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GBE Jargon Buster Collection

• GBE Jargon Buster Collected A30 BRM 021211 (PDF of DOC file)

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GBE Jargon Buster Sources

• GBE Jargon Buster Sources G#525 N#545

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GBE Shop Jargon Busters

• GBE Jargon Buster Collection A30 (Shop) G#10588 (265 pages, 2011, Free)
• GBE Jargon Buster Collection A49 (Shop) G#10400 (451 pages, 2015, £4.88)
• GBE Jargon Buster Collection A54 (Shop) G#40448 (566 pages, 2023, £6.88)

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GBE Jargon Buster Symbols

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GBE Jargon Buster Numbers

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GBE Jargon Buster Words and Phrases:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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GBE Jargon Buster Abbreviations & Acronyms:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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GBE Jargon Buster Classifications

Specification
Common Arrangement of Work Sections CAWS (expanded by NGS):  (UK)

alpha-numeric (ANN or ANN.N)
A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
alphabetic
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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GBE Jargon Buster Themes

• Air Wind Tightness (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1420 N#1391
• BIM (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1409 N#1382
• BioBased (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Biodiversity (Jargon Buster Theme) G#645 N#667
• Carbon (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Classification (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Climate (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Construction (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Energy (Jargon Buster Theme)
• External Solid Wall Insulation Thermal Bridges
• Environmental (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1891 N#1748
• Footprint (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Flood (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1357 N#1341
• GBE (Jargon Buster Theme)
• HERACEY™ (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1429 N#1399
• Issues (Jargon Buster Theme)
• LCA Life Cycle Analysis/Assessment (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1338 N#1325
• Materials (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Methods of Construction (Jargon Buster Theme)
• NGS (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Overheating (Jargon Buster Theme) G#
• Primitive (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Refurbishment (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Resource Efficiency (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Timber (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1511 N#1462
• Urban Design (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1392 N#1366
• Waste (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1334 N#1321
• Water (Jargon Buster Theme)
• Wind/Air Tightness (Jargon Buster Theme) G#1420 N#1391

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Alpha-Numeric, Numeric-Alpha

• UK:
  • CI/SfB,
  • CAWS 1987
  • CAWS 2012 (elemental & BIM ready),
  • CAWS 1987<>CAWS 2012
  • CABS
• EU:
  • SfB
  • EPIC (Moribund or dead)
• ISO:
  • Uniclass,
  • Uniclass 2,
  • Uniclass 2012 (elemental & BIM ready)
  • COBie (FM & BIM ready)
  • Uniclass2Products
• USA:
• Canada
  • CSI MaterSpec CSI<>CAWS, 1999 (Classification) G#1383 N#1359

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© GBE GBC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
2nd January 2013 – 9th January 2023

See Also:

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Jargon Busting Samples

Jargon Busting CPD

Jargon Busting CPD: LCA • Carbon • Jargon Buster Collections

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GBE Shop Jargon Busters

• GBE Jargon Buster Collection A30 (Shop) G#10588 (Free)
• GBE Jargon Buster Collection A49 (Shop) G#10400
• GBE Jargon Buster Collection A53 (Shop) G#33994
• GBE Jargon Buster Collection A54 (shop) G#40448 (566 pages, 2023, £6.88)

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© GBE GBC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
6th December 2015 – 10th January 2023