Construction industry acronyms - F
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'F'.
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F&RA - Fire and Rescue Authority
FA - Floor Above
FA - Forms of Appointment
FAAP - Fitzrovia Area Action Plan
FAD - Fresh Air Duct
FAME - Fatty Acid Methyl Esters
FAO - For attention of
FAP - Fire Alarm Panel
FAR - Floor Area Ratio
FARL - FEH index of flood attenuation due to reservoirs and lakes
FAST - Function Analysis System Technique (value management)
FB - From Below
FBTA - From Below To Above
FC - False Ceiling
FC - Fixing Channel
FC - Flexible Connection
FC - TUFLOW Flow constriction layer
FC(SP)R - Fire Certificate (Special Premises) Regulations 1976
FCCP - Fire Curtain Control Panel
FCD - field capacity days
FCEC - Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (dissolved in November 1996 and superseded by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA))
FCL - Finished Ceiling Level
FCRM - Flood & Coastal Risk Management
FCU - Fan Coil Unit
FD - Fire Door
FD - Floor Drain
FDAS - Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
FDFAS - Fire Detection and Fire Alarm System
FDIS - Final Draft International Standard
FEED - Front End Engineering and Design (contract)
FEH - Flood Estimation Handbook
FEM - Finite Element Method (simulation techniques)
FER - Fundamental Expenditure Review
FES - Fabric Energy Storage
FETA - Federation of Environmental Trade Associations
FF - Far Face
FF - Floor Finishes (plan)
FF - Fridge Freezer
FF&E / FFE - Furniture Fittings & Equipment
FFC - Flat Flexible Cables
FFI - Fee for Intervention (Health and Safety Executive)
FFP - Filtering Facepieces
FFP - Finished Floor Plan
FFU - Fan Filter Unit
FGL - Finished Ground Level
FH - Fire Hydrant
FICE - Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers
FIDIC - Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils
FIM - Facilities Information Model
FIS - Finishes and Interiors Sector.
FISP - Financial Systems and Payments
FIStructE - Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers
FIT - Feed-In Tariff
FIXT - Fixture
FLP - Flameproof
FLR - Floor
FLS - Flygt Leakage Sensor
FLS - Funding for Lending Scheme
FLT - Fork Lift Truck
FMAS - Financial Management Accounting System
FMB - Federation of Master Builders
FMECA - Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis
FMfSW - Flood Map for Surface Water
FMU - Field Management Unit
FND - Foundation
FO - Fibre Optic
FOC - Face of Concrete
FOC - Fibre Optic Cable
FOD - Field Operations Directorate
FOF - Face of Finish
FOG - Fat Oil and Grease
FOG - Flat over Garage
FOPS - Falling Object Protective Structure
FORS - Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme
FOS - Face of Stud
FoS - Factor of Safety
FOU - For official Use
FP - Field Professional
FP - Foamed Polyethylene
FP(W)R - Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997
FPA71 - Fire Precautions Act 1971
FPC - Factory Production Control
FPC - Flat Printed Circuits
FPEXT - Floodplain extent, the fraction of the catchment inundated by a 1 in 100
FPL - Fireplace
FPO - Fire Prevention officer
FPS - Functional Performance Specification
FR - Fire Rated
FR - Fire-Resistant
FRA - flood risk assessment
FRA - Flood Risk Assessment (Flood risk management plans)
FRe - Flood Resilience (technologies)
FRI - Full Repairing and Insuring (Lease)
FRL - Fibre Reinforced Laminate
FRMP - Flood Risk Management Plan
FRP - Fibre Reinforced Plastic
FRP - Fibre Reinforced Polymer
FRR - The Flood Risk Regulations 2009
FRS - Fire and Rescue Service
FRSD - Fire and Rescue Service Directorate
FS - Fire Strategy (drawing)
FS - Fixing Strap
FS - Fused Spur
FSC - Forest Stewardship Council
FSMS - Field Survey Methods and Standards
FSO - Formal Second Opinion
FSO- Fire Safety officer
FSR - Filter Self-Rescuer (Mining)
FSSU - Field Scientific Support Unit Now Field Services Unit
FSU - Field Services Unit
FSU - Floating Storage Unit
FSV - Free Steered Vehicle
FTE - full-time equivalent
FTG - Footing
FTN - Fixed Telecommunications Network
FWH - Flexible Working Hours
FWR - Functional Work Recording System
FZM - Flood Zone Map (Environment Agency)
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