Appendix A - Acronyms
- ARP
- Address Resolution Protocol
- AHJ
- Authority Having Jurisdiction
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- ASME
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- BAS
- building automation system
- Btuh
- British thermal units per hour
- CCUS
- carbon capture, utilization and storage
- CEC
- Canadian Electrical Code
- CNG
- compressed natural gas
- CNZEAA
- Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association
- CSST
- corrugated stainless steel tubing
- DSI
- direct spark ignitor
- ECM
- electronically commutated motors
- ESP
- external static pressure
- HEPA
- high-efficiency particulate air
- HSI
- hot surface ignition
- HTTP
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- HVAC
- heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- ICI
- industrial, commercial and institutional
- IR
- infrared
- kW
- kilowatts
- LEED
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- LNG
- liquefied natural gas
- LPG
- liquefied petroleum gas
- LON
- local operation network
- mA
- milliamps
- MCC
- motor control centre
- MEWP
- mobile elevated work platforms
- MIG
- Metal Inert Gas
- NBC
- National Building Code
- NECB
- National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings
- NEMA
- National Electrical Manufacturers Association
- NFPA
- National Fire Protection Association
- OHS
- Occupational Health and Safety
- PID
- proportional, integral and derivative
- P&ID
- piping and instrumentation drawings
- PLC
- programmable logic controller
- PPE
- personal protective equipment
- QA
- quality assurance
- QC
- quality control
- RNG
- renewable natural gas
- RPM
- revolutions per minute
- RTD
- resistance temperature detector
- SCBA
- self-contained breathing apparatus
- SCR
- silicon-controlled rectifiers
- SDS
- Safety Data Sheets
- SSR
- solid-state relay
- TDG
- Transport of Dangerous Goods
- TIG
- Tungsten Inert Gas
- UPS
- uninterrupted power supply
- UV
- ultraviolet
- VFD
- variable frequency drive
- WHMIS
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- ZCB
- Zero Carbon Building
- ZEV
- zero-emission vehicle