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2015-06-11T08:21:40Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
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<div>Currently working as Senior Architect at Atkins on education projects.</div>
Maurits
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Construction industry acronyms - T
2015-06-11T08:19:46Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
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<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'T'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= T =<br />
<br />
T&G - Tongued and Grooved<br />
<br />
T&M - Time and Materials<br />
<br />
TA - Technical Advisor<br />
<br />
TA - To Above (services)<br />
<br />
TAC - Task / Ambient Conditioning<br />
<br />
TBM - Temporary Bench Mark<br />
<br />
TBM - Tunnel Boring Machine.<br />
<br />
TCC - Technology and Construction Court<br />
<br />
TCPA - Town and Country Planning Association<br />
<br />
Tdb - Dry Bulb Temperature<br />
<br />
TDD - Tubular Daylight Devices (see daylight systems)<br />
<br />
TEN - Temporary Event Notice.<br />
<br />
TER - Target Emission Rate (see emission rates)<br />
<br />
TET - Total Energy Transmittance<br />
<br />
TFA - Total Floor Area.<br />
<br />
TFEE - Target Fabric Energy Efficiency<br />
<br />
tg - Globe Temperature.<br />
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TGWU - Transport and General Workers' Union<br />
<br />
TIA - Telecommunications Industry Association<br />
<br />
TIDP - Task Information Delivery Plan<br />
<br />
TIF - Tax Incremental Financing<br />
<br />
TIM - Transparent Insulation Materials<br />
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TIStructE - Technician of the Institution of Structural Engineers<br />
<br />
TMC - Total Material Consumption<br />
<br />
TMCSD - European Temporary or Mobile Construction Sites Directive<br />
<br />
TMICE - Technician Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers<br />
<br />
TMP - Thermal Mass Parameter<br/><br />
<br />
TMR - Total Material Requirements<br />
<br />
TOB - Top of Beam<br />
<br />
TOC - Top of Concrete<br />
<br />
TOS - Top of Steel<br />
<br />
TOW - Top of Wall<br />
<br />
TP - Trial Pit<br />
<br />
TPI - Tender Price Indices<br />
<br />
TPO - Tree Preservation Order<br />
<br />
TSA - Tenant Services Authority (now absorbed into the Homes and Communities Agency)<br />
<br />
TSC - Total Shading Coefficient.<br />
<br />
T-Sheet - Technical Reference Sheet<br />
<br />
Twb - Wet Bulb Temperature<br />
<br />
TWC - Temporary Works Co-ordinator<br />
<br />
TWS - Temporary Works Supervisor<br />
<br />
TXV - Thermal Expansion Valve<br />
<br />
[[Category:News]]</div>
Maurits
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_F
Construction industry acronyms - F
2014-12-22T11:41:17Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'F'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= F =<br />
<br />
FAST - Function Analysis System Technique (value management)<br />
<br />
FB - From Below<br />
<br />
FBTA - From Below To Above<br />
<br />
FC - Flexible Connection<br />
<br />
FCEC - Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (dissolved in November 1996 and superseded by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA))<br />
<br />
FCL - Finished Ceiling Level<br />
<br />
FCRM - Flood & Coastal Risk Management<br />
<br />
FCU - Fan Coil Unit<br />
<br />
FEED - Front End Engineering and Design (contract)<br />
<br />
FEM - Finite Element Method (simulation techniques)<br />
<br />
FES - Fabric Energy Storage<br />
<br />
FETA - Federation of Environmental Trade Associations<br />
<br />
FF - Far Face<br />
<br />
FF&E / FFE - Furniture Fittings & Equipment<br />
<br />
FFI - Fee for Intervention (Health and Safety Executive)<br />
<br />
FFL - Finished Floor Level<br />
<br />
FH - Fire Hydrant<br />
<br />
FICE - Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers<br />
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FIDIC - Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils<br />
<br />
FIStructE - Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers<br />
<br />
FIT - Feed in Tariff<br />
<br />
FL - Floor Level<br />
<br />
FM - Facilities Management<br />
<br />
FMB - Federation of Master Builders<br />
<br />
FO - Fibre Optic<br />
<br />
FOG - Flat over Garage<br />
<br />
FoS - Factor of Safety<br />
<br />
FPS - Functional Performance Specification<br />
<br />
FRA - Flood Risk Assessment (Flood risk management plans)<br />
<br />
FRMP - Flood Risk Management Plan<br />
<br />
FRP - Fibre-Reinforced Plastic or Fibre-Reinforced Polymer)<br />
<br />
FS - Fused Spur<br />
<br />
FSC - Forest Stewardship Council<br />
<br />
[[Category:News]]</div>
Maurits
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_D
Construction industry acronyms - D
2014-12-22T11:30:41Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'D'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= D =<br />
