Final Draft 10-18-96
Revised February 1997
Abbreviations
NA
Not Procured with Activation Funds
A
Amperes
NCRP
National Council of Radiation
AC/HR
Air Changes per Hour
Physicists
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
AFF
Above Finished Floor
NSF
Net Square Feet
AI
Acquisition and Installation
NSM
Net Square Meters
A&MM
Acquisitions and Material
Management
OSD
Open Site Drain
AR
As Required
AT
Acoustical Ceiling Ti le
PCP
Portland Cement Plaster
PH
Phase
C
Degrees Celsius
PL
Plaster
CC
Contractor Furnished and Installed,
PREP
Preparation
Construction Funds
PSIG
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
CF
Construction Funds, VA Furnished,
Installed by VA or Contractor
QT
Quarry Tile
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
CLG
Ceiling
RB
Resilient Base
CM
Construction Management Office
CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit
SC
Special Coating (High Build Glazed
CP
Carpet (without cushion broadloom)
Coating)
CS
Construction Standard
SD
Standard Detail
CT
Ceramic Tile
SF
Square Feet, Square Foot
SPD
Supply, Processing, and Distribution
DISC SW Disconnect Switch
SOPC
Satellite Outpatient Clinic
SS
Stainless Steel
EtO
Ethylene Oxide Gas
EXH
TELEC
Telecommunications
F
Degrees Fahrenheit
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility
FC
Foot-candle
Standards
FD
Floor Drain
FIXT
Fixture
V
Volts
FLUOR
Fluorescent
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
Gwbd
Gypsum Wallboard
VAMC
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
VC
VA Furnished and Contractor
HAC
Housekeeping Aids Closet
Installed - Medical Care
HB
Hosebibb
Appropriation for Equipment and
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Construction Appropriations for
Conditioning
Installation
HP
VCT
Vinyl Composition Tile
HR
Hour
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
VV
VA Furnished and Installed-VHA
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
Appropriation
KW
Kilowatt
W
Watts
W/SF
Watts per Square Feet
LB
Pound/Pounds
W/m 2
Watts per Square Meter
LLTS
Lounge, Lockers, Toilets, and
W/ sm
Showers
MCS
Master Construction Specifications
MTD
Mounted
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