NCC 2022 Volume One - Building Code of Australia Class 2 to 9 buildings
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Abbreviations
ABCB
Australian Building Codes Board
AC
Alternating Current
ACC
Acrylic conformal coating
ACL
Acrylic latex
ACP
Aluminium Composite Panel
AIRAH
Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AS
Australian Standard
ASET
Available Safe Egress Time
ASHRAE
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
BAL
Bushfire Attack Level
BCA
Building Code of Australia
BE
Fire blocks evacuation route
CAN
National Standard of Canada
CCT
Correlated Colour Temperature
CF
Challenging fire
CHF
Critical Heat Flux
CIBSE
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
CRF
Critical Radiant Flux
CRI
Colour Rendering Index
CS
Fire starts in a concealed space
CSHGC
Constant for solar heat gain
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CU
Constant for conductance
DC
Direct Current
FED
Fractional Effective Dose
FI
Fire brigade intervention
FRL
Fire Resistance Level
FZ
Flame Zone
GEMS
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards
GRP
Glass fibre reinforced polyester
HDG
Hot dip galvanising
HRR
Heat Release Rate
HS
Horizontal fire spread
IS
Rapid fire spread involving internal surface linings
ISO
International Organisation for Standardisation
IZS
Inorganic zinc silicate
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
MEPS
Minimum Energy Performance Standards
NABERS
National Australian Built Environment Rating System
NASH
National Association of Steel-Framed Housing
NATA
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
NatHERS
Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme
NCC
National Construction Code
NSF
National Sanitation Foundation
PBDB
Performance-based design brief
PCA
Plumbing Code of Australia
PMV
Predicted Mean Vote
ppm
parts per million
PUR
Polyurethane
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
RC
Robustness check
RSET
Required Safe Egress Time
RW
Weighted sound reduction index
SF
Smouldering fire
SHGC
Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
SL
Square mesh
SS
Structural stability and other property
STC
Sound Transmission Class
TM
Trench mesh
UF
Unexpected catastrophic failure
UPVC
Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
UT
Fire in normally unoccupied room threatening occupants of other rooms
U-Value
Thermal transmittance
VS
Vertical fire spread involving external cladding or external openings
WC
Water closet