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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN ASHRAE
AAAS
AABC
AACE
AAES
AAF
AALA
AASA
ABBE
ABET
ABMA
ABOK
ABRAVA
AC
ACAIRE
ACCA
ACEC
ACGIH
ACI
ACS
ACTECIR
ADC
ADI
AEDG
AEE
AEIC
AFFI
AGA
AGCA
AGFR
AHAM
AHGWTEL
AHMA
AHR
AI
AIA
AID
AICARR
AIChE
AICVF
AIHA
AIP
AIPE
AIRAH
ALA
ALI
AMCA
AMERIC
AMORTS
ANMC
ANS
ANS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Associated Air Balance Council
American Association of Cost Engineers
American Association of Engineering Societies
Argentina Association of Refrigeration
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
ASHRAE Associate Society Alliance
Advisory Board on Built Environment
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
American Boiler Manufacturers Association
Russian Association of Engineers in Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, Heat Supply
and Building Thermal Physics
Brazilian Association of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, Ventilating and Water Treatment
Accreditation Activities Committee
Colombian Association of Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration
Air Conditioning Contractors of America
American Consulting Engineers Council
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
American Concrete Institute
American Chemical Society
Catalan Association of Energy, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineers (Spain)
Air Diffusion Council
Air Distributing Institute
Advanced Energy Design Guide
Association of Energy Engineers
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies
American Frozen Food Institute
American Gas Association
Associated General Contractors of America
Romanian Association for Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Latvian Association of Heat, Gas & Water Technology Engineers
American Hotel-Hotel Association
International Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition
Action item
American Institute of Architects
Airborne Infectious Disease
Italian Association of Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
French Association of Heating & Ventilation Engineers
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Institute of Physics
American Institute of Plant Engineers
Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating
American Lighting Association
ASHRAE Learning Institute
Air Movement and Control Association
Mexican Association of Companies in the Industry of Building Installations
Assistant Manager of Research and Technical Services
American National Metric Council
American Nuclear Society
American National Standard
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ANSI
APC
APEM
API
APPA
ARC
ARC
ARCFCP
ARI
ARW
ASA
ASAE
ASAE
ASBRAV
ASCE
ASEE
ASES
ASHE
ASHRAE
ASME
ASQC
ASSE
ASTE
ASURVAC
ATECYR
ATEAAR
ATIC
AWMA
AWWA
BACnet
BAR
BCA
BCAP
BEPS
bEQ
BERD
BLAST
BNL
BOCA
BOD
BOD/ExCom
BOG
BOMA
BSI
BSRIA
BTECC
CABO
CAE
CaGBC
CAMEE
CAR
CARI
CBL
CBT
American National Standards Institute
ASHRAE Program Committee
Association of Professional Energy Managers
American Petroleum Institute
Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers
ASHRAE Research Canada
Assistant Regional Chair
The Alliance for Responsible CFC Policy
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Wholesalers Association
Acoustical Society of America
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
American Society of Association Executives
South Brazilian of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Heating and Ventilation Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society for Engineering Education
American Solar Energy Society
American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Quality Control
American Society of Safety Engineers
American Society of Test Engineers
Uruguay Association of Refrigeration, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Heating
Spanish Technical Association of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Ecuadorian Technical Association of Conditioned Air and Refrigeration
Royal Association of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Related Systems
Air and Waste Management Association
American Water Works Association
Building Automation and Control Networks
Board-Approved Rules
Building and Construction Authority of Singapore
Building Codes Assistance Project
Building Energy Performance Standards
Building Energy Quotient
Office of Building Energy Research and Development (DOE)
Building Load Analysis and System Thermodynamics (computer program)
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors/Executive Committee
Board of Governors
Building Owners and Managers Association International
British Standards Institute
Building Services Research and Information Association
Building Thermal Envelope Coordinating Council
Council of American Building Officials
Certified Association Executive
Canada Green Building Council
Council of American Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
Chinese Association of Refrigeration
Council of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry
Charter and Bylaws Committee
Center for Building Technology (NIST)
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CCHVAC
CCI
CD
CDC
CEC
CEC
CEN
CESSE
CFA
CFC
CFR
CGA
CIB
CIBSE
CII
CIS
CMA
CMES
CNV
CO
COF
CP
CPSC
CRC
CRMA
CSA
CSA
CSB
CSI
CSME
CSO
CTI
CTTC
CV
DAL
DANVAK
DASH
DHC
DHW
DITAR
DKV
DL
DLP
DMG
DOC
DOD
DOE
DOE 2
DOT
DOT
DRC
DSA
ECC
EEI
China Committee of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
Clinton Climate Initiative
Course Development Committee
Centers for Disease Control (HHS)
Conferences and Expositions Committee
California Energy Commission
Committee for European Normalization
Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives
Consumer Federation of America
Chlorofluorocarbon(s)
Center for Fire Research (NIST)
Canadian Gas Association
International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Confederation of Indian Industry
Code Interaction Subcommittee (of Standards Committee)
Chemical Manufacturers Association
Mexico Green Building Council
Chair Not Voting
Coordinating Officer
College of Fellows
Chapter Programs Committee
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Chapters Regional Conference
Commercial Refrigerator Manufacturers Association
Canadian Standards Association
Chapter Service Award
Construction Standards Board, ANSI
Construction Specifications Institute
Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering
Chief Staff Officer
Cooling Tower Institute
Chapter Technology Transfer Committee (or CTT)
Chair Voting
Director-at-Large
Danish Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Database for Analyzing Sustainable and High Performance Buildings
District Heating and Cooling
Domestic Hot Water
Cooling and Air Conditioning Technical Division (Chile)
German Association of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Distinguished Lecturers
Distinguished Lecturer Program
Data Management Group
U. S. Department of Commerce
U. S. Department of Defense
U. S. Department of Energy
A computer program for building energy analysis
Director of Technology
Department of Transportation
Director and Regional Chairman
Distinguished Service Award
Electronic Communications Committee
Edison Electric Institute
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EESB
EFRIARC
EH
EIA
EPA
EPRI
ESA
ESME
ESP
ETE
ETL
ETS
EUROVENT/
CECOMAF
EUI
EX
EX-O
ExCom
EXER
FASHRAE
FGI
FI
FI
FINVAC
FMI
FMRC
FTC
FY
FYE
GAMA
GAME
GATT
GBA
GBCB
GBI
GCCA
GEMS
GGAC
GIA
GMA
GOST
GPC
GRAS
GRI
GRP
GSA
GSAE
GSPE
GWP
H&A
HB
HBDP
HCFC
HFDP
Electrical and Electronic Standards Board, ANSI
Portuguese Association of Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Environmental Health Committee (also EHC)
Energy Information Administration (DOE)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Electric Power Research Institute
Exceptional Service Award
Egyptian Society of Mechanical Engineers
Energy Simulation Program
Epitestudomanyi Egyesulet (Scientific Society for Building, Hungary)
ETL Testing Laboratories
Environmental Tobacco Smoke
European Committee of Air Handling and Air Conditioning Equipment Manufacturers and
the European Committee of Manufacturers of Refrigeration Equipment
Energy Use Index
Executive Committee
Ex-Officio Member from the Board of Directors
Executive Committee (also EX)
Exergy Analysis for Sustainable Buildings
ASHRAE Fellow
Facility Guidelines Institute
Finance Committee
Formaldehyde Institute
Finnish Association of Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning Societies
Food Marketing Institute
Factory Mutual Research Corporation
Federal Trade Commission
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ending
Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association
Greening ASHRAE Meetings and Expositions
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Green Building Alliance
Green Building Council Brasil
Green Building Initiative
Global Cold Chain Alliance
Generalized Engineering Modeling and Simulation
Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee
Grant-in-Aid
Grocery Manufacturers of America
USSR Standards Institute
Guideline Project Committee
Generally Recognized as Safe (FDA/HHS)
Gas Research Institute
Government Co-sponsored Research Project (archaic)
U.S. General Services Administration
Georgia Society of Association Executives
Georgia Society of Professional Engineers
Global Warming Potential
Honors and Awards Committee
Handbook Committee
High-Performance Building Design Professional
Hydrofluorocarbon
Healthcare Facility Design Professional
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HI
HI
HO
HPAC
HRAI
HUD
HVAC
HVI
IACSC
IAPMO
IAQ
IARW
IC
ICC
ICBO
ICHMT
ICSP
ICVAC
IDEA
IEC
IEC
IEEE
IEQ
IESNA
IFMA
IGBC
IHS
IIAR
IIE
IIR
ILM
ILS
IMACA
IN
IOR
I-P
IRHACE
ISA
ISES
ISHRAE
ISHRAE
ISIAQ
ISO
ISO/DIS
ITCC
JAR
JE
JF
JR
JRAIA
JSRAE
KGH
KNVVK
LANL
Historical Committee
Hydronics Institute
Honors and Awards Committee (also H&A)
Heating/Piping/Air Conditioning (periodical)
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Institute of Canada
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning
Home Ventilating Institute
International Association of Cold Storage Contractors
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
Indoor Air Quality
International Association of Refrigeration Warehouses
International Committee
International Code Council
International Conference of Building Officials
International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer
Interagency Committee for Standardization Policy
The Icelandic Heating, Ventilating and Sanitary Association
International District Energy Association
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Exposition Company
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Indoor Environmental Quality
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
International Facility Management Association
Indian Green Building Council
Information Handling Services
International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration
Institute of Industrial Engineers
International Institute of Refrigeration
International Liaison Member
Intersociety Liaison Subcommittee (of Standards Committee)
International Mobile Air Conditioning Association
International Committee
Institute of Refrigeration (UK)
Inch-Pound
Institute of Refrigeration, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers of New Zealand, Inc.
