Abbreviations
A
Amperes
GFI ........... Ground Fault
AC/HR ..... Air Changes Per
Interrupter
Hour
GWB ......... Gypsum Wallboard
ADA ......... American with
HAC .......... Housekeeping
Disabilities Act
Aids Closet
AFF .......... Above Finished
HVAC ....... Heating,
Floor
Ventilation, and Air
AI ............. Acquisition and
Conditioning
Installation
HP ............ Horsepower
A&MM ...... Acquisition and
HR ............ Hour
Material
KW............ Kilowatt
Management
LB ............. Pound/Pounds
AR............ As Required
LLTS......... Lounge, Locker,
AT ............ Acoustical Tile
Toilets, and
Ceiling
Showers
C............. Degrees Celsius
MTD.......... Mounted
NA ............ Not Procured with
CC ........... Contractor
Activation Funds
Furnished &
NFPA ........ National Fire
Installed,
Protection
Construction
Association
Funds
NSF .......... Program Net
CF ............ Construction
Square Feet
Funds, VA
NSM ......... Net Square Meters
Furnished,
NTP .......... Notice to Proceed
Installed by VA or
NUSF........ Net Useable
Contractor
Square Feet
CFM ......... Cubic Feet per
OSD.......... Open Site Drain
Minute
PCP .......... Portland Cement
CLG ......... Ceiling
PH ............ Phase
CMU ........ Concrete Masonry
PL ............. Plaster
Unit
PREP........ Preparation
CP............ Carpet (without
PSIG......... Pounds per
cushion
Square Feet
broadloom)
PT............. Paint
CS............ Construction
QT ............ Quarry Tile
Standard
RB ............ Resilient Base
CT ............ Ceramic Tile
RF............. Resilient Flooring
DISC SW . Disconnect Switch
RO ............ Regional Office
EXH ......... Exhaust
F ............. Degrees
SC ............ Special Coating
................. (High Build Glazed
Fahrenheit
Coating)
FC ............ Foot-candle
SD ............ Standard Detail
FD ............ Floor Drain
SF............. Square Feet,
FIXT ......... Fixture
Square Foot
FLUOR .... Fluorescent
SS ............ Stainless Steel
FM ........... Office of Facilities
Management
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