<br />
D - Diameter<br />
<br />
DA - Daylight Autonomy<br />
<br />
DAB - Dispute Adjudication Board<br />
<br />
DAS / D&A - Design and Access Statement<br />
<br />
dB - Decibel<br />
<br />
DB - Design and Build<br />
<br />
DBFO - Design Build Finance Operate<br />
<br />
DBO - Design Build Operate<br />
<br />
DBT - Dry Bulb Temperature<br />
<br />
DC - Drain Cock<br />
<br />
DC - Direct Current<br/><br />
<br />
DCD - Duty of Care Deed<br />
<br />
DCF - Discounted Cash Flow<br />
<br />
DCLG - Department for Communities and Local Government<br />
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DCMS - Department for Culture Media and Sport<br />
<br />
DCO - Development Consent Order<br />
<br />
DCV - Double Check Valve<br />
<br />
DCV - Demand Controlled Ventilation<br />
<br />
DDA - Disability Discrimination Act ( now repealed and replaced by the Equality Act)<br />
<br />
DDS - Due Diligence System<br />
<br />
DE - District Energy<br />
<br />
DECC - Department of Energy and Climate Change<br />
<br />
DEEP - Design Excellence Evaluation Process (for defence projects).<br />
<br />
DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<br />
<br />
DER - Dwelling Emission Rate (see emission rates)<br />
<br />
DF - Daylight Factor<br />
<br />
DFEE - Dwelling Fabric Energy Efficiency<br />
<br />
DHW - Domestic Hot Water<br />
<br />
DL - Dead Load<br />
<br />
DMC - Domestic Material Consumption<br />
<br />
DMS - Document Management System<br />
<br />
DNO - District Network Operator<br />
<br />
DoP - Declaration of Performance<br />
<br />
DOV - Drain Off Valve<br />
<br />
DP - Down Pipe<br />
<br />
DPT - Dew Point Temperature<br />
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DPC – Damp Proof Course<br />
<br />
DPDT - Double Pole Double Throw Switch<br />
<br />
DPM – Damp Proof Membrane<br />
<br />
DPST - Double Pole Single Throw Switch<br />
<br />
DQI - Design Quality Indicators<br />
<br />
DRB - Dispute Resolution Board<br />
<br />
DRG - Drawing<br />
<br />
DS - District Surveyor<br />
<br />
DSM - Approved Dynamic Simulation Models (see National Calculation Method)<br />
<br />
DSSO - Double Switched Socket Outlet<br />
<br />
DTM - Design Team Meeting<br />
<br />
DTM - Dynamic Thermal Modeling<br />
<br />
DTS - Deemed to Satisfy<br />
<br />
DWF - Design Web Format<br />
<br />
DWG - Drawing (AutoCAD file format)<br />
<br />
[[Category:News]]</div>
Maurits
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_D
Construction industry acronyms - D
2014-12-22T11:26:05Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'D'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= D =<br />
<br />
D - Diameter<br />
<br />
DA - Daylight Autonomy<br />
<br />
DAB - Dispute Adjudication Board<br />
<br />
DAS / D&A - Design and Access Statement<br />
<br />
dB - Decibel<br />
<br />
DB - Design and Build<br />
<br />
DBFO - Design Build Finance Operate<br />
<br />
DBO - Design Build Operate<br />
<br />
DBT - Dry Bulb Temperature<br />
<br />
DC - Drain Cock<br />
<br />
DC - Direct Current<br/><br />
<br />
DCD - Duty of Care Deed<br />
<br />
DCF - Discounted Cash Flow<br />
<br />
DCLG - Department for Communities and Local Government<br />
<br />
DCMS - Department for Culture Media and Sport<br />
<br />
DCO - Development Consent Order<br />
<br />
DCV - Double Check Valve<br />
<br />
DCV - Demand Controlled Ventilation<br />
<br />
DDA - Disability Discrimination Act ( now repealed and replaced by the Equality Act)<br />
<br />
DDS - Due Diligence System<br />
<br />
DE - District Energy<br />
<br />
DECC - Department of Energy and Climate Change<br />
<br />
DEEP - Design Excellence Evaluation Process (for defence projects).<br />
<br />
DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs<br />
<br />
DER - Dwelling Emission Rate (see emission rates)<br />
<br />
DF - Daylight Factor<br />
<br />
DFEE - Dwelling Fabric Energy Efficiency<br />
<br />
DHW - Domestic Hot Water<br />
<br />
DL - Dead Load<br />
<br />
DMC - Domestic Material Consumption<br />
<br />
DMS - Document Management System<br />
<br />
DNO - District Network Operator<br />
<br />
DoP - Declaration of Performance<br />
<br />
DOV - Drain Off Valve<br />
<br />
DP - Down Pipe<br />
<br />
DPT - Dew Point Temperature<br />
<br />
DPC – Damp Proof Course<br />
<br />
DPDT - Double Pole Double Throw Switch<br />
<br />
DPM – Damp Proof Membrane<br />
<br />
DPST - Double Pole Single Throw Switch<br />
<br />
DQI - Design Quality Indicators<br />
<br />
DRB - Dispute Resolution Board<br />
<br />
DRG - Drawing<br />
<br />
DS - District Surveyor<br />
<br />
DSM - Approved Dynamic Simulation Models (see National Calculation Method)<br />
<br />
DSSO - Double Switched Socket Outlet<br />
<br />
DTM - Dynamic Thermal Modeling<br />
<br />
DTS - Deemed to Satisfy<br />
<br />
DWF - Design Web Format<br />
<br />
DWG - Drawing (AutoCAD file format)<br />
<br />
