilcox - Black And White - Bowers & Wilkins
ARM
— Application Reference Model
LV
— Low Voltage
L
— Line
BD
— Board
LBF
— pound force
CO
— Change Order
VM
— Value Management
K
— Kilogram
SAA
— Standards Association of Australia
SV
— Safety Valve
STEL
— Short Term Exposure Limit
FCD
— Field Change Document
UP
— Unsaturated Polyester
BOCA
— Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.
OOPL
— Object Oriented Programming Language
NT
— Northern Territory
UEL
— Upper Explosive Limit
ENCL
— Enclosure
PVDF
— Polyvinylidene Fluoride
OUT
— Outlet
MMC
— Maximum Material Condition
LIQ
— Liquid
TD
— Time Delay
EPSCC
— Engineering Procurement Supply Construction and Commissioning
ELV
— Extra Low Voltage
VMC
— visual meteorological conditions
EIA
— Extended Interaction Amplifier
SPCC
— Spill Prevention Control And Countermeasures
LL
— Live Load
CF
— Cubic Feet
RAD
— Radius
PT
— Potential Transformer
GST/BR
— Guest Bedroom
K
— Kelvin (absolute temperature scale)
FGL
— Finish Ground Level
AFF
— Above Finish Floor
CIE
— Construction Information Executives
PB
— Pull Box
DIR
— Direction Interdépartementale des Routes
COML
— Commercial
BCA
— Building and Construction Authority
PMCS
— Project Management Control System
RFSW
— Raised Face Socket Weld (i.e., face of a pipe flange)
AB
— Anchor Bolt
TELARC
— Testing Laboratory Registration Council of New Zealand
EXT
— Exterior
PNL
— Panel
LM
— Lumen
DIS
— Draft International Standard
MOR
— Modulus of Rupture
MCC
— Motor Control Center (JSC)
RMI
— Remote Method Invocation
DPI
— Differential Pressure Indicator
SBS
— Sick Building Syndrome
WP
— Waterproof
RCD
— Residual Current Device
DS
— Double Strength
MSHA
— Mine Safety and Health Administration (US)
PCO
— Potential Change Order
REC
— Receiver
MTBE
— Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
EIB
— European Installation Bus (home automation)
NOI
— Notice of Intent
OPC
— Ordinary Portland Cement
EI SIT
— Engineering and Installation Site Implementation Team
ONO
— Or Near Offer
VCP
— Visual Comfort Probability
RCP
— Reinforced Concrete Pipe
NI
— Nickel
AEW&C
— Airborne Early Warning and Control
MTL
— Material
CBR
— Case-Based Reasoning
VDR
— Voltage Dependent Resistor
SG
— Specific Gravity
PED
— Pedestrian
PP
— Pages
PL
— Plate
LT
— Line Termination
SV
— Solenoid Valve
QM
— Quality Management
MSCE
— Master of Science in Civil Engineering
CR
— Control Room
PDE
— Product Data Exchange
BRDG
— Bridge
ATTEN
— Attenuation
CTL
— Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc.
CAT
— Catalog
OMA
— Object Management Architecture
ED&P
— Engineering Design and Procurement
AS
— Australian Standard
REM
— Remove
C
— Coulomb
S.E.
— South East or Southeast
RTA
— Ready-To-Assemble
MES
— Manufacturing Execution System
BF
— Board Foot
DIAG
— Diagonal
VCR
— video cassette recorder/player
RECP
— Receptacle
DPC
— Damp Proof Course
CMP
— Corrugated Metal Pipe
VDC
— Virtual Design and Construction
UC
— Under Construction
BB
— Ball Bearing
ALM
— Alarm Module
DPDT
— double pole double throw switch
LIB
— Object Code Library
W
— Width
VP
— Vacuum Pump
BRKT
— Bracket
PPS
— Polyphenylene Sulfide
EHV
— Extra High Voltage
CA
— Compressed Air
LOD
— Level Of Detail
CCB
— China Construction Bank
PKWY
— Parkway
PG
— Pressure Gauge (Report)
VHSIC
— Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit
MEC
— Model Energy Code
PT
— Part
AMO
— Aircraft Maintenance Officer
M
— Motorsport
BLEVE
— Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion
BETW
— between
AW
— Acid Waste
SP
— Static Pressure
DDC
— Direct Digital Control
R
— Resist
UFC
— Uniform Fire Code
RCPHE
— Reinforced Concrete Pipe Horizontal Elliptical
AWT
— Abstract Windowing Toolkit
CSP
— Corrugated Steel Pipe
DL
— Dead Load
LCL
— Lower Confidence Limit
NOM
— Nominal
IR
— Industrial Relations
ESA
— Environmentally Sensitive Area
MBR
— Master Bedroom Real
STA
— Station
DIP
— Ductile Iron Pipe
MEK
— Methyl Ethyl Ketone (butanone)
CD
— Cold Drawn
DEG
— Degree
SERV
— Service
E&C
— Engineering & Construction
OOTW
— Out Of This World
EMER
— Emergency
ME
— Mechanical Engineer
QSAR
— Quantitative Structure-activity Relationship(s)
SARA
— Superfund Amendment And Reauthorization Act
SMC
— Sheet molding compound
DBFO
— Design, Build, Finance, and Operate
F
— Farad (SI Unit Of Capacitance)
MWO
— Modification Work Order
EST
— Estimate
SPECS
— Specifications
PTC
— Positive Temperature Coefficient [elec. Conducting Material]
AWWA
— American Water Works Association (Denver)
LCD
— Liquid Crystal Diode
MH
— Manhole
NW
— North West
SY
— Square Yard
BSI
— British Standards Institution
RMO
— Resident Medical Officer
EQPT
— Equipment
WG
— Wire Gauge
R
— Required
RABS
— Restricted Access Barrier System
PRI
— Primary
CAP
— Cellulose Acetate Propionate
CAV
— Cavity
VO
— Virtual Organization
CBR
— Construction Build Rating
CMU
— Concrete Masonry Unit
CLP
— Clamp
JO
— Job Order
QUANT
— Quantity
CV
— Control Valve
NRC
— Noise Reduction Coefficient
LN
— length
COEF
— Coefficient
AT
— Air Temperature
FH
— Fire Hydrant
NDE
— Non-Destructive Evaluation
NDI
— Non-Destructive Inspection
RISC
— Reduced Instruction Set Computing
VML
— Vector Markup Language
ADAAG
— Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines
BDY
— Boundary
D
— Drain
SS
— Stainless Steel
TPIF
— Two Point Incremental Forming
MB
— Millibar(s)
4W-B
— Four Wire, Base mounted smoke detector
TBS
— To Be Supplied(by government)
CIP
— Cast Iron Pipe
ACC
— Access Control Center
UL
— Underwriters Laboratories
SFHA
— Special Flood Hazard Area
STG
— Storage
ENG
— Engineering Department
DS
— Disconnect Switch
MIA
— Marble Institute of America
CMOS
— Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors
CN
— Cellulose Nitrate
AFC
— Approved For Construction
R&R
— Remove & Replace
AHAM
— Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
VSD
— Variable Speed Drive
RFT
— Request for Tender
AT
— Atmosphere
WTP
— Water Treatment Plant
LS
— Low Speed
EXP
— Expansion
UTS
— Ultimate Tensile Strength
LX
— Lux
EST
— Estimated Ship Time
SWBD
— Switchboard
MV
— Millivolt
PIC
