Can y’all help put together a list of common acronyms used on this message board? A feature of the new InterNACHI message board will use that list to make the site a little easier to use. Just post the acronym and its meaning, such as:
TREC = Texas Real Estate Commission ASHI = American Society of Home Inspectors NAHI = National Association of Home Inspectors IMHO = in my humble opinion IAQ = Indoor Air Qualifty
This is another one of those lists that could get really long. Maybe you should consider categorizing them like this (although many can be used in several different categories).
Codes and Organizations
ICC = International Code Council
IRC = International Residential Code
IBC = International Building Code
UBC = Uniform Building Code
UPC = Uniform Plumbing Code
UMC = Uniform Mechanical Code
NEC = National Electrical Code
NFPA = National Fire Protection Association
UL = Underwriters Laboratory
Abbreviations
AHJ = Authority Having Jurisdiction
AA = Administrative Authority
Electrical
NM = Non Metallic
OCPD = Over Current Protection Device
AWG = American Wire Guage
CU = Copper
AL = Aluminum
EMT = Electrical Metallic Tubing
EGC = Equipment Grounding Conductor
GEC = Grounding Electrode Conductor
Plumbing
AAV = Air Admittance Valve
GPM = Gallons Per Minute
DFU = Drainage Fixture Unit
PB = Polybutylene
PE = Polyethylene
PEX = Cross-linked Polyethylene
PRV = Pressure Relief Valve
TPRV = Temperature Pressure Relief Valve
CSST = Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing
Mechanical
CFM = Cubic Feet Per Minute
BTU = British Thermal Unit
FAU = Forced Air Unit
FWIW = For what it’s worth M2CW = My 2 cents worth, BTW = By the way, OMG = Oh my God!, SFB = $hit for Brains TEVIP = The entertainment value is priceless, CMI = Certified Mold Inspector