Construction industry acronyms - S

This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'S'.

For other letters click on the list below:

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2SOB - Two Stage Open Book

SAP - Standard Assessment Procedure

S - Section

S - Sideways Clearance.

s - Slope

S and LP - Safety and Loss Prevention

S&C - Switches and Crossings

S&OP - Sales and Operations Planning

S&P - Standardisation and Pre-assembly.

S&T - Signalling And Telecommunications

S&W - Soil and Waste (pipes)

S/NVQ / SVQ - Scottish Vocational Qualification

S/O - Set-out

S/S - Stainless Steel

S2P - Source to pay software

SA - Secrecy Agreement

SA - Sustainability Appraisal

SAAR - Standard Average Annual Rainfall

SaaS - Software as a Service

SAB - Suds Approval Body

SABE - Strategic Advisory Body On Environment

SAC - Special Area Of Conservation

SAD - Single Administrative Document

SAF - Service Affecting Failures

SAF - Site Assessment Forms

SAF - Sustainable Aviation Fuel

SANG - Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace

SAIOU - Significant Adverse Impact On Use

SAM - Scheduled Ancient Monument

SAMP - Strategic Asset Management Plan

SAP - Safety Assessment Principles

SAP - Safety Assurance Principles

SAP - Social Action Programme

SAP - Standard Assessment Procedure

SAP - Suspended Access Platform

SAPT - Scottish Association For Public Transport

SAR - Synthetic Aperture Radar

SAT - Site Acceptance Testing

SAT - Specific Assemblage Type

SATC - Space Architecture Technial Committee.

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

SBI - Site Of Biological Importance

SBI - Site of Borough Importance

SBP - Industrial Spirit

SBP - Strategic Business Plan

SBP - Sustainable Building Product

SBP - Sustainable Buildings Philosophy

SBS - Sick Building Syndrome

SBSH - Scottish Building Standards Hub

SC - Safety Case

SC - Site Coverage

SC - Sky Component

SC - Spacer Clip

SC - Starter Channel

SC - Stop Cock

SC - Sub Consultant

SCA - SubContract Administrator

SCADA - Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition

SCBA - Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

SCC - Safety Case Co-Ordinator

SCC - Scheme for Construction Contracts

SCC - Situations Co-Ordination Centre

SCC - Social Cost of Carbon

SCC - Stress Corrosion Cracking

SCE - Safety Critical Element

SCEA - Social Cost Effectiveness Analysis

SCHAM - Safety Case Handling and Assessment Manual

SCI - Site of Community Importance

SCI - Statement of Community Involvement.

SCI - Supply Chain Integration

SCIEP - Supply Chain Information Execution Plan (BIM)

SCL - Sprayed Concrete Lining

SCOP - System Continuous Operational Performance

SCM - Secondary Cementitious Materials

SCM - Should Cost Model

SCM - Station Choice Model

SCM - Supply Chain Management

SCMI - Structures Condition Marking Index

SCO- Safe Control of Operations (competence qualification to issue permit for work).

SCoP - Seasonal Coefficient of Performance

SCOSS - Standing Committee On Structural Safety

SCP - Spheroidal Carbonaceous Particles

SCP - Sustainable Consumption and Production

SCQF - Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

SCR - Safety Case Regulations

SCR - Significant Code Review

SCS - Species Conservation Strategy

SD - Smoke Detector

SD - Soap dispenser

SDA - Service Delivery Agreement

SDCK - Specification for Discoverable Construction Knowledge

SDG - Sustainable Development Goal

SDK - Software Development Kit

SDLT - Stamp Duty Land Tax

SDP - Strategic Development Plan

SDS - Safety Data Sheet

SDS - Status Determination Statement

SDU - Sanitary Disposal Unit

SE - Services Engineer

SE - Social Enterprise

SE - Societas Europaea

SE - Structural Engineer

SE - Systems Engineering

SEA - Strategic Environmental Appraisal, or Strategic Environmental Assessment

Sec - Section

SECG - Specialist Engineering Contractors Group

SECR - Streamlined Energy Carbon Reporting

SED - Special Engineering Difficulties

SEDBUK - Seasonal Efficiency of Domestic Boilers in the UK

SEE - Skills Employment And Education

SEEBP - South East England Biodiversity Partnership

SEER - Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio

SEG - Smart Export Guarantee

SEGI - Site Of Ecological Or Geological Importance

SEIL - Strategic Economic Investment Locations

SEISS - Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

SELECT - Electrical Contractors Association of Scotland

SELV - Safety Extra Low Voltage

SEM - Scanning Electron Microscopy

SEN - Special Educational Needs

SEND - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

SENScot - Social Enterprise Network Scotland

SEPA - Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SEPA - Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

SER - Senior Executive Responsible

SES - Supplementary Environmental Statement

SEV - Sex Entertainment Venue

SevEx - Severity and Extent

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 - Structure from Motion

SFM - Sustainable Forest Management

SFP - Specific Fan Power

SFQP - Short Form Quality Plan

SFRA - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

SFRS - Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

SFS - Steel Framing System

SGAR - Stage gate assessment review

SGEI - Services of General Economic Interest

SGHWR - Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor

SGSA - Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982

SGV - Soil Guideline Values

SgZ - Drinking Water Safeguard Zones

SHAD - Safety & Health Awareness Day

SHD - Space Heating Demand

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.

