Construction industry acronyms - Q
This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'Q'.
For other letters click on the list below:
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
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q - Infiltration rate flow rate
QAAHE - Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
QAC - Quality Assurance Committee
QA/QC - Quality Assurance / Quality Control
QBD - Queen's Bench Division
QC - Quality Control
QCD - Quality Cost Delivery
QD - Quantum Dot
QDR - Qualitative Design Review
QES - Qualifying Explanatory Statement
QFD - Quality Functional Deployment
QLC - Quality, Load and Capacity Report
QLS - Queue Length Survey
QMED - Median annual flood {with 1 in 2 (50%) annual probability event}
QMS - Quality Management System
QMT - Quality Management Toolkit
QRA - Quantitative / Quantified Risk Assessment
QSHE - Quality Safety Health and Environment
QSPC - Quick-Setting Portland Cement
QUANGO - Quasi Autonomous Non-Governmental Organisation ( 'arms-length' bodies, to which the government has devolved power)
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