— Programmable Interrupt Controller
OPSD
— Ontario Provincial Standard Drawing
BAL
— Balance
TDO
— Time Delay Opening
DPST
— double pole single throw switch
MIEE
— Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers
DM
— Document Management
ASHRAE
— American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
CMB
— Construction Materials Board (DND, Canada)
AAC
— Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
LONG
— Longitude
PT
— Pint
AUTH
— authorized, authority
BSU
— Basic Structural Unit
NRCS
— Natural Resources Conservation Service
RMV
— Remove
RW
— Rotary Wing
BAF
— Baffle
BS
— British Standard
TS
— Tensile Strength
OPG
— Opening
CIDB
— Construction Industry Development Board
COMB
— Combination
PB
— Push-button
WB
— Weber
NEUT
— Neutral
RCC
— Reinforced Cement Concrete
EOR
— Engineer of Record
YP
— Yield Point
XSL
— EXtensible Style Language
LF
— latest finish
ANFO
— Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil
FHWA
— Federal Highway Administration
BUR
— Built-Up Roof
EI
— Enterprise Integration
C/S
— Cycles Per Second
FBE
— Fusion Bonded Epoxy
MDF
— Medium Density Fibreboard
VAT
— Vinyl Asbestos Tile
PRES
— Pressure
CMMAC
— Corrugated Metal-Metal Arch Culvert
SCA
— School Construction Authority
BU
— Bushel
DWR
— Drawer
MATL
— Material
LNDG
— Landing
ET
— Effective Temperature
CNTR
— Center
TWU
— Transport Workers Union of America
NPS
— Non-Point Source pollution
ROJ
— Required On Job site
MMAW
— Manual Metal Arc Welding
UG
— User Group
L
— Length
BCCSP-FP
— Bituminous-Coated Corrugated Steel Pipe - Fully Paved
AAC
— Autoclave Aerated Concrete
CBC
— California Building Code
LW
— Light Weight
COV
— Cover
MWP
— Maximum Working Pressure
CA
— Cellulose Acetate
NPDES
— National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
CSI
— Construction Specifications Institute
CPE
— Chlorinated Polyethylene
ADC
— Automatic Data Collection
WG
— Water Gauge
WS
— Water Supply
BCT
— Best Conventional Technology
FBM
— Foot Board Measure
AA
— Anchor Assembly
PAYE
— Pay-As-You-Earn
AN
— Anode
ALRC
— Australian Law Reform Commission
COMPT
— Compartment
RAP
— Regimental Aid Post
WB
— Wet Bulb
PVA
— Polyvinyl Acetate
PMS
— Power Management System
CISC
— Canadian Institute of Steel Construction
ADH
— Adhesive
LPS
— Low Pressure Sodium
WP
— Working Point
LGA
— Local Government Area
DP
— Dew Point
VAV
— Variable Air Volume
TERM
— Terminal
SPST
— Single Pole, Single Throw
SWPPP
— Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
DIV
— Divisionsion
BSU
— Basic Semantic Unit
DMH
— Drainage Manhole
COAX
— Coaxial Cable
EDR
— Equivalent Direct Radiation
NGVD
— National Geodetic Vertical Datum
BOWEC
— Building Operations and Work of Engineering Construction
CC
— City Council
RWY
— Runway
AI
— Articulation Index
EST
— Energy Saving Trust
MP
— melting point
CIRC
— Circumference
ECA
— Electrical Contractors Association
CONSTRUCT
— Computer-Aided Knowledge Engineering for Construction Tasks
APAC
— Ashland Paving and Construction
VCP
— Vitrified Clay Pipe
PFC
— Power Factor Correction/Correcting
AWG
— American Wire Gage
CAM
— Content Addressable Memory
RI
— Radio Interference
GTAW
— gas tungsten arc welding
VR
— Voltage Regulator
MG
— Motor Generator
ERD
— Entity Relationship Diagram
TP
— True Position
YS
— Yield Strength
PMV
— Plant Machinery and Vehicles
FDT
— Field Density Test
SYN
— Synthetic
CEFA
— Construction Education Foundation of Alabama
CAP
— Capacity Market Programs
CYL
— Cylinder
EQP
— Equipment
TL
— Transmission Loss
MCIOB
— Membership of the Chartered Institute of Building
DCM
— Design and Construction Management
CN
— Construction Number
JCT
— Junction
ODL
— Object Definition Language
V
— Virgin
AHA
— Australian Hotels Association
AMCU
— Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union
UFL
— Upper Flammability Limit
PERF
— Performance Requirements Framework
USEPA
— United States Environmental Protection Agency
CDA
— Copper Development Association Inc.
NPT
— National Pipe Taper (thread); (cf. NPS)
TB
— Terminal Board
PLC
— Power Line Carrier
NC
— Nitrocellulose
STR
— Straight
ACCEL
— Accelerate
CC
— with food, (but also cubic centimetre)
V/V
— Volume Per Volume
ADD
— Additional Driver Discovery
NVLAP
— National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program
OFCC
— Ohio Facilities Construction Commission
SWP
— Safe Working Pressure
DCN
— Direction des Constructions Navales (France)
NEF
— Noise Exposure Forecast
BRKR
— Breaker
OM
— Operational Maintenance
TWU
— Transport Workers Union of Malaysia
PCA
— Printed Circuit Assembly
SCP
— Sand Compaction Piles
ESA
— Electrical Safety Authority
APWA
— American Public Works Association's
GFS
— Ground floor slab
MM3
— Cubic Millimetre
PVCA
— polyvinyl chloride acetate
BFP
— Boiler Feed Pump
EGA
— Enhanced Graphics Array
JAE
— Journal of Architectural Education
MN
— Magnetic North
SSW
— Solid-State Welding
SSPC
— Society for Protective Coatings
CCT
— Closed Circuit Test
CISP
— Cast-Iron Soil Pipe
CAT
— Computer-Aided Tomography
ACA
— Australian Communications Authority's
AMG
— Australian Map Grid
VMB
— Valve Manifold Box(es)
CIR
— Circular
SDF
— Single Degree of Freedom
SD
— Smoke Detector
AACE
— American Association of Cost Engineers
EXH
— Exhaust
AB
— Asbestos Board
PED
— Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics
WP
— Working Pressure
ADAAG
— Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
BUREC
— BUReau d'Etudes et de Construction
SQ
— Square shield
MK
— Market
HBC
— house building construction
FEA
— Finite Element Analysis
4WA
— Type 4 White Ash Lumber
MSB
— Main Switch Board
TBM
— Tunnel Boring Machine
RR
— Railroad
NES
— National Evaluation Service
V
— Valve
L
— Litre
DB
— Distribution Box
CAS
— Chemical Abstract Service
NAT
— Natural
QAD
— Quick And Dirty
CSIRO
— Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
BEV
— Bevel
TI
— Temperature Indicator
NC
— Noise Criteria
IBACOS
— Integrated Building and Construction Solutions
SMPS
— Switched Mode Power Supplies
CS
— Carbon Steel
TGA
— thermal gravimetric analysis
PE
