Construction industry acronyms - W

This article presents a list of construction industry acronyms beginning with 'W'.

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W/ - With

W/W - Weight For Weight

WA - Water Authority

WaaS - Workplace as a Service

WAG - Welsh Assembly Government

WAH - Working at Height

WAHR - Work At Height Regulations (2005)

WAO - Work Authorization Order

WAP - Wireless Access Point.

WASH - Water Sanitation and Health

WB - Welded Beam

WB - Wet Bulb

WBGT - Wet Bulb Globe Temperature

WBP - Weather & Boil Proof

WBP (ply) - Water & Boil Proof (ply)

WBS - Wood Burning Stove

WBS - Work Breakdown Structure (NRM2)

WBSD - Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary

WC - Soil wetness class

WC - Water Closet

WC - Water to Cement ratio

WC - Week Commencing

WC - Welded Column

WC - Wetness Class

WCA - Wildlife And Countryside Act

WCC - Woodland Carbon Code

WCC - Worshipful Company of Constructors

WCML - West Coast Main Line

WCRM - West Coast Route Modernisation

WCS - Water Cycle Strategy

WCS - Water Cycle Strategy(ies)

WCU - Woodland Carbon Unit

WD - Wood

WD - Working Drawing

WDA - Writing Down Allowances (See Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA))

WDES - Working Draft Environmental Statement

WE - Work Experience

WebTAG - Web Transport Analysis Guidance

WEC - Work of Engineering Construction

WEF - World Economic Forum

WEL - Workplace Exposure Limits (See COSHH)

WeLHAM - West London Highway Assessment Model

WEMS - Wireless Energy Management Systems.

WER - Window Energy Rating

WFD - Water Framework Directive

WFH - Work from home

WG - Weather Generator

WG - Working Group

WGCG - Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group

WH:SHF .- Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund

WHB - Wash Hand Basin

WHCS - Welsh Housing Condition Survey

WHO - World Health Organisation

WHQS - Welsh Housing quality Standards

WHS - World Heritage Site

WI - Work Instruction

WIAPS - Water Industry Approved Plumbers Scheme

WID - Waste Incineration Directive

WIMD - Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation

WIP - Work in Progress

WIR - Walk In Robe

WISER - Wellbeing: Improving Satisfaction of End users in Refurbishment

WL - Wall Light

WL - Water Level

WLC - Whole Life Carbon

WLC - Whole Life Costing / Cost

WLL - Working Load Limit

WLR - Weekly Law Reports

WLR - Wholesale line rental

WM - Washing Machine

WME - Wood Moisture Equivalent

WMF - Wire Mesh Fence

WMIA - Woodworking Machinery Importers' Association

WML - Wireless Markup Language

WMO - World Meteorological Organisation

WMS - Warehouse Management System

WO - Welsh office

WP - Waste Pipe

WP - Without prejudice

WP - Word Processing

WP - Work Package

WPC - Wood Plastic Composite

WPD - Western Power Distribution

WPF - Wooden Panel Fence

WPQR - Welding Procedure Qualification Record

WPS - Welding Procedure Specification

WPZ - Water Protection Zone

WRA - Waste Regulation Authority

WRA – Working Rule Agreement.

WRAP - Waste & Resources Action Programme

WRAP - Waste And Resources Action Programme

WRAP - Winter rainfall acceptance potential

WRAS - Water Regulations Advisory Scheme

WRD - Wardrobe

WRM - Water Resource Management

WRP - Works for road purposes

WRRS - Work-Related Road Safety

WSG - Water Safety Group

WSHP - Water Source Heat Pump

WSI - Written Scheme Of Investigation

WSN - Wireless Sensor Node

WSP - Water safety plan

WSS - Written Statement of Services

WSUD - water sensitive urban design

WTA - Willingness To Accept

WtE - Waste-to-energy

WTL - Water Technology List (see ECA Water Scheme)

WTP - Willingness To Pay

WVP - Waste Vent Pipe

WWM Regs - The Woodworking Machines Regulations

WWREA - Wire and Wire Rope Employers Association