SHLAA - Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment

SHM - Structural Health Monitoring

SHMA - Strategic Houding Market Assessment.

ShPA - Shale Prospective Area

SHR - Shower

SHR - Stainless and Heat Resistant (steel)

SHS - Square Hollow Section

SHW - Specification for Highway Works

SI - Le Système International d'Unités (The International System of Units)

SI - Statutory Instrument

SI - Systeme Internationale

SIC - Standard Industrial Classification

SICSA - Sasakawa International Centre for Space Architecture

SID - Scope Interface Drawings

SIG - Super Insulated Glazing

SIL - Strategic Industrial Land

SIM - Similar

SIM - Structural Information Model

Simply Supported

SINC - Site Of Importance For Nature Conservation

SIP - Site Inspection Programme

SIPOC - Supplier, Inputs, Process, Outputs and Customers

SIPs - Structural Insulated Panel system

SIR - Savings-to-Investment Ratio

SIR - Specialist Inspection Report

SIT - Strategic Infrastructure Tariff

SJIB - Scottish Joint Industry Board

SL - Sill Level

SL - Sky Light

SL - Soffit Level

SLA - Service Level Agreement

SLA - Special Landscape Area

SLAM - Stop Look Assess Manage

SLCF - Short-Lived Climate Forcers.

SLI - Site Of Local Importance

SLINC - Site Of Local Importance For Nature Conservation

SLS - Serviceability Limit State / Service Limit State

SLS -. Selective Licencing Scheme

SLU SMPF - Sub-loop unbundling shared metallic path facility

SLVIA - Seascape, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

SM - Scheduled Monument.

SM - Site Manager

SMA - Systems Maintenance Administrator

SMAC - Stop, Make a Change

SMART - Simple Multi-Attribute Rating Technique (value management)

SMART - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timebound

SMC - Scheduled Monument Consent

SMD - Soil Moisture Deficit

SMD LED - Surface-Mounted LED

SME - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

SME's - Small and Medium Enterprises

SMETER - Smart Meter Enabled Thermal Efficiency Ratings

SMI - Site Of Metropolitan Importance

SMINC - Site Of Metropolitan Importance For Nature Conservation

SMM - Standard Method of Measurement

SMM - Sustainable Materials Management

SMM7 - Standard Method of Measurement, 7th Edition

SMP - Shoreline management plan

SMP - Smart Motorways Programme

SMP - Standard Method and Procedure

SMP - Statutory Maternity Leave

SMR - Scope And Methodology Report

SMR - Senior Management Review

SMR - Sites and Monuments Record

SMR - Small Modular Reactors

SMR - Steam Methane Reforming

SMR+CCS - Steam Methane Reforming with Carbon Capture and Storage

SMS - Safety Management System

SMT - Surface-Mount Technology

SMT - Systems Maintenance Technician

SNA - Security Needs Assessment

SNAPS - System Needs and Product Strategy

SNCI - Site Of Nature Conservation Interest

SNCO - Special Nature Conservation Order

SNH - Scottish Natural Heritage

SNICS - Sites of Nature Conservation Importance

SNP - Satin Nickel Plated

SNR - Single Number Rating

SNRHW - Stable Non

SNTB - Sub National Transport Body

SO - Set Out

SO - System Operator

SO27A - Parliament’s Private Business Standing Order 27a

SOA - Schedule of Accommodation

SOAEL - Significant Observed Adverse Effect Level

SOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol

SOC - Strategic Outline Case

SoCC - Statement of community consultation

SOE - State-Owned Enterprise

SoFA - Statement of Funds Available

SoGEA - Single order Generic Ethernet Access

SOI - Sustainability-Oriented Innovation

SOL - Setting-Out Line

SOL - Shortage Occupation List

SOLDC - Strategic Outer London Development Centre

SoLR - Supplier of Last Resort

SOM - Soil Organic Matter

SONO - Statement of No Objection

SonS - Skills on Site

SOP - Setting-Out Point

SOP - Site Operating Procedures

SOP - Standard Operating Procedure

SOP - Summary of Proposals

SoS - Secretary Of State

SOU - Separate Operational Units

SOV - Schedule of Values

SoW - Scope of Works

SoW - Statement of Work

SoW - Summary of Works

SOWEC - Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council

SP - Shaver Point

SP - Soil Pipe

SP / ST - Sole proprietorship/sole trader

SPA - Special Protection Area

SPAB - Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

SPC - Special Practice Consultant

SPC - Special Purpose Company

SPC - Statistical Process Control

SPD - Single Procurement Document

SPD - Strategic Planning and Development

SPD - Supplementary Planning Document

SPD - Surge Protection Device

SPD - Surge Protective Device

SPD (Scotland) - Single Procurement Document (Scotland)

