NEW LIGHT RAIL MAY DRAW 'TRUFFLES' REPORT USES ACRONYM FOR DIVERSE POPULATION PREDICTED NEAR STATIONS.(Business) Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) (10/8/2005)
...private developers and home builders defines Truffles in quite...Parks of Peak PR coined the acronym Truffles to describe the people expected to live in another acronym: TODs, or transit-oriented...also came up with another acronym, POPS, or ...

NSF: not so fast.(association acronyms )(Brief article) American Journalism Review (10/1/2006)
...society. Some other surprising alternatives to otherwise obvious acronyms: NSA (National Security Agency) National Softball Association...National Chicken Council) National Bridge Conference (for builders, not players) PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) Professional...

Microsoft Bob was bad enough, but now BOB as an IT industry acronym? Enough already with the Bob-ification of the network industry -- and beyond. Network World (10/30/2006)
...Byline: Bob Brown SpongeBob SquarePants is cool, and Bob the Builder isn't a bad guy. I can even root for "Smiling Bob" on...commercials. But bastardizing BOB into a lowly IT industry acronym is just going too far. Yet that's exactly what some industry...

The shame of the CYA: we all have to be careful and CYA. Everyone knows what CYA is an acronym for. Sometimes, people can go too far and lose sight of what is really important. The following is a true story that shows how CYA can hurt innocent people.(up FRONT) Walls & Ceilings (11/1/2008)
A condominium permitted in 1995 by a building department did not meet the code for egress. The builder altered the building during construction and city inspectors failed to catch the alterations. After 15 years the new owners discover...

ULTRAFIT; Sailing across the prairie; A group of hardy young athletes snow-kites across icy North Dakota to spread the word on wind energy. Their acronym of choice? 2XtM (To Cross the Moon).(SOURCE)(ULTRAFIT) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (2/20/2008)
...multibillion-dollar company hired to build high-profile projects like the new Minnesota Twins ballpark, is also among the biggest builders involved in wind power. North Dakota is a focus for the group: Last year a project in Ashley, N.D., included 120 turbines...

Pueblo, Colo., Home Builders Association Gives Marketing Awards.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News) Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (3/14/2000)
...year, the Pueblo Association of Home Builders awarded its own version of Oscars...Convention Center. The awards, an acronym of Major Achievement in Marketing Excellence...were presented by two emcees, home builder Marion Drew and state Sen. Gigi Dennis...Security Title Co.; ...

Wirsbo improves the way the pros heat and plumb the homes they build.(2003 design excellence Builder's choice) Builder (10/1/2003)
...would like to congratulate all the winners of the coveted Builder's Choice Design Awards. Their innovation and creativity...and provide security to homeowners and a valued upgrade to builders. PEX, The Backbone Of Wirsbo's Product Line PEX is an acronym for cross-linked ...

Colorado's Home Builders Gather for Dinner in Pueblo Convention Center.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News) Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News (1/30/2001)
...home 21 of the 75 MAMEs, an acronym for Major Achievement in Marketing...Pueblo Association of Home Builders. They included three of the...100. The awards go to home builder association members who have...exterior design; Cornella Builders for best overall ...

Burning issues: jobsite arson doesn't keep most builders awake at night, but maybe it should. Environmental radicals haven't stopped their attacks on new-home construction. Builder (8/1/2005)
...construction by a local builder in Sammamish, Wash...signed "ELF," the acronym for the Earth Liberation...seem remote to most builders across the country...questions about whether builders and developers are doing...The big challenge for ...