September 30, 1994
Abbreviations
GFI ................ Ground Fault Interrupter
A.................... Amperes
GWB ............. Gypsum Wallboard
AC/HR ........... Air Changes Per Hour
HAC .............. Housekeeping Aids Closet
ADA ............... Americans with Disabilities Act
HVAC ............ Heating, Ventilation, and Air
AFF ............... Above Finished Floor
Conditioning
AI ................... Acquisition and Installation
HP ................. Horsepower
A&MM............ Acquisition and Materiel
HR................. Hour
Management
ICU................ Intensive Care Unit
AR ................. As Required
KW ................ Kilowatt
AT.................. Acoustical Ceiling Tile
LB ................. Pound/Pounds
C.................... Degrees Celcius
LLTS ............. Lounge, Lockers, Toilets, and
CC ................. Contractor Furnished and
Showers
Installed -- Construction Funds
for Equipment and Installation
MCS .............. Master Construction
Specifications
CF ................. Construction Funds -- For VA
Furnishing of Equipment and/or
MTD .............. Mounted
Installation
NA ................. Not Procured with Activation
CFM............... Cubic Feet per Minute
Funds
CLG ............... Ceiling
NFPA ............ National Fire Protection
Association
CM................. Office of Construction
Management
NSF............... Net Square Feet
CMU .............. Concrete Masonry Unit
NSM .............. Net Square Meters
CP ................. Carpet (without cushion
OSD .............. Open Site Drain
broadloom)
PCP .............. Portland Cement Plaster
CS ................. Construction Standard
PH ................. Phase
CT ................. Ceramic Tile
PL ................. Plaster
DISC SW ....... Disconnect Switch
PREP ............ Preparation
EtO ................ Ethylene Oxide Gas
PSIG ............. Pounds per Square Inch Gauge
EXH .............. Exhaust
QT ................. Quarry Tile
F .................... Degrees Fahrenheit
RB ................. Resilient Base
FC ................. Foot-candle
SC ................. Special Coating (High Build
FD ................. Floor Drain
Glazed Coating)
FIXT .............. Fixture
SD ................. Standard Detail
FLUOR .......... Fluorescent
SF ................. Square Feet, Square Foot
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