ACRONYMS
AA Aluminum Association
AABC American Air Balance Council
AAMA American Architectural Manufacturers Association
AASHTO American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials
AATCC American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
ac alternating current
AC armor clad
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
AC/HR air changes per hour
ACI American Concrete Institute
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG Americans with Disabilities Act “Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings”
A/E Architect/Engineer
AFF above finished floor
AIA American Institute of Architects
AISC American Institute of Steel Construction
AISI American Iron and Steel Institute
ALSC American Lumber Standards Committee
AMCA Air Movement and Control Association, International, Inc.
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers
ASF all-service fiberglass
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers
ASME American Association of Mechanical Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials
ATC Advanced Technology Classroom
ATC Automatic Temperature Control
AWG American wire gage
AWI Architectural Woodwork Institute
AWPA American Wood Preservers Association
AWS American Welding Society
AWWA American Water Works Association
BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.
CAD computer-aided design
CCS Central Control System
CDA Copper Development Association, Inc.
CISCA Ceilings and Interior Systems Construction Association
CFC Chloroflurocarbon
CO change order
COF coefficient of friction
CPVC chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
CRF condensation resistance factor
CRF critical radiant flux
CRSI Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
CSA Canadian Standards Association
CSTC ceiling sound transmission coefficient
CV valve coefficient
DB dry bulb
DDC direct digital control
DWV drainage water vent
EH&S Environmental Health and Safety
EMT electrical metallic tubing
ENT electrical non-metallic tubing
EO/AA Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer
FGMA Flat Glass Marketing Association
FM Factory Mutual
FMS Facilities Management Services
FS Federal Specification
GFCI ground fault circuit interrupter
GFI ground fault interruption
HDPE high density polyethylene
HVAC Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning
ICEA Insulated Cable Engineers Association
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IES Illuminating Engineering Society
IGCC Insulating Glass Certification Council
LCD liquid crystal display
MAU multi-station access unit
MC metal clad
MDF minimum dry film
MDP main distribution panel
MER mechanical equipment room
MG motor-generator
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
NAAMM National Association of Architectural Metals Manufacturers
NCMA National Concrete Masonry Association
NC noise criteria
NEBB National Environmental Balancing Bureau
NEC National Electrical Code
NELMA Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association
NETA National Electrical Testing Association
NFoPA National Forest Products Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NIC noise isolation class
NMR nuclear magnetic resonator
NOFMA National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association
NRC noise reduction coefficient
NRCA National Ready-Mix Concrete Association
NWWDA National Wood Window and Door Association
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OTDR Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
PennDOT Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PO purchase order
PRV pressure reducing valve
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
RC room criteria
RFP request for proposal
RGS rigid galvanized steel
RH relative humidity
RFCI Resilient Floor Covering Institute
RMS root mean squared
SBS styrene-butadiene-styrene
SMACNA Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
SDI Steel Deck Institute
SP static pressure
SSPC Steel Structures Painting Council
STC sound transmission coefficient
SWD switching duty related
TAB testing, adjusting, and balancing
THD total harmonic distortion
UL Underwriter’s Laboratories
USF&G United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
USG U.S. standard gage
USPS U.S. Postal Service
UTP unshielded twisted pair
VAV variable air volume
VCP visual comfort probability
VDT video display terminal
VFD variable frequency drive
VOC volatile organic compound
WB wet bulb
wc water column
WIC Woodwork Institute of California
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