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<p>Babibell: </p> <hr /> <div>This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'P'.<br /> <br /> For other letters click on the list below:<br /> <br /> [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_A|A]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_B|B]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_C|C]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_D|D]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_E|E]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_F|F]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_G|G]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_H|H]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_I|I]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_J|J]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_K|K]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_L|L]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_M|M]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_N|N]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_O|O]] - P - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_Q|Q]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_R|R]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_S|S]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_T|T]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_U|U]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_V|V]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_W|W]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_X|X]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_Y|Y]] - [[Construction_industry_acronyms_-_Z|Z]]<br /> <br /> = P =<br /> <br /> P - Post<br /> <br /> P &amp;amp; I - Piping and Instrumentation<br /> <br /> P(VdF-HFP) - Poly(vinylidene difluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)<br /> <br /> P/A - Presence/Absence<br /> <br /> P2P - Procure to Pay<br /> <br /> Pa - Pascal (S.I. Unit of Pressure)<br /> <br /> PA - Planning Authority<br /> <br /> PA - Polyamide (nylon) (electrical fittings, washers, ropes)<br /> <br /> PAC - Procurement Assessment Criteria<br /> <br /> PACE - Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment<br /> <br /> PACE - Property Advisers to the Civil Estate (no longer in existence)<br /> <br /> PADHI - Planning Advice For Developments Near Hazardous Installations<br /> <br /> PADP - Project Supervisor Design Portion<br /> <br /> PAH - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon<br /> <br /> PAH - Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons<br /> <br /> PALF - Palisade Fence<br /> <br /> PAN - Planning Advice Note<br /> <br /> PAO - Procurement Assessment Options<br /> <br /> PAR - Planning Application Requirements<br /> <br /> PAR - Polished All-Round<br /> <br /> PARL - Percentage Asset Remaining Life<br /> <br /> PAS - Publicly Available Specification<br /> <br /> PAS 1192-2 - Publicly Available Specification: Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling.<br /> <br /> PAS 91 - Publicly Available Specification: Construction prequalification questionnaires<br /> <br /> PAT - Portable Appliance Testing<br /> <br /> PAVA - Public Address &amp;amp; Voice Alarm system<br /> <br /> PAWS - Plantation On Ancient Woodland Site<br /> <br /> PAWS - Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites<br /> <br /> PAYE - Pay As You Earn<br /> <br /> PB - Payback<br /> <br /> PB - Polybutalene<br /> <br /> PBA - Project Bank Account<br /> <br /> PBB - Polybrominated Biphenyl<br /> <br /> PBS - Product Breakdown Structure<br /> <br /> PC - Parish Council<br /> <br /> PC - Passenger Car<br /> <br /> PC - Personal Computer<br /> <br /> PC - Polycarbonate<br /> <br /> PC - Portland Cement<br /> <br /> PC - Practical Completion<br /> <br /> PC - Precast Concrete<br /> <br /> PC - Prime Cost<br /> <br /> PC - Principal Contractor.