Abbreviations and Symbols
Abbreviations and Symbols used in the Housing Provisions include:
ABBREVIATIONS
| ABCB | Australian Building Codes Board |
| AISC | Australian Institute of Steel Construction |
| ALGA | Australian Local Government Association |
| AS | Australian Standard |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
| BCA | Building Code of Australia |
| BCC | Building Codes Committee |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| FRL | Fire Resistance Level |
| GRP | Glass fibre reinforced polyester |
| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
| Low-e | Low emissivity |
| NATA | National Association of Testing Authorities |
| Pa | Pascal |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| Rw | Weighted Sound Reduction Index |
| R-Value | Thermal resistance coefficient |
| SHGC | Solar heat gain coefficient |
| STC | Sound Transmission Class |
| UPVC | Unplasticised polyvinyl chloride |
| U-Value | Thermal transmittance |
SYMBOLS AND SI UNITS
| °C | degree(s) Celsius |
| -e/MJ | equivalent per megajoule(s) |
| g/m2 | gram(s) per square metre |
| K | kelvin(s) |
| kg | kilogram(s) |
| kg/m | kilogram(s) per metre |
| kg/m2 | kilogram(s) per square metre |
| kg/m3 | kilogram(s) per cubic metre |
| km | kilometre |
| kPa | kilopascal(s) |
| kW/m2 | kilowatt(s) per square metre |
| L | litre(s) |
| L/s | litre(s) per second |
| L/s.m2 | litre(s) per second square metre |
| lx | lux |
| dia. | diameter |
| F | in relation to steel members means steel fabric |
| m | metre(s) |
| m2 | square metre(s) |
| m3 | cubic metre(s) |
| m/s | metre(s) per second |
| m3/s | cubic metre(s) per second |
| mm | millimetre(s) |
| mm2 | square millimetre(s) |
| μm | micrometre |
| μm/y | micrometre(s) per year |
| MJ/hour | megajoule(s) per hour |
| MJ/m2.annum | megajoule(s) per square metre per annum |
| MW | megawatt(s) |
| N | newton(s) |
| Pa | pascal(s) |
| MPa | megapascal(s) |
| W | Watt(s) |
| °south | degree south |
| % | percent |
| > | greater than |
| < | less than |
| ≤ | equal to or less than |
| ≥ | equal to or more than |