— Protective Earth
CM
— Corrective Maintenance
CASA
— Civil Aviation Safety Authority
PCB
— Poly-chlorinated biphenyl
DMU
— Digital Mock-Up
CCB
— Construction Criteria Base
AMCA
— Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
RW
— Resistance Welding
NCCER
— National Center for Construction Education and Research
RDO
— Rostered Day Off
MOL
— Ministry of Labour
AIDC
— Australian Industry Development Corporation
PDML
— Product Data Markup Language
MTD
— Mounted
BKR
— Breaker
FRC
— Fire Resistant Construction
DOAS
— Dedicated Outdoor Air System
ACSM
— American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
OIRCA
— Ontario Industrial Roofing Contractors Association
VM
— Virtual Manufacturing
B&B
— Bed and Breakfast
VCI
— Construction Inc
OFL
— Ontario Federation of Labour
SCH
— Schedule
GBC
— Green Building Council
FCR
— Fast Cast Rate
ADC
— Analogue to Digital Converter
CEC
— Canadian Electrical Code
CAD
— Computer-Aided Drafting
VA
— Volt Ampere
RTF
— Revision Task Force
CHW
— Chilled Water
MIR
— Mirror
IBC
— Insurance Bureau of Canada
SANZ
— Standards Association of New Zealand
ISES
— International Solar Energy Society
AWI
— Architectural Woodwork Institute
LAV
— Lavatory
CADP
— Construction and Analysis of Distributed Processes
RA
— Return Air
F/I
— Furnish and Install
PRV
— Pressure Reducing Valve
MTL
— Materials Testing Laboratory
SUD
— Stretched Upper Deck
TN
— Town
STD
— Secondary Telecom District
KBS
— Knowledge Based System
MICE
— Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
TIG
— Tungsten Inert Gas
UML
— Unified Modelling Language
EOD
— Explosive Ordnance Device
BAL
— Ballast
COP
— Code of Practice
TBP
— Technologies for Business Processes
MBS
— Management Board Secretariat
TS
— Time Switch
LIN
— Linear
OC
— Operation Center
VE
— Virtual Enterprise
ACCMP
— Asphalt-Coated Corrugated Metal Pipe
TC
— Technical Committee (HL7)
LVF
— Low Velocity Fasteners
PNC
— Preferred Noise Criteria
GSFT
— Glazed Structural Facing Tile
OASIS
— Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Systems
ITU
— Intensive Therapy Unit
DCD
— Document Content Definition
MC
— Moisture Content
AMDEL
— Australian Mineral Development Laboratories
VAR
— Value Added Reseller
ACTU
— Australian Council of Trade Unions
UH
— Unit Heater
BL
— Base Line
LCA
— Life cycle assessment for steel construction
AAM
— Application Activity Model
OGIS
— Open Geodata Interoperability Specification
ACPA
— American Concrete Pipe Association
LWM
— Low Water Mark
L
— Long
ST
— Stokes
IR
— Inspection Request
REC
— Receiver-Exciter-Controller
EEMAC
— Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association of Canada
SSHO
— Site Safety and Health Officer
HPFRCC
— High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites
AAMA
— American Architectural Manufacturer's Association
DGH
— District General Hospital
ALM
— Alarm Local Mode
SE
— Southeast
UC
— Universal Column
RVA
— Recorded Voice Announcement
EDM
— Electronic Data Management
ROR
— Repair Of Repairables
JISC
— Japanese Industrial Standards Committee
SOV
— Shut Off Valve
LINAC
— Linear Accelerator
PAC
— Plasma Arc Cutting
KC
— Kilocycle
DI
— Ductile Iron
SPDT
— Single Pole Double Throw
OLRB
— Ontario Labour Relations Board
4WP
— Four-inch Wellpoint Pump
KIF
— Knowledge Interchange Format
EPCT
— Engineering Procurement and Construction
PDM
— Precedence Diagramming Method
ADD
— Additional Download Details
AWF
— Animal Welfare Foundation
DW
— Distilled Water
ETABS
— Extended Three-dimensional Analysis of Building Systems
MRT
— Mean Radiant Temperature
RPS
— revolutions per second
GFRC
— Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite
PIA
— Peripheral Interface Adaptor
EVAP
— Evaporator
FIL
— Fillet
ANU
— Australian National University (Canberra, Australia)
NCIDQ
— National Council for Interior Design Qualification
PASS
— Passenger
MDS
— Microwave Distribution System
VH
— Very High
N.E.
— North East or Northeast
ADFP
— Australian Defence Force Publication
AAEC
— Australian Atomic Energy Commission
SATCO
— Senior Air Traffic Control Officer
OP
— Opaque
VDT
— Visual Display Terminal
EMP
— Energy Management Program
EI
— Engineering and Installation
VM
— Volatile Matter
SJI
— Steel Joist Institute
UVR
— Ultraviolet Radiation
SIP
— Structural Insulated Panel
MEMB
— Membrane
AWCI
— Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry
PL
— plastic
CIC
— Construction Industry Council
VB
— Vapor Barrier
DIAM
— Diameter
STRL
— Structural
CLO.
— Closet
EJB
— Enterprise Java Bean
RAD
— Radiant
MDPE
— Medium Density Polyethylene
MIKE
— Microphone
WFM
— Work Flow Management
PVF
— Poly(vinyl Fluoride)
NF
— Noise Frequency
KSC
— Knowledge Sharing and Construction
ESP
— Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (soils)
ADAB
— Australian Development Assistance Bureau
LR
— Long Radius
CCW
— Counter Clockwise
NATA
— National Association of Testing Authorities
LDPE
— Low-Density Polyethylene (#4 plastic)
ACSP
— Aluminized (Type 2) Round Corrugated Steel Pipe
OGCA
— Ontario General Contractors Association
PVB
— PolyVinyl Butyral
PR
— Pair
CEP
— Construction Electrical Products
AGST
— Above Ground Storage Tank
DL
— Drawing List
KIP
— Kilopound
ANCA
— Australian Nature Conservation Agency
AFNOR
— Association Francaise De Normalisation
RCPA
— Reinforced Concrete Pipe-Arch
BMP
— Best Management Practice
AGD
— Australian Geodetic Datum
FSEC
— Florida Solar Energy Center
DSEAR
— Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
PLF
— Plant Load Factor
CRS
— Cold Rolled Steel
CEWA
— Critical Equipment Work Authorization
VRL
— Vertical Reference Line
P
— Poise
CFD
— Centre for Design
CEMP
— Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan
BAA
— Business Area Analysis
CSCS
— Construction Skills Certification Scheme
FI
— Flow Indicator
OHSA
— Occupational Health and Safety Act
AAC
— Acute Angle Closure
ADD
— Additional Degree of Difficulty
ACOSS
— Australian Council of Social Service
WPB
— Wrought Pipe Bend
NAVD
— North American Vertical Datum
LPW
— lumens per watt
DR
— drain
DYN
— dyne
BSMNT.