[[Category:News]]</div>
Maurits
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_C
Construction industry acronyms - C
2014-12-22T11:24:30Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'C'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= C =<br />
<br />
C - Cill Height<br />
<br />
CA - Certifying authority<br />
<br />
CA - Contract Administrator<br />
<br />
CABE - Chartered Association of Building Engineers<br />
<br />
CABE - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (See Design Council)<br />
<br />
CAD - Computer Aided Design<br />
<br />
CADD - Computer Aided Design and Draughting<br />
<br />
CAE - Computer Aided Engineering<br />
<br />
CAFM - Computer Aided Facility Management<br />
<br />
CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing<br />
<br />
CAPEX - Capital Expenditure<br />
<br />
CAPS - Computer aided planning system<br />
<br />
CAV - Constant Air Volume.<br />
<br />
CAWR - Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations<br />
<br />
CAWS - Common Arrangement of Work Sections<br />
<br />
CBCA - Chilled Beams and Ceilings Association<br />
<br />
CBDM - Climate Based Daylight modelling<br />
<br />
CBF - Close Boarded Fence<br />
<br />
CBI - Confederation of British Industry<br />
<br />
CBO - Community Based Organisation<br />
<br />
CBP - Construction best practice<br />
<br />
CBW - Concrete Block Wall<br />
<br />
CC - Centre to Centre<br />
<br />
CC - Compliance Criteria<br />
<br />
CC - Construction Confederation<br />
<br />
CCC - Confederation of Construction Clients<br />
<br />
CCC - Current Construction Costs<br />
<br />
CCE - Computer controlled equipment<br />
<br />
CCF - Construction Clients Forum<br />
<br />
CCNSG - Client Contractor National Safety Group<br />
<br />
CCOU - Construction Central Operations Unit<br />
<br />
CCS - Considerate Constructor Scheme<br />
<br />
CCT - Construction Collaboration Technology<br />
<br />
CD - Consultation Document<br />
<br />
CDA - Client Design Advisor<br />
<br />
CDD - Cooling Degree Days<br />
<br />
CDE - Common Data Environment<br />
<br />
CDF - Common Data Format<br />
<br />
CDM - Clean Development Mechanism<br />
<br />
CDM - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations<br />
<br />
CDMA - Collision Detection Multiple Access<br />
<br />
CDMC - Construction Design Management Coordinator<br />
<br />
CDP - Contractor's Design Portion<br />
<br />
CE - Communauté Européenne, sometimes taken to stand for Conformité Européenne<br />
<br />
CE - Constructing Excellence<br />
<br />
CECA - Civil Engineering Contractors Association<br />
<br />
CEEC - Central and Eastern European countries<br />
<br />
CEMP - Construction Environmental Management Plan<br />
<br />
CEN - Comité Européen de Normalisation<br />
<br />
CEng - Chartered Engineer<br />
<br />
CERT - Carbon Emissions Reduction Target<br />
<br />
CESMM - Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement<br />
<br />
CESMM3 - Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement, Third Edition<br />
<br />
CESMM4 - Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement, Fourth Edition<br />
<br />
CESP - Community Energy Saving Programme.<br />
<br />
CFA - Continuous Fight Augured<br />
<br />
CFC – Chlorofluorocarbon<br />
<br />
CFL - Compact Fluorescent Lamps<br />
<br />
CFMP - Catchment Flood Management Plan<br />
<br />
CfSH - Code for Sustainable Homes.<br />
<br />
CGI - Computer Generated Imagery<br />
<br />
CGI - Corrugated Galvanized Iron<br />
<br />
CGT - Capital Gains Tax<br />
<br />
CH - Ceiling Height<br />
<br />
CHP - Combined Heat and Power<br />
<br />
CHS - Circular Hollow Section<br />
<br />
CHW - Chilled Water<br />
<br />
CI - Cast Iron<br />
<br />
CI - Cumulative Illuminance<br />
<br />
CI/SfB - Construction Indexing Classification System for Construction Products and Elements<br />
<br />
CIAT - Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists<br />
<br />
CIBSE - Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers<br />
<br />
CIC - Construction Indsustry Council<br />
<br />
CICAIR - Construction Industry Council Approved Inspectors Register<br />
<br />
CICES - Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors<br />
<br />
CIE - Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage<br />
<br />
CIF - Corrugated Iron Fence<br />
<br />
CIGA - Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency<br />
<br />
CIMAR - Construction Industry Model Arbitration Rules<br />
<br />
CIOB - Chartered Institute of Building<br />
<br />
CIRIA - Construction Industry Research and Information Association<br />
<br />
CIS - Construction Industry Scheme<br />
<br />
CISAC - Construction Industrial Strategy Advisory Council<br />
<br />
CITB - The Construction Industry Training Board<br />
<br />
CJ - Construction Joint<br />
<br />
CL - Centre Line<br />
<br />
CLASP - Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme<br />
<br />
CLC - Construction Leadership Council.<br />
