Glossary of Abbreviations & Acronyms

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A

ACC - Air-Cooled Condensers
ACP - American Center for Physics (building)
ADA - The Americans with Disabilities Act
AED - Automated External Defibrillator
AHU - Air Handler Unit
AJCH - A. James Clark Hall (building)
AVP - Assistant Vice President (unit)

B

BAC - Budget Action Committee
BAS - Building Automation Systems
B&LM - Building and Landscape Maintenance (unit)

C

CARF - Central Resource Animal Facility
CCMS - Computing Center Management System
CHP - Combined Heat and Power
CHW - Chilled Water
CPE - College Park Energy
CRC - Customer Response Center
CSPAC - Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
CSX - CSX Corporation (Train Transportation)

D

DIT - Department of Information Technology
DGS - Department of General Services
DRF - Department of Residential Facilities
DTP - District Thermal Plant

E

E&E - Engineering and Energy (unit)
ECM - Energy Conservation Measurements
EMMA - Electronic Municipal Market Access
EOP - Emergency Operations Plan
ERM - Enterprise Risk Management
ESJ - Edward St. John Learning & Teaching Center (building)
ESSR - Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability, and Risk
ETR - Estimated Time of Restoration
EUI - Energy Use Intensity
EV - Electric Vehicle

F

FBO - Facilities Business Operations (unit)
FEL - Front-end Loading
FM - Facilities Management
FMHR - Facilities Management Human Resources
FR - Facility Renewal
FY2# - Fiscal Year 202#

G

GIS - Geographic Information Systems
GT# - Gas Turbine #

H

HHW - Heating Hot Water
HJP - H.J. Patterson Hall (building)
HR - Human Resources
HRSG# - Heat Recovery Steam Generator #
HVAC - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

I

IAQ - Indoor Air Quality
IFB - Invitation for Bid
IGU - Insulated Glass Unit
IPST - Institute for Physical Science and Technology
IRU - Incident Response Unit
IT - Information Technology
IWMS - Integrated Workplace Management System

J

K

KEY - Francis Scott Key Hall (building)
KFS - Kuali Financial System

L

LPS - Low Pressure Steam

M

MCEC - Maryland Clean Energy Center
MDE - Maryland Department of Environment
MEA - Maryland Energy Administration
MEIP - Maryland Energy Impact Partners
MTS - Motor Transportation Services

O

OEMBC - Office of Emergency Management & Business Continuity
OM&U - Operations, Maintenance & Utilities (unit)

P

P&C - Planning and Construction (unit)
PHR - Payroll & Human Resources System
PL - Purple Line
PM - Project Management/Manager
PMIS - Project Management Information System
PO - Purchase Order
PPA - Power Purchase Agreement
PPE - Personal Protection Equipment

Q

R

RCA - Root Cause Analysis
RFP - Request for Proposal
RMF - Risk Management Framework
RNG - Renewable Natural Gas
RO - Reverse Osmosis
RTU - Remote Terminal Unit

S

SC - Substantial Completion
SCUB - Satellite Central Utilities Building
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SOW - Statement of Work
SPH - School of Public Health (building)

T

U

UKG - Ultimate Kronos Group
UMPD - University of Maryland Police Department
USM - University System of Maryland