— Basement
WSIB
— Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
CPIC
— Construction Project Information Committee
PF
— Picofarad
EL
— Elevation Limit
IPT
— Integrated Product Teams
NR
— Noise Reduction
TDC
— Time Delay Closing
EPCM
— Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Management
DEFRA
— Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
MCS
— Maintenance Control Section
CLSAB
— Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board
W
— Wide
STRUCT
— Structural
ON
— Osterreichisches Normungsinstitut
CSK
— Countersink
BRE
— Building Research Establishment
ACC
— Accessible Congregations Campaign
P2
— Pollution Prevention
MAT
— Material
NBCC
— National Buildings Construction Corporation
CL
— Closing
ISP
— Information Strategy Planning
SFPM
— Surface Feet Per Minute
CCBFC
— Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes
LPM
— Litres Per Minute
QS
— quantity surveyor
M
— Motor
CA
— Catchment Area
EWS
— Emergency Warning System
AC
— Asphalt Concrete
SHE
— Safety, Health and Environmental
STW
— Sewage Treatment Works
VMS
— Variable Message Signboards
FOU
— Foundation
TR
— Temperature Recorder
CADM
— Computer-Aided Document Management
MAF
— Minimum Audible Field
PW
— Picowatt
VRML
— Virtual Reality Modelling Language
PROT
— Protection
ASIC
— Australian Securities & Investments Commission
NL
— Noise Level
CDR
— Concept Design Report
FAD
— Fresh Air Damper
OBIX
— Open Building Information Exchange
CAM
— Computer Aided Manufacture
OVFL
— OVerFLow
ODMA
— Open Document Management API
ACCL
— American College of Construction Lawyers
SLT
— Suction Line Temperature
PPFA
— Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association
EERE
— Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearing House (DOE program)
PWGSC
— Public Works and Government Services Canada
PERP
— Perpendicular
APHC
— Association of Plumbing Heating Contractors
MAH
— Mahogany
DVD
— Dual View Display
ADACT
— Associate Degree in Architecture Construction Technology
RD
— Relative Density
LHS
— Left Hand Side
D
— Dayton
CPI
— Coalescing Plate Interceptor
WS
— water-soluble
IAQA
— Indoor Air Quality Association
AGCR
— Assurex Global Construction Risks
VTL
— Vertical Turret Lathe
COE
— Army Corps of Engineers
WHSA
— Workplace Health and Safety Association
CIRIA
— Construction Industry Research and Information Association
ADL
— Aerially Deposited Lead
SV
— Stop Valve
M&F
— Male & Female
AIIA
— Australian Information Industry Association
CDW
— Construction and Demolition Waste
CHASE
— construction health and safety excellence
PA
— Pascal (1N/m2)
LA
— Lightning Arrester
AITC
— American Institute of Timber Construction
SUSP
— Suspend
ECCI
— Engineering and Construction Cost Index
EOS
— Equivalent Opening Size
LAB
— Laboratory Animals Bureau
SI
— safety index
MECH
— Mechanical Equipment
COMP
— Compressed
ICBO
— International Conference of Building Officials
NNI
— Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut
CEA
— Construction Employers Association
ELB
— Elbow
CM
— Construction Management
AGSO
— Australian Geological Survey Organisation
CSSBI
— Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute
VIN
— Vinyl
DPA
— Digital Pre-Assembly
LCC
— Life Cycle Costing
BRI
— Building Related Illnesses
PEEK
— Polyetheretherketone
SW
— Sea Water
STWY
— Stairway
COND
— Condenser
ICK
— Invocation Construction Kit
EL
— Elevator
PEI
— PolyEtherImide
PCO
— Proposed Change Order
CMST
— Construction Management Skills Training
CBC
— Construction Building Committee
DTI
— Direct Tension Indicator
IBRD
— International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
AECO
— Architectural Engineering Construction and Owner
CSTC
— Construction Skills Training Center
DB
— Dry Bulb
DCI
— Darex Corrosion Inhibitor
DFL
— Doug Fir Lumber
SF
— Square Foot
T
— Tesla
TSP
— total suspended particles
TOP
— Technical And Office Protocol
CCMC
— Canadian Construction Materials Centre
AIBD
— American Institute of Building Design
AFD
— Approval for Design (AFD)
ODIF
— Office Document Interchange Format
PA
— Public Addresses
CPAM
— Construction Project Administration Manual
CSCW
— Computer Supported Collaborative Work
CCCP
— Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed
MTL
— Material Technology Laboratory
ADF
— Approved Deposit Fund
O/S
— Out Of Service
RFP
— Request for Pricing
ABS
— Anchor Bolt Stabilizer
ADH
— ADaptive Hydraulics
ANCR
— Australian National Construction Review
OPSS
— Ontario Provincial Standard Specification
LAB
— Laboratory Assessments Board
MD
— Medium Density
LSS
— Logistics Support Squadron
P
— Pitch
ASNT
— American Society for Nondestructive Testing's
WWT
— Waste Water Treatment
PNEU
— Pneumatic
RTFO
— Rolling Thin Film Oven
DTSC
— California Department of Toxic Substances Control
PSIG
— Pounds per square inch gage
CAS
— Complete Active Space
COMB
— Combustion
CCQ
— Commission de la Construction du Québec
KB
— Knee Brace
CCT
— Circuit Configuration Table
SRW
— Segmental Retaining Wall
CIF
— Construction Innovation Forum
WEF
— Water Environment Federation (formerly WPCF)
SINA
— Safety Is No Accident
PAW
— Plasma Arc Weld
LAB
— Laboratory Accreditation Board
CNSTR
— Construction
CP-ES
— Clay Pipe - Extra Strength
CNB
— Construction Navale Bordeaux
MNECH
— Model National Energy Code of Canada for Houses
T
— tonne
PET
— Pile Echo Tester
AMCU
— Association of Mining and Construction Union
HPFS
— Hign Point of Finished Surface
PVDC
— Polyvinylidene Chloride
WU
— Window Unit
CMC
— computer-mediated communication
CABO
— Council of American Building Officials
CCT
— Closed-Circuit Television
USS
— United States Standard
R&M
— Refurbishment & Maintenance
BASE
— Buildings, Antennas, Spans, and Earth
RGS
— Rigid Galvanized Steel
WW
— Waste Water
CIM
— Construction Industries of Massachusetts
CFRD
— Concrete Face Rockfill Dams
MCA
— Metal Construction Association
CG
— centre of gravity
CEC
— Construction Equipment Company
PCH
— Porch
CIB
— Construction Industries Board
M/S
— Meter(s) per Second
BRD
— Bureau for Reconstruction and Development
AMBER
— Atlas Muon Barrel and Endcap Reconstruction
FEP
— Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene
TMDL
— Total Maximum Daily Load
TBTO
— Tributyltin Oxide
DD
— degree day
VRO
— VILLAGE RECONSTRUCTION ORGANISATION
DH
— Drill Hole
PD
— pump discharge
BSR
— Basic Semantic Repository
GCL
— Geometry Construction Language
COAA
— Construction Owners Association of Alberta
PMMA
— Polymethyl Methacrylate
ACI
— Allied Construction Industries
OR
— outside radius
SR
— Steradian
ATM
— Alternative Test Method
FIN
— Finished
CANS
— Construction Association of Nova Scotia
UCA
— Under Construction Always
CDM
— Construction Design and Management
MGP
— Machine Graded Pine
CCI
— Construction Cost Index
CWT
— Copper Water Tube
IW
— Induction Welding
PCC
— Portland cement concrete
SP
— Steel Pipe
CEMT
— Construction Engineering Management Technology
PVD
— Prefabricated Vertical Drain
CPMIS
— Construction Project Management Information System
DCN
— Daily Commercial News
EDM
— Electronic distance measurement
CAP
— Capacity Assurance Plan
CGP
— Construction General Permit
FRP
— Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics
CEA
— Cost Effective Analysis
APHA
— Australian Private Hospitals Association
DCEN
— Direct Current Electrode Negative
BSC
— Business Steering Committee
CORR
— Corrugate
PII
— PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
CTC
— Centralized Traffic Control
CCS
— Cellular Confinement System
JDAC
— Joint Development and Adjacent Construction
LS
— Loud Speaker
ESP
— Electrical Submersible Pump
VESDA
— Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus
CRS
— Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service
CPRS
— Construction Progress Reporting Surveys
COAA
— Construction Owners Association of America, Inc
COCP
— Code of Construction Practice
EMC
— Equilibrium Moisture Content
NAHB
— National Association of Home Builders
SQ
— square Quadrat
OESC
— Ontario Electrical Safety Code
SFRC
— Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete
IBC
— International Building Code
JFCC
— Japan Federation of Construction Contractors, Inc.
