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Acronyms
We have tried, where possible, to ensure that acronyms are explained within articles. However...
Published date: 04 April 2019
For those instances where this was not possible, we have listed some commonly used acronyms.
| Acronym | Explanation | |
| AHBs | Approved Housing Bodies | |
| ACOP | Approved Code of Practice | |
| ALMO | Arm’s-Length Management Organisation | |
| BPE | Innovate UK Building Performance Programme | |
| BtR | Build-to-Rent | |
| CDM | Construction (Design and Management) Regulations | |
| CIL | Community Infrastructure Levy | |
| CRM | Customer Relationship Manager | |
| CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility | |
| CSV | Cost Sharing Vehicle | |
| DECC | Department of Energy and Climate Change | |
| DLO | Direct Labour Organisation | |
| ECA | Electrical Contractors’ Association | |
| ECO | Energy Company Obligation | |
| EDI | Electronic Data Interchange | |
| EPC | Energy Performance Certificate | |
| ESDN | European Single Notification Documents | |
| ESF | Electrical Safety First | |
| EU | European Union | |
| EWI | External wall insulation | |
| FfI | Fee for Intervention | |
| GLAs | Greater London Authorities | |
| HCA | Homes and Communities Agency | |
| HHRNSH | High Heat Retention Night Storage Heaters | |
| HHSRS | Housing Health and Safety Rating System | |
| HSE | Health & Safety Executive | |
| HSENI | Health & Safety Executive for Northern Ireland | |
| HSW | Health and Safety at Work | |
| HSWA | Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 | |
| IAQ | Internal Air Quality | |
| IMD | Index of Multiple Deprivation | |
| JCT | Joint Contracts Tribunal | |
| JV | Joint Venture | |
| KPIs | Key Performance Indicators | |
| KTN | Knowledge Transfer Network | |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode | |
| LGSR | Landlords Gas Safety Record | |
| LIHC | Low Income Housing Coalition | |
| LLP | Limited Liability Partnership | |
| LSOA | Lower Layer Super Output Area | |
| MEV | Mechanical Extraction Ventilation system | |
| MMC | Modern Methods of Construction | |
| MVHR | Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery system | |
| NEC | New Engineering Contract | |
| NHF | National Housing Federation | |
| NHMF | National Housing Maintenance Forum | |
| NPV | Net Present Value | |
| NVQ | National Vocational Qualifications | |
| OJEU | Official Journal of the European Union | |
| PPP | Price per Property | |
| PPR | Painting, Plastics and Repair | |
| PQQ | Pre-qualification Questions | |
| PRS | Private Rented Sector | |
| PV | Photovoltaic | |
| QLTA | Quality Long Term Agreement | |
| rdSAP | Reduced Data Standard Assessment Procedure | |
| RH | Relative Humidity | |
| RHI | Renewable Heat Incentive | |
| RTB | Rent to Buy | |
| RPs | Registered Providers | |
| SAP | Standard Assessment Procedure | |
| SHIFT | Sustainable Homes Index for Tomorrow | |
| SIS | Stock Information Survey | |
| SMEs | Small and Medium Enterprises | |
| SMV | Standard Minute Values | |
| SoR | Schedule of Rates | |
| STPC | Specialist Term Partnering Contract | |
| SWI | Solid Wall Insulation | |
| TLO | Tenant Liaison Officer | |
| TMO | Tenant Management Organisation | |
| TPC | TPC 2005 ACA Standard Form of Contract for Term Partnering - Amended 2008 | |
| TSC | Term Services Contract | |
| TUPE | Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) | |
| UAV | Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (in other words a Drone) | |
| UPVC | Un-plasticised Poly Vinyl Chloride | |
| WOS | Wholly Owned Subsidiary | |
