Abbreviations - Construction Project Scheduling and Control - page 466

DOE Department of Energy

DOT Department of Transportation

DRB dispute review board

DRF double-restricted float

EA each

EAC estimate at completion

EBS enterprise breakdown structure

EF early finish time (or date)

EJCDC Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee

ENR Engineering News-Record magazine,

http://enr.construction.com/Default.asp

EPC engineer-procure-construct

ERP: enterprise resource planning

ES early start time (or date)

ETC estimate to complete

EV earned value

EVA earned value analysis

EVM earned value management

FCV forecasted cost variance

FF finish-to-finish (relationship), or free flo at

FF&E Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment (architecture); field fabricate &

erect (structural steel); or furniture, fixtures & equipment (real estate)

FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act

FIDIC The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (the acronym

stands for the French version of the na me), http://www.fidic. org/

FPS: frames per second

FRP formwork, rebar, place (for concrete members)

FS finish-to-start (relationship)

FSV forecasted schedule variance

GC general contractor

GERT graphical evaluation and review technique

GPM graphical path method

HSE health, safety, and the environment

HVAC heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning

IAI International Alliance for Interoperability, http://www.iai-na.org/

ID identity

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, http://www.ieee.org/

Ind. F independent float

Int. F interfering float

IPA immediately preceding ac tivity

IPD integrated project delivery

IROR internal rate of return (on an investment)

IRR internal rate of return (on an investment)

ISA immediately succeeding activity