Precedente| A | |
| ac | asbesto de cemento |
| ADAVA | Asociation for the development of traditional (African Urbanism and Architesture Ovagudougou (Burfina Faso I 45) |
| AIT | Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (Tailandia) |
| Al | aluminio |
| ASTRA | Centre for Application of Science and Technology for Rural Areas, Bangalore (India) |
| AT | tecnología apropiada |
| ATDO | Appropriate Technology Development Organization, Islamabad (Pakistan) |
| B | |
| BASIN | Building Advisory Service Information Network |
| BRE | Building Research Establishment, Garston (Reino Unido) |
| C | |
| C | grado concreto (fuerza compresiva en N/mm²) |
| CaCO3 | carbonato de calcio (piedra caliza, tiza, etc.) |
| CaMg(CO3)2 | caliza dolomitica |
| CaO | oxido de calcio (cal viva) |
| Ca(OH)2 | hidróxido de calcio (cal hidratada o apagada) |
| CAS | Cements and Binders Advisory Service |
| CaSO4 | sulfato de calcio (yeso anhidro) |
| CaSO4.2H2O | sulfato de calcio dihidratado (yeso) |
| CaSO4.1/2H2O | sulfato de calcio semi-hidratado (Enlucido de París) |
| CBRI | Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee (India) |
| Cd | cadmio |
| CEB | Bloque de Barro Comprimido |
| CECAT | Centro de Estudio de Construcción y Arquitectura Tropical |
| CEMAT | Centro de Estudios Mesoamericanos sobre Tecnología Apropiada, Guatemala |
| CETA | Centro de Experimentación en Tecnología Apropiada, Guatemala |
| CFI | Commonwealth Forestry Institute, Oxford (Reino Unido) |
| CH4 | metano |
| C3H8 | propano |
| C4H10 | butano |
| CIBAM | Centro de Investigación de Bambú y Madera, Bogotá (Colombia) |
| CINVA | Centro Interamericano de Vivienda, Bogotá (Colombia) |
| CNSL | líquido de cáscara de nuez de acajú |
| CO2 | dioxido de carbono |
| Cr | cromo |
| CRATerre EAG |
International Center for Earth Construction, Ecole d'Architecture de Grenoble (Francia) |
| CRDI | Ceramic Research and Development Institute, Bandung (Indonesia) |
| CRI | Cement Research Institute of India |
| CTA | Centro de Tecnología Apropiada, Asunción (Paraguay) |
| Cu | cobre |
| CWPC | concreto pretensa de alambre de acero estirado en frío con bajo contenido de carbón. |
| D | |
| DDT | diocloro difenil tricloretano |
| DESWOS | Deutsche Entwicklungshilfe fur soziales Wohnungs - und Siedlungswesen e.V., Koln (República Federal de Alemania) |
| DW | Development Workshop, Toronto (Canada) and Fumel ( Francia) |
| E | |
| EAS | Earth Building Advisory Service |
| F | |
| FAS | Fibre Concrete Roofing Advisory Service (SKAT, St. Gallen, Suiza) (ahora: RAS) |
| FC | fibro concreto |
| FCR | techados de fibro concreto |
| FEB | Forschungslabor fur Experimentelles Bauen, Gesamthochschule Kassel (República Federal de Alemania) |
| FPRDI | Forest Products Research and Development Institute, Los Baños, Laguna (Filipinas) |
| G | |
| GATE | German Appropriate Technology Exchange, República Federal de Alemania) |
| gci | Hierro galvanizado corrugado (calamina) |
| ggbfs | escoria de alto horno granulado triturada |
| H | |
| HBRI | Housing & Building Research Institute, Dhaka (Bangladesh) |
| H2O | agua |
| I | |
| IFIC | International Ferrocement Information Centre, AIT, Bangkok (Tailandia) |
| IFT | Institut fur Tropenbau, Starberg (República Federal de Alemania) |
| IL | Institut fur leichte Flachentragwerke, Universitat Stuttgart (República Federal de Alemania) |
| IPT | Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Sao Paulo (Brasil) |
| ITDG | Intermediate Technology Development Group, Rugby/Londres (Reino Unido) |
| ITW | Intermediate Technology Workshops, Cradley Heath Reino Unido) |
| K | |
| KVIC | Khadi Village Industries Commission, Bombay (India) |
| M | |
| MgO | oxido de magnesio |
| MC | micro concreto |
| MCR | techados de micro concreto |
| N | |
| NBO | National Building Organization, Nueva Dehli (India) |
| NBRI | National Building Research Institute, Karachi (Pakistan) |
| NBRI | National Building Research Institute, Pretoria (Sud Africa) |
| Ni | niquel |
| O | |
| OPC | cemento portland ordinario |
| P | |
| Pb | plomo |
| PBFC | cemento portland de alto horno |
| PCP | pentaclofenol |
| PCSIR | Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |
| pfa | ceniza pulverizada combustible (ceniza volante) |
| Pl | índice de plasticidad |
| PREVI | Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda, Perú |
| PVC | cloruro polivinilo |
| R | |
| RAS | Roofing Advisory Service (integrado a FAS) |
| RCC | concreto de cemento reforzado |
| RHA | ceniza de cáscara de arroz |
| RRL | Regional Research Laboratory, Jorhat (India) |
| S | |
| SADEL | Swedish Association for Development for Low-Cost Housing, Lung (Suacia) |
| SENA | Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje, Bogotá (Colombia) |
| SERC | Structural Engineering Research Centre, Madras/Roorkee (India) |
| SHAM | Housing Society for the Amazon State, Brasil |
| SKAT | Swiss Centre for Development Cooperation in Technology and Management, St. Gallen (Suiza) |
| Sn | estaño |
| U | |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Viena (Austria) |
| UNATA | Union for Adapted Technological Assistance, Ramsel-Herselt ( Bélgica) |
| W | |
| WAS | Wall Building Advisory Service |
| Z | |
| Zn | zinc |
