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