WORDS & ABBREVIATIONS.

Abbreviation Complete Word Related Remarks

HPAC Heating Piping Air-Conditioning.

(ACCA) Air Conditioning Contractors of America
(NACE) National Association of Corrosion Engineers
AABC Associated Air Balance Council
ABC Air Balancing Council
ABMA American Boiler Manufacturers Association
ACCA Air-Conditioning Contractors of America
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists
ADC Air Diffusion Council (ADC): Test Code for Grilles,
Registers and
Diffusers
AGA American Gas Association
AIA American Institute of Architects Architects and Civil
AICE American Institute of Civil Engineers
AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association
AMCA Air Movement And Control Agenises.
ANSI American National Standards Institute Valves & Flanges
ARI American Refrigeration Institute For Cooling Coils
ASA Acoustical Society of America
ASABE American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air- HVAC
Conditioning Engineers.
ASME American Standards for Mechanical Engineers.
ASPE American Society for Plumbing Engineers
ASSE American Society for Sanitary Engineers
ASTM American Society for Testing Materials HVAC
AWI American Welding Institute
AWS American Welding Society For Welding Works
AWWA American Water Works Association
BOCA Building Officials and Codes Administration
BS British Standards
BSI British Standard Institute
CAGI Compressed Air and Gas Institute
CAN
CTI Cooling Technology Institute
CSA Canadian Standards Association International
ECA Electrical Contactor’s Association
EJMA Expansion Joint Manufacturers Association
EPA Environment Protection Agencies
FIDIC International Federation of Consulting Engineer.
FRPP Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic Pipe
HEI Heat Exchange Institute
HI Hydraulic Institute
HVAC Heating Ventilating & Air-Conditioning. HVAC
IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and
Mechanical Officials
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IBC/UBC International Building Code
ICBO International Conference of Building Officials
ICC International Code Council
IECC International Energy Conservation Code
IEE International Electrical Engineers
IEE Regulations International Electrical Engineers Wiring & Cables
IEEE International Electrical Electronic Engineers
IFC/UFC International Fire Code
IFGC International Fuel Gas Code
IFGC
IMC/UMC International Mechanical Code
IPC/UPC International Plumbing Code
IPSBC
IRC/URC International Residential Code
ISA The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation
Society
ISO International Standard Organization
MICA Midwest Insulation Contractors Association
MSS Manufacturers Standardization Society of the Valve
and Fittings Industry
NADCA National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA)
NADCA National Air Duct Cleaners Association
NAIMA North American insulation Manufactures
Association
NCPWB National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau
NCSBCS National Conference of States on Building Codes and
Standards
NBCC National Building Code of Canada
NEBB National Environmental Balancing Bureau
NEHRP National Earth Quake Reduction Program
NEIMA North American Insulation Manufactures Electrical Equipment
Association
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturer Association
NFPA Nation Fire Protection Association. Fire fighting
NSF National Sanitation Foundation
NSF NSF International
PCSIR Pakistan Council for Scientific industrial Research
PHCC Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National
Association
PHCCA Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractor Association
RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA Royal institute of British Architects
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers International
SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International
SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International
SELECT Scotland Electrical, Electronics, and communication
Trade.
SMACNA Sheet Metal Air-Conditioning Contractors National Ducting
Association.
SMC
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SPC
UL Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

DSL Digital subscribers Line

ABB Asea Brown Boveri
USB Universal Serial Bus

ABBRIVEATION USED IN SHEDULE S, DRAWINGS AND ETC.

AHU Air Handling Unit
FAHU Fresh Air Handling Unit
CEM Cubic Feet Per Minute
OV Outlet Velocity
OA Out Door Air
SP Supply Air
RA Return Air
TD Temperature Difference
TD Top Discharge

FD Front Discharge
CCHC Combination Cooling Heating Coil
HC Heating Coil
CC Cooling Coil
FAHC Fresh Air Heating Coil
TCC Total Cooling Capacity
SHC Sensible Heating Capacity
EDB Entering Dry Bulb Temperature
EWB Entering Wet Bulb Temperature
LBD Leaving Dry Bulb Temperature
LWB Leaving Wet Bulb Temperature
EWT Entering Water Temperature
LWT Leaving Water Temperature
TH Total Heat
EAT Entering Air Temperature
LAT Leaving Air Temperature
FV Face Velocity
PD Pressure Drop
FCU Fan Coil Unit
HUM Humidifier
EF Exhaust Fan
SF Supply Fan.
AIR DISTIBUTION DEVICES
SAD Supply Air Diffuser
RAD Return Air Diffuser
FAD Fresh Air Diffuser
EAD Exhaust Air Diffuser
SRAD Stainless Steel Return Air Register
SAR Supply Air Register
RAG Return Air Grill
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RA LINEAR Return Air Linear
L Louver

