First Draft 3-15-97
Abbreviations
A
Amperes
PREP
Preparation
AC/HR
Air Changes per Hour
PSIG
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
QT
Quarry Tile
AFF
Above Finished Floor
RB
Resilient Base
AI
Acquisition and Installation
SC
Special Coating (High Build Glazed
A&MM
Acquisitions and Material Management
Coating)
AR
As Required
SD
Standard Detail
AT
Acoustical Ceiling Tile
SF
Square Feet, Square Foot
C
Degrees Celsius
SPD
Supply, Processing, and Distribution
CC
Contractor Furnished and Installed,
SOPC
Satellite Outpatient Clinic
Construction Funds
SS
Stainless Steel
CF
Construction Funds, VA Furnished,
TELEC
Telecommunications
Installed by VA or Contractor
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
Standards
CLG
Ceiling
V
Volts
CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
CP
Carpet (without cushion broadloom)
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
CS
Construction Standard
VAMC
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
CT
Ceramic Tile
VC
VA Furnished and Contractor Installed
DISCSW Disconnect Switch
-- Medical Care Appropriation for
EASS
Electronic Access Security System
Equipment and Construction
EtO
Ethylene Oxide Gas
Appropriations for Installation
EXH
VCT
Vinyl Composition Tile
F
Degrees Fahrenheit
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
FC
Foot-candle
VV
VA Furnished and Installed-VHA
FD
Floor Drain
Appropriation
FIXT
Fixture
W
Watts
FLUOR Fluorescent
W/SF
Watts per Square Feet
FM
Facilities Management Office
W/SM
Watts per square meter
Watts per square meter
GFI
Ground Fault Interrupter
W/m2
GWBD
Gypsum Wallboard
HAC
Housekeeping Aids Closet
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
HP
HR
Hour
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
K
Kelvin
KW
Kilowatt
LB
Pound/Pounds
LLTS
Lounge, Lockers, Toilets, and
Showers
MCS
Master Construction Specifications
MTD
Mounted
NA
Not Procured with Activation Funds
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NSF
Net Square Feet
NSM
Net Square Meters
OSD
Open Site Drain
PCP
Portland Cement Plaster
PH
Phase
PL
Plaster
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