<br /> <br /> PC - Process control<br /> <br /> PC - Pull Chain<br /> <br /> PCA - Pre-Construction Agreement<br /> <br /> PCA - Public Contractors Association<br /> <br /> PCAH - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon<br /> <br /> PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyl<br /> <br /> PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyls<br /> <br /> PCB - Printed Circuit Boards<br /> <br /> PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenylenes<br /> <br /> PCC - Parochial Church Council<br /> <br /> PCC - Portland Cement Concrete<br /> <br /> PCC - Professional Conduct Committee<br /> <br /> PCC - Professional Consultants Certificate<br /> <br /> PCDB - Product Characteristics Database<br /> <br /> PCE - Project Cost Estimate<br /> <br /> PCF - Product Carbon Footprint<br /> <br /> PCF - Project Control Framework<br /> <br /> PCG - Parent Company Guarantee<br /> <br /> PCI - Pre-Construction Information<br /> <br /> PCM - Phase Change Material<br /> <br /> PCM - Project Controls Manager<br /> <br /> PCN - Personnel Certification for Non-destructive Testing<br /> <br /> PCO - Photocatalytic oxidation<br /> <br /> PCP - Precast Concrete Pad<br /> <br /> PCP - Precast Concrete Pavement<br /> <br /> PCP - Precast Concrete Product<br /> <br /> PCP - Provision, Criterion or Practice<br /> <br /> PCR - Product Category Rules<br /> <br /> PCR - Public Contracts Regulations<br /> <br /> PCSA - Pre-Construction Services Agreement / Pre-Contract Services Agreement<br /> <br /> PCSR - Pre-Construction Safety Report<br /> <br /> Pct - Polychlorinated Triphenyls<br /> <br /> PCT - Pre-Cast Construction Technology<br /> <br /> PCT - Pre-Completion Testing<br /> <br /> PCU - Passenger Car Unit<br /> <br /> PCZ - Preferred Conservation Zone<br /> <br /> PD - (BSI) Published Document<br /> <br /> PD - Permitted Development<br /> <br /> PD - Principal Designer<br /> <br /> PDCA - Plan, Do, Check, Act<br /> <br /> PDF - Portable Document Format<br /> <br /> PDF - Probability Density Function<br /> <br /> PDFH - Passenger Demand Forecasting Handbook<br /> <br /> P-DfMA - Platform Approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly<br /> <br /> PDH - Principal duty holder<br /> <br /> PDL - Previously Developed Land<br /> <br /> PDLC - Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal<br /> <br /> PDM - Post Development Model<br /> <br /> PDM - Precedence Diagram Method.<br /> <br /> PDO - Permitted Development Order<br /> <br /> PDP - Personal Development Planning<br /> <br /> PDR - Permitted Development Rights<br /> <br /> PDR - Product Design Specification<br /> <br /> PDS - Personnel Distancing Systems<br /> <br /> PDS - Private Developer Scheme<br /> <br /> PDS - Product Data Sheet<br /> <br /> PDS - Project Definition Statement<br /> <br /> PDT - Product Data Template<br /> <br /> PE - Photo-Electric<br /> <br /> PE - Polyethylene<br /> <br /> PEA - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal<br /> <br /> PEDL - Petroleum Exploration And Development Licence<br /> <br /> PEDR - Professional Experience and Development Record<br /> <br /> PEEP - Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan<br /> <br /> PEFC - Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification<br /> <br /> PEMD - Power Electronics, Machines and Drives<br /> <br /> PEMS - Predictive Emissions Monitoring System<br /> <br /> PEP - Project Execution Plan<br /> <br /> PE-RT - Polyethylene Raised Temperature<br /> <br /> PERT - Programme Evaluation and Review Technique<br /> <br /> PES - Programmable Electronic Systems<br /> <br /> PEST - Political, Economic, Social, Technological<br /> <br /> PESTLE - Political, Environmental, Social, Technological, Legal, Economic<br /> <br /> PET - Polyethylene Terephthalate<br /> <br /> PF - Phenol-formaldehyde (Bakelite)<br /> <br /> PF - Picket Fence<br /> <br /> PF2 - Private Finance Initiative version 2<br /> <br /> PFA - Pulverised Fuel Ash<br /> <br /> PFC - Parallel Flange Channel<br /> <br /> PFI - Private Finance Initiative<br /> <br /> PFM - (also referred to as PLANET) PLANET Framework Model<br /> <br /> PFMEA - Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis<br /> <br /> PFP - Passive Fire Protection<br /> <br /> PFR - Property Flood Resilience<br /> <br /> PFRA - Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment<br /> <br /> PG - Process Guidance<br /> <br /> PGI - Protected Geographical Indication<br /> <br /> PGM - Platinum Group Metals<br /> <br /> PH - Property Holdings<br /> <br /> PH - Public Health<br /> <br /> PHD - Product Health Declaration<br /> <br /> PHE - Progressive Horizontal Evacuation<br /> <br /> PHE - Public Health England<br /> <br /> PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles<br /> <br /> PHI - Passive House Institute<br /> <br /> PHO - Public Health officer<br /> <br /> PHPP - Passive House Planning Package<br /> <br /> PHSA - Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990<br /> <br /> PI - Principal Inspector<br /> <br /> PIA - personal injury accident<br /> <br /> PIA - Proprietary Information Agreement<br /> <br /> PICG - Project investment control group<br /> <br /> PICV - Pressure Independent Control Valves<br /> <br /> PII - Pollutant Ingress Index<br /> <br /> PII - Professional Indemnity Insurance<br /> <br /> PIL - Preferred Industrial Location<br /> <br /> PILON - Pay in lieu of notice<br /> <br /> PIM - Package Interface Matrix<br /> <br /> PIM - Product Information Management<br /> <br /> PIM - Project Information Model<br /> <br /> PIMP - percentage impermeability<br /> <br /> PIN - Pre Information Notice<br /> <br /> PIN - Prior Information Notice<br /> <br /> PIN - Publication Information Notice<br /> <br /> PINS - Planning Inspectorate<br /> <br /> PIP - Project Implementation Plan<br /> <br /> PIR - Passive Infrared<br /> <br /> PIR - Polyisocyanurate<br /> <br /> PIT - Partners in Technology<br /> <br /> PIU - Pending Issuance Unit<br /> <br /> PIX - Project Information eXchange<br /> <br /> PKT - Passenger Kilometre Travelled<br /> <br /> PL - Plain Line<br /> <br /> PLA - Polylactide / Poly(lactic acid)<br /> <br /> PLA - Port of London Authority<br /> <br /> PLA - Property Litigation Association.<br /> <br /> PLANET - (also referred to as PFM) Planning network transport forecast model<br /> <br /> PLBE - Principal Load Bearing Element<br /> <br /> PLC - Public Level Crossing<br /> <br /> PLC - Public Limited Company<br /> <br /> PLCS - Product Life Cycle Support<br /> <br /> PLD - Planet Long Distance<br /> <br /> PLDV - Passenger Light-Duty Vehicle<br /> <br /> PLM - Persons With Limited Mobility<br /> <br /> PLM - Product Lifecycle Management<br /> <br /> PLPR - Plain Line Pattern Recognition<br /> <br /> PLQ - Plain Language Questions<br /> <br /> PLUMB - Plumbing<br /> <br /> PLYD - Plywood<br /> <br /> PM - Planet Midlands<br /> <br /> PM - Project manager<br /> <br /> PM10 - particulate matter (with aerodynamic diameter of less than 10)<br /> <br /> PM2.5 - particulate matter (with aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5)<br /> <br /> PMA - Paintmakers Association (of Great Britain)<br /> <br /> PMA - Private Means Of Access<br /> <br /> PMBOK - Project Management Body of Knowledge<br /> <br /> PMI - Purchasing Managers Index<br /> <br /> PMMA - Poly(methyl methacrylate) See Acrylic<br /> <br /> PMO - Programme / Project Management Office<br /> <br /> PMO - Project Management Office.<br /> <br /> PMP - Planned Maintenance Programme.<br /> <br /> PMP - Project Management Plan.