HEPA High Efficiency Particulate Air

ULPA Ultra Low Penetration Air
HIV Human immunodeficiency Virus
DOP Test Dioctyl phthalate Test Testing Filter

PCV Polyvinylchloride Pipe Material

UPVC Unplastisized Polyvinylchloride Pipe Material
CPVC Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride Pipe Material
PE Poly Ethylene Pipe Material

PB Polybutylene Pipe Material

HDPE High Density Poly Ethylene Pipe Material
CI Cast Iron Pipe Material
CS Carbon Steel Pipe Material
MS Mild Steel Pipe Material
PPRC Polypropylene Random Co-Polypropylene Pipe Material
RCC Reinforce Concrete Cement Pipe Material
GI Galvanized Iron Pipe Material
CP Copper Pipe Pipe Material
PVDF Polyvinylidene Fluoride Pipe Material

FRP Fiberglass reinforced thermosetting plastic Pipe Material

DMRR Daily Material Received Register Store/Site Related

IGP Inward Gate Pass Store/Site Related
OGP Outward Gate Pass Store/Site Related
MRI Material Received Information Store/Site Related
MRS Material Requisition Slip Store/Site Related Internal
Demand
DRS Demand Requisition Slip Store/Site Related External
Demand
CT scan Computer Tomographic scan Hospital sections
UVGI Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation. Hospital sections
PET Positron Emission Tomographic Hospital sections
SICU Surgical intensive Care Unit Hospital sections
MICU Medical Intensive Care Unit Hospital sections
CCU Cardiac Care Unit Hospital sections
PACU Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Hospital sections
LDR Labor/Delivery/Recovery Hospital sections
LDRP Labor/Delivery/Recovery/postpartum Hospital sections
AII Air-born Infection Isolation Hospital sections
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DOL Direct Online Starter Electrical
ASD Automatic Star-Delta Starter Electrical
MCCB Module Case Circuit Breaker Electrical
MCB Miniature Circuit Breaker Electrical
CL Cable Length Electrical
SMDB Sub-Main Distribution Board Electrical
EMDB Emergency Main distribution Board Electrical
DB Distribution Board Electrical
MDB, MLDB Motive Load Distribution Board Electrical
ESMDB Emergency Sub-Main Distribution Board Electrical
UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply Electrical
TJB Telephone Junction Box Electrical
MTJB Main Telephone Junction Box Electrical
FACP Fire Alarm Control Panel Electrical
FA Fire Alarm Electrical
ECP Earth Connection Point Electrical
CCTV Close Circuit Television Electrical
APT Electrical
ACP Assistant Control Panel Electrical
ELCB Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker Electrical
FM 200 Factory Mutual /Fire monitor Electrical
EPBAX Electronic Private Brach line Automatic Electrical
Exchange
AWG American Wire Gage Electrical
SWG Standard Wire Gage Electrical
VCB Vacuum circuit Breaker Electrical
ATS Auto Transfer Switch Electrical

CSSD Central Sterilize supplied Department Medical

ICU Intensive Care Unit Medical
CCU Coronary Care Units Medical
OT/OR Operation Theatre Medical
CT Computed tomography Medical
MRI Magnetic resonance Imaging Medical

ACH Air Changes Per Hour

BMT Bone Marrow Transplant
LCCA life-cycle cost analysis
SOP Standard Operating Procedures.
RFI Request for information/inspection
RFQ Request for qualification
IAQ Indoor Air Quality
LPG Liquefied petroleum gas
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
NIOSH National Institutes of Occupational Safety and
Health

DDC Digital Direct Control

EMCS Energy Management Control System
BMS Building Management System
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ADPI Air Diffusion Performance Index
ACE Air Change Effectiveness
VFR Volume Flow Rate
RDP Room Differential Pressurization