Acronyms, Abbreviations & Glossary Of Common Terms

[SteamyTea]

  On 01/07/2021 at 18:26, WWilts said:

WBP = water and boil proof plywood (had to look it up)

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Not a term used these days, which is a shame as it was very clear what it meant (even if some ply that was stamped with it did not comply).

 

"WBP stands for “Water Boiled Proof”. This is an old British Standard term although people still refer to it. The new terms are EN 636-(1, 2, 3) and EN 314-2 (Class 1, 2, 3),"

[ToughButterCup]

  On 02/07/2021 at 07:09, SteamyTea said:

Not a term used these days, which is a shame ...

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West Lancs it is for you then @SteamyTea. I ordered some sheets of WBP a week ago.  

 

Nowt changes up here

[MikeSharp01]

  On 17/11/2020 at 16:24, Onoff said:

Can you think of a sentence where the two abbreviations are interchangeable?

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Yep -

 

PHE is not the same as PHE

 

 

[SteamyTea]

  On 03/07/2021 at 11:07, MikeSharp01 said:

Yep -

 

PHE is not the same as PHE

 

 

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CPS as in closed panel system, is not the same as CPS, that bound me over to keep the peace for 12 months. But no fine, so pretty cheap in comparison.

Edited July 3, 2021 by SteamyTea

[MikeSharp01]

  On 03/07/2021 at 11:15, SteamyTea said:

that bound me over to keep the peace for 12 months

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hard ask?

[SteamyTea]

  On 03/07/2021 at 11:33, MikeSharp01 said:

hard ask?

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Just trying to right a social injustice.

Have to declare it every time I go for a teaching job. Can make up any story as no one actually checks it out, as long as it does not involve children and genitalia, no one cares much.

[WWilts]

SBR = Styrene Butadiene Rubber. Enhances adhesiveness when added to mortar or concrete
(had to look this up)

[Radian]

Came here looking for FCU when I realised this wasn't Fused Connection Unit from the context of an ongoing discussion.

Things made much more sense when I found it to be Fan Coil Unit instead.

[Cirdan]

what do EWT and IPT mean on building drawings?

[SteamyTea]

  On 06/08/2022 at 15:30, Cirdan said:

IPT

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That is something I do after my 4th mug of morning.

[Bonner]

Could do with a list for the building industry like the MoD have. Although of limited use when the same acronym is used for 10 or more different things ...

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/227048/acronyms_and_abbreviations_dec08.pdf

 

[Bonner]

The US also have list specifically for drawings and standards

https://www.expresscorp.com/uploads/specifications/33/MIL-STD-12D.pdf

[Bonner]

  On 06/08/2022 at 15:30, Cirdan said:

what do EWT and IPT mean on building drawings?

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In conclusion, electronic warfare test and iron pipe thread. If these don’t make sense, it would help to know the specific subject of the drawing and maybe a snip of the relevant part.

[Cirdan]

I have got to the bottom of it:

 

IPT - Internal partition Type

EWT - External Wall Type

 

 

[Nickfromwales]

Just bumping this again for newer members to bookmark / reference.

 

[Marvin]

Yup! just had to work out that WBS meant wood Burning Stove. 

[CalvinHobbes]

Please can you tell me what these abbreviations mean on a plan? Guessing FL is floor level? Is RL roof level? What is EL?

[ProDave]

Eaves level

[joth]

MCS = Microgeneration Certification Scheme

[SteamyTea]

Wikipedia has a whole page on energy abbreviations

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_energy_abbreviations

 

And this one on climate change

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_abbreviations_relating_to_climate_change

 

And this one for physics

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_physics_notations

[SteamyTea]

And a few more 

 

CCM Climate Change Management

 

SRM Solar Radiation Management

 

MCB Marine Cloud Brightening

 

SSA Sea Salt Aerosol

 

SAI Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

 

GHG Green House Gasses

 

GWP Global Warming Potential

 

 

[joth]

LWT = Leaving water temperature (of a boiler or ASHP. aka the "Flow temperature")

 

[SteamyTea]

CLS = Canadian Lumber Standard

 

I play a game with all Canadians I meet called 'Name 4 interesting Canadians'

Interesting is not the same as well known.

[Gus Potter]

  On 30/05/2016 at 11:21, ProDave said:

This thread was originally posted in the other place, and is a team effort to collect together as many acronyms and abbreviations used in the building trade as we could.

If you know of any abbreviations missing, or think there should be a correction to the list, then post them as a reply to this topic and one of the moderators can edit the original list to keep it all up together.

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Mine is wtf!

 

Look folks.. If you are educated then you state what the abbreviation means and bracket that, then use it later in the text.

 

Using abbreviations is of no use to new folk coming on Buildhub.. they are keen to learn, also there are folk joining BH that have particular skills.. they may have abbreviations that we have not got a clue about!

 

Imagine you are a someone trying to learn and look back on previous posts..

 

I try and make my posts simple and easy to understand as best I can.. sometimes I may come over as a bit odd / dafty.. but in my day job.. you'll find me a bit more concise!

 

 

 

 

[saveasteading]

  On 06/01/2024 at 01:20, Gus Potter said:

state what the abbreviation means and bracket that, then use it later in the text.

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This was stated as a strict requirement for my Professional exams, and to be used thereafter in professional practice. 

 

Please all, feel free to nag me when this isn't done.   

 

However, within this Buildhub (BH) zone I think we permit ourselves to avoid writing Building Control Officer (BCO) , Medium Density Polyethylene (MDPE) etc. in full, unless we think the poster is new to the subject and might not  know  what  BCO or MDPE stand for.