ATM
— atmospheric pressure
CAL-OSHA
— California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration
TF
— Total Float
EST
— Earliest Start Time
EPP
— Environmentally Preferable Product
OPCEA
— Ontario Pollution Control Equipment Association
OSCV
— Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel
CSCT
— Colombo School of Construction Technology
MFG
— Manufacturers Focus Group
EPR
— Earth Potential Rise
ESD
— Ecologically Sustainable Development
DCIA
— Directly Connected Impervious Area
BF
— Back Face
CWIP
— Construction Work in Process
T&G
— Tar and Gravel
PCR
— Project Completion Report
CSDFMA
— Canadian Steel Door and Frame Manufacturers' Association
BTCS
— Bard's Tale Construction Set
BNCC
— Babbit Neuman Construction Company
LISA
— LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) In Sustainable Architecture
HICC
— Heavy Industry Construction Co
EDC
— Environmental Design Construction
CFMO
— Construction And Facilities Management Office
CSMAC
— Galvanized Corrugated Steel - Metal Arch Culvert
RSW
— Resistance Spot Welding
CSC
— Construction Specifications Canada
FM
— Force Main
LCI
— Lean Construction Institute
MW
— Milliwatts
OFC
— Ontario Fire Code
DDC
— Department of Design and Construction
OCI
— Orascom Construction Industries
NCMA
— National Concrete Masonry Association
CL
— closure
CRSI
— Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institutetute
ECAO
— Electrical Contractors Association of Ontario
BCCMP-FP
— Bituminous-Coated Corrugated Metal Pipe - Fully Paved
AV
— Audio-visual aids
BASA
— British Adhesives and Sealants Association
CWC
— Canadian Wood Council
CGMP
— Current Good Manfacturing Practice
EM
— Emergency Medicine
AESS
— Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel
MTBC
— Mechanical Trades Bargaining Committee
BPF
— British Property Federation
BA
— Building Approval
PGML
— Precision Graphics Markup Language
PCCA
— Pennsylvania Construction Codes Academy
PWC
— Professional Women in Construction
CEQA
— California Environmental Quality Act
DAS
— Department of Administrative Services
OBC
— Ontario Building Code
VCD
— Volume Control Damper
CEC
— Civil Engineering Corporation
COMP
— Composition
NNW
— North North-West
NURP
— National Urban Runoff Program
BCCM
— Building Construction Core Model
CGS
— Centimetre-gram-second
RCC
— Residential Construction Certified
GIS
— Geographical Information System
USACE
— United States Army Corps of Engineers
ARSE
— Analysis and Reconstruction Sound Engine
FCAW
— Flux-cored Arc Welding
MC
— Megacycle
CCIR
— Centre for Construction Innovation and Research
VEC
— Value Engineering Cost
EPCC
— Engineering Procurement Construction Contractor
IGU
— Insulated Glass Units
DCM
— Design Construction Maintenance
CE
— Cost Estimate
RVE
— R Value Equivalency of insulation
PQ
— Pre-Qualification
SAG
— Supply Air Grills
BC
— Bituminous Concrete
MS4
— Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
COCA
— Council of Ontario Construction Associations
CSPI
— Corrugated Steel Pipe Institute
OF
— Outside Face
NGC
— National Guidelines Clearinghouse
CISP
— Construction Industry Service Program
RV
— Relief Vent
HGS
— Horizontal General Purpose Standard
CLGHT
— Ceiling Height
SDC
— School of Design and Construction
PMG
— Project Management Group
MCAA
— Mechanical Contractors Association of America, Inc.
