Construction industry acronyms - C
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'C'. For other letters go to the main alphabet list.
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C - Cill Height
C to C - Centre to Centre
C&D - Construction and Demolition
C/C - Centre to Centre
c/o - Care Of
CA - Certifying authority
CA - Confidentiality Agreement
CA - Consultancy Agreement
CAA - Conservation Area Audit
CAA - Clean Air Act
CAB - Cabinet
CABE - Chartered Association of Building Engineers
CABE - Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (See Design Council)
CAC - Conservation Area Consent
CADD - Computer Aided Design and Draughting
CAE - Computer Aided Engineering
CAFM - Computer Aided Facility Management
CAGR - Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAI - Cold Air Intake
CAI - Contract Administrator's Instructions
CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAN - Contract Award Notice
CAPS - Computer aided planning system
CAT - Cable Avoidance Tool
Cat - Category (i.e. Cat 6 Cable)
CATS - Credit Award Transfer System
CAV - Constant Air Volume.
CAWR - Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations
CAWS - Common Arrangement of Work Sections
CAZ - Central Activities Zone
CBCA - Chilled Beams and Ceilings Association
CBDM - Climate Based Daylight modelling
CBF - Close Boarded Fence
CBI - Confederation of British Industry
CBO - Community Based Organisation
CBP - Construction best practice
CBR - California bearing ratio
CBW - Concrete Block Wall
CC - Centre to Centre
CC - Clear Coat (paint)
CC - Compliance Criteria
CC - Construction Confederation
CC - Contractor Client
CCC - Confederation of Construction Clients
CCC - Current Construction Costs
CCE - Computer controlled equipment
CCF - Construction Clients Forum
CCHP - Combined Cooling, Heating & Power
CCNSG - Client Contractor National Safety Group
CCOU - Construction Central Operations Unit
CCP - Contractor's Change Proposals
CCS - Considerate Constructors Scheme
CCT - Circuit
CCT - Correlated Colour Temperature
CCT - Compulsory Competitive Tendering
CCT - Construction Collaboration Technology
CCTV - Closed Circuit Television
CCU - Cooker Control Unit
CD - Completion Date
CD - Construction Document
CD - Consultation Document
CD - Contract Date
CD/C&D - Construction and Demolition
CDA - Client Design Advisor
CDA - Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement
CDD - Cooling Degree Days
CDE - Common Data Environment
CDF - Common Data Format
CDM - Clean Development Mechanism
CDM - Construction (Design and Management) Regulations
CDMA - Collision Detection Multiple Access
CDMC - Construction Design Management Coordinator
CDP - Contractor's Design Portion
CDPA - Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988
CDS - Cold Drawn Steel
CE - Communauté Européenne, sometimes taken to stand for Conformité Européenne
CE - Conditions of Engagement
CE - Conformité Européenne (EEA conformity marking)
CECA - Civil Engineering Contractors Association
CEEC - Central and Eastern European countries
CEEQUAL - The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment & Award Scheme
CEMP - Construction Environmental Management Plan
CEN - Comité Européen de Normalisation
CEng - Chartered Engineer
CERT - Carbon Emissions Reduction Target
CESMM - Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement
CESMM3 - Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement, Third Edition
CESMM4 - Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement, Fourth Edition
CESP - Community Energy Saving Programme.
CFA - Continuous Fight Augured
CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon
CFL - Compact Fluorescent Lamps
CFL - Counter flashing
CFMP - Catchment Flood Management Plan
CfSH - Code for Sustainable Homes
CFW - Continuous Fillet Weld
CGI - Computer Generated Imagery
CGI - Corrugated Galvanized Iron
CGN - China General Nuclear Corporation
CGT - Capital Gains Tax
CH - Ceiling Height
CH - Cooker Hood
CHNL - Channel
CHPQA - Combined Heat & Power Quality Assessment
CHS - Circular Hollow Section
CHSW - Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
CHW - Chilled Water
CI - Cast Iron
CI - Cumulative Illuminance
CI/SfB - Construction Index / Samarbetskommitten for Byggnadsfragor
CI/SfB - Construction Indexing Classification System for Construction Products and Elements
CIAT - Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
CIBSE - Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
CIC - Community Interest Company
CIC - Construction Indsustry Council
CICAIR - Construction Industry Council Approved Inspectors Register
CICES - Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors
CIE - Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage
CIF - Corrugated Iron Fence
CIGA - Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency
CIL - Community Infrastructure Levy
CILL - Construction Industry Law Letter
CIMAR - Construction Industry Model Arbitration Rules
CIO - Charitable Incorporated Organisation
CIOB - Chartered Institute of Building
CIP - Cast In Place
CIRIA - Construction Industry Research and Information Association
CIS - Construction Industry Scheme
CISAC - Construction Industrial Strategy Advisory Council
CITB - The Construction Industry Training Board
CJ - Construction Joint
CJ - Control Joint
CL - Ceiling Level
CL - Centre Line
CL - Cover Level
CLASP - Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme
CLC - Construction Leadership Council.
