Final Draft 11-30-95
Revised March 1997
Abbreviations
A
Amperes
PL
Plaster
AC/HR
Air Changes per Hour
PREP
Preparation
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
PSIG
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
AFF
Above Finished Floor
QT
Quarry Tile
AI
Acquisition and Installation
RB
Resilient Base
A&MM
Acquisitions and Material Management
SC
Special Coating (High Build Glazed
AR
As Required
Coating)
AT
Acoustical Ceiling Tile
SD
Standard Detail
C
Degrees Celsius
SF
Square Feet, Square Foot
CC
Contractor Furnished and Installed,
SPD
Supply, Processing, and Distribution
Construction Funds
SOPC
Satellite Outpatient Clinic
CF
Construction Funds, VA Furnished,
SS
Stainless Steel
Installed by VA or Contractor
TELEC
Telecommunications
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility
CLG
Ceiling
Standards
CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit
V
Volts
CP
Carpet (without cushion broadloom)
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
CS
Construction Standard
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
CT
Ceramic Tile
VAMC
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
DISCSW Disconnect Switch
VC
VA Furnished and Contractor Installed
EASS
Electronic Access Security System
-- Medical Care Appropriation for
EtO
Ethylene Oxide Gas
Equipment and Construction
EXH
Appropriations for Installation
F
Degrees Fahrenheit
VCT
Vinyl Composition Tile
FC
Foot-candle
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
FD
Floor Drain
VV
VA Furnished and Installed-VHA
FIXT
Fixture
Appropriation
FLUOR Fluorescent
W
Watts
FM
Facilities Management Office
W/SF
Watts per Square Feet
GFI
Ground Fault Interrupter
W/SM
Watts per square meter
GWBD
Gypsum Wallboard
W/m2
Watts per square meter
HAC
Housekeeping Aids Closet
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning
HP
HR
Hour
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
K
Kelvin
KW
Kilowatt
LB
Pound/Pounds
LLTS
Lounge, Lockers, Toilets, and
Showers
MCS
Master Construction Specifications
MTD
Mounted
NA
Not Procured with Activation Funds
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
NSF
Net Square Feet
NSM
Net Square Meters
OSD
Open Site Drain
PCP
Portland Cement Plaster
PH
Phase
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