SPDT - Single Pole Double Throw Switch

SPE - Special Purpose Entity (company)

SPEC - Specification

SPEER - Seasonal Primary Energy Efficiency Ratio

SPF - Seasonal Performance Factor

SPG - Supplementary Planning Guidance

SPI - Serious Professional Incompetence

SPI - Single Project Insurance

SPI - Site Pollution Index

SPL - Slowly Permeable Layer

SPL - Sound Pressure Level

SPP - Scottish Planning Policy

SPP - Statement Of Public Participation

SPPI - Single Project Professional Indemnity insurance

SPPS - Strategic Planning Policy Statement

SPR - Standard Percentage Runoff

SPRHOST - Standard Percentage Runoff Derived Using The Host Soil Classification

SPS - Stone Paving Slabs

SPST - Single Pole Single Throw Switch

SPT - Standard Penetration Test

SPV - Special Purpose Vehicle / Special Project(s) Vehicle

SPZ - Source Protection Zone

SQA - Scottish Qualification Authority

SQA - Suitably Qualified Acoustician

SQEP - Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel

SQL - Structured Query Language

SQUIRE - Service Quality Inspection Regime

SR - Stage Review

SRA - Strategic Rail Authority

SRO - Senior Responsible Owner

SRB - Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria

SRC - Sulphate Resisting Cement

SRE - Stabilised rammed earth

SRHRV - Single Room Heat Recovery Ventilator

SRM - Safety Risk Model

SRM - Solar Radiation Modification

SRM - Supplier Relationship Management

SRM - Supplier Relationship Managemer

SRN - Strategic Road Network

SRO - Senior Responsible Owner

SROI - Social Return on Investment

SRP - Soil Resource Plan

SRPC - Sulphate-Resisting Portland Cement

SRQ - Sustainable Residential Quality

SRS - Spatial Reference System

SRS - Strategic Route Section

SRSCR - Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977

Ss - Sections

SS - Stainless Steel

SS - Stereo Speaker

SSC - UK Standard Skills Classification

SSCRF - Social Sector ACM Cladding Remediation Fund

SS-DS - Schedule of Design Services

SSE - Scottish and Southern Energy

SSEP - Strategic Spatial Energy Plan

SSG - Structurally Silicone Glazed

SSHI - Soil Slope Hazard Index

SSI - Solar Stewardship Initiative

SSIP - Safety Schemes in Procurement

SSL - Structural Slab Level - the level at the top of the concrete slab

SSL - Structure Surface Level

SSME - Senior Structure Maintenance Engineer

SSoS - Single Source of Truth

SSoW - Safe System of Work

SSP - Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

SSPC - Super-Sulphated Portland Cement

SS-RS - Schedule of Role Specifications

SSSI - Site Of Special Scientific Interest

SSSI - Site of Specific Scientific Interest

SSSO - Single Switched Socket Outlet

SST - Sea Surface Temperature

SSTL - Stainless Steel

ST - Solar Thermal

ST - Stock Turns

STAGE - Safety Targeted Assessment via Gateway Evaluation

STATS - Statutory Undertakers

STB - Sub-national (or regional) transport body

STC - Sound Transmission Class

STD - Standard

STDM - Social Tenure Domain Model

STEEP - Socio-cultural, Technological, Economic, Environmental, Political

STEEPLE - Social, Technological, Economic, Ethical, Political, Legislative, Environmental

STEL - Short Term Exposure Limit

STEM - Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics

STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

STEP - Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program

STEPS - Strategic Transfer of the Estate to the Private Sector

STL - Steel

STM - Saturn Transport Model

STOR - Short-Term Operating Reserve

STP - Station Travel Plan

STPR - Social Time Preference Rate

STRA - Short Transverse Reduction in Area

STRUCT - Structure

SUCS - Shropshire Union Canal Society

SuDS - Sustainable Drainage System

SUDS - Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems

SUD - Supplementary Unregistered Design

SULE - Safe Useful Life Expectancy

SUP - Supply air

SV - Safety Valve

SV - Schedule Variance

SVD - Stopped vehicle detector (radar device)

SVOC - Semi-Volatile Organic Compound

SVP - Soil Vent Pipe

SVT - Standard Variable Tariff

SW - Self Weight

SW - Small Works

SW - Stone Wall

SWC - Surface Water Crossing

SWH - Solar Water Heating

SWI - Solid Wall Insulation

SWL - Safe Working Load

SWL - Sound Power Level

SWM - Surface Water Management

SWMP - Site Waste Management Plan

SWMP - Surface Water Management Plan.

SWOT - Swot Analysis - "Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats"

SWP - Safe Working Pressure

SWSC - Short Wave Shading Coefficient

SWT -Scottish Wildlife Trust

SXZ - Point Layer Providing 1d

SZC - Sizewell C

Comments

SONO = Statement of No Objection HAHA