CLEA - Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment
CLEUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development
CLF - Chain Link Fence
CLG - Ceiling
CLG - Department for Communities and Local Government
CLGHP - Closed Loop Geothermal Heat Pump
CLI - Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance Act 1969
CLOPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
CLP - Community Led Planning
CLP - Cost led procurement
CLR - Clearance
CLR - Contaminated Land Report
CLT - Cross Laminated Timber
CM - Corrugated Metal
CM - Construction Manager
CM/A - Construction Management Appointment
CM/TC - Construction Management Trade Contract
CML - Council of Mortgage Lenders
CMP - Construction Management Plan
CMP - Corrugated Metal Pipe
CMS - Common Minimum Standards
CMS - Construction Method Statement
CMT - Construction Management Technology
CN - Contest Notice
CN - Contract Notice
CNC - Computer Numerical Control
CNS - Chrome-Nickel Steel
CO - Care Of
COB - Clear over Base (paint)
COB - Close of Business
COBie - Construction Operations Building Information Exchange
COC - Certificate of Completion
COC - Certificate of Compliance
COC - Certificate of Conformance/Conformity
CoC - Chain of Custody
COC - Code of Conduct
COI - Certificate of Immunity (listed buildings)
COL - Certificate of Lawfulness (listed buildings)
COL - Column
COM - Customer's Own Material
COMAH - Control of major accident hazards
COMP - Change Order Management Procedure
COMPR - Compressible
CONC - Concrete
CONIAC - Construction Industry Advisory Committee (part of HSE)
ConLR - Construction Law Reports
CONT - Continuous
Co-Op - Co-Operative
COP - Car Operation Panel
COP - Close of Play
CoP - Coefficient of Performance
COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
CoW - Clerk of Works
CP - Construction Permit
CP - Critical Path
CPA - Construction Products Associaton
CPA - Critical Path Analysis
CPD - Construction Products Directive
CPD - Continued Professional Development
CPD - Cupboard
CPDA - Crime Prevention Design Advisor
CPE - Chlorinated Polyethylene (water tanks)
CPET - Central Point of Expertise on Timber
CPF - Concrete Panel Fence
CPI - Construction Product Information
CPI - Co-ordinated Project Information
CPIC - Construction Project Information Committee
CPIx - Construction Project Information Exchange
CPL - Continuous Pressure Laminate
CPM - Construction Project Manager
CPM - Critical Path Method
CPN - Critical Path Network
CPO - Compulsory Purchase Order
CPP - Construction Phase Plan
CPR - Civil Procedure Rules
CPR - Construction Products Regulation
CPS - Competent Persons Scheme (Building Control)
CPS - Concrete Paving Slabs
CPT - Carpet
CPVC - Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (hot water & waste pipes)
CR - Clash Rendition
CRAC - Computer Room Air Conditioning
CRB - Community Right to Build
CRBO - Community Right to Build Order
CRDS - Certified Remedial Damp Surveyor
CRE - Corporate Real Estate
CRI - Colour Rendering Index
CRISP - Construction Research and Innovation Strategy Panel (now the National Platform for the Built Environment)
CRM - Customer Relationship Management
CRMP - Corporate Relationship Management Plan
CRO - Construction Related Occupation
CRS - Cold Rolled Steel
CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
CRtB - Community Right to Build
CRW - Concrete Retaining Wall
CS - Cast Steel
CS - Cloud Survey (drawing)
CS - Construction Safety
CS - Core Strategy
CS - Cross Section
cSAC - candidate Special Area of Conservation
CSCS - Construction Skills Certificate Scheme
CSCW - Computer-supported Cooperative Work
CSF - Critical Success Factors
CSH - Code for Sustainable Homes
CSIC - Cambridge Smart Infrastructure and Construction
CSO - Combined Sewer Overflow
CSP - Canadian Softwood Plywood
CSP - Concentrated Solar Power
CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility
CSRT - Certified Surveyor in Remedial Treatment
CSSW - Certified Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing
CSW - Ceramic Sanitary Ware
CT - Ceramic Tile
CT - Consultant Team
CTC - Centre to Centre
CTDS - Connection Tunnel Drive Site
CTE - Connect to Existing
CTF - Construction Task Force
CTMP - Construction Traffic Management Plan
CTR - Centre
CU - Column Under
CU - Condenser / Condensing Unit
CU - Consumer Unit
CUB - Central Utility Block
CV - Commissioning Valve
CVA - Clear Ventilation Area
CVA - Company Voluntary Arrangement
CVAS - Controlled Ventilation Area System
CVI - Confirmation of Verbal Instruction
CVI / CoI - Confirmation of Verbal Instruction
CVL - Creditors Voluntary Liquidation
CVR - Cost Value Reconciliation
CW - Cold Water
CWE - Collaborative Working Environment
CWP - Circulating Water Pump
CWR - Cold Water Riser
CWS - Cold Water Services
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