<br />
CLF - Chain Link Fence<br />
<br />
CLG - Department for Communities and Local Government<br />
<br />
CLGHP - Closed Loop Geothermal Heat Pump<br />
<br />
CLP - Cost led procurement<br />
<br />
CLT - Cross laminated timber<br />
<br />
CM - Construction Manager<br />
<br />
CMS - Common Minimum Standards<br />
<br />
CMS - Construction Method Statement<br />
<br />
CNC - Computer Numerical Control<br />
<br />
COBie - Construction Operations Building Information Exchange<br />
<br />
CoC - Chain of Custody<br />
<br />
COI - Certificate of Immunity (listed buildings)<br />
<br />
COL - Certificate of Lawfulness (listed buildings)<br />
<br />
COM - Customer's Own Material<br />
<br />
CONIAC Construction Industry Advisory Committee<br />
<br />
COP - Coefficient of Performance<br />
<br />
COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health<br />
<br />
CPA - Construction Products Associaton<br />
<br />
CPA - Critical Path Analysis<br />
<br />
CPD - Continuing Professional Development<br />
<br />
CPF - Concrete Panel Fence<br />
<br />
CPI - Construction Product Information<br />
<br />
CPIC - Construction Project Information Committee<br />
<br />
CPIx - Construction Project Information Exchange<br />
<br />
CPL - Continuous Pressure Laminate<br />
<br />
CPM - Critical Path Method<br />
<br />
CPN - Critical Path Network<br />
<br />
CPO - Compulsory Purchase Order<br />
<br />
CPR - Civil Procedure Rules<br />
<br />
CPR - Construction Products Regulation<br />
<br />
CPS - Concrete Paving Slabs<br />
<br />
CR - Clash Rendition<br />
<br />
CRAC - Computer Room Air Conditioning<br />
<br />
CRBO - Community Right to Build Order<br />
<br />
CRM - Customer Relationship Management<br />
<br />
CRMP - Corporate Relationship Management Plan<br />
<br />
CRW - Concrete Retaining Wall<br />
<br />
cSAC - candidate Special Area of Conservation<br />
<br />
CSCS - Construction Skills Certification Scheme<br />
<br />
CSF - Critical Success Factors<br />
<br />
CSIC - Cambridge Smart Infrastructure and Construction<br />
<br />
CSP - Concentrated Solar Power<br />
<br />
CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility<br />
<br />
CV - Commissioning Valve<br />
<br />
CVA - Company Voluntary Arrangements (see Insolvency)<br />
<br />
CVI - Confirmation of Verbal Instruction<br />
<br />
CWS - Cold Water Services<br />
<br />
[[Category:News]]</div>
Maurits
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_G
Construction industry acronyms - G
2014-12-22T11:12:44Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'G'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= G =<br />
<br />
G - Gully<br />
<br />
G20 - Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from 20 major economies<br />
<br />
GA - General Arrangement <br />
<br />
GAI - Guild of Architectural Ironmongers<br />
<br />
GC - Government Conditions of contract (GC Works, no longer being updated)<br />
<br />
GCB - Green Construction Board<br />
<br />
GCS - Government Construction Strategy<br />
<br />
GDA - Green Deal Assessor<br />
<br />
GDL - Geometric Description Language<br />
<br />
GDO - General Development Order<br />
<br />
GDP - Gross Domestic Product<br />
<br />
GDPO - Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order<br />
<br />
GEA - Gross External Area<br />
<br />
GGBS - Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag<br />
<br />
gglass - centre-of-glass g-value<br />
<br />
GHEU - Government Historic Estates Unit<br />
<br />
GHG - Greenhouse Gas<br />
<br />
GIA - Gross Internal Area<br />
<br />
GIS - Geographical Information System<br />
<br />
GLA - Greater London Authority<br />
<br />
GMP - Guaranteed Maximum Price<br />
<br />
GPM - Good Practice Measures.<br />
<br />
GRP - Glass Reinforced Plastic<br />
<br />
GSHP - Ground Source Heat Pump<br />
<br />
GSL - Government Soft Landings<br />
<br />
GUID's - Global Unique ID’s<br/><br />
<br />
GVD - General Vesting Declaration (see compulsory purchase order)<br/><br />
<br />
gwindow - whole window g-value<br />
<br />
[[Category:News]]</div>
Maurits
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_F
Construction industry acronyms - F
2014-12-22T11:09:34Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'F'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= F =<br />
<br />
FAST - Function Analysis System Technique (value management)<br />
<br />
FB - From Below<br />
<br />
FBTA - From Below To Above<br />
<br />
FC - Flexible Connection<br />
<br />
FCEC - Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (dissolved in November 1996 and superseded by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA))<br />
<br />
FCL - Finished Ceiling Level<br />
<br />
FCRM - Flood & Coastal Risk Management<br />
<br />
FCU - Fan Coil Unit<br />
<br />
FEED - Front End Engineering and Design (contract)<br />
<br />
FEM - Finite Element Method (simulation techniques)<br />
<br />
FES - Fabric Energy Storage<br />
<br />
