ABBREVIATIONS OF INSTITUTIONS

ABBREVIATIONS OF INSTITUTIONS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1        GENERAL

A. Wherever in these Specifications references are made to the standards, specifications, or other published data of the various international, national, regional, or local organizations, such organizations may be referred to by their acronym or abbreviation only.  As a guide to the user of these Specifications, the following acronyms or abbreviations which may appear in these Specifications shall have the meanings indicated herein.

1.2        ABBREVIATIONS

AA                     Aluminum Association
AAMA               Architectural Aluminum Manufacturer's Association
AAR                  Association of American Railroads
AASHTO           American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
AATCC             American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
ACI                   American Concrete Institute
AFBMA             Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturer's Association, Inc.
AGA                  American Gas Association
AGMA               American Gear Manufacturers Association
AHA                  American Hardboard Association
AHAM               Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Al                      The Asphalt Institute
AIA                    American Institute of Architects
AISC                 American Institute of Steel Construction
AlSl                   American Iron and Steel Institute
AlTC                 American Institute of Timber Construction
AMCA               Air Moving and Conditioning Association
ANS                  American Nuclear Society
ANSI                 American National Standards Institute, Inc.
APA                  American Plywood Association or American Parquet Association, Inc.
API                    American Petroleum Institute
APWA               American Public Works Association
ARI                   Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
ASA                  Acoustical Society of America
ASAE                American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ASCE                American Society of Civil Engineers
ASHRAE           American   Society   of   Heating,   Refrigerating,   and   Air   Conditioning Engineers
ASLE                American Society of Lubricating Engineers
ASME               American Society of Mechanical Engineers
ASNT                American Society of Nondestructive Testing
ASQC               American Society for Quality Control
ASSE                American Society of Sanitary Engineers
ASTM               American Society for Testing and Materials
AWCl                American Wire Cloth Institute
AWPA               American Wood Preservers Association
AWPl                American Wood Preservers Institute
AWS                 American Welding Society
AWWA              American Water Works Association
BBC                  Basic   Building   Code,   Building   Officials   and   Code   Administrators International
BHMA               Builders Hardware Manufacturer's Association
CBM                 Certified Ballast Manufacturers
CDA                  Copper Development Association
CEMA               Conveyors Equipment Manufacturer's Association
CGA                  Compressed Gas Association
CLPCA             California Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association
CLFMI               Chain Link Fence Manufacturer's Institute
CMA                 Concrete Masonry Association
CRSl                 Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
DCDMA            Diamond Core Drill Manufacturer's Association
DHI                   Door and Hardware Institute
DIPRA              Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association
EIA                    Electronic Industries Association
ETL                   Electrical Test Laboratories
EPA                  Environmental Protection Agency
FCI                    Fluid Controls Institute
FM                    Factory Mutual System
FPL                   Forest Products Laboratory
HI                      Hydronics Institute
HPMA               Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association
IAPMO              International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
ICBO                 International Conference of Building Officials
IEEE                 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IES                    lluminating Engineering Society
IME                   Institute of Makers of Explosives
IP                      Institute of Petroleum (London)
IPC                   Institute of Printed Circuits
IPCEA               Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association
ISDSI                Insulated Steel Door Systems Institute
ISA                    Instrument Society of America
ISEA                 Industrial Safety Equipment Association
IS0                    International Organization for Standardization
ITE                    Institute of Traffic Engineers
MBMA               Metal Building Manufacturer's Association
MIL                   Military Standards (DoD)
MPTA               Mechanical Power Transmission Association
MSS                  Manufacturers Standardization Society
MTI                   Marine Testing Institute
NAAMM            National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturer's
NACE               National Association of Corrosion Engineers
NAGDM            National Association of Garage Door Manufacturers
NB                    National  Board  of  Boiler  and  Pressure  Vessel  Inspectors  (alternate NBBPVI)
NBS                  National Bureau of Standards (Now NIST)
NCCLS             National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards
NEC                  National Electrical Code
NEMA               National Electrical Manufacturer's Association
NFPA           National Fire Protection Association or National Fluid Power Association or National Forest Products Association
NISO                 National Information Standards Organization
NLGI                 National Lubricating Grease Institute
NMA                 National Microfilm Association
NSF                  National Sanitation Foundation
NWMA              National Woodwork Manufacturers Association
NWWDA           National Wood Window and Door Association
OSHA               Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PCA                  Portland Cement Association
PPI                    Plastics Pipe Institute
RCRA               Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RIS                   Redwood Inspection Service
RMA                 Rubber Manufacturers Association
RvlA                  Recreational Vehicle Industry Association
RWMA              Resistance Welder Manufacturer's Association
SAE                  Society of Automotive Engineers
SAMA               Scientific Apparatus Makers Association
SDI                   Steel Door Institute
SMA                  Screen Manufacturers Association
SMACCNA       Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
SPI                    Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc.
SPlB                 Southern Pine Inspection Bureau
SPR                  Simplified Practice Recommendation
SSA                  Swedish Standards Association
SSBC                Southern Standard Building Code, Southern Building Code Congress
SSPC                Steel Structures Painting Council
SSPWC            Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction (“Greenbook”)
TAPPI               Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
TFI                    The Fertilizer Institute
TIA                    Telecommunications Industries Association
UBC                  Uniform Building Code
UL                     Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
WCLIB              West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau
WCRSl              Western Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
WEF                 Water Environment Federation
WIC                  Woodwork Institute of California
WRI                   Wire Reinforcement Institute, Inc.
WWPA              Western Wood Products Association

PART 2 - PRODUCTS (Not Used)

PART 3 - EXECUTION (Not Used)