Instrument Society of America
International Solar Energy Society
Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Israel Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
International Organization for Standardization
ISO/Draft International Standards
Interstate Truckload Carriers Conference
Japanese Association of Refrigeration
Joint ASHRAE/AIR Exposition Policy Committee
Justice Facilities
Journal/Insights Committee
Japanese Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association
Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Serbian Society of Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigerating
Royal Dutch Association of Refrigeration
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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LBNL
LEED
LITES
LIVI
LMC
LRRP
LYBUNT
MA
MMACS
MAP
MBO
MC
MCAA
MCO
MHI
MIMA
MOP
MOR
MORP
MOS
MPC
MPAG
MPAS
MPS
MSCA
MTS
MVMA
NAA
NAC
NACE
NACME
NADCA
NAE
NAFA
NAHB
NAIMA
NAM
NAPHCC
NAS
NATE
NCEES
NCI
NCIAQ
NCMA
NCS/BCS
NEBB
NEC
NEHA
NEMA
NFI
NFPA
NGWA
NHAWA
NIBS
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Lithuanian Thermotechnical Engineers’ Society
Society of Building Services and Energy Engineers
Life Members Club
Long Range Research Plan
Last Year, But Not This (Year), (fundraising term)
Meetings Arrangements Committee
Mobile Air Conditioning Society
Manual of Acceptable Practices
Management by Objective
Members Council
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
Manual for Chapter Operations
Manufactured Housing Institute
Mineral Insulation Manufacturers Association
Manual of Procedures
Manager of Research
Manual of Recommended Practice
Manager of Standards
Membership Promotion Committee (or MP)
Manual for Processing ASHRAE Guidelines
Manual for Processing ASHRAE Standards
Minimum Property Standards
Mechanical Service Contractors of America
Manager of Technical Services
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States
National Aeronautics Association
National Asbestos Council
National Association of Corrosion Engineers
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
National Air Duct Cleaners Association
National Academy of Engineering of the United States of America
National Air Filtration Association
National Association of Home Builders of the United States
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
National Association of Manufacturers
National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors
National Academy of Sciences
North American Technician Excellence, Inc.
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
National Cancer Institute
National Coalition on Indoor Air Quality
National Concrete Masonry Association
National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards
National Environmental Balancing Bureau
National Electrical Code
National Environmental Health Association
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
National Fisheries Institute
National Fire Protection Association
National Ground Water Association
North American Heating and Air Conditioning Wholesalers Association
National Institute of Building Sciences
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NIEHS
NIOSH
NIST
NO
NOFR
NOPR
NORVAC
NPA
NPP
NRCA
NREL
NSAE
NSPE
NTIS
NWS
ODS
OEA
OEA
OEKKV
OFAC
ORNL
OSHA
PAGA
PAOE
PASA
PC
PD
PDC
PDH
PDS
PE
PE
PE
PEAC
PERSI
PES
PIE
PL
PMS
PMSC
PNNL
PO
PPIS
PP/S
PR
PSVARE
PZITS
RAC
RAL
RAN
RAP
RAS
RE
RECC
National Institute of Environmental Health Science
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Centers for Disease Control, HHS)
National Institute for Standards and Technology (U.S. Department of Commerce)
Nominating Committee
Notice of Final Rulemaking
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Norwegian Association of Heating Ventilating & Sanitary Engineers (also, NORSK VVS)
National Particleboard Association
National Program Plan (for Building Thermal Envelope Systems)
National Roofing Contractors Association
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Society of Architectural Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
National Technical Information Service
National Weather Service (NOAA, Commerce)
Ozone Depleting Substances
Order of Engineers and Architects-Beirut
Order of Engineers and Architects-Tripoli
Austrian Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Society
U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Labor)
Procedures for ASHRAE Guidelines Actions
Presidential Award of Excellence
Procedures for ASHRAE Standards Actions Under the ANSI Organization Method
Publishing Council
Position Document
Professional Development Committee
Professional Development Hours
Professional Development Seminars
President-Elect
President-Elect Advisory Committee (also PEAC)
Professional Engineer (registered)
President-Elect Advisory Committee
Practice, Education, Research for Sustainable Infrastructure
Project Evaluation Subcommittee
Practicing Institute of Engineering
ASHRAE Planning Committee (also PLC)
Project Monitoring Subcommittee (for research projects)
Project Monitoring Subcommittee Chairman
Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (Battelle)
Purchase Order
Planning, Policy and Interpretations Subcommittee (of Standards Committee)
Position Paper/Statement
Society Programs Committee
Philippine Society of Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers
Polish Association of Sanitary Engineers and Technicians
Research Administration Committee
Region-At-Large
Refrigeration Association of the Netherlands
Research Advisory Panel (of Research Administration Committee)
Research Activities Subcommittee (of Research Administration Committee)
Refrigeration Committee (or REF)
Regional Electronic Communications Chair
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RETA
REHVA
RFP
RAOM
RMCR
ROB
RP
RPC
RPS
RSES
RTAR
RVC
SAC
SAE
SAIRAC
SAREK
SBCCI
SBL
SEAP
SEIA
SEREF
SES
SFPE
SH
SHASE
SI
SITHOK
SLI
SMACNA
SMWIA
SNC
SOEH
SP
SP
SPC
SPLS
SPO
SRC
SRC
SRCC
SRP
SSPC
SSTP
ST
StdC/ExCom
STP
SVOC
SWEDVAC
SWKI
SY
SYBUNT
TAC
TAG
TAPPI
Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association
Federation of European Heating and Air Conditioning Associations
Request for proposal
Regional Award of Merit
Region Members Council Representative
Rules of the Board
Research Project (contracted)
Research Promotion Committee (or RP)
Research Planning Subcommittee (of Research Administration Committee)
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society
Research Topic Acceptance Request
Regional Vice Chair
Student Activities Committee (or SA)
Society of Automotive Engineers
South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
Southern Building Code Congress International
Society Bylaws
Simplified Energy Analysis Procedure
Solar Energy Industries Association
Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation
Standards Engineering Society
Society of Fire Protection Engineers
Section Head (of Research Administration Committee)
Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning & Sanitary Engineers of Japan
International System of Units
Slovenian Society of Refrigerating, Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Staff Liaison
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Society Nominating Committee
Society for Occupational and Environmental Health
Special Project
Special Publications Committee
Standard Project Committee
Standards Project Liaison Subcommittee (of Standards Committee)
Strategic Plan Objective
Society Rules Committee
Sub-Regional Chair
Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (see SEIA)
Strategic Research Plan
Standing Standard Project Committee
Slovak Society of environmental Technology
Standards Committee (also StdC)
Standards Committee/Executive Committee
Society of Environmental Engineering
Semi-Volatile Organic Compound
Swedish Society of Heating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Swiss Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers
Society Year
Some Years, But Not This (Year), (fundraising term)
Technical Activities Committee
(See US/TAG)
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
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TC
TC
TE
TEC
TECFRIO
TEE
TEGA
TG
TIMA
TISP
TPS
TRACE
TRG
TRP
TRRF
TTMA
TTMD
TVVL
UBC
UCA
UFAD
UFFI
UFFVA
UL
UNEP
URP
USACE
USGBC
USMA
USNC/CIB
USNC/CIE
USNC/IIR
USNC/WEC
US/TAG
UV
VRF
VVS
WATTec
WHO
WS
WYEC
YEA
YRC
Technical Committee
Technology Council
Technical, Energy and Government Activities Committee (also TEGA)
Technical Evaluation Committee
Asociacion Nacional Capitulo Tecnico de ASOFRIO
Technical Chamber of Greece
Technical, Energy and Government Activities Committee
Task Group
Thermal Insulation Manufacturers Association
The Infrastructure Security Partnership
Title, Purpose, and Scope
Trane Air Conditioning Economics (computer program for building energy consumption and
life cost analysis)
Technical Resource Group
Tentative Research Project
The Refrigeration Research Foundation
Truck Trailer Manufacturing Association
Turkish Society of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers
Dutch Society for Building Services
Uniform Building Code
Unvented Combustion Appliances
Underfloor Air Distribution
Urea-Formaldehyde Foam Insulation
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
United Nations Environment Program
Unsolicited Research Proposal
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
United States Green Building Council
United States Metric Association
U.S. National Committee for the International Council for Building Research, Studies and
Documentation
U.S. National Committee of the International Commission on Illumination
U.S. National Committee for the International Institute of Refrigeration
U.S. National Committee of the World Energy Conference
U.S. Technical Advisory Group (for ISO or IEC standards)
Ultra Violet
Variable Refrigerant Flow
Swedish Association of Heating and Ventilating Engineers
An annual technical conference in Knoxville, TN
World Health Organization
Work Statement
Weather Year for Energy Calculations
Young Engineers in ASHRAE
Young Engineers in ASHRAE Regional Coordinator