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# Unit Takeoff

## Info

"Units" includes [[#hotel]] and [[#residential]] spaces.

> [!info] Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Terms
> * hearing impaired (HI or H.I.)
> * hearing impaired communication (HC or H.C.)
> * mobility features (MF or M.F.)
> * accessible (Acc.)
>   * usually refers to mobility features.

### Hotel

> [!info] Also Known As
> * Guestrooms
> * Keys

> [!trivia]
> The term "key" as a synonym of "hotel room" is a synecdoche,
> referring to the unit's door key.
> In the pre-digital days of hotel management,
> one could count the rooms of a hotel
> by the keys behind the front desk.

### Residential

> [!info] Also Known As
> * Condos - resident-owned
> * Apartments - resident-rented

## Sequence

### 1. Preparation

1. Locate Unit panels and relevant keynotes
    * bus amps

2. Read about the project specifications and construction type
  * partition framing (wood or metal studs)
  * stud depth
  * wiring methods (NM or MC)
  * wiring device plates (decora or standard)
  * wiring device specs (are 15A devices allowed or minimum N5-20R)
  * equipment (20A Kitchen and bath)

1. Fill out OneNote

### 2. Takeoff

> [!tip] Preparing for Unit Takeoff
> Units generally have very little variation.
> It is usually best to copy-paste takeoffs
> rather than re-build them for each unit.

1. Kitchen and Bath
2. General assemblies
3. Low Voltage
4. Lighting Fixtures
5. Lighting Control

> [!tip]
> It may be more efficient and neat to not copy switches,
> instead keeping the switch assembly list open
> and creating them new for each unit,
> since the types required can vary greatly between units.

#### Load Centers

| Rating  | Assembly                                                                           |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <= 100A | `DIST PANELS & UNIT LOAD CENTERS`/`UNIT LOAD CENTERS - ...`/`... UNIT LOAD CENTER` |
|  > 100A | `DIST PANELS & UNIT LOAD CENTERS`/`UNIT LOAD CENTERS - ...`/`... BREAKER PNL`      |

Include terminations per [[switchgear]].

#### Shade Control

#### Dedicated Circuit Receptacles

For N5-15R/N5-20R receptacles serving fixed equipment such as:

* refrigerators
* gas ranges
* microwaves
* clothes washers
* hood fans

use single receptacle assemblies, even where shown as duplex.

`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`UNITS - MC CABLE ASSEMBLIES`/`KITCHEN & BATH  ASSEMBLIES - METAL STUD`/`SGL REC ...`

#### