DRAFT 7-6-95
Abbreviations
NA................. Not Procured with Activation Funds
A....................Amperes
NFPA............ National Fire Protection
AC/HR........... Air Changes Per Hour
Association
ADA............... Americans with Disabilities Act
NUSF............ Net Useable Square Feet
AFF............... Above Finished Floor
NSF............... Program Net Square Feet
AI.................. Acquisition and Installation
NSM.............. Net Square Meters
A&MM........... Acquisition & Material Management
AR................. As Required
OSD.............. Open Site Drain
AT................. Acoustical Ceiling Tile
C.................. Degrees Celsius
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PCP.............. Portland Cement
CBOC............ Community Based Outpatient Clinic
PH................. Phase
CC................. Contractor Furnished & Installed,
PL.................. Plaster
Construction Funds
PREP............. Preparation
CF.................. Construction
Funds,
VA
PSIG.............. Pounds per Square Feet
Furnished,
Installed by VA or
Contractor
QT................. Quarry Tile
CMF.............. Cubic Feet per Minute
CLG.............. Ceiling
RB................. Resilient Base
CM................ Office of Construction Management
CMU.............. Concrete Masonry Unit
SC................. Special Coating
CP................. Carpet
(without
cushion
(High Build Glazed Coating)
broadloom)
SD................. Standard Detail
CS................. Construction Standard
SF................. Square Feet, Square Foot
CT................. Ceramic Tile
SS................. Stainless Steel
DISC SW....... Disconnect Switch
TELEC.......... Telecommunications
EtO................ Ethylene Oxide Gas
UFAS............ Uniform Federal Accessibility
Standards
F................... Degrees Fahrenheit
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V....................Volts
FC................. Foot-candle
VA.................. Department of Veterans Affairs
FD................. Floor Drain
VACO............ Veterans Affairs Central Office
FIXT.............. Fixture
VAMC............ Veterans Affairs Medical Center
FLUOR.......... Fluorescent
VC................. VA Furnished and Contractor
Installed - Medical Care
GFI................ Ground Fault Interrupter
Appropriation for Equipment and
GWB............. Gypsum Wallboard
Construction Appropriations for
Installation
HAC.............. Housekeeping Aids Closet
HVAC............ Heating, Ventilation, and Air
VHA............... Veterans Health Administration
Conditioning
VV................. VA Furnished and Installed -
VHA Appropriation
HR................. Hour
W.................. Watts
KW................ Kilowatt
LB................. Pound/Pounds
LLTS............. Lounge, Locker, Toilets, and
Showers
MTD.............. Mounted
VA Design Guide
Community Based Outpatient Clinic
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