Appendix B: Abbreviations

2D – Two-Dimensional

3D – Three-Dimensional

AEC – Architecture Engineering Construction

AIA – American Institute of Architects

BIM – Building Information Model(ing)

BPMN – Business Process Mapping Notation

bSa – buildingSMART alliance Computer Aided Drafting

CAFM – Computer Aided Facility Management

CIC – Computer Integrated Construction Research Program

CIFE – Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering

CM – Construction Management

CMMI – Capability Maturity Model Integrated

CMMIS – Computerized Maintenance Management Information System

CMMS – Computerized Maintenance Management Systems

COBie – Construction Operations Building Information Exchange

CPM – Critical Path Method

DB – Design-Build

DBB – Design-Bid-Build

DoD – Department of Defense

E&TM – Equipment and Technology Management

FF&E – Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment

FLCM – Facility Life-Cycle Management

FM – Facility Management

FMS – Facility Management System

FTP – File Transportation Protocol

HBC – Healthcare BIM Consortium

HVAC – Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning

IDEF – Integrated Definition

IFC – Industry Foundation Class

IO&T – Initial Outfitting and Transition

LoD – Level of Development

MHS – DoD Military Health System

NBIMS-US – The United States National Building Informa tion Modeling Standards

NFS – National Facilities Services (Kaiser Permanente)

OPP – Office of Physical Plant

PACE – The Partnership for Achieving Construction Excel lence

PDF – Portable Document Format

PFD – Program for Design

PSU – The Pennsylvania State University

PxP – Project Execution Plan

RAM – Random Access Memory

RFP – Request for Proposal

RFQ – Request for Qualifications

SWOT – Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat

USACE – United States Army Corps of Engineers

UML – Unified Modeling Language

VA – Department of Veteran Affairs