FINAL DRAFT 9/6/95
UPDATED NOV. 1996
Abbreviations
NC
Noise Criteria
A
Amperes
NCRP
National Council on Radiation
AC/HR
Air Changes per Hour
Protection
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ND
Needle Dispenser
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
AFF
Above Finished Floor
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
AI
Acquisition and Installation
NSF
Net Square Feet
A&MM
Acquisitions and Material
NSM
Net Square Meters
Management
OSD
Open Site Drain
AR
As Required
P
Pole
AT
Acoustical Ceiling Tile
PA
Public Address
C
Degrees Celsius
PC
Personal Computer
CC
Contractor Furnished and Installed,
PCP
Portland Cement Plaster
Construction Funds
CF
Construction Funds, VA Furnished,
PET
Positron Emission Tomography
Installed by VA or Contractor
PH
Phase
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
PL
Plaster
CLG
Ceiling
PREP
Preparation
CM
Construction Management Office
PSIG
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit
PTD
Paper Towel Dispenser
CP
Carpet (without cushion broadloom)
QT
Quarry Tile
CRI
Color Rendering Index
RB
Resilient Base
CS
Construction Standard
RIA
Radioimmunoassay
CT
Ceramic Tile
SC
Special Coating (High Build Glazed
DIA
Diameter
Coating)
DISC SW Disconnect Switch
SD
Soap Dispenser
EPO
Emergency Power Off
SD
Standard Detail
EtO
Ethylene Oxide Gas
SF
Square Feet, Square Foot
EXH
SPD
Supply, Processing, and Distribution
F
Degrees Fahrenheit
SOPC
Satellite Outpatient Clinic
FC
Foot-candle
SS
Stainless Steel
FD
Floor Drain
TELEC
Telecommunications
FIXT
Fixture
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility
FLUOR
Fluorescent
Standards
V
Volts
GD
Glove Dispenser
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
HAC
Housekeeping Aids Closet
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air
VAMC
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Conditioning
HP
VC
VA Furnished and Contractor
HR
Hour
Installed - Medical Care
Appropriation for Equipment and
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
Construction Appropriations for
IES
Illuminating Engineers Society
Installation
K
Kelvin
VCT
Vinyl Composition Tile
KW
Kilowatt
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
LB
Pound/Pounds
VV
VA Furnished and Installed-VHA
LLTS
Lounge, Lockers, Toilets, and
Appropriation
Showers
W
Watts
MCS
Master Construction Specifications
WC
Wall Cabinet
MM
Millimeters
W/SF
Watts per Square Feet
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
W/SM
Watts per Square Meter
MTD
Mounted
NA
Not Procured with Activation Funds
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