Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
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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 />
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