Definitions for some of the construction industry acronyms and terms mentioned throughout Medium.
Glossary
| AAC | Autoclaved aerated concrete |
| AUP | Auckland Unitary Plan |
| BCA | Building Consent Authority |
| BEV | Battery electric vehicle |
| BMT | Base metal thickness |
| BRANZ | Building Research Association of NZ |
| CLT | Cross laminated timber |
| CWEX | Cold water expansion valve |
| dB | Decibel (unit measurement of sound, expressed on a logarithmic scale) |
| du/ha | Dwelling units per hectare (the preferred measurement of density) |
| E2 | The external moisture clause in the NZBC |
| EPDM | Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer |
| EV | Electric vehicle |
| F4 | The NZBC clause relating to safety from falling |
| FENZ | Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
| FFL | Finished floor levels |
| FRR | Fire Resistance Rating |
| FW | Floor waste |
| GPS-HUD | Government Policy Statement on Housing and Urban Design |
| GWP | Global warming potential |
| H1 | The energy efficiency clause in the NZBC |
| HWC | Hot water cylinder |
| IGU | Insulated Glass Units (windows) |
| IIC | Impact insulation class |
| ISPP | Intensification Streamlined Planning Process |
| ITF | Inter-tenancy floor |
| ITW | Inter-tenancy wall |
| KEE | Ketone ethylene ester |
| L4 or L5 | Levels of finish quality for flush-stopped joints in plasterboard, fibrous plaster and fibre cement sheets |
| LED | Light emitting diode |
| LSF | Light steel framing |
| LTF | Light timber frame |
| LVL | Laminate veneer lumber |
| MBIE | Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment |
| MDH | Medium density housing |
| MDRS | Medium Density Residential Standards |
| MFE | Ministry for Environment |
| MHU | Mixed Housing Urban (Auckland H5 Residential Zone) |
| MURB | Multi-unit residential building |
| NPS-UD | National Policy Statement on Urban Development |
| NRCA | National Roofing Contractors Association |
| NZBC | New Zealand Building Code |
| NZGBC | New Zealand Green Building Council |
| NZIA | New Zealand Institute of Architects – te Kahui Whaihanga |
| NZMRM | New Zealand Metal Roofing Manufacturers Association |
| ORGT | Overflow relief gully trap |
| OSB | Oriented strand board |
| PFC | Parallel flange channel |
| PHEV | Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle |
| PHINZ | Passive House Institute New Zealand |
| PHPP | Passive House Planning Package |
| PIR | Poly isocyanurate foam, a form of polyurethane |
| PLT | Parallel laminated timber |
| ppl/ha | Population (people) per hectare (a common but inaccurate density measure) |
| PV | Photovoltaics |
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| R-value | A thermal resistance measurement |
| RM-EHS | Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill |
| RT | Rapid Transit |
| SED | Specific engineering design under NZS 3604 |
| SIP | Structurally insulated panel |
| SIPS | Structurally insulated panel system |
| SMACNA | The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association |
| STC | Sound transmission class |
| STIC | The Structural Timber Innovation Company, a collective co-funded by government and industry aiming to develop timber buildings for a wide range of uses |
| TCC | Timber-concrete composite |
| TEEE | Thermoplastic Elastomer Ether Esters |
| THAB | Terrace Housing and Apartment Building (Auckland intensification zone) |
| TOD | Transport Oriented Development |
| TPO | Thermoplastic Polyolefin |
| TPR | Temperature/pressure relief |
| ULS | Ultimate limit states |
| XPS | Extruded polystyrene insulation |