Acronyms

• CPD


  Continuing Professional Development
• CV


  Curriculum Vitae
• DC


  direct current
• DGNB


  German building certification system (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen)
• DHW


  domestic hot water
• DIN


  Deutsches Institut für Normung - German Institute for Standardisation
• ECTS


  European Credit Transfer System
• EEC


  European Economic Community
• EHEA


  European Higher Education Area
• EnEV


  German energy saving order
• EPBD


  Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
• FIDIC


  International Federation of Consulting Engineers (Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils)
• FFL


  finished floor level
• FSI


  Floor Space Index
• GHP


  geothermal heat pump
• GNP


  gross national product
• HOAI


  Official Scale of Fees for Services by Architects and Engineers (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure)
• HVAC


  heating, ventilation and air conditioning
• IAQ


  indoor air quality
• ICE


  Institution of Civil Engineers
• JCT


  Joint Contracts Tribunal
• LADS


  liquidated and ascertained damages
• LCA


  Life Cycle Assessment
• LEED


  Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
• MA


  Master of Arts
• MINERGIE


  Swiss label for sustainable buildings
• MSc


  Master of Science
• PV


  photovoltaics
• QS


  quantity surveyor
• RIBA


  Royal Institute of British Architects
• ARB 


  Architects Registration Board
• A/V 


  ratio envelope to volume ratio
• AC


  Alternating current
• BAS 


  building automation system
• BGB


  Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (german civil code)
• BoQ 


  Bill of Quantities
• BREEAM 


  Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
• CAD

  Computer Aided Design
• CAR

  Contractor’s All Risks Insurance
• CAWS 


  Common Arrangement of Work Sections for Building Works