CDM
— Cement Deep Mixing
WV
— Wing Valve
EEBA
— Energy and Environmental Building Association
CCT
— Circuit Connection Table
CPU
— Central Processor Unit
ULP
— Unleaded Petrol
CD
— Committee Draft
VTS
— Vendor Technical Specification
DFRCC
— Ductile Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composites
DSTO
— Defence Science and Technology Organisation's
LFL
— Lower Flammability Limit
NIBS
— National Institute of Building Sciences
CCIA
— Connecticut Construction Industries Association
CERL
— Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
EEIG
— European Economic Interest Group
CIIC
— Construction in Indian Country
WCK
— World Construction Kit
CITC
— Construction Industry Training Council
SCME
— School of Construction Management and Engineering
BCTC
— Building and Construction Trades Council
ICET
— Institute for Construction Education and Training
RECD
— Real Estate Construction Design
CCDC
— Canadian Construction Documents Committee
O/M
— Operations and Maintenance
AIMP
— Impervious Area
MPE
— Male Plain End
PDES
— Product Data Exchange Using Step
DCK
— Doom Construction Kit
CTS
— Construction Testing Services
CPCK
— Class Poppy Construction Kit
CASF
— Construction Association of South Florida
TCA
— Toronto Construction Association
AGPS
— Australian Government Publishing Service
FLT
— Flowline Lifting Tool
EEC
— Effect Effluent Concentration
NER
— National Evaluation Report
PSTC
— Pressure Sensitive Tape Council
DP
— Down Pipe
JSM
— Job Site Measurement
UCA
— Underground Construction Association
YD
— Yard Dyed
CPIBC
— Centre for Process Innovation in Building and Construction
CUP
— Construction Of Useful Parsers
JAL
— Jaiprakash Associates Limited
RCA
— Reinforced Concrete Arch
NAPHCC
— National Association of Plumbing Heating & Cooling Contractors
WTIA
— Welding Technology Institute of Australia
CPSISC
— Construction & Property Services Industry Skills Council
EPIC
— Excavation Pipeline Inspection And Construction
RFPR
— REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
AINF
— Infiltration Area
OH
— Over Hang
CCB
— Connecticut Community Bank
WPC
— Winter Park Construction
GLULAM
— Glue-Laminated Beam
EPC
— Engineering Procurement and Construction
CACP
— Chinese American Construction Professionals
OSV
— Outside Stop Valve
CITC
— Canadian Institute for Timber Construction
NECB
— National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings
DOD
— Department of Defence
CF
— Cold Finish
CMMA
— Corrugated Metal - Metal Arch
WCR
— Western Construction Resources
PHCT
— Primary Health Care Team
CMPA
— Construction Material Processors Association
FENSA
— Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme
SP
— Single Pole
OCCA
— Ontario Control Contractors Association
MRRR
— Ministry of Rehabilitation Reintegration and Reconstruction
ULC
— Underwriters Laboratories Canada
AIM
— Application Interpreted Model
BIFR
— Board for Industrial Financial Reconstruction
NFBC
— National Farm Building Code of Canada
UCT
— Underground Construction Technology
ES
— earliest start
AF
— Agreed Framework
PEP
— PolyEthylene Pipe
SUC
— A Site Under Construction
HSG
— hydrologic soil group
CSMA
— Corrugated Steel - Metal Arch
EPS
— Emergency Power Supply
ANMC
— American National Metric Council
SCS
— Soil Conservation Service (Anchorage, Alaska) (USDA and DOA)
NUC
— Neutral Unit of Construction
CHT
— Ceiling Height
CID
— Construction Industries Division
MECHC
— Mechanisation Credit
EBV
— Exhaust Back-pressure Valve
CPCI
— Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
CFP
— call for papers
O&G
— Oil and Grease
NAHBRC
— National Association of Home Builders Research Center
MAWL
— Maximum Allowable Working Load
NW
— Northwest Wisconsin
PVCP
— PolyVinyl Chloride Pipe
MDO
— Medium Density Overlaid
CCR
— California Code of Regulations
ICIS
— International Construction Information Society
CZAR
— Construction Zone Accident Reduction
CHST
— Construction Health Safety Technician
DES
— Data Exchange Standard
APRC
— Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction
EWI
— External Wall Insulation
CPDM
— Comprehensive Pavement Design Manual
HET
— High-Efficiency Toilet
SAW
— Submerged Arc Welding
IMC
— In Mold Cutting
NPCP
— National Photovoltaic Construction Partnership
ELSA
— European Laboratory for Structural Assessment
BCATS
— Building Construction and Allied Trades Skills
MCAC
— Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada
AVB
— Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker
LARS
— Ligament Augmentation Reconstruction System
CCPR
— Certified Construction Product Representative
NIIIP
— National Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols
R
— Reduction
CCB
— Contractors Construction Board
CII
— Confederation of Indian industry
CBO
— Common Business Object
DBT
— Dry Bulb Temperature
M/F
— male to female
RAC
— Régime d'Apprentissage en Construction
HCA
— Hamilton Construction Association
N.W.
— North West or Northwest
SSPC
— Steel Structures Painting Council (1950–1997)
CMP
— Corrugated Metal Pipe (Round)
CCB
— Charpentes Constructions Bois
SNC
— Sierra Nevada Construction
GLCM
— Global Leaders in Construction Management
CPB
— Construction Programs Bureau
CUC
— Currently Under Construction
LRTI
— Ligament Reconstruction and Tendon Interposition
RLR
— Reciprocal Licensing Review Board
E-E
— End-To-End
MTR
— MOTORCRAFT
CIPE
— Certified In Plumbing Engineering
CCT
— Court Circuit Team
STA
— Station Line
OCA
— Ottawa Construction Association
EECC
— Enron Engineering And Construction Company
CFMO
— Construction and Facilities Maintenance Office
CDL
— Component Description Language
ASC
— Associated Schools of Construction
OTW
— 'OFF THA WALL'
JURMP
— Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Program
CBT
— Center for Building Technology
PAT.
— Patio
NWSP
— North West Shelf Project
OCCA
— Offsite Contemporary Construction for Accommodation
PAP
— permit application package
DCD
— Deputy Construction Director
RCP
— Round Reinforced Concrete Pipe
DFLC
— Dan Fix Landscape Construction
PDP
— Positive Displacement Pump
BLF
— Builders Labourers Federation
CICU
— Construction Industries Credit Union
CALP
— Constructionist Approaches to Language Pedagogy
AG
— Aggregate Grizzly
CHIP
— Conical Hull Intersection Property
RPA
— Radiant Professionals Alliance
STMS
— Site Traffic Management Supervisor
CEO
— Consulting Engineers of Ontario
NHBRC
— National Home Builders Regulatory Council (South Africa)
RRN
— Rural Reconstruction Nepal
SWPCP
— StormWater Pollution Control Plan
MPMS
— Maintenance Painting Management System
CCT
— Circuito Cerrado de Televisión
LADC
— Library of Architecture Design and Construction
RHC
— Robert Heely Construction
DCG
— Dominion Construction Group
MAID
— Mandatory Asset Information Database
NFRC
— National Federation of Roofing Contractors
CMIE
— Construction Management and Industrial Engineering
FWD
— Field Work Directive
CPAR
— Construction Productivity Advancement Research
NW
— Northwest Women's
CCDI
— China Construction Design International
POTW
— Publicly Owned Treatment Works
TARO
— Traffic Accident Reconstruction Origin
CAM
— Construction Association of Michigan
SCIP
— Shuswap Construction Industry Professionals
MRRD
— Ministry Of Rural Reconstruction And Development
DLT
— Discharge Line Temperature
CAP
— Capacity Assurance Program
FF
— Free Float
BDCA
— Bronx Design and Construction Academy
CBM
— Construction Building Materials
NR
— Not Recommended
DW
— Drinking Water
MCGP
— Maine Construction General Permit
MCCI
— Mark Carrier Construction Inc
CUSUM
— cumulative summation
LOC.
