| Abbreviation |
Explanation |
Link |
| ACE Coating |
Agricultural and Construction Equipment Coating |
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| AWA |
Additives and Wood Adhesives |
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| BOF |
Board on frame |
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| BOS |
Board on stripes |
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| BREEAM |
Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method |
http://www.breeam.org/ |
| C2C |
Cradle to cradle |
http://www.c2ccertified.org/ |
| CARB II |
California Air Resources Board (American Emission Standard) |
http://www.arb.ca.gov/homepage.htm |
| CLT |
Cross Laminated Timber |
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| D2 |
PVAc adhesive |
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| D3 |
PVAc adhesive |
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| D4 |
PVAc adhesive |
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| EN |
European Standard |
http://www.en-standard.eu/ |
| EPI |
Emulsion Polymer Isocyanate |
|
| EU Ecolabel |
European Ecolabel for consumers |
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/ |
| EWS |
Engineered Wood Solutions |
|
| FASIL |
Dynea's Silver catalyst formaldehyde technology |
|
| GC |
Gas chromatography |
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| GLULAM |
Glued laminated timber |
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| HB |
Hardboard |
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| HDF |
High density fibreboard |
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| HPLC |
High performance liquid chromatography |
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| IWS |
Interior Wood Solutions |
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| JIS/JAS |
Japanese Emission Standard |
http://www.jsa.or.jp/default_english.asp |
| LEED |
Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design |
http://www.usgbc.org/leed |
| LNG |
Liquefied natural gas |
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| LVL |
Laminated Veneer Lumber |
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| MDF |
Medium denisty fibreboard |
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| METOX |
Metal oxide formaldehyde technology |
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| MLB |
Multi layer board (Solid wood panel) |
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| MS |
Mass spectrometry |
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| OSB |
Oriented strand boards |
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| PF |
Phenol formaldehyde |
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| PP |
Polypropylene |
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| PUR |
Polyurethane resin |
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| PVAC |
Polyvinyl acetate |
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| REACH |
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (European Union regulation) |
http://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach |
| RF |
Radio Frequency |
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| SDS |
Safety data sheet |
http://echa.europa.eu/regulations/reach/safety-data-sheets |
| SEC |
Size exclusion chromatography |
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| SWAN LABEL / NORDIC ECOLABEL |
Nordic Ecolabel |
http://www.nordic-ecolabel.org/ |
| TDS |
Technical data sheet |
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| UHPLC |
Ultra high performance liquid chromatography |
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| ULEF |
Ultra Low Emission Formaldehyde |
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