|
Abbreviation |
Title of Organization or Industry Association and Web Site |
| AA |
Aluminum Association, Inc. (The)
http://www.aluminum.org/ |
| AABC |
Associated Air Balance Council
http://www.aabchq.com/ |
| AAMA |
American Architectural Manufacturers Association
http://www.aamanet.org/ |
| ACGIH |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
www.acgih.org |
| ACI |
American Concrete Institute/ACI International
http://www.aci-int.org/ |
| ACPA |
American Concrete Pipe Association
http://www.concrete-pipe.org/ |
| AEIC |
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Inc. (The)
http://www.aeic.org/ |
| AFPA |
American Forest & Paper Association
(See AF&PA.) |
| AF&PA |
American Forest & Paper Association
http://www.afandpa.org/ |
| AGA |
American Gas Association
http://www.aga.org/ |
| AHA |
American Hospital Association
http://www.aha.org/ |
| AIA |
American Institute of Architects (The)
www.aia.org |
| AISC |
American Institute of Steel Construction
www.aisc.org |
| AITC |
American Institute of Timber Construction
www.aitc-glulam.org |
| AMCA |
Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
www.amca.org |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute
www.ansi.org |
| APA |
Architectural Precast Association
www.archprecast.org |
| API |
American Petroleum Institute
www.api.org |
| ARI |
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute
www.ari.org |
| ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers
www.asce.org |
| ASHE |
American Society of Healthcare Engineering
www.ashe.org |
| ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
www.ashrae.org |
| ASME |
ASME International (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
International)
www.asme.org |
| ASPE |
American Society of Plumbing Engineers
www.aspe.org |
| ASSE |
American Society of Sanitary Engineering
www.asse-plumbing.org |
| ASTM |
ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials International)
www.astm.org |
| AWI |
Architectural Woodwork Institute
www.awinet.org |
| AWS |
American Welding Society
www.aws.org |
| AWWA |
American Water Works Association
www.awwa.org |
| BIA |
Brick Industry Association (The)
www.bia.org |
| BSI |
Building Stone Institute
www.buildingstone.org |
| CBMA |
Certified Ballast Manufacturers Association
www.certbal.org |
| CRSI |
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
www.crsi.org |
| EIA |
Electronic Industries Alliance
www.eia.org |
| FM |
Factory Mutual System
(See FMG.) |
| FMG |
FM Global (Formerly: FM - Factory Mutual System)
www.fmglobal.com |
| ICEA |
Insulated Cable Engineers Association, Inc.
www.icea.net |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission
www.iec.ch |
| IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (The)
www.ieee.org |
| IESNA |
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
www.iesna.org |
| ILI |
Indiana Limestone Institute of America, Inc.
www.iliai.com |
| ISEA |
International Safety Equipment Association
www.safetyequipment.org |
| LEED |
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Available from the US Green Building Council
http://www.usgbc.org/ |
| LPI |
Lightning Protection Institute
www.lightning.org |
| MIA |
Marble Institute of America
www.marble-institute.com |
| NAAMM |
National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers
www.naamm.org |
| NBBI |
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
www.nationalboard.org |
| NBGQA |
National Building Granite Quarries Association, Inc.
www.nbgqa.com |
| NCMA |
National Concrete Masonry Association
www.ncma.org |
| NCPI |
National Clay Pipe Institute
www.ncpi.org |
| NCTA |
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
www.ncta.com |
| NEBB |
National Environmental Balancing Bureau
www.nebb.org |
| NECA |
National Electrical Contractors Association
www.necanet.org |
| NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
www.nema.org |
| NETA |
InterNational Electrical Testing Association
www.netaworld.org |
| NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association
www.nfpa.org |
| NFRC |
National Fenestration Rating Council
www.nfrc.org |
| NPCA |
National Precast Concrete Association
www.precast.org |
| NRCA |
National Roofing Contractors Association
www.nrca.net |
| NSF |
NSF International (National Sanitation Foundation International)
www.nsf.org |
| PCA |
Portland Cement Association
www.portcement.org |
| PCI |
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
www.pci.org |
| PDI |
Plumbing & Drainage Institute
www.pdionline.org |
| SEFA |
Scientific Equipment and Furniture Association
www.sefalabfurn.com |
| SMACNA |
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association
www.smacna.org |
| SWI |
Steel Window Institute
www.steelwindows.com |
| TIA/EIA |
Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Alliance
www.tiaonline.org |
| UL |
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
www.ul.com |
| WWPA |
Western Wood Products Association
www.wwpa.org |
