Construction industry acronyms - S
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'S'. For other letters go to the main alphabet list.
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S/NVQ / SVQ - Scottish Vocational Qualification
S/O - Set-out
S/S - Stainless Steel
SA - Secrecy Agreement
SAC - Special Areas of Conservation
SAF - Site Assessment Forms
SAP - Standard Assessment Procedure
SAP - Suspended Access Platform
SB - Steel Batten [British Gypsum]
SB / IMP - Security Breach / Incident Management Plan
SBC - Standard Building Contract
SBC/AQ - With Approx Quantities
SBC/Q - With Quantities
SBC/XQ - Without Quantities
SBCC - Scottish Building Contract Committee
SBD - Secured by Design
SBEM - Simplified Building Energy Model
SBP - Sustainable Building Product
SBP - Sustainable Buildings Philosophy
SBS - Sick Building Syndrome
SC - Sky Component
SC - Spacer Clip
SC - Starter Channel
SC - Stop Cock
SC - Sub Consultant
SCA - SubContract Administrator
SCC - Scheme for Construction Contracts
SCC - Stress-Corrosion Cracking
SCI - Site of Community Importance
SCI - Statement of Community Involvement.
SCIEP - Supply Chain Information Execution Plan (BIM)
SCoP - Seasonal Coefficient of Performance
SD - Smoke Detector
SD - Soap dispenser
SDLT - Stamp Duty Land Tax
SDS - Safety Data Sheet
SDU - Sanitary Disposal Unit
SE - Services Engineer
SE - Societas Europaea
SE - Structural Engineer
SEDBUK - Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK
SEER - Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio
SEPA - Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
SER - Senior Executive Responsible
SEV - Sex Entertainment Venue
SF - Square Footage
SF - Strip Footing
SFA - Standard Form of Agreement / Appointment
SFAIRP - So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable
SFCA - Standard Form of Cost Analysis
SFM - Sustainable Forest Management
SFQP - Short Form Quality Plan
SFRA - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
SFS - Steel Framing System
SGAR - Stage gate assessment review
SGEI - Services of General Economic Interest
SGSA - Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
SGV - Soil Guideline Values
SHAD - Safety & Health Awareness Day
SHE - Safety, Health & Environment (Rules)
SHEQ - Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (Management/ Report)
SHEVS - Smoke, Heat, Exhaust and Ventilation Systems
SHGC - Solar Heat Gain Coefficient.
SHMA - Strategic Houding Market Assessment.
SHR - Shower
SHS - Square Hollow Section
SI - Le Système International d'Unités (The International System of Units)
SI - Systeme Internationale
SID - Scope Interface Drawings
SIG - Super Insulated Glazing
SIM - Similar
SIM - Structural Information Model
Simply Supported
SINCS - Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
SIPs - Structural Insulated Panel system
SL - Sill Level
SL - Sky Light
SL - Soffit Level
SLA - Service Level Agreement
SLAM - Stop Look Assess Manage
SLS - Serviceability Limit State / Service Limit State
SM - Site Manager
SMART - Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique (value management)
SMC - Scheduled Monument Consent
SMD LED - Surface-Mounted LED -
SME's - Small and Medium Enterprises
SMM - Standard Method of Measurement
SMM7 - Standard Method of Measurement, 7th Edition
SMP - Standard Method and Procedure
SMP - Statutory Maternity Leave
SMR - Sites and Monuments Record
SMT - Surface-Mount Technology
SNICS - Sites of Nature Conservation Importance
SNP - Satin Nickel Plated
SO - Set-out
SOI - Sustainability-Oriented Innovation
SOL - Setting-Out Line
SOP - Setting-Out Point
SOP - Summary of Proposals
SoS - Secretary of State
SOU - Separate Operational Units
SoW - Scope of Works
SoW - Summary of Works
SP - Shaver Point
SP - Soil Pipe
SP / ST - Sole proprietorship/sole trader
SPA - Special Protection Areas
SPC - Special Practice Consultant
SPC - Special Purpose Company
SPD - Strategic Planning and Development
SPD - Supplementary Planning Document
SPDT - Single Pole Double Throw Switch
SPE - Special Purpose Entity (company)
SPEC - Specification
SPG - Supplementary Planning Guidance
SPI - Serious Professional Incompetence
SPI - Single Project Insurance
SPL - Sound Pressure Level
SPP - Scottish Planning Policy
SPST - Single Pole Single Throw Switch
SPT - Standard Penetration Test
SPV - Special Purpose Vehicle / Special Project(s) Vehicle
SPZ - Source Protection Zone
SR - Stage Review
SRC - Sulphate Resisting Cement
SRHRV - Single Room Heat Recovery Ventilator
SRSCR - Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977
SRO - Senior Responsible Owner
SS - Stainless Steel
SS - Stereo Speaker
SS-DS - Schedule of Design Services
SSG - Structurally Silicone Glazed
SSIP - Safety Schemes in Procurement
SSL - Structural Slab Level - the level at the top of the concrete slab
SSL - Structure Surface Level
SSoS - Single Source of Truth
SS-RS - Schedule of Role Specifications
SSSI - Site of Specific Scientific Interest
SSSO - Single Switched Socket Outlet
SSTL - Stainless Steel
STAGE - Safety Targeted Assessment via Gateway Evaluation
STC - Sound Transmission Class
STD - Standard
STEEP - Socio-cultural, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political
STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
STEPS - Strategic Transfer of the Estate to the Private Sector
STL - Steel
STRUCT - Structure
SUDS - Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
SV - Safety Valve
SVP - Soil Vent Pipe
SW - Self Weight
SW - Small Works
SW - Stone Wall
SWI - Solid Wall Insulation
SWL - Safe Working Load
SWMP - Site Waste Management Plan
SWOT - Swot Analysis - "Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats"
SWSC - Short Wave Shading Coefficient
STEEPLE - Social, Technological, Economic, Ethical, Political, Legislative, Environmental
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