— location
VOU
— voussoir(=arch brick)
SAD
— supply air diffuser
PPT
— Pollution Prevention Team
CEPI
— Construction Equipment Parts Inc
MEP
— Maximum Extent Practicable
IMPACT
— International Missions Projects And Construction Teams
SAP
— Sampling and Analysis Plan
FRC
— Flow Rate Controller
RTAH
— Roof-Top Air Handler
ECDA
— External Corrosion Direct Assessment
CDAO
— Construction and Design Alliance of Ontario
HRF
— Haiti Reconstruction Fund
IMT
— Immersed Tube Tunnel
JCDC
— Journal of Construction in Developing Countries
ER
— Epoxy Resin
RCHE
— Reinforced Concrete Horizontal Elliptical
TSA
— Thermally Sprayed Aluminum
O/C
— On Centre
RCP
— Reflected Ceiling Plans
PCCM
— Prestressed Concrete Construction Manual
FCFG
— Facing Gauge for Fiber Cement
MIAC
— Mechanical Industry Advisory Committee
DRA
— Differential Reinforcement of Alternative
PCCO
— Prime Contract Change Order
OCS
— Ontario Construction Secretariat
PDO
— Project Design Outline
CPAP
— Construction Premium Adjustment Program
PCTFE
— Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
MASCOT
— Modular Appproach to Software Construction Operation and Test
CPCS
— Construction Plant Competence Scheme
CAPPS
— Clearance Assessment Program for Power Systems
WN
— Work Notification
MCM
— Marine Construction Management
COSA
— Construction Open Software Alliance
HCME
— Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe
FO
— Field Order
OCCM
— Office of Court Construction and Management
PCM
— Per Calendar Month
VENT
— Ventilator
TACC
— Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel
DGW
— Double-Glazed Window
VVMA
— Variable air-Volume Modular Assembly
ILS
— Intense Lighting System
SBCCI
— Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc.
NGS
— United States National Geodetic Survey
PCRD
— Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development
CHICO
— Cámara Hondureña de la Industria de la Construcción
CRS
— Coursed Rubble Stone
EF
— earliest finish
DCEP
— Direct-Current Electrode Positive
DEPR
— Depression
SDSS
— Super Duplex Stainless Steel
GVCA
— Grand Valley Construction Association
CIACO
— Construction Industry Advisory Council of Ontario
UCC
— uniform construction code
ECCI
— Elite Custom Construction Inc
FAC
— Federal Airports Corporation
SOR
— Specifications of Requirements
COAX
— Coaxial Machinegun
CREWS
— Construction Recruitment External Workers Services
DS
— Door Switch
SCRMU
— Sustainable Construction Research Management Unit
MILTFD
— Make It Like The Frigging Drawing
DCK
— Diversified Construction Knowledge
TIPS
— Temporary Interior Protection System
HFS
— High-Friction Surfacing
CSEA
— Construction Safety and Excellence Awards
EMER
— Emergency Medical Expense Requirement
EMER
— Emergency Monitoring Equipment Room
NWT
— Noise When Tapped
COCA
— Council of Owners and Construction Associates
LIBY
— Library
BIFR
— Bureau of Industrial Financial Reconstruction
FMA
— Final Mechanical Art
DFS
— Decayed and Filled Surfaces
SBCCI
— Southern Building Codes Congress International
ICG
— Interior Construction Group
TAN
— Tangent Delta
CP
— Construction Planning
CISCA
— Ceilings Interior Systems Construction Association
LTB
— Lateral Torsional Buckling
SCR
— State Construction Registry
OTAB
— Ontario Training Adjustment Board
CICC
— Construction Industry Coalistion Council
CE
— Concurrent Engineering
CSIC
— Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction
CBB
— Construction and Business Bank
VCCO
— VIRGINIA CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTING OFFICER
SICA
— Southern Interior Construction Association
OWST
— Organic Waste Storage Tanks
FR
— Fire Retardant
CIPG
— Construction Industry Practice Group
EL
— Elastic Limit
OPIA
— Ontario Plumbing Inspectors Association, Inc.
CIPP
— Cast Iron Pressure Pipe
NNF
— Not Normally Flowing
IIRP
— Iraq Infrastructure Reconstruction Program
ISOP
— Interim Structural and Operational Plan
CICC
— Construction Industry Computing Council
NCSA
— National Centre for Supercomputing Applications
KBC
— Kliewer Brothers Construction
EQUIP
— Equipment Usage Information Program
FLK
— Fritiof Larssons Konstruktionsbyrå
MUC
— Mud Under Construction
BFP
— Bonded Fiber Matrix
TTMAC
— Terrazzo, Tile & Marble Association of Canada
JWC
— Jon Wayne Construction
NBC
— National Building Code of Canada
CPTC
— Constructioncentral Passenger Terminal Complex
SFFC
— Strategic Forum for Construction
RSPC
— Regulated Set Portland Cement
FLIC
— Flexible Learning in Construction
WAJ
— Wipe A Joint
MARS
— Monotone Advection and Reconstruction Scheme
ECWC
— Employers' Council on Workers' Compensation
CVC
— Conventional Concrete
OPTC
— Ontario Pipe Trades Council
CDMCS
— Council for Dredging and Marine Construction Safety
RV
— Roughing Valve
OREL
— Overload Relay Elevator Loading
RBEC
— Registered Building Envelope Consultant
CQ
— Commercial Quality
CNCS
— Cherokee Nation Construction Services
ICPM
— Innovative Construction Project Management
CWA
— Clean Water Act of 1982
CASQA
— California Stormwater Quality Association
CFMEU
— Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union
OSM&AHG
— Ontario Sheet Metal & Air Handling Group
HS
— Home Site
NCPDP
— National Construction Productivity Development Project
CAL-EPA
— California Environmental Protection Agency
AF
— After Foundation
LSSB
— Large Secondary Side Break
UMAC
— Upper Midwest Athletic Construction
MTR
— Motor Transport Regiment
CS
— Corrugated Steel
IFDC
— International Facade Design and Construction
IHC
— Interstate Highway Construction
FM
— Field Memorandum
RHD
— Right Hinged Door
LENI
— Lighting Energy Numeric Indicator
ROH
— RUNNING OPERATING HOURS
PGCA
— Prince George Construction Association
CICC
— Construction Industry Coalition Council
CHMM
— Construction Hazardous Material And Management
CAR
— Contract Acceptance Review
CCHT
— Canadian Centre for Housing Technology (part of NRC)
ATS
— Abstract Test Suites
VSIC
— Vertical Spindle Impact Crusher
FCCC
— FALLS CHURCH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
CSW
— Certified Structural Welder
CPA
— Critical Path Analysis
IBRC
— Innovative Bridge Research and Construction
TRACE
— Theft Reports of Agricultural and Construction Equipment
LHD
— Left Hinged Door
CFRP
— Carbon Fibre Reinforced Panel
ICCT
— Image Construction and Composition Tool
SW
— Southwest Wings
NCCT
— Northern California Construction Training
RAME
— Rush Architectural Metal Erectors
OEA
— Office of the Employers' Advisory (for WCB)
MCCPAP
— Massachusetts Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program
FMC
— Facility Management Centre
HOW
— head-of-wall
ESC
— Erosion and Sedimentation Control
EPSCA
— Electrical Power Systems Construction Association
CFMS
— Construction Finance Management System
ESA
— Equipment Stop Area
PAC
— Provincial Advisory Committee
MLS
— Multi-Layered Steel
KS
— Kum Shing
EC
— ethyl cellulose
PVP
— Polyvinylpyrrolidone
S.W.
