Construction industry acronyms - W
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'W'.
For other letters click on the list below:
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W/ - With
W/W - Weight For Weight
WaaS - Workplace as a Service
WA - Water Authority
WAG - Welsh Assembly Government
WAH - Working at Height
WAHR - Work At Height Regulations (2005)
WAP - Wireless Access Point.
WASH - Water Sanitation and Health
WB - Welded Beam
WB - Wet Bulb
WBGT - Wet Bulb Globe Temperature
WBP - Weather & Boil Proof
WBP (ply) - Water & Boil Proof (ply)
WBS - Wood Burning Stove
WBS - Work Breakdown Structure (NRM2)
WBSD - Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary
WC - Week Commencing
WC - Wetness Class
WCC - Worshipful Company of Constructors
WCA - Wildlife and Countryside Act
WCML - West Coast Main Line
WCS - Water Cycle Strategy(ies)
WD - Wood
WD - Working Drawing
WDA - Writing Down Allowances (See Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA))
WE - Work Experience
WebTAG - Web Transport Analysis Guidance
WEC - Work of Engineering Construction
WEL - Workplace Exposure Limits (See COSHH)
WeLHAM - West London Highway Assessment Model
WEMS - Wireless Energy Management Systems.
WER - Window Energy Rating
WFD - Water Framework Directive
WFH - Work from home
WG - Working Group
WGCG - Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group
WHB - Wash Hand Basin
WHCS - Welsh Housing Condition Survey
WHO - World Health Organisation
WHQS - Welsh Housing quality Standards
WI - Work Instruction
WID - Waste Incineration Directive
WIMD - Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation
WIP - Work in Progress
WIR - Walk In Robe
WISER - Wellbeing: Improving Satisfaction of End users in Refurbishment
WLC - Whole Life Carbon
WLC - Whole Life Costing / Cost
WLL - Working Load Limit
WM - Washing Machine
WME - Wood Moisture Equivalent
WMF - Wire Mesh Fence
WMIA - Woodworking Machinery Importers' Association
WML - Wireless Markup Language
WMS - Warehouse Management System
WO - Welsh office
WP - Without prejudice
WP - Word Processing
WP - Work Package
WPF - Wooden Panel Fence
WPQR - Welding Procedure Qualification Record
WPS - Welding Procedure Specification
WPZ - Water Protection Zone
WRA - Waste Regulation Authority
WRA – Working Rule Agreement.
WRAP - Waste & Resources Action Programme
WRAP - Winter rainfall acceptance potential
WRAS - Water Regulations Advisory Scheme
WRD - Wardrobe
WRM - Water Resource Management
WRRS - Work-Related Road Safety
WSHP - Water Source Heat Pump
WSI - Written Scheme of Investigation
WSN - Wireless Sensor Node
WSS - Written Statement of Services
WSUD - water sensitive urban design
WTA - Willingness To Accept
WTL - Water Technology List (see ECA Water Scheme)
WTP - Willingness To Pay
WWM Regs - The Woodworking Machines Regulations
WWREA - Wire and Wire Rope Employers Association
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