ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

BEIS - Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

BIM - Building Information Modelling

BTR - Build to Rent

CIS - Construction Industry Scheme

CLG - Department for Communities and Local Government

CSCS - Construction Skills Certification Scheme

DfE - Department for Education

DfMA - Design for Manufacture & Assembly

FE - Further Education

HCA - Home & Communities Agency

HE - Higher Education

IoT - Internet of Things

IP - Intellectual Property

KPI - Key Performance Indicator

NAHP - National Affordable Housing Programme

NHBC - National House Building Council

NPPF - National Planning Policy Framework

NSI - National System of Innovation

NVQ - National Vocational Qualification

PAYE - Pay as you Earn

PiP - Permission in Principle

PMV - Pre-manufactured Value

PRS - Private Rented Sector

RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects

RICS - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RTPI - Royal Town Planning Institute

SFA - Skills Funding Agency

SME - Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

SPG - Supplementary Planning Guidance

UKCES - UK Commission for Employers and Skills