FETA - Federation of Environmental Trade Associations<br />
<br />
FF - Far Face<br />
<br />
FF&E / FFE - Furniture Fittings & Equipment<br />
<br />
FFI - Fee for Intervention (Health and Safety Executive)<br />
<br />
FFL - Finished Floor Level<br />
<br />
FH - Fire Hydrant<br />
<br />
FICE - Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers<br />
<br />
FIDIC - Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils<br />
<br />
FIStructE - Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers<br />
<br />
FIT - Feed in Tariff<br />
<br />
FL - Floor Level<br />
<br />
FM - Facilities Management<br />
<br />
FMB - Federation of Master Builders<br />
<br />
FO - Fibre Optic<br />
<br />
FOG - Flat over Garage<br />
<br />
FoS - Factor of Safety<br />
<br />
FPS - Functional Performance Specification<br />
<br />
FRA - Flood Risk Assessment<br />
<br />
FRMP - Flood Risk Management Plan<br />
<br />
FRP - Fibre-Reinforced Plastic or Fibre-Reinforced Polymer)<br />
<br />
FS - Fused Spur<br />
<br />
FSC - Forest Stewardship Council<br />
<br />
[[Category:News]]</div>
Maurits
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_E
Construction industry acronyms - E
2014-12-22T11:06:20Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'E'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= E =<br />
<br />
EA - Environment Agency<br />
<br />
ECA - Enhanced Capital Allowances<br />
<br />
EANCB - Equivalent Annual Net Cost to Business<br />
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ECB - Electricity Control Box<br />
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EcIA - Ecological Impact Assessment<br />
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ECO - Energy Company Obligation<br />
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EDMS - Electronic Document Management System<br />
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EDR - Energy Demand Reduction<br />
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EE - Energy Efficiency<br />
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EEA - European Economic Area, the member states of the EU and the European Free Trade Association countries; Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.<br />
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EER - Energy Efficiency Rating<br />
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EIA - Electronic Industries Association<br />
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EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment<br />
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EIR - Employer’s Information Requirements (BIM)<br />
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EL - Existing Level<br />
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EL - Employer's liability insurance<br />
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ELT - Emergency Liaison Team<br />
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EMAS - Eco-Management and Audit Scheme<br />
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EMP - Environmental Management Plan<br />
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EMRO - Early Morning Alcohol Restriction Orders<br />
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EN - European Standard (N for Norm)<br />
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EPC - Engineer Procure Construct<br />
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EPC - Energy Performance Certificate<br />
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EPC - Energy Performance Contracting<br />
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EPCM - Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management<br />
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EPD - Environmental Product Declaration<br />
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EPP - Expanded Polypropylene<br />
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EPP - Environmentally Preferred Product<br />
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EPS - Expanded Polystyrene<br />
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EPS - European Protected Species<br />
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EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council<br />
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ER - Employer's Requirements<br />
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EU - European Union<br />
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EUTR - European Union Timber Regulation<br />
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EMAS - Eco-Management and Audit Scheme<br />
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EMR - Extended Metropolitan Regions<br />
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EMS - Environmental Management System<br />
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EOT - Extension of Time<br />
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ERC - External Reflected Component<br />
