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ACRONYM
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FULL NAME
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ABE
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Association of Building Engineers
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ABI
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Association of British Insurers
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ACF
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Arson Control Forum [part of ODPM]
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ACFSE
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Alliance for Consumer fire safety in Europe
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AD-B
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Government Approved Document - B, Fire Safety guidance
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AFNOR
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French standards organisation
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AIRM
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Association of Irish Risk Managers
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AIRMIC
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Association of insurance risk managers.
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AoC
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Attestation of Conformity, in EU
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APME
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Association of plastic manufacturers in Europe
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ASFP
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Association of Specialist Fire Protection
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BASA
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British Automatic Sprinkler Association
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BBA
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British Board of Agrement
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BCC
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British Cladding Council
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BFPSA
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British Fire Protection Systems Association
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BFSA
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British Fire Services Association
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BIIBA
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British
Insurance & Investment
Brokers Association
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BPF
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British Plastics Federation
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BRC
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British Retail Consortium
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BRE
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Building Research Establishment
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BRUFMA
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British Rigid Urethane Manufacturers Assoc.
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BSA
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Built-up
(cladding & roofing)
systems association
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BSI
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British Standards Institution
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CACFOA
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Chief & Assistant
Chief Fire Officers Association
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CBI
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Confederation of British Industry
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CEA
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Comite Europeen des Assurances
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CEN
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European Committee for Standardisation
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CEN FAN
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Fire Advisory Network within CEN
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CEPMC
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Council of European Producers of materials for construction
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CFBAC
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Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council
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CFPA
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Confederation of Fire Protection Associations in Europe
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CIA
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Chemical Industries Association
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CIB
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Conseil
International du Batiment - International Council for
Research & Innovation
in Building and Construction
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CILA
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Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
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CPA
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Construction Products Association
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CPD
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European Commission's Construction Products Directive
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CTBUH
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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
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CTIF
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Comite Technique International de Prevention
et d'Extinction du Feu, Paris
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DETR
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Now ODPM
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DIN
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German standards organisation
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DTI
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Department of Trade and Industry
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DTLR
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Now ODPM
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DSMA
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Doors and Shutters Manufacturers Association
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EAPFP
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European association of passive fire protection
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EC
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European Commission
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ECCS
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European Convention of Constructional Steelworks
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EFRA
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European flame retardant association
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EGOLF
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European group of fire laboratories
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EN
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European Norm /Standard
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fEN
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European fire standard
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hEN
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Harmonised European Standard
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prEN
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Draft European Standard
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ENV
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European pre-standard
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EOTA
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European Organisation for Technical Approvals
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EPIC
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Engineered Panels in Construction, a trade association
for sandwich panel makers, mainly those using PUR and PIR
core materials
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EPS
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Expanded polystyrene
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ETA
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European Technical Approval
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ETAG
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European Technical Approval Guideline
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EU
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European Union
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EURIMA
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European Insulation Manufacturers Association
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EURISOL
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UK Mineral Wool
Association
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FBU
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The Fire Brigades Union
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FETA
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Fire extinguishing trades association
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FEU
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Federation of the European Union Fire Officers Association
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FIC
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Fire Industries Confederation
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FIRAS
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Accreditation scheme for fire protection installers
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FM
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Factory Mutual Global
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FOBFO
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Federation of British Fire Organisations
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FPA
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Fire Protection Association
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FRA
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Flat Roofing Alliance
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FRS
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Fire research station [ now part of BRE]
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FSAB
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Fire Safety Advisory Board
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FSDG
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Fire Safety Development Group
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FSE
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Fire Safety Engineering
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FSFG
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Fire Safety Framework Group - pre FSAB
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FTSG
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Fire test study group
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HSE
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Health & Safety
Executive
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IACSC
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Int. Association of Cold Storage Contractors
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ID
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Interpretation Document, in EU
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IFE
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The Institution of Fire Engineers
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IFPO
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Institute of Fire Prevention Officers
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IIRSM
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International
Institute of Risk & Safety Management
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IL
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Association of fire testing laboratories of European Industries
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ISO
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International Organisation for Standardisation
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ISOPA
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European Isocyanate Producers Association
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IWA
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International Waterproofing Association
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KEYMARK
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A quality scheme for construction products @ www.key-mark.org
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KWIKSPEC
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Quick specification advice for building elements @ www.rockwool.co.uk
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LGA
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Local Government Association
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LPC
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Loss Prevention Council [ part of BRE]
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LPCB
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Loss Prevention Certification Board [ part of BRE]
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LPS
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Loss prevention test standard
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MCMRA
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The
Metal Cladding & Roofing
Manufacturers Ass.
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MMMF or MW
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Man made mineral fibres, comprising 4 separate insulation
product groups
- rock wool, glass wool, slag wool and ceramic wool -
with different physical properties including performance
in fire
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NFPA
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National Fire Protection Association, USA
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NFRC
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National Federation of Roofing Contractors
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NIST
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National
Institute of Science & Technology, USA
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ODPM
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
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PANAMA
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An international association of sandwich panel manufacturers
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PFPF
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Passive Fire Protection Federation
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PiI
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Government Partners in Innovation project scheme
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PUR
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Polyurethane
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PIR
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Polyisocyanurate, a modified urethane material
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RIAS
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Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
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RIBA
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Royal Institute of British Architects
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RICS
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Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
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SPRA
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Single ply roofing association
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UAP
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Unique Acceptance Procedure, in EU
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WFRC
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Warrington Fire Research Centre
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XPS
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Extruded polystyrene
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