FINAL DRAFT 9-26-95
REVISED FEBRUARY 1997
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 Disposal
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
NFPA
National Fire Protection
AFF
Above Finished Floor
Association
AI
Acquisition and Installation
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
A&MM
Acquisitions and Material
NSF
Net Square Feet
Management
NSM
Net Square Meters
AR
As Required
OSD
Open Site Drain
AT
Acoustical Ceiling Tile
P
Pole
C
Degrees Celsius
PA
Public Address
CC
Contractor Furnished and Installed,
PC
Personal Computer
Construction Funds
PCP
Portland Cement Plaster
CF
Construction Funds, VA Furnished,
PET
Positron Emission Tomography
Installed by VA or Contractor
CFM
Cubic Feet per Minute
PH
Phase
CLG
Ceiling
PL
Plaster
CM
Construction Management Office
PREP
Preparation
CMU
Concrete Masonry Unit
PSIG
Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
CP
Carpet (without cushion
PTD
Paper Towel Dispenser
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
F
Degrees Fahrenheit
Distribution
SOPC
Satellite Outpatient Clinic
FC
Foot-candle
SS
Stainless Steel
FD
Floor Drain
TELEC
Telecommunications
FIXT
Fixture
UFAS
Uniform Federal Accessibility
FLUOR Fluorescent
Standards
GD
Glove Dispenser
V
Volts
HAC
Housekeeping Aids Closet
VA
Department of Veterans Affairs
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air
VACO
Veterans Affairs Central Office
Conditioning
VAMC
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
HP
VC
VA Furnished and Contractor
HR
Hour
Installed - Medical Care
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
Appropriation for Equipment and
IES
Illuminating Engineers Society
Construction Appropriations for
K
Kelvin
Installation
KW
Kilowatt
VCT
Vinyl Composition Tile
LB
Pound/Pounds
VHA
Veterans Health Administration
LLTS
Lounge, Lockers, Toilets, and
VV
VA Furnished and Installed-VHA
Showers
Appropriation
MCS
Master Construction Specifications
W
Watts
MM
Millimeters
WC
Wall Cabinet
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
W/sf
Watts per Square Feet
MTD
Mounted
W/sm
Watts per Square Meter
NA
Not Procured with Activation Funds
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