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ICON Acronym Index

The following acronyms are all part of the industry jargon that ICON and its clients come across on a regular basis.

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Acronym  Definition
AIM Architectural Information Model
ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
AVANTI The Avanti Project (not an acronym, but here for reference)
BCM Brand Content Management
BEMS Building & Energy Management System
BI Business Intelligence
BIFM British Institute of Facilities Management
BIM Building Information Management
BIM Building Information Modelling
BPM Business Process Management
BPM Business Process Modelling
BRE Building Research Establishment
BREEAM Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method
BrIM Bridge Information Model
BSIM Building Services Information Model
BSRIA Building Services Research and Information Association
BSS Business Support System
CAFM Computer Aided Facility Management
CDE Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
CFIOSH Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Health and Safety
CITA Construction Information Technology Alliance
CM Content Management
CMIOSH Chartered Member of the Institute of Health and Safety
CMS Content Management System
CO2e Equivalent Carbon Dioxide
COBie Construction Operations Building Information Exchange
COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
CPG Consumer Packaged Goods
CPIC Construction Project Information Committee
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CSH Code for Sustainable Homes
DAM Digital Asset Management
DSEAR Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations
EAM Enterprise Asset Management
ECM Enterprise Content Management
ECMS Enterprise Content Management System
EHS Environment, Health and Safety
EIM Enterprise Information Management
EMS Energy Management System
EPBD Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
EPC Energy Performance Certificate
EPM Enterprise Performance Management
EPM Enterprise Project Management
ERM Electronic Records Management
ERM Electronic Resource Management
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
FCI Facility Condition Index
FIM Facilities Information Model
FM Facilities Management
FMCG Fast Moving Consumer Goods
GRC Governance, Risk and Compliance
HCM Human Capital Management
HSEQ Health and Safety, Environment and Quality
HVAC Heating & Ventilation and Air Conditioning
IaaS Infrastructure as a Service
IAI buildingSMART (International Alliance for Interoperability)
iBIM Integrated / interoperable BIM
IDM Information Delivery Manual
IFC Industry Foundation Classes
IFD International Framework for Dictionaries
IOSH Institute of Health and Safety
ITCF IT Construction Forum
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LEV Local Exhaust Ventilation
LOB Line Of Business
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet
NBIMS-US National BIM Standard-United States
NCM National Calculation Method
NCS (United States) National CAD Standard
NEF National Energy Foundation
NHER National Home Energy Rating
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OLAP Online Analytical Processing
OLTP Online Transaction Processing
OSS Open Source Software
OSS Operational Support Solutions
PaaS Platform as a Service
PLM Product Lifecycle Management
POS Point Of Sale
PRINCE PRojects IN Controlled Environments
PSDS Product Safety Data Sheet
RFID Radio-Frequency Identification
RM Records Management
SaaS Software as a Service
SAP Standard Assessment Procedure (Calculations)
SBEM Simplified Building Energy Model (Calculations)
SCM Supply Chain Management
SIM Structural Information Model
SLA Service Level Agreement
SOA Service-Oriented Architecture
SRM Supplier Relationship Management
TFM Total Facilities Management
WCMS Web Content Management System
XBRL eXtensible Business Reporting Language

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