Construction industry acronyms - M

This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'M'.

For other letters click on the list below:

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M&V - Measurement and Verification

M - And E Mechanical And Electrical

m - Metre

M&A - Mergers and Acquisitions.

M&E - Mechanical and Electrical

M&E - Mechanical and Engineering

M&PC - Marine & Protective Coatings

M&R - Maintenance and Renewal

M&T - Monitoring and Targeting

M&V - Measurement and Verification

M/L - Mid Level

m2/cap - Per Capita Floor Area

M2M - Machine to Machine.

M5-2d - 2 day rainfall of 5 year return period (mm)

M5-60 - 60 minute rainfall of 5 year return period (mm)

MAA - Moving Annual Average

MAC - Managing Agent and Contractor / Managing Agent Contractor

MAC - Manual handling assessment chart

MAC - Maximum Acceptable Concentration Or Maximum Allowable Concentration

MAC - Moves, Adds, Changes

MACE - Multipurpose Automatic Control Equipment

MAFF - Ministry Of Agriculture Fisheries And Food

MAFF - Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

MAG - Metal Active Gas

MAG - Metal Arc Gas

mAOD - Metres Above Ordnance Datum

MAP - Maintenance Access Point

MAPP - Major Accident Prevention Policy

MAR - Management and Administration

market - Statistics

MAT - Most advantageous tender

MATTE - Major Accident To The Environment

MAV - Market-Adjusted Valuation

MAWP - Maximum Allowable Working Pressure

MB - Management Board

mbgl - Metres Below Ground Level

Mbo - Management By Objective(S)

Mboca - 4,4'Methylene-Bis-(2-Chloroaniline)

MC - Main Contractor

MC - Management Contractor

MC - Mass Concrete

MCA - Marine Consultation Area

MCA - Mineral Consultation Area

MCA - multi-criteria analysis

MCB - Manually Controlled Barrier

MCB - Miniature Circuit Breaker

MCC - Manual Classified Count

MCC - Manual Classified Count (Traffic And Transport)

MCCS - Microclimate Cooling System

MCD - Main Contractor's Discount

MCDM - Multi-Criteria Decision Making

MCPD - Medium Combustion Plant Directive

MCERTS - Monitoring Certificate Scheme

MCF - Management Consultancy Framework

MCG - Major Contractors Group

MCHW - Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Work

MCM - Metal Composite Material

MCM - Modern Construction Methods

MCM PE - Metal Composite Material with an unmodified polyethylene core

MCP - Manual Call Point

MCS - Microclimate Cooling System

MCS - Microgeneration Certification Scheme

MCS - Mining Certification Service

MCW - Mains Cold Water

MCWP - Mast climbing work platforms

MCZ - Marine Conservation Zones

MD - micro deval

MDES - Medium Duration Energy Storage

MDF - Medium Density Fibreboard

MDG - Millennium Development Goals

MDHS - Methods For The Determination of Hazardous Substances

MDI - Diphenylmethane Diisocyanate

MDI - Methyl Diphenylene Diisocyanate

MDM - Master Data Management

MDO - Medium Density Overlaid Plywood

MDPE - Medium Density Polyethylene

MDR - minimum design requirement

MDS - Material Data Sheet

MDTSA - Methods For The Detection of Toxic Substances In Air

MDU - Maintenance Delivery Unit

MDU - Multiple Dwelling Unit

ME - Material Efficiency

MEAT - Most Economically Advantageous Tender

MECH - Mechanical

Med-Ad - Mediation-adjudication

MEES - Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

MEIA - Middle East, India and Africa

MEK - Methyl Ethyl Ketone

MEL - Maximum Exposure Limit

MEL - Medium Energy Loss

MEMBR - Membrane

MENA - Middle East and North Africa

MEP - Mechanical And Electrical Plant

MEP - Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing

MEP - MEP Mechanical, Electrical and Public health

MEPH - Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Heating

MEPS - Minimum Energy Performance Standards

MERV - Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value

MEUC - Major Energy Users Council

MEV - (Continuous) Mechanical Extract Ventilation

Mev - Million Electron Volts Or Mega Electron Volts

MEW - Minor Emerging Works

MEWP - Mobile Elevated Work Platform / Mobile Elevating Work Platform

MF - Melamine-formaldehyde (laminated plastics & adhesives)

MFA - Material Flow Accounting / Material Flow Analysis

MFC - Melamine Faced Chipboard

MFP - Multi-Functional Plate

MFR - Mandatory Frequency Response

MG - Make Good

MGD – Make Good Defects.

MH - Major Hazards

MH - Manhole

MHAU - Major Hazards Assessment Unit

MHCLG - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

MHFA - Mental Health First Aid.