— South West or Southwest
PATCH
— Public Art Through Construction Hoarding
USGBC
— United States Green Building Council
SMS
— Steel Making Section
HCSS
— Hand Cut Shingle Shakes
OHBA
— Ontario Home Builders' Association
SNEBRN
— Smart Net-Zero Energy Buildings Strategic Research Network
MSSS
— Multi-Span Simply Supported
BAC
— Building Automation and Controls
EQUIP
— Equipment Query User Interface Program
DAC
— Digital to Analogue converter
CCS
— Corinthian Cast Stone (New York)
EO
— Explosive Ordnance
GIRI
— GirryRigged
SUSMP
— Standard Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan
BOM
— Build of Material
CAT
— Compact All Terrain
WOCC
— Warwick Online Course Construction
SW
— Southwest Washington
CI
— Construction Index
CP
— Cost Proposal
SPI
— Society of the Plastics Industry
BPAC
— Building Performance Assessment Centre
BRA
— Breast Reconstruction Awareness
KWC
— Kurt Wimberg Construction
CECCO
— Construction Employers Coordinating Council of Ontario
USBIC
— Sustainable Buildings Industry Coucil
LEED
— Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
HVEC
— Hudson Valley Environmental Construction
TCRM
— Theory Construction and Research Methodology
SW
— Southwest Waterfront
BCT
— Building and Construction Technology
MAC
— Metal Arc Cutting
LUTR
— lower urinary tract reconstruction
BUDF
— BUilder Data Form
OSDS
— On-Site Disposal System
NCCI
— National Council For Construction Information
OBS
— Organizational Breakdown Structures
BMTPC
— Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council
ECK
— Entity Construction Kit
PCE
— Prestressed Concrete Erection
HGS
— Hurricane Gate Structure
WCAT
— Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal
MPR
— Multi Planar Reconstruction
BETEC
— Building Environment & Thermal Envelope Council
HDO
— High Density Overlaid
TECHCON
— Technological Construction
SWMP
— StormWater Management Program
TESC
— Temporary Erosion and Sedimentation Control
BCC
— Bearings, Chains, and Cables
AF
— All Flat
QWC
— Quality West Construction
QWC
— Q Williams Construction
DSA
— Department of State Architects
SR
— Sod Roofing
SE
— Southeast Euro
DFI
— Defining Formula for Inhabitation
VICE
— Veterans In Construction Electrical
POC
— Point of Creation
PAM
— Poly-Acrylamide
CFM
— Construction Facilities Management
TQA
— Trades Qualification Act
AWIC
— Advancing Women in Construction
OITAB
— Ontario Industry Training & Adjustment Board
CIA
— Cold Inducted Air
NEAT
— Novel Environmental Advanced Technology
RTS
— Recessed Toe Space
IMR
— Iterative Model Reconstruction
BP
— Beam Pipe
CM
— Corrugated Metal
OSCV
— offshore support and construction vessel
EMC
— Event Mean Concentration
MTR
— Motorized Transportation Regiment
CP
— Constant Pressure
SMK
— Stone Mastic Kerosene
CMCEF
— Canadian Mechanical Contractors Education Foundation
SW
— Southwest Welcome
LA
— Lambert
KCI
— Keesling Construction Inc
LLT
— Liquid Line Temperature
HOA
— Height of Attachment
CRAR
— Construction Regulations And Rules
JHSC
— Joint Health and Safety Commission
NOAA
— National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration
UPCC
— Upper Peninsula Construction Council
OCSA
— Ohio Construction Suppliers Association
SD
— Sand Drain
ZDT
— Z-Directional tensile Tester
ORSA
— Orbit Reconstruction Simulation and Analysis
LUCR
— Land Use Construction Review
CVDG
— Construction Vibration Damage Guide
REHC
— Real Estate Hospitality And Construction
PTBA
— Professional Trail Builders Association
LP
— Loft Plan
OCS
— Olori Construction Services
ODAC
— Open Distributed Application Construction
FNC.RM.
— Furnace Room
CMA
— Congestion Management Program
SWRCB
— State Water Resource Control Board
CSW
— Critical Structural Weakness
CC
— construction chemicals
OMC
— Odhisa Mining Corporation
DSA
— Division of the State Architect (California)
CRS
— Course Request System
MEC
— Materials Energy and Constructions
BMT
— Bellamuel Motoradd Triada
GS
— Grade Stamped
EH
— Extremely High
TBR
— Toleranced By References
NVSD
— Non-Vibration Sand Drain
LSAW
— Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welding
JRC
— Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation
DPC
— Dredging and Port Construction
FD
— Forced Draft
EEC
— Eggart Engineering Construction
SMT
— Surface Modification Technology
PDS
— Project Data Sheet
ICA
— Industrial Construction Association
WT
— Water Treatment
OJSPC
— Ontario Joint Standard Practice Committee
PCEPC
— Personal Computer for EPC
TEC
— Thermal Efficient Control
CLK/RM
— Cloakroom
BC
— The Best Construction
OBDC
— Ontario Bid Depository Council
PG
— Paving Grade
VOICE
— Volunteer Organizer In Construction Empowerment
THC
— Triple Hybrid Construction
OHTR
— optimal Hankel Transform Reconstruction
TLRTD
— Tube Latch Ready To Drill
SMS
— Site management system
RTAU
— Round Tapered Aluminum with Upswept mast
SB
— Storage Battery
PCEPC
— Petrochemical engineer of Phuong Company
PAH
— Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon
SAPS
— Site Assessment Prioritization System
WCID
— Whole Column Imaging Detection
DP
— drain point
AR
— Approved Roofing
PED
— Preconstruction Engineering and Design
FM
— Force Maintenance
RAD
— Return Air Damper
NL
— No Liability
NFC
— National Fire Code (Canada)
WH
— Warnock Hersey Mark
CSLM
— Controlled Low Strength Material
NFS
— Not Frigging Stable
SLC
— Self-Leveling Compound
WC
— Water Capacity
SB
— Square Bracket
TOC
— Theory of Constructions
HS
— Hard Surface
EPS
— Expanded Polystrene
WSDC
— Web Site Design And Construction
PW
— Poured Wall
FC
— Flexi Crete
CCT
— Compatible Construction Technology
CF
— Complete Finisher
SI
— Super Insulation
WC
— Water Chiller
PCM
— Providing for Construction Management
PCS
— Portable Construction System™
UC
— Universityrsal Column
GS
— Grid Standpipe
SC
— Sliding Clamp
MTR
— Motor Technical Reference
NC
— Non-Collapse
CA
— Contractor Activities
BM
— Building Materials
AR
— Aluminum Roofing
WCCG
— Warehouse Cubed Consulting Group
LC
— Level Compressed
LP
— Level Points
CSS
— Complete Sewer Separation
CBC
— Construction By Cosets
FT
— Frame Thickness
GR
— Galvanized Roofing
CDA
— Cofficient of Dynamic Augment
ID
— Inside Dimensions
SAF
— supply air filter
TT
— Turning Tree
PC
— Primary Circuit
SSL
— Stainless Steel Look
SK
— Skein = Hank
SCC
— Sodor Construction Company
DO
— Do Over
HS
— Home Sitemap
FM
— Field Memory
ES
— Edge Split
RR
— Rolled Roofing
ME
— Metal Edge
CC
— Cooling coil
DL
— Drainage Layer
NCC
— Naval Construction Contractr
GMP
— Goat Manure Plaster
RS
— Roof Shingles
VI
— Vertical Injector
TD
— Tender Design
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