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ABA     See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE ACRYLATE)
ABS
     See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE BUTADIENE STYRENE)
ACM
    See: POLY(ACRYLIC ACID ESTER RUBBER)
ACS
     See: ACRYLONITRILE-CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE-STYRENE TERPOLYMER
ACS
     See: AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
AES
     See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE ETHYLENE STYRENE)
AES
     See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE ETHYLENE PROPYLENE STYRENE)
AMMA
See: POLY(ACRYLONITRILE METHYL METHACRYLATE)
AN
       See: ACRYLONITRILE
AO
       See: ANTIOXIDANT
APET
   See: AMORPHOUS POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHLATE
API
      See: AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE
ARP
     See: POLY(ARYLTEREPHTHALATE) COPOLYESTER
AS
       See: ANTISTATIC
ASA
     See: POLY(ACRYLIC STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE)
ASHP
   See: Air Source Heat Pump

ASTM   See: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS
BDMA
  See: BENZYL DIMETHYL AMINE
BGE
     See: BUTYL GLYCIDYL ETHER
BIIR
     See: BROMOBUTYL RUBBER
BMC
    See: BULK MOLDING COMPOUND
BMI
      See: BISMALEIMIDE
BOPP
  See: BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
BR
       See: POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER
CA
       See: CELLULOSE ACETATE
CAB
     See: CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE
CAP
     See: CELLULOSE ACETATE PROPIONATE
CF
        See: CRESOL FORMALDEHYDE
CFR
     See: CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
CGE
     See: CRESOL GLYCIDYL ETHER
CHDM
  See: CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL
CIIR
     See: CHLOROBUTYL RUBBER
CM
       See: CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE RUBBER
CM
       See: COMPRESSION MOLDED
CMC
    See: CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE
CN
       See: CELLULOSE NITRATE
CO
       See: EPICHLOROHYDRIN RUBBER
COF
     See: COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION
CP
       See: CELLULOSE PROPIONATE
CPE
     See: CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE
CPVC
   See: CHLORINATED POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
CR
       See: POLYCHLOROPRENE RUBBER
CS
       See: CASEIN
CSA
     See: CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATES
CSM
    See: CHLOROSULFONATED POLYETHYLENE RUBBER
CTE
      See: COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
CTFE
    See: CHLORORTRIFLUOROETHYLENE
CTI
       See: COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDEX
CVD
     See: CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
DAM
    See: DRY AS MOLDED
DAP
     See: DIALLYL PHTHALATE
DDS
     See: DIAMINODIPHENYL SULFONE
DGEBA
            See: DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL A
DIN
      See: DEUTCHES INSTITUT FÜR NORMUNG
DTUL
    See: DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE UNDER LOAD
EAA
     See: ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER
EBAC
   See: POLY(ETHYLENE BUTYL ACRYLATE)
EC
       See: ETHYL CELLULOSE
ECN
     See: EPOXY CRESOL NOVOLAC
ECO
     See: EPICHLOROHYDRIN RUBBER
ECTFE
See: POLY(ETHYLENE CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE)
EEA
     See: POLY(ETHYLENE-ETHYL ACRYLATE)
EEW
    See: EPOXY EQUIVALENT WEIGHT
EMAAA
            See: ETHYLENE ACID TERPOLYMER
EMAC
  See: POLY(ETHYLENE METHYL ACRYLATE)
EMCM
See: ETHYLENE METHYL ACRYLATE CYCLOHEXENE METHYL ACRYLATE
EMI
      See: ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
EP
       See: EPOXY; EPOXIDE
EPA
     See: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EDP
     See: ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS

EPDM  See: ETHYLENE PROPYLENE TERPOLYMER RUBBER
EPM
    See: ETHYLENE PROPYLENE COPOLYMER
EPN
     See: EPOXY PHENOL NOVOLAC
EPS
    See: EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE
ESCR
   See: ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCE
ETFE
    See: POLY(ETHYLENE TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE)
ETPU
   See: ENGINEERING THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
EVA
     See: ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
EVAC
   See: ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER
EVAL
   See: POLY(ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL)
EVOH
  See: POLY(ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL)
EWI
      See: EXTERNAL WALL INSULATION

FDA     See: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
FEP
     See: FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE
FF
        See: FURAN FORMALDEHYDE
FMQ
    See: FLUOROSILICONE RUBBER
FPM
     See: FLUOROCARBON RUBBER
FPVC
   See: FLEXIBLE P ILICONE RUBBER
FZ
        See: FLUORINATED OLYVINYL CHLORIDE
FR
        See: FLAME RETARDANT
FR
        See: FIRE RESISTANT
FVMQ
  See: FLUOROS POLYPHOSPHAZENE RUBBER
GBC
     See: GREEN BUILDING CALCULATOR

