Construction industry acronyms - V
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'V'. For other letters go to the main alphabet list.
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VA - Value Analysis
VAV - Variable Air Volume
VAWT - Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
VCD - Volume Control Damper
VCL - Vapour Control Layer
VCP - Volume Change Potential (of ground clays)
VE - Value Engineering
VEH - Vibration Energy Harvesters
VET - Vocational Education and Training
VFD - Variable Frequency Drive
VHR - Ventilation Heat Recovery
VIF - Verify In Field
VM - Value Management
VOC - Volatile Organic Compound
VP - Vacant Possession
VP - Vent pipe
VPA - Voluntary Partnership Agreement
VPN - Virtual Private Network.
VPT - Vibration Panel Technology
VRF - Variable Refrigerant Flow
VRMP - Value and Risk Management Protocol
VRV - Variable Refrigerant Volume (condenser unit)
VSD - Variable Speed Drive
VST - Vicat Softening Temperature
VTG - Variable Transmission Glazing
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