A.A.S.H.T.O – American Association of State Highway Transport

A.B – Anchor Bolt Or Asbestos Board

A.C.I – American Concrete Institute

A.R.E.A – American Railway Engineering Association

A.S.C – Allowable Stress of Concrete

A.S.T.M – American Society for Testing Materials

AC – Asphalt Concrete

AE – Assistant Engineer

APM – Assistant Project Manager

B.M – Benchmark / Bending Moment

B.O.F – Bottom Of Foundation

BHK – Bedroom, Hall, Kitchen

BLK – Block Work

BOQ – Bill Of Quantities

BRW – Brick Retaining Wall

BWK – Brick Work

CBW – Concrete Block Wall

CC – Cement Concrete / Centre To Centre

CE – Chief Engineer

CIP – Cast In Place

CJ – Construction Joint

CL – Centre Line

CMU – Concrete Masonry Unit

CP – Cement Plaster

CPM – Critical Path Method

CRW – Concrete Retaining Wall

D – Diameter

D.L – Dead Load

DIM – Dimension

DL – Development Length

DPC – Damp Proof Course

DPR – Daily Progress Report

DRG – Drawings

DWLS – Dowels

EGL – Existing Ground Level

EJ – Expansion Joint

EL – Existing Load

ELCB – Earth Leak Circuit Breaker

F.M – Fineness Modulus

FGL – Formation Ground Level

FL – Floor Level

FOC – Factor Of Safety

GL – Ground Level

HAC – High Alumina Cement

HFL – Highest Flood Level

HP – Horizontal Plane

JE – Junior Engineer

Kg – Kilogram

L.L – Live Load

LC – Lime Concrete

LWC – Light Weight Concrete

M – Meter

MB – Measurement Book

MCB – Miniature Circuit Breaker

MEP – Mechanical Electrical Plumbing

MM – Millimeter

MT – Metric Tonnes

N – Newton

OPC – Ordinary Portland Cement

PC – Pile Cap / Precast Concrete

PCC – Plain Cement Concrete

PERT – Programme Evaluation and Review Technique

PL – Plinth Level

PM – Project Manager

PO – Purchase Order

PPE – Personal Protective Equipment

PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride

QC – Quality Control

QS – Quantity Surveyor

RC – Reinforced Concrete

RCC – Reinforced Cement Concrete

RL – Reduced Level

SCC – Self Compacting Concrete

SRC – Sulphate Resisting Cement

STP – Sewage Treatment Plant

TB – Tie Beam

TBM – Tunnel Boring Machine

TMT – Thermo Mechanical Treatment

TOB – Top Of Beam

TOC – Top Of Concrete

TOW – Top Of Wall

UPVC – Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride

VP – Vertical Plane

W.C – Water Closet

W.S.D – Working Stress Design

WO – Work Order

ABM – Advanced Building Material

A/E/C – Architecture/Engineering/Construction

AECOO – Architects, Engineers, Constructors, Owners, and Operators

AI – Artificial Intelligence

AIA – American Institute of Architects

API – Application Programming Interface

ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers

BAS – Building Automation System

BI – Business Intelligence

BIM – Building Information Modeling

CAD – Computer-Aided Design

CAFM – Computer-Aided Facility Management

CAPEX – Capital Expenditure

CDs – Construction Documents

CRM – Customer Relationship Management

DB – Design-Build

DBB – Design-Bid-Build

DfMA – Design for Manufacture and Assembly

E&C – Engineering and Construction

EOR – Engineer of Record

EPC/EPCT – Engineering, Procurement and Construction

ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning

FM – Facilities Maintenance

GC – General Contractor

GIS – Geographical Information System

GMP – Guaranteed Maximum Price

HSE – Health, Safety and Environment

IFC – Issue for Construction

IPD – Integrated Project Delivery

ISO – International Organization for Standardization

KPI – Key Performance Indicator

LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LOI – Letter of Intent

MEP – Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing

NDA – Non-Disclosure Agreement

NTP – Notice to Proceed

O&M – Operations and Maintenance

OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer

PE – Project Engineer / Professional Engineer

PEP – Project Execution Plan

PM – Project Manager

PMO – Project Management Office

QA – Quality Assurance

QC – Quality Control

R&D – Research and Development

RFI – Request for Information

RFP – Request for Proposal / Pricing

RFQ – Request for Quotation

ROI – Return on Investment

SD – Schematic Design

SE – Structural Engineer

SLA – Service Level Agreement

SOP – Standard Operating Procedure

SOW – Statement/Scope of Work

SQL – Structured Query Language

SSO – Single Sign On

SUB – Subcontractor

TCO – Total Cost of Ownership

UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drones)

UI – User Interface

URL – Uniform Resource Locator

VDC – Virtual Design and Construction

VE – Value Engineering

VPN – Virtual Private Network

WAN – Wide Area Network

WO – Work Order