<br /> <br /> PMS - Paint Mixing System<br /> <br /> PMV - Predicted Mean Vote<br /> <br /> PMV - Pre-Manufactured Value<br /> <br /> PN - Planet North<br /> <br /> PN - Prohibition Notice<br /> <br /> PNG - Portable Network Graphics<br /> <br /> PNT - Paint/Painted<br /> <br /> PO - Private office<br /> <br /> PO - Purchase Order<br /> <br /> POA - Price on Application<br /> <br /> PoaP - Policy on a Page<br /> <br /> PoC - Point of Contraflexure<br /> <br /> PoE - Point of Entry<br /> <br /> POE - Post Occupancy Evaluation<br /> <br /> POE - Power Over Ethernet.<br /> <br /> POG - Planning Oversight Group<br /> <br /> POMI - Principles of Measurement (International)<br /> <br /> POPE - Post Opening Project Evaluation<br /> <br /> PORV - Power-Operated Relief Valve<br /> <br /> POS - Planning Officers Society<br /> <br /> POS - Public Open Space<br /> <br /> POT - Peak Over A Threshold<br /> <br /> POV - Privately Owned Vehicle<br /> <br /> PoW - Plan of Work<br /> <br /> PoWs - Places of Worship<br /> <br /> PP - People Productivity<br /> <br /> pp - Percentage Point<br /> <br /> PP - Planning Package<br /> <br /> PP - Polypropylene<br /> <br /> PP - Product Platform<br /> <br /> PPA - Planning Performance Agreement<br /> <br /> PPA - Power Purchase Agreement<br /> <br /> PPAP - Production Part Approval Process<br /> <br /> PPC - Permanent Painted Coatings<br /> <br /> PPC - Pollution Prevention and Control<br /> <br /> PPC - Polyester Powder-Coated<br /> <br /> PPC - Portland Puzzolana Cement<br /> <br /> PPC - Post Practical Completion<br /> <br /> PPC - Project Partnering Contract<br /> <br /> PPC 2000 - Standard Form of Contract for Project Partnering<br /> <br /> PPD - Percentage People Dissatisfied<br /> <br /> PPE - Personal Protective Equipment<br /> <br /> PPG - Planning Policy Guidance<br /> <br /> PPG - Pollution Prevention Guidelines<br /> <br /> PPGN - Planning Guidance On Noise<br /> <br /> PPK - Post processed kinematic<br /> <br /> PPL - Piling Platform Level<br /> <br /> PPLV - Positively Pressurised Ventilated Lobby<br /> <br /> Ppm - Parts Per Million<br /> <br /> PPM - Planned Preventative Maintenance<br /> <br /> PPM - Public Performance Measure<br /> <br /> PPM - Pump Performance Monitoring (sheets)<br /> <br /> PPN - Procurement policy note.<br /> <br /> PPP - Public Private Partnership<br /> <br /> PPP Purchasing Power Parity<br /> <br /> PPPP/4Ps - Public-Private Partnership Programme<br /> <br /> PPS - Package Procurement Schedule<br /> <br /> PPS - Planning Policy Statement<br /> <br /> PPV - Peak Particle Velocity<br /> <br /> PPW - Planning Policy Wales<br /> <br /> PQ - Parliamentary Question<br /> <br /> PQP - Project Quality Plan<br /> <br /> PQPSP - Project Quality Plan for Small Projects<br /> <br /> PQQ - Pre-Qualification Questionnaire<br /> <br /> PQS - Professional Quantity Surveyor<br /> <br /> PR - Plot Ratio<br /> <br /> PR - Proposed Plan<br /> <br /> PRA - Paint Research Association<br /> <br /> PRA - Probabilistic Risk Analysis / Assessment<br /> <br /> PRE - Pitting Resistance Equivalent<br /> <br /> PRE - public rescue equipment<br /> <br /> PRF - Post and Rail Fence<br /> <br /> PRIME - Private sector Resource Initiative for the Management of the Estate<br /> <br /> PRINCE - PRojects IN Controlled Environments<br /> <br /> PRISM - Policy Responsive Integrated Strategy Model<br /> <br /> PRM - Person with Reduced Mobility<br /> <br /> PRN - Primary Route Network<br /> <br /> PROBE - Post Occupancy Review of Buildings and their Engineering<br /> <br /> PROPWET - Index Of Proportion Of Time That Soils Are Wet<br /> <br /> PRoW - Public Right Of Way<br /> <br /> PRP - Private Registered Provider<br /> <br /> PRR - Production Readiness Review<br /> <br /> PRS - Pressure Reduction System<br /> <br /> PRS - Private Rented Sector.