AC asbestos cement
AC alternating current
Ag Pipe agricultural pipe
BA building area
BC bayonet cap
BC bituminous concrete
BL building line
BM bench mark
BR bedroom
BT boundary tap
BV brick veneer
CAC corrugated asbestos cement
CBD central business district
C/C centre to centre
CEBS see EBS
CGI corrugated galvanised iron
CI cast iron
CIPE cast iron porcelain enamelled
CISP cast iron soil pipe
CL centre line
CP chromium plated
D dressed
DC direct current
DAR dressed all round
DH double hung
D1SD1E dressed 1 side dressed 1 edge
DP downpipe
DPC damp proof course
DR dining room
DT disconnector tap
EBS experimental building station
EC earth closet
EV educt vent
EWP earthenware pipe
FECA fully enclosed covered area
FL&B framed, ledged and braced
FP fibrous plaster
FSL finished surface level
G gauge
G gully
GBA gross building area
GDT gully disconnector tap
GPO general purpose power outlet – see combination switch & plug socket.
GFA gross floor area
GI galvanised iron
GV ground vent
GWI galvanised wrought iron
HW hardwood
HWS hot water system
IDO interim development order
IL invert level
IO inspection opening
IV induct vent
KDHW kiln dried hardwood - “kiln dried” = kiln dried & reconditioned
Kit kitchen
L&B ledged & braced
LDY laundry
LP light point
LP liquified petroleum gas or LPG
LR living room
MEN multiple earthed neutral system
MS mild steel
NBA net building area
NCRB national committee on rationalised building
NP nickel plated
NPWC national public works conference
NRA net rentable area
NTS not to scale
OB ordinary building hardwood or off the bench hardwood (sawbench)
OB oblique branch
PC prime cost
PE porcelain enamel
PGI plain galavanised iron
PP power point
PVC polyvinyl chloride
QUAD quadrant
RC reinforced concrete
RE round edge
RER round edge return
RG red gum
RL reduced level
ROW right of way – type of easement
SAA standards association of australia
SP soil pipe
SPD stoneware pipe drain or soil pipe drain
SS stainless steel
ST silt trap
SV stop valve
SVP soil vent pipe
SWD stormwater drain
TC terra cotta
T&G tongued and grooved
UCA unenclosed covered area
UFA usable floor area
Ver verandah
VJ V jointed
VRI (VIR) vulcanised rubber insulated
WBD weatherboard
WC water closet
WI wrought iron
WM washing machine
WR wardrobe
ZA zinc annealed