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ERG - Efficiency and Reform Group<br />
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ERV - Expansion Relief Valve<br />
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ESOS - Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme<br />
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ETAHE - Earth To Air Heat Exchanger<br />
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ETFE - Ethylenetetrafluoroethylene<br />
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ETS - Energy Transfer Station (see District Heating)<br />
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Construction industry acronyms - P
2014-12-22T11:01:13Z
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This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'P'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
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= P =<br />
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P - Post<br />
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PACE - Property Advisers to the Civil Estate (no longer in existence)<br />
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PAH - Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbines<br />
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PALF - Palisade Fence<br />
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PAS - Publicly Available Specification<br />
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PAS 91 - Publicly Available Specification: Construction prequalification questionnaires<br />
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PAS 1192-2 - Publicly Available Specification: Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling.<br />
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PAVA - Public Address & Voice Alarm system<br />
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PAYE - Pay As You Earn<br />
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PBA - Project Bank Account<br />
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PC - Practical Completion<br />
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PC - Precast Concrete<br />
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PC - Prime Cost<br />
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PC - Principal Contractor.<br />
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PCA - Pre-Construction Agreement<br />
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PCB - Polychlorinated Biphenyls<br />
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PCC - Portland Cement Concrete<br />
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PCG - Parent Company Guarantee<br />
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PCI - Pre-Construction Information<br />
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PCM - Phase Change Materials<br />
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PCSA - Pre-Construction Services Agreement / Pre-Contract Services Agreement<br />
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PD - Principal Designer<br />
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PDL - Previously Developed Land<br />
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PDS - Private Developer Scheme.<br />
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PE - Polyethylene<br />
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PEDR - Professional Education Development Records<br />
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PEFC - Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification<br />
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PEP - Project Execution Plan<br />
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PEST - Pest Analysis - "Political, Economic, Social, Technological"<br />
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PF - Picket Fence<br />
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PF2 - Private Finance Initiative version 2<br />
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PFA - Pulverised Fuel Ash<br />
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PFC - Parallel Flange Channel<br />
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PFI - Private Finance Initiative<br />
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PHI - Passive House Institute<br />
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PHPP - Passive House Planning Package<br />
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PIM - Project Information Model<br />
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PIP - Project Implementation Plan<br />
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PIN - Prior Information Notice (OJEU procedures)<br />
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PINS - Planning Inspectorate<br />
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PIR - Passive Infrared (sensor)<br />
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PLA - Port of London Authority<br />
