SteamyTea Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 12 hours ago, WWilts said: WBP = water and boil proof plywood (had to look it up) 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)," 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 On 02/07/2021 at 08:09, SteamyTea said: Not a term used these days, which is a shame ... West Lancs it is for you then @SteamyTea. I ordered some sheets of WBP a week ago. Nowt changes up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 On 17/11/2020 at 16:24, Onoff said: Can you think of a sentence where the two abbreviations are interchangeable? Yep - PHE is not the same as PHE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MikeSharp01 said: Yep - PHE is not the same as PHE 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 17 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: that bound me over to keep the peace for 12 months hard ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, MikeSharp01 said: hard ask? 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWilts Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 SBR = Styrene Butadiene Rubber. Enhances adhesiveness when added to mortar or concrete (had to look this up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirdan Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 what do EWT and IPT mean on building drawings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 6 hours ago, Cirdan said: IPT That is something I do after my 4th mug of morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonner Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonner Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 The US also have list specifically for drawings and standards https://www.expresscorp.com/uploads/specifications/33/MIL-STD-12D.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonner Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 15 hours ago, Cirdan said: what do EWT and IPT mean on building drawings? 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirdan Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 I have got to the bottom of it: IPT - Internal partition Type EWT - External Wall Type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Just bumping this again for newer members to bookmark / reference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Yup! just had to work out that WBS meant wood Burning Stove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinHobbes Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Please can you tell me what these abbreviations mean on a plan? Guessing FL is floor level? Is RL roof level? What is EL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Eaves level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joth Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 MCS = Microgeneration Certification Scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joth Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 LWT = Leaving water temperature (of a boiler or ASHP. aka the "Flow temperature") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Potter Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 30/05/2016 at 12:21, 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. 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! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 13 hours ago, Gus Potter said: state what the abbreviation means and bracket that, then use it later in the text. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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