Construction industry acronyms - F
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'F'. For other letters go to the main alphabet list.
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FA - Forms of Appointment
FA - Floor Above
FAD - Fresh Air Duct
FAME - Fatty Acid Methyl Esters
FAO - For attention of
FAP - Fire Alarm Panel
FAR - Floor Area Ratio
FAST - Function Analysis System Technique (value management)
FB - From Below
FBTA - From Below To Above
FC - False Ceiling
FC - Fixing Channel
FC - Flexible Connection
FCCP - Fire Curtain Control Panel
FCEC - Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors (dissolved in November 1996 and superseded by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA))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
FEED - Front End Engineering and Design (contract)
FEM - Finite Element Method (simulation techniques)
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)
FFL - Finished Floor Level
FFP - Finished Floor Plan
FFP - Filtering Facepieces
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
FIStructE - Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers
FIT - Feed-In Tariff
FIXT - Fixture
FL - Floor Level
FL - Floor Light
FLR - Floor
FLS - Flygt Leakage Sensor
FLS - Funding for Lending Scheme
FMB - Federation of Master Builders
FND - Foundation
FO - Fibre Optic
FOC - Face of Concrete
FOC - Fibre Optic Cable
FOF - Face of Finish
FOG - Flat over Garage
FOPS - Falling Object Protective Structure
FOS - Face of Stud
FoS - Factor of Safety
FP - Foamed Polyethylene
FPC - Factory Production Control
FPC - Flat Printed Circuits
FPL - Fireplace
FPS - Functional Performance Specification
FR - Fire Rated
FR - Fire-Resistant
FRA - Flood Risk Assessment (Flood risk management plans)
FRI - Full Repairing and Insuring (Lease)
FRL - Fibre Reinforced Laminate
FRMP - Flood Risk Management Plan
FRP - Fibre Reinforced Plastic
FRP - Fibre Reinforced Polymer
FRS - Fire and Rescue Service
FRSD - Fire and Rescue Service Directorate
FS - Fire Strategy (drawing)
FS - Fixing Strap
FS - Fused Spur
FSC - Federal Standard Colour
FSC - Forest Stewardship Council
FSI - Floor Space Index
FTG - Footing
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