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Glossary of Terms BBA
ISO
British Board of Agrément – certification provider.
International Organisation for Standardisation, ISO certificates provide evidence of business conformity.
BLP Building Life Plans – BOPAS/Warranty provider.
KIWA
BOPAS
Keuringsinstituut voor WaterleidingArtikelen – Certificate provider.
Build offsite Property Assurance Scheme – providing assurance of mortgageability and a durability assessment.
LABC Local Authority Building Control.
BPM
Modular Systems
Business Process Manual – outlines the processes and procedures followed.
Combination of wall panels and floor cassettes used to form a three-dimensional unit/module.
BRE
NHBC
Building Research Establishment – Test house.
National House Building Council – Warranty provider.
Building Control Approved Inspector
Panelised Systems
Businesses which work in the private sector as an alternative to LABC.
Wall panels and floor cassettes used to form a structure.
Building Warranty
Denoted by the Ψ symbol), Psi values are a measure of heat loss along a meter of junction between two thermal elements of the structure.
Comprehensive insurance policy for building works.
CICAIR
Psi values
Construction Industry Council Approved Inspector Register. Lists providers of Building Regulations Approved Inspectors, who offer an alternative to Local Authority assessments.
SAP rating
Commercial bedspace
SCI
Refers to buildings such as hotels, care homes and student accommodation.
Steel Construction Institute - Certificate provider, consultancy and technical information provider.
CRA
SFS Infill Systems
Condensation Risk Analysis, required to ensure there is no risk of condensation build up in the structure.
Use of studs as a replacement for the blockwork inner leaf of a wall. In infill systems the steel sits between the structural elements.
EA MLA
Calculation that is required in order to produce a Predicted Energy Assessment and the Energy Performance Certificate.
European Accreditation Multilateral Agreement – principles for testing carried out outside the UK to be used.
SFS Oversail Systems
Fire Engineer
UKAS
Person qualified at degree level in fire risk engineering and recognised by the Institution of Fire Engineers.
United Kingdom Accreditation Service which is the national accreditation body for the United Kingdom, appointed by the government.
Hygrothermal performance Referenced in weathertightness hygrothermal refers to the movement of heat and moisture through buildings. Repeated wetting, drying, freezing and thawing of the fabric of a building can cause problems such as damp, condensation, mould growth and loss of thermal performance.
Use of studs as in infill walls but where the steel is fixed to the face of the structural element.
UKCA UK Conformity Assessed – UK product marking that is used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain.
U Value Used in thermal assessments are the rate of transfer of heat through a structure.