<br /> <br /> PRS - Property Repayment Scheme<br /> <br /> PRU - Pupil Referral Unit<br /> <br /> PRV - Pressure Reducing Valve<br /> <br /> PRV - Pressure Relief Valve<br /> <br /> PS - Planet South<br /> <br /> PS - Planning Supervisor<br /> <br /> PS - Polystyrene<br /> <br /> PS - Project Sponsor<br /> <br /> PS - Provisional Sum<br /> <br /> PSA - Public Service Agreements<br /> <br /> PSBP - Priority School Building Programme<br /> <br /> PSBP2 - Priority School Building Programme - phase 2<br /> <br /> PSBR - Public Sector Borrowing Requirement<br /> <br /> PSC - Personal Services Company<br /> <br /> PSC - Population Size Class<br /> <br /> PSC - Professional Services Contract<br /> <br /> PSC - Public Sector Comparator<br /> <br /> PSCP - Public Sector Partnering Contract<br /> <br /> PSCS - Project Supervisor Construction Stage<br /> <br /> PSD - particle size distribution<br /> <br /> PSDP - Project Supervisor Design Process<br /> <br /> PSDS - Product Safety Data Sheet<br /> <br /> PSE - Power Supply Equipment<br /> <br /> PSED - Public Sector Equality Duty<br /> <br /> PSF - Professional Service Firm<br /> <br /> PSG - Project Steering Group<br /> <br /> Psi - Pounds Per Square Inch<br /> <br /> PSI - Proportion Of Sediment<br /> <br /> PSI - proportion of sediment-sensitive invertebrates<br /> <br /> PSL - Parallel Strand Lumber<br /> <br /> PSNCR - Public Sector Net Cash Requirement<br /> <br /> PSP - Post/Shoring/Polyethylene<br /> <br /> pSPA - potential Special Protection Area<br /> <br /> PSRA - Public Safety Risk Assessment<br /> <br /> PSS - Public Sector Scheme.<br /> <br /> PSTN - Public switched telephone network<br /> <br /> PSU - Power Supply Unit<br /> <br /> PSV - Passive Stack Ventilation<br /> <br /> PSW - Part Submission Warrant / Product Submission Warrant<br /> <br /> PSYM - Predictive System For Multimetrics<br /> <br /> PT - Paper towel Dispenser<br /> <br /> PT - Pressure Treated<br /> <br /> PTAC - Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner<br /> <br /> PTAL - Public Transport Accessibility Level<br /> <br /> PTD - Product Transparency Declaration<br /> <br /> PTE - Pre-Tender Estimate<br /> <br /> PTF - Perfluorocarbon Tracer Gas<br /> <br /> PTF - Printed Electronics, including Polymer Thick Film Circuits<br /> <br /> PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene<br /> <br /> PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)<br /> <br /> PTM - Patch To Match<br /> <br /> PTM - Project Team Meeting<br /> <br /> PTNB - Plan Transition Numérique dans le Bâtiment<br /> <br /> PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder<br /> <br /> PTW - Permit To Work<br /> <br /> PTZ - Pan, tilt, zoom (CCTV camera)<br /> <br /> PU - Planning Unit<br /> <br /> PU - Policy Unit<br /> <br /> PU - Polyurethane<br /> <br /> PU - Public Utility<br /> <br /> PUC - Pre-fabricated Utility Cupboard<br /> <br /> PUE - Power Usage Effectiveness<br /> <br /> PUF - Polyurethane Foam<br /> <br /> PUI - Peri-Urban Interface<br /> <br /> PUK - Partnerships UK<br /> <br /> PUR - Polyurethane<br /> <br /> PUWER - Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations<br /> <br /> PV - Photovoltaic<br /> <br /> PV - Present Value<br /> <br /> PVA - Polyvinyl Acetate<br /> <br /> PVB - Polyvinyl Butyral<br /> <br /> PVB - Present Value Of Benefits<br /> <br /> PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride<br /> <br /> PVC - Present Value Of Costs<br /> <br /> PVC-U - Unplasticated Polyvinyl Chloride<br /> <br /> PVF - Polyvinyl Fluoride<br /> <br /> PVR - Project Validation Review<br /> <br /> PVS - Primary Vent Stack<br /> <br /> PVT - Combined Photovoltaic and solar Thermal<br /> <br /> PW - Party Wall<br /> <br /> PWD - Permanent Works Designer<br /> <br /> PWF - Post and Wire Fence<br /> <br /> PWR - Pressurised Water Reactor<br /> <br /> PWS - Public Water Supply<br /> <br /> [[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Standard]] [[Category:Standards_/_measurements]] [[Category:Site_Information]]</div>

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