GFR     See: GLASS FIBER REINFORCED
GP
       See: GENERAL PURPOSE
GPO
    See: PROPYLENE OXIDE RUBBER
GPPS
  See: GENERAL PURPOSE POLYSTYRENE
HAI
      See: HIGH AMP ARC IGNITION
HALS
   See: HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZER
HDPE
   See: HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
HDT
      See: HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE OR HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE
HFP
     See: HEXAFLUOROPROPYLENE
HIPS
    See: HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE
HNBR
   See: HYDROGENATED NITRILE RUBBER
HRE
     See: ROCKWELL E HARDNESS NUMBER
HRM
    See: ROCKWELL M HARDNESS NUMBER
HRR
     See: ROCKWELL R HARDNESS NUMBER
HVAR
   See: HIGH VOLTAGE ARC RESISTANCE TO IGNITION
HVTR
   See: HIGH VOLTAGE TRACKING RATE
HWI
      See: HOT WIRE IGNITION
IBS
      See: INTERACTIVE BLOWING SYSTEM
IIR
        See: BUTYL RUBBER
IM
        See: INJECTION MOLDED
IMR
      See: INTERNAL MOLD RELEASE
ISO
      See: INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION
IWI
       See: INTERNAL WALL INSULATION

LCP     See: LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER
LDPE
   See: LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
LLDPE
See: LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
LMDPE
            See: LINEAR MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
MD
       See: METAL DEACTIVATOR
MDPE
  See: MEDIUM DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
MEKP
  See: METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE
MF
       See: MELAMINE-FORMALDEHYDE
MFD
     See: MICROFLOPPY DISKETTES
MFI
      See: MELT FLOW INDEX
MVTR
   See: MOISTURE VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE
MWD
    See: MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION
NASA
   See: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
NB
       See: NO BREAK
NBR
     See: NITRILE RUBBER
NHBC
   See: NATIONAL HOUSING BUILDING COUNCIL

NHFR   See: NON-HALOGEN FLAME RETARDANT
NHT
      See: HIGH TEMPERATURE NYLON
NSF
     See: NATIONAL SANITATION FOUNDATION
OB
       See: OPTICAL BRIGHTENER
ODP
     See: OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL
OEM
    See: ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
OPP
     See: ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE
OPS
     See: ORIENTED POLYSTYRENE
OSHA
  See: OCCUPATION SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
PA
       See: POLYACRYLATE
PA
       See: POLYAMIDE
PAEK
   See: POLYARYLETHER
PAEK
   See: POLYARYLETHERKETONE
PAI
      See: POLYAMIDE-IMIDE
PAMS
  See: POLY(ALPHA METHYLSTYRENE)
PAN
     See: POLYACRYLONITRILE
PARA
   See: POLYARYLAMIDE
PAS
     See: POLYARYLSULFONE
PASA
   See: POLYAMIDE, SEMI-AROMATIC
PASU
   See: POLYARYLSULFONE
PB
       See: POLYBUTADIENE
PB
       See: POLYBUTENE-1
PBGA
  See: PLASTIC BALL GRID ARRAY
PBI
      See: POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE
PBT
      See: POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PC
       See: POLYCARBONATE
PCB
     See: PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
PCP
     See: POST-CONSUMER PLASTIC
PCR
     See: POST-CONSUMER RESIN
PCT
      See: POLYCYCLOHEXYLENEDIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PCTFE
See: POLYCHLORORTRIFLUOROETHYLENE
PCTG
   See: GLYCOL-MODIFIED PCT
PCU
     See: POLYCARBONATE URETHANE
PDAP
   See: POLY(DIALLYL PHTHALATE)
PDSM
  See: POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE
PE
       See: POLYETHYLENE
PEBA
  See: POLYETHER BLOCK AMIDE
PEEK
  See: POLYETHERETHERKETONE
PEF
    See: PROCESS ENGINEERED FUEL
PEG
    See: POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL
PEI
     See: POLYETHERIMIDE
PEK
     See: POLYETHERKETONE
PEKEKK
          See: POLYETHERKETONEETHERKETONEKETONE
PEKK
   See: POLYETHERKETONEKETONE
PEN
     See: POLYETHYLENE NAPHTHALATE
PEO
     See: POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)
PEOX
  See: POLY(ETHYLENE OXIDE)
PES
     See: POLYETHERSULFONE
PESU
   See: POLYETHERSULFONE
PET
      See: POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PETG
   See: PET MODIFIED WITH CHDM
PEX
     See: CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE
PF
        See: PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE
PFA
     See: PERFLUOROALKOXY
PFPE
   See: POLYPERFLUOROPOLYETHER
PI
         See: POLYIMIDE
PIB
      See: POLYISOBUTYLENE
PIR
      See: POLYISOCYANURATE FOAM
PISU
    See: POLYIMIDESULFONE
PMMA
See: POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE
PMP
    See: POLYMETHYLPENTENE
PNR
     See: POLYNORBORANE RUBBER
PO
       See: POLYOLEFIN
POB
     See: POLY(P-OXYBENZOATE)
POM
    See: POLYOXYMETHYLENE
POP
     See: POINT OF PURCHASE
PP
       See: POLYPROPYLENE
PPA
     See: POLYPHTHALAMIDE
PPE
     See: POLYPHENYLENE ETHER
PPF
     See: PHENOL-FURFURAL
PPG
     See: POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL
PPO
     See: POLYPHENYLENE OXIDE
PPOX
  See: POLYPROPYLENE OXIDE
PPS
     See: POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE
PPSU
   See: POLYPHENYLSULFONE
PRF
     See: PLASTICS RECOVERY FACILITY
PS
       See: POLYSTYRENE
PSU
     See: POLYSULFONE
PTFE
    See: POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
PTMG
  See: POLYTETRAMETHYLENE GLYCOL
PTT
      See: POLYTRIMETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE
PU
       See: POLYURETHENE
PUR
     See: POLYURETHENE
PVAC
   See: POLY(VINYL ACETATE)
PVAL
   See: POLY(VINYL ALCOHOL)
PVB
     See: POLY(VINYL BUTYRAL)
PVC
     See: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
PVCA
   See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-ACETATE)
PVDC
   See: POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE
PVDF
   See: POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE
PVFM
  See: POLY(VINYL FORMAL)
PVK
     See: POLVINYLCARBAZOLE
PVOH
  See: POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
PVP
     See: POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE
PZ
        See: POLYPHOSPHAZENE RUBBER
RCI     
See: RENWEABLE CARBON INITIATIVE
RH
       See: RELATIVE HUMIDITY