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PLA - Property Litigation Association.<br />
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PLQ. Plain Language Questions.<br />
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PMV - Predicted Mean Vote (thermal comfort)<br />
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PO - Purchase Order<br />
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POE - Post Occupancy Evaluation<br />
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POMI - Principles of Measurement (International)<br />
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POS - Planning Officers Society<br />
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PP - Polypropylene<br />
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PPA - Planning Performance Agreements<br />
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PPC - Project Partnering Contracts<br />
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PPD - Percentage People Dissatisfied (thermal comfort)<br />
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PPE - Personal Protective Equipment<br />
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PPG - Planning Policy Guidance<br />
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PPP - Public Private Partnership<br />
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PPS - Planning Policy Statement<br />
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PQQ - Pre-Qualification Questionnaire<br />
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PRE - Pitting Resistance Equivalent<br />
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PRF - Post and Rail Fence<br />
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PRINCE - PRojects IN Controlled Environments<br />
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PROBE - Post Occupancy Review of Buildings and their Engineering<br />
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PRV - Pressure Reducing Valve<br />
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PS - Project Sponsor<br />
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PS - Provisional Sum<br />
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PSBP - Priority School Building Programme<br />
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pSPA - potential Special Protection Area<br />
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PTD - Product Transparency Declaration<br />
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PTE - Pre-Tender Estimate<br />
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PTF - Perfluorocarbon Tracer Gas (air infiltration testing)<br />
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PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)<br />
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PUI - Peri-Urban Interface<br />
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PV - Photovoltaic<br />
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PVC - Polyvinyl Chloride<br />
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PWD - Permanent Works Designer<br />
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PWF - Post and Wire Fence<br />
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https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_R
Construction industry acronyms - R
2014-12-22T10:51:52Z
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This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'R'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
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= R =<br />
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R - Render<br />
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R/E - Return / Exhaust<br />
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R&D - Research and Development.<br />
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R&D&i - Research, Development and Innovation<br />
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R22 - HCFC Refrigerant<br />
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R408A - HCFC Refrigerant<br />
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RAC - Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning<br />
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RACI - Responsible for, Authorize, Contribute to, Informed about<br />
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RAD - Radiator<br />
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RAMS - Risk Assessment Method Statements<br />
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RC - Recycled Content<br />
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RC - Reinforced Concrete<br />
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RC - Room Criteria (acoustics)<br />
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RCA - Recycled Crushed Aggregate<br />
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RCS - Respirable Crystalline Silica<br />
