JULY 2005
Abbreviations
A
OSD
Amperes
Open Site Drain
AC/HR
PCP
Air Changes per Hour
Portland Cement Plaster
ADA
PH
Americans with Disabilities Act
Phase
AFF
PL
Above Finished Floor
Plaster
AI
PREP
Acquisition and Installation
Preparation
A& MM
PSIG
Acquisitions and Material
Pounds per Square Inch
Management
Gauge
AR
QT
As Required
Quarry Tile
AT
RB
Acoustical Ceiling Tile
Resilient Base
BC
SC
Base Cabinet
Special Coating (High Build
Glazed Coating)
C
Degrees Celsius
SD
Standard Detail
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
SF
Square Feet, Square Foot
CLG
Ceiling
SPD
Supply, Processing, and
CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit
Distribution
CP
Carpet (without cushion
SOPC
Satellite Outpatient Clinic
broadloom)
SS
Stainless Steel (CRS)
CRS
Corrosion Resisting Steel (SS)
TELEC
Telecommunications
CS
Construction Standard
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility
CT
Ceramic Tile
Standards
DISCSW
Disconnect Switch
V
Volts
EASS
Electronic Access Security
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
System
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
EtO
Ethylene Oxide Gas
VAMC
Veterans Affairs Medical
EXH
Center
F
Degrees Fahrenheit
VCT
Vinyl Composition Tile
FC
Foot-candle
VHA
Veterans Health
FD
Floor Drain
Administration
FIXT
Fixture
W
Watts
FLUOR
Fluorescent
WC
Wall Cabinet
FM
Facilities Management Office
W/SF
Watts per Square Foot
GFI
Ground Fault Circuit
W/SM
Watts per Square Meter
Interrupter
2
W/m
Watts per square meter
GWBD
Gypsum Wallboard
HAC
Housekeeping Aids Closet
HVAC
Heating, Ventilating, and Air
Conditioning
HP
HR
Hour
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
K
Kelvin
KW
Kilowatt
LB
Pound/Pounds
LLTS
Lockers, Lounges, Toilets &
Showers
MCS
Master Construction
Specifications
MTD
Mounted
NFPA
National Fire Protection
Association
NSF
Net Square Feet
NSM
Net Square Meters Open Site
Drain
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