Construction industry acronyms - I
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'I'. For other letters go to the main alphabet list.
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IA - Impact Assessment.
IA - Investment authorisation
IAF - Investment Appraisal Framework
IBA - Industrial Building Allowances (tax)
iBIM - Integrated BIM
IBM - Intelligent Building Management
IBMA - Imitation Antique Bronze
IC - Inspection Chamber.
IC - Inspection Cover
IC - Intermediate Contract
ICA - Independent Client Adviser.
ICC - Infrastructure Conditions of Contract
ICD - Incorporating Designed Portion Supplement
ICE - Institute of Civil Engineers
ICE 7 - Conditions of Contract
ICF - Insulating Concrete Form
ICF - Insulating Concrete Formwork
ICF - Investment Control Framework
IChemE - Institute of Chemical Engineers
ICT - Information and Communications Technology
ICT - Institute of Concrete Technology
ICU - Intensive Care Unit
ICWCI - Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate.
ID - Inside Diameter
IDB - Internal Drainage Board
IDBB - Integrated Design/Bid/Build
IDM - Information Delivery Manual
IDM - Investment Decision Maker
IDP - Inclusive Design Principles
IDP - Integrated Design Process
IEQ - Indoor Environmental Quality.
iESE - Improvement & Efficiency Social Enterprise (Framework)
IET - Institute of Engineering and Technology
IET - The Institution of Engineering and Technology
IFC - Industry Foundation Classes - the open and neutral data format for Open BIM.
IFC - Intermediate form of building contract (JCT)
IFC - Issued for Construction (drawings)
IFD - Industry Foundation Dictionary
IFD - International Framework for Dictionaries
IGT - Innovation and Growth Team
IGU - Insulated Glass Unit
IHBC - Institute of Historic Building Conservation
IHD - In-Home Display
IHT - Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
IIE - Institute of Industrial Engineers
IIP - Investors in People
IL - Invert Level
ILFE - Inset Live Fuel Effect fire
ILFE - Outset Live Fuel Effect fire
IMD - Interactive Modal Analysis
IMechE - Institution of Mechanical Engineers
IMP - Information Management Process
INSUL - Insulation
INT - Interior
INTL - Internal
IOA - Institute of Acoustics
IP (-Rated) - Ingress Protection (Rated)
IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPE - European I-Beam Profile
IPI - Independent Project Insurance
IPPC - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control
IPR - Intellectual Property Rights
IPT - Insurance Premium Tax
IPT - Integrated Project Team
IRC - Internal reflected component
IROPI - Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest
IRR - Internal Rate of Return
IRS - Incident Reporting System
IRS - Integrated Reception System
IRS - Information Release Schedule
iSBEM - Simplified Building Energy Model
ISBN - International Standard Book Number
ISC - Immigration Skills Charge
ISG - Insulated Glass Unit
ISM - Integrated Service Module.
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
ISP - Information Strategy Planning
IST - Integrated Supply Team
ITN - Invitation to Negotiate
ITP - Inspection and Test Plan
ITPD - Invitation to Participate in Dialogue
IV - Indirect Vent
IV - Isolating Valve.
IVA - Individual Voluntary Agreement (See insolvency)
IVO - Inlet Valve Opening
IW - Indirect Waste
IWF - Interwovern Fence
IWL - Independent Wall Lining
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