APPENDIX A
Abbreviations Used in this Design Manual
ADA
American with Disabilities Act
AFF
Above Finished Floor
AGV
Automatic Guided Vehicle
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
A/E
Architect/Engineer
C
Celsius
CT
Computerized Tomography or CATSCAN
cu
cubic
F
Fahrenheit
FACSUL
Fire Alarm Certificate Service
FM
Factory Mutual
FMERC
Factory Mutual Engineering and Research Corporation
ft
feet
gpm
gallons per minute
HVAC
Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning
HVD
Hoistway Vent Damper
Hz
Hertz (cycle per second)
in
inch
pa
Kilopascals
kVA
Kilovolt Amps
L
liters
L/m
liters per minute
L/s
liters per second
m
meter
mm
millimeter
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NBSIR
National Bureau of Standards Information Report
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NFC
National Fire Codes
PG
Program Guides
psi
Pounds Per Square Inch
PL
Public Law
QRS
Quick Response Sprinklers
SFPE
Safety and Fire Protection Engineer
sq.
square
UL
Underwriters Laboratories
UBC
Uniform Building Code
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
VAC
Volts Alternating Current
VAHBS
VA Hospital Building System
VAMCS
VA Master Construction Specifications
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