Abreviations Flashcards
1
Q
OC
A
on center
2
Q
N.I.C.
A
Not included
3
Q
POB
A
Point of beginning
4
Q
MCG
A
masonry control joint
5
Q
ANSI
A
American National Standards Institute
6
Q
CAB.
A
cabinet
7
Q
IN.
A
inch
8
Q
CMU
A
concrete masonry unit
9
Q
PLYWD
A
plywood
10
Q
SHTHG
A
sheathing
11
Q
EXT
A
exterior
12
Q
SQ FT
A
square feet
13
Q
FTG
A
footing
14
Q
CONCRETE
A
concrete
15
Q
GYP
A
gypsum
16
Q
CONT.
A
continuous
17
Q
BD.
A
board
18
Q
SIP
A
structural insulated panel
19
Q
PSL
A
parallel strand lumber
20
Q
ICF
A
insulating concrete form
21
Q
EPS
A
expanded polystyrene
22
Q
CMU
A
concrete masonry unit
23
Q
MSU
A
manufactured stone unit
24
Q
AWG
A
American Wire Gauge
25
GBI
Green Building Institute
26
NAHB
National Association of Home Building
27
USGBC
United States Green Building Council
28
ABV
above
29
ACS
access
30
AP
access panel
31
AC or ACST
acoustic
32
APC
acoustical plaster ceiling
33
AT or ACT
acoustical tile
34
ADJ
adjacent, adjustable
35
ADJT or ADJ
adjustable
36
AGG or AGGR
aggregate
37
ACIRC
air circulating
38
AIR COND
air conditioning
39
ALY
alloy
40
ALY STL
alloy steel
41
ALTN
alternative
42
AC
alternating current
43
AL
aluminum
44
AMB
ambient
45
ASWG
American Steel Wire Gauge
46
AWG
american wire gauge
47
A or AMP
ampere
48
AHR
anchor
49
AB
anchor bolt or asbestos board
50
APP
appearance
51
APT.
apartment
52
APX or APPROX
approximate
53
ARCH.
architecture
| architectural
54
A
area
| ampere
55
AD
area drain
| as drawn
56
ASB
asbestos
57
ASPH
asphalt
58
ASPHRS
asphalt roof shingles
59
AT.
asphalt tile
60
AUTO.
automatic
61
AUX
auxiliary
62
AVE
avenue
63
AZ
azimuth
64
BARR
barrier
65
BMVP
barrier, moisture vapor-proof
66
BWP
barrier, water proof
67
BSMT
basement
68
B
bathroom
69
BT
bath tub
70
BATT
batten
71
BM
beam
| bench mark
72
BRG
bearing
73
BPL or BRG PL
bearing plate
74
BR
bedroom
75
BLW
below
76
BWS
beveled wood siding
77
BIT.
bituminous
78
BLKG
blocking
79
BP
blue print
80
BD
board
81
BF or BD FT
board foot
82
BLR
boiler
83
BC
bookcase
| broom closet
84
BK SH
book shelves
85
BLVD
boulevard
86
CRS
cold-rolled steel
87
CW
cold water
88
COL B
collar beam
89
CC
color code
90
COMB.
combination
| combustion
91
COMBL
combustible
92
COM
common
93
COMP
composition
94
CONC
concrete
95
CCB or CONC BLK
concrete block
96
CCF, CONC FLR or CONC FL
concrete floor
97
CP
concrete pipe
98
CSB
concrete splash block
99
COND
condenser
100
CNDCT
conductor
101
CND
conduit
102
CONSTR
construction
103
CJ or CONSTR JT
construction joint
104
CONT
continuous
105
CONTR or CONT
contract
106
CONTR
contractor
107
CJ or CLJ
control joint
108
CVNTL
conventional
109
CPR or COP.
copper
110
COR
corner
| cornice
111
CORR
corrugate
112
CNTR
counter
113
CU
cubic
114
CFT or CU FT
cubic feet
115
CFM
cubic foot per minute
116
CFS
cubic foot per second
117
CU IN.
cubic inch
118
CU YD
cubic yard
119
CUR
current
120
COV
cutoff valve
121
CAB.
cabinet
122
CA
cable
123
CAN.
canopy
124
CK or CLKG
caulking
125
CANV
cantilever
126
CPNTR
carpenter
127
BDRY
boundary
128
BRS
brass
129
BRKR
breaker
130
BRK
brick
131
Btu
British thermal unit
132
BRZ
bronze
133
BLT IN
built-in
134
BLDG
building
135
BL
building line
136
BUR
built-up roofing
137
CO
```
cased opening
clean out
county
cutoff
cut out
```
138
CSG
casing
139
CI
cast iron
140
CIP
cast-iron pipe
141
CS
cast steel
| cast stone
142
CB
catch basin
143
CLKJ
caulking joint
144
CAV
cavity
145
CLG
ceiling
146
CEL
cellar
147
CEM
cement
148
CEM AB
cement asbestos board
149
CF
cement floor
150
CEM MORT
cement mortar
151
CTR
center
| contour
152
CL
center line
153
CM
center matched
154
C To C
center to center
155
CTL
central
156
CER
ceramic
157
CT
ceramic tile
158
CTB
ceramic-tile-base
159
CERMET
ceramic-to-metal (Seal)
160
CHAM or CHMFR
chamfer
161
CHAN
channel
162
CV
check valve
163
CHM
chord
164
CINBL
cinder block
165
CIR
circle
166
CKT
circuit
167
CB or CIR BKR
circuit breaker
168
CI
circuit interrupter
169
CRCMF
circumference
170
CL GL
clear glass
171
C, CL, CLO, CLOS
closet
172
COAX.
coaxial
173
CA
cold air
174
CR
cold-rolled
175
PSL
parallel strand lumber
176
LVL
laminated veneer lumber