RH       See: RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RIM
      See: REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
RPVC
   See: RIGID POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
RRIM
   See: REINFORCED REACTION INJECTION MOLDING
RTI
       See: RELATIVE THERMAL INDEX
RTPU
   See: RIGID THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE
RTV
      See: ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING
SAN
     See: POLY(STYRENE ACRYLONITRILE)
SB
       See: STYRENE-BUTADIENE
SBC
     See: STYRENE-BUTADIENE COPOLYMER
SBS
     See: POLY(STYRENE BUTADIENE STYRENE)
SEBS
   See: POLY(STYRENE-ETHYLENE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE) ELASTOMER
SI
         See: SILICONE
SI
         See: SYSTEM INTERNATIONAL
SIS
      See: POLY(STYRENE-ISOPRENE-STYRENE) ELASTOMER
SMA
    See: POLY(STYRENE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE)
SMC
    See: SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND
SMMA
See: STYRENE METHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
SMS
    See: STYRENE-A-METHYLSTYRENE
SPS
     See: SYNDIOTACTIC POLYSTYRENE
SPU
     See: SEGMENTED POLYURETHANE
STBA
   See: SUSTAINABLE TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS ALLIANCE

STS      See: SCOTTISH TECHNICAL STANDARDS

SWI      See: SOLID WALL INSULATION

TAIC     See: TRIALLYL ISOCYANURATE
TEEE
   See: ETHER ESTER BLOCK COPOLYMER
TEEE
   See: THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER ETHER ESTER BLOCK COPOLYMER
TEO
     See: OLEFINIC THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER
TES
      See: THERMOPLASTIC STYRENIC ELASTOMER
TFE
      See: POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE
TM
       See: TRANSFER MOLDED
TP
        See: THERMOPLASTIC
TPE
      See: THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER
TPI
       See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYIMIDE
TPO
     See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFIN
TPU
      See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHENE
TPUR
   See: THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHENE
TPV
      See: THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE
TS
        See: THERMOSET
TYS
      See: TENSILE YIELD STRENGTH
UF
        See: UREA FORMALDEHYDE
UHMW
See: ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT
UKCMB
            See: UNITED KINGDOM CENTRE FOR MOISTURE IN BUILDINGS

UL        See: UNDERWRITERS LABORATORY
ULDPE
See: ULTRA LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE
UP
       See: UNSATURATED POLYESTER
USDA
   See: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
UTS
      See: ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH
UV
       See: ULTRAVIOLET
U VALUE        
See: MEASUREMENT OF THERMAL RESISTANCE OF A BUILDING ELEMENT

VCE     See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-ETHYLENE)
VCEMA
            See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-ETHYLENE-METHYL ACRYLATE)
VCMA
  See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-METHYL ACRYLATE)
VCVAC
            See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-VINYL ACRYLATE)
VCVDC
            See: POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE-VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE)
VHMW
See: VERY HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT

WDR    See: WIND DRIVEN RAIN

WPE    See: WEIGHT PER EPOXIDE

WUFI    See: WÄRME UND FEUCHTE INSTATIONÄR
A modelling tool for calculating hydrothermal performance in structures

XLPE     See: CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE


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