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RCP - Reflected Ceiling Plan <br />
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RDA - Regional Development Agency (replaced by Local Enterprise Partnerships)<br />
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RE - Rodding Eye<br />
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REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & Restriction of Chemicals<br />
<br />
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust<br />
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RFI - Request for Information<br />
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RFP - Request for proposals<br />
<br />
RH - Relative humidity<br />
<br />
RHI - Renewable Heat Incentive<br />
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RHPC - Rapid Hardening Portland Cement<br />
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RHS - Rectangular Hollow Section<br />
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RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects<br />
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RICS - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors<br />
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RIDDOR - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations<br />
<br />
RMC - Ready-Mixed Concrete<br />
<br />
RMP - Relationship Management Plan<br />
<br />
RMP - Risk Management Plan<br />
<br />
RNG - Renewable Natural Gas (biogas)<br />
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ROI - Return on Investment<br />
<br />
RPC - Regulatory Policy Committee<br />
<br />
RPC - Regional Prime Contracts<br />
<br />
RRC - Reducing Regulation Committee<br />
<br />
RSA - Rolled Steel Angle<br />
<br />
RSJ - Rolled Steel Joist<br />
<br />
RSL - Registered Social Landlords<br />
<br />
RT - Reverberation Time<br />
<br />
RTU - Rooftop unit<br />
<br />
RWH - Rainwater Harvesting<br />
<br />
RWP - Rain Water Pipe<br />
<br />
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https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Construction_industry_acronyms_-_F
Construction industry acronyms - F
2014-12-22T10:50:11Z
<p>Maurits: </p>
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<div><br />
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'F'. For other letters go to the [[Construction%20industry%20acronyms|main alphabet list]].<br />
<br />
= F =<br />
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FAST - Function Analysis System Technique (value management)<br />
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FB - From Below<br />
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FBTA - From Below To Above<br />
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FC - Flexible Connection<br />
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FCEC - Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (dissolved in November 1996 and superseded by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA))<br />
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FCRM - Flood & Coastal Risk Management<br />
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FCU - Fan Coil Unit<br />
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FEED - Front End Engineering and Design (contract)<br />
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FEM - Finite Element Method (simulation techniques)<br />
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FES - Fabric Energy Storage<br />
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FETA - Federation of Environmental Trade Associations<br />
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FF - Far Face<br />
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FF&E / FFE - Furniture Fittings & Equipment<br />
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FFI - Fee for Intervention (Health and Safety Executive)<br />
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FFL - Finished Floor Level<br />
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FH - Fire Hydrant<br />
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FICE - Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers<br />
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FIDIC - Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils<br />
<br />
FIStructE - Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers<br />
<br />
FIT - Feed in Tariff<br />
<br />
FL - Floor Level<br />
<br />
FM - Facilities Management<br />
<br />
FMB - Federation of Master Builders<br />
<br />
FO - Fibre Optic<br />
<br />
FOG - Flat over Garage<br />
<br />
FoS - Factor of Safety<br />
<br />
FPS - Functional Performance Specification<br />
<br />
FRA - Flood Risk Assessment<br />
<br />
FRMP - Flood Risk Management Plan<br />
<br />
FRP - Fibre-Reinforced Plastic or Fibre-Reinforced Polymer)<br />
<br />
FS - Fused Spur<br />
<br />
FSC - Forest Stewardship Council<br />
<br />
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