MHHS - Market-wide half-hourly settlement

MHSW - Management of Health and Safety at Work

MHSWR - Management of Health and Safety At Work Regulations

MI - Mandatory Investigation

MI - Myocardial Infarction

MIC - Methyl Isocyanate

MIC - Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion

MIC - Minimum Ignition Current

MICE - Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers

MICP - microbially induced calcite precipitation

MIDAS - Machine Information Display and Automation System

MIDAS - Motorway Incident Detection and Automatic Signalling

MIDP - Master Information Delivery Plan

MIM - Mission Innovation Ministerial

MIO - Micaceous Iron Oxide

MIP - Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry

MIP - Mobility Impaired Person

MIPIM - Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier (real estate event)

MIPPS - Ministerial Interim Planning Policy Statement

MIPS - Median Index of Public Sector Tender Prices

MIS - Management Information Systems

MIS - Manufacturers, Importers and Suppliers

MIStructE - Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers

MIU - More Intensive Use

MJ - Movement Joint

ML - Megalitre

MLF - Molded Lead Frame

MLP - Minerals Local Plan

MM - Managed motorways

mm - Millimetre

MM-ALR - Managed motorways - all lanes running

MMC - Modern Methods of Construction

MMG - Mercia Mudstone Group

MML - Midland Main Line

MMMF - Man-Made Mineral Fibre

MMO - Marine Management Organisation

MMP - Materials Management Plan

MN - Mega Newtons

MNA - Monitored Natural Attenuation

MO - Masonry Opening

MO - Modus Operandi

MOCA - 4,4' Methylene-Bis-(2-Chloroaniline)

MoD - Ministry Of Defence

MoE - Means of Escape

MOL - Metropolitan Open Land

MOP - Method of Procedure

MoT - Ministry of Transport

MOTO - Memorandum of Terms of Occupancy

MoU - Memorandum of Understanding

MOV - Manual Opening Vent

MP - Major Project

MP - Member of Parliament

MPA - Major Projects Authority

MPA - Marine Protected Areas

MPa - Megapascals

MPA - Mineral Planning Authority

MPA - Mineral Preferred Area

MPAN - Meter Point Administration Number, for the electricity supply

MPC - Maximum Permissible Concentrations

MPDT - Model Production and Delivery Table

MPE - Maximum Permissible Exposure

MPF - Metallic path facility

MPI - Magnetic Particle Inspection

MPM - Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011.

MPO - Management and Personnel office

MPP - Monument Protection Programme

MPPS - macro pervious pavement surface / system

MPR - Material Requirements Planning

MPRN - Meter Point Reference Number, for the gas supply

MPS - Master Production Schedule

MPT - Magnetic Particle Testing

MTCs - Mandatory Technical Competences

MQ - Mines and Quarries

MR - Mandatory Reporting

MRA - Mutual Recognition Agreement

MRF - Material Recycling Facility

MRF - Marine Recovery Fund

MRHI - Mineworkings Residual Hazard Index

MRL - Manufacturing Readiness Level

MRL - Maximum Residue Limit

MRO - Maintenance, Repair, Operations

MRPQ Directive - EU Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications 2005

MRS - Medium Rise Scheme (remamed Cladding Safety Scheme - CSS)

MRT - Mass Rapid Transit

MRT - Mean Radiant Temperature

MS - Member State (of European Union)

MS - Mild Steel

MSA - Measurement Systems Analysis

MSA - Mineral Safeguarding Area

MSC - Model Services Contract

MSCB - Multi-Service Chilled Beams

MSCP - Multi-Storey Car Park

MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet

MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet(S)

MSI - Master Systems Integrator

MSIV - Main Steam Isolating Valve

MSLB - Main Steam Line Break

MSu - Material substitution

MSV - Modelling Simulation and Visualisation

MSW - Municipal Solid Waste.

MT - Management Trainee

MT - Material Throughputs

MTA - Made To Assemble

MTBE - methyl tert-butyl ether

MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre

MTCs - Mandatory Technical Competences

MTC - Measured Term Contract

MTHW - Medium Temperature Hot Water

MTL - Metal

MTO - Made To Order

MTS - Made To Stock

MUC - Maintenance Unitised Cost

MV - Motorised on/off Valve

MVD - Model View Definition

MVHR - Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery

MVP - Minimum Viable Product

MW - Megawatt

MW - Microwave

MW - Minor Works

MWF - Metalworking Fluid(S)

MWHC - maximum water holding capacity

MWIA - Mental Wellbeing Impact Assessment

MWL - Miniature Warning Light

MWP - Maximum Working Pressure

MWS - Main Water Supply

MZ - Middle Zone