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Acronyms<br />

ACM Asbestos Containing Material<br />

ADSSC Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company<br />

ANSI American National Standards Institute<br />

ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers<br />

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials<br />

ATM Automated Teller Machine<br />

ATTMA Air Tightness Testing & Measurement Association<br />

BCIS <strong>Building</strong> Cost Information Service<br />

BDP <strong>Building</strong> Durability Plan<br />

BIPV <strong>Building</strong> Integrated Photovoltaics<br />

BLB <strong>Building</strong> Log Book<br />

BMS <strong>Building</strong> Management <strong>System</strong><br />

BRE <strong>Building</strong> Research Establishment<br />

BS British Standard<br />

BSI British Standards Institute<br />

CCA Chromated Copper Arsenate<br />

CCR California Code of Regulations<br />

CCTV Closed-circuit Television<br />

CDWMP Construction & Demolition Waste Management Plan<br />

CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan<br />

CFC Chlorofluorocarbon<br />

CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics<br />

CIBSE Chartered Institution of <strong>Building</strong> Services Engineers<br />

CIE Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage<br />

CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species<br />

CLR Contaminated Land Report<br />

CNIA Critical National Infrastructure Authority (Abu Dhabi)<br />

CoC Chain of Custody<br />

COP Coefficient of Performance<br />

CPE Chlorinated Polyethylene<br />

CPVC Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride<br />

CRI Color Rendering Index<br />

CSA Canadian Standards Association<br />

CSI Construction Specifications Institute<br />

CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization<br />

CSPE Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene<br />

CV Curriculum Vitae<br />

CWM Center of Waste Management (Abu Dhabi)<br />

DC District Cooling<br />

D&C Design and Construction<br />

DOT Department of Transport (Abu Dhabi)<br />

DSM Dynamic Simulation Modeling<br />

EAD Environment Agency Abu Dhabi<br />

EEC European Economic Community<br />

EHSMS Environmental Health and Safety Management <strong>System</strong><br />

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment<br />

EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US)<br />

EU European Union<br />

FCU Fan Coil Unit<br />

FSC Forest Stewardship Council<br />

<strong>Pearl</strong> <strong>Building</strong> <strong>Rating</strong> <strong>System</strong>: Design & Construction, Version 1.0, April 2010 205 of 223

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