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