FINAL DRAFT- 10/31/95
REVISED January 1997
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
Coating)
Management
SD
Standard Detail
AR
As Required
SF
Square Feet, Square Foot
AT
Acoustical Ceiling Tile
SPD
Supply, Processing, and Distribution
C
Degrees Celsius
SOPC
Satellite Outpatient Clinic
CC
Contractor Furnished and Installed,
SS
Stainless Steel
Construction Funds
TELEC
Telecommunications
CF
Construction Funds, VA Furnished,
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility
Installed by VA or Contractor
Standards
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
V
Volts
CLG
Ceiling
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
CP
Carpet (without cushion broadloom)
VAMC
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
CS
Construction Standard
VC
VA Furnished and Contractor Installed
CT
Ceramic Tile
Medical Care Appropriation for
DISCSW Disconnect Switch
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/sf
Watts per Square Feet
GFI
Ground Fault Interrupter
W/sm
Watts per Square Meter
W/m 2
GWB
Gypsum Wallboard
Watts per Square Meter
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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