archibus glossary

5/24/2018 Archibus Glossary

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Acronym Short for

AIM ARCHIBUS Implementation Methodology


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BIM Building Information Modeling

BOMA Building Owners and Managers Association


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CAD Computer-Aided Design

CAFM Computer-Aided Facilities Management

CAM Common Area Maintenance

CIFM Computer Integrated Facilities Management

CMB Contact Memory Button

CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management SystemCOBie Construction Operations Building Information Exchange

CoE Centre of Excellence

CRE/FM Corporate Real Estate/ Facilities Management

CRM Customer Relationship Management

CRO Chief Revenue Officer

CVO Chief Value Officer


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DBMS Database Management System


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EAM Enterprise Asset Management

EHS Environment, Health & Safety

EIM Enterprise Information Modeling

ERP Enterprise Resource Planning

EUI Energy Utilization Index


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FMEA Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

FRV Full Replacement Value


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GIS Geographic Information System

GPS Global Positioning System

GWP Global Warming Potential

GHG Greenhouse Gas

GCV Gross Calorific Value


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Definition

Global warming potential is the ability of one unit of a greenhouse gas to trap heat in the atmosphere as compared t

Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere, and thus contribute to global warming

The total amount of heat released when a fuel is burned


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one unit of carbon dioxide over a given time period. Global warming potential (GWP) is a measure of ho


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much a given mass of greenhouse gas is estimated to contribute to global warming. The GWP is a way


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to compare emissions from different gases.


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Acronym Short for

HDD Heating Degree Days

HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air conditioning


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IaaS Infrastructure as a Service

IBT Intuitive Business Transformation

IFMA International Facility Management Association

IWMS Integrated Workplace Management System

IFC Industry Foundation Classes

ICSC International Chemical Safety Card (ICSC) identifier


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Definition

These cards provide essential health and safety information and often form part of education and training activ


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ities. ICSCs may also be used by agencies responding to chemical incidents. Information in an ICSC is pe


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er-reviewed by the World Health Organization.


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KPI Key Performance Indicator


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LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design


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Definition

a set of rating systems for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of green buildings, homes and n


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ighborhoods.


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MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet


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Definition

a form that reports on the properties of a particular a material or chemical substance (chemical, chemical com


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pound, chemical mixture), how to use it safely, and what to do if there is an emergency.


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NCV Net Calorific Value

NBIMS National Building Information Modeling Standard


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Definition


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OMC Optical Memory Card

OAT Outside Air Temperature

OSCRE Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate


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Definition

The measured temperature outside a given building or structure

OSCRE International, Ltd. is a membership-based, not-for-profit consortium committed to the develop


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ent and implementation of information standards


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Acronym Short for

PaaS Platform as a Service

PPE Personal Protective Equipment


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Acronym Short for Definition

RFID Radio Frequency Identification

RTLVS Real Time Tracking Visualization Systems

RTECS The Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) number

RCFA Root Cause Failure Analysis

ROI Return on Investment


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SaaS Software as a Service

STS Satellite-Tracking Systems

SLA Service Level Agreement


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TCO Total Cost of Ownership

TIFM Total Infrastructure and Facilities Management

TEAMS Total Environmental Asset Management System


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UIFM Ubiquitous Information & Facilities Management


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WMS Web Map Service

WFS Web Feature Service

GeoRSS Geospatially-enabled Really Simple Syndication

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