Terms with Tag Construction

  • Basement (bsmt, b, bmt)Abbreviation,
    • Blueprint (bprt) Abbreviation,
      • The drawing of a structure by an architect or designer, used for construction and getting permits.
    • Brick (brk)Abbreviation,
      • Bulkhead (bulk, BH)Acronym & Abbreviation,
        • Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) Company, Canada,
          • Canadian Codes Centre (CCC)Company, Canada,
            • Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC)Acronym, Canada,
                An independent committee of volunteers established by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC).
              • Canadian Construction Association (CCA) Company, Canada,
                • Certificate of Occupancy (CO) Acronym, Important,
                  • Authorization by a local government giving permission for someone to live in or use a building that has just been constructed or renovated.
                  Zoning bylaw.
                • Cluster (Clus)Abbreviation,
                  • Complex (cpx)Abbreviation,
                    • Composite (comp)Abbreviation,
                        e.g., Roofing Shingles
                      • Concrete (concret, conc)Abbreviation,
                          As in concrete floor.
                        • Crawl-Space (crwl, crsp, crawlsp)Abbreviation,
                          • Development (devel)Abbreviation,
                            • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)Acronym,
                              • Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS)Acronym,
                                • Edmonton Construction Association (ECA) Company Est. 1931, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,
                                  • Engineer or Engineering (Engr)Abbreviation,
                                    • Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Acronym,
                                      • A government-required evaluation of how construction will affect the environment surrounding a site.
                                    • Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)Acronym,
                                      • Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS)Acronym,
                                        • Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS)Acronym,
                                          • Finished and Graded (fgra)Abbreviation,
                                            • Land that has been prepared for the development of buildings or the installation of improvements such as sewer and electric lines, streets, public facilities and common areas.
                                            Could mean a lot, development, complex, parcel of land, etc.
                                          • Finished Basement (f-bmt)Abbreviation,
                                            • Fixtures (fix.)Abbreviation,
                                              • Floor Area Ratio (FAR)Acronym,
                                                • Floor Plan (flpl)Abbreviation,
                                                  • Floors (fl, flrs)Abbreviation,
                                                    • Forced Air Heat (FAH, f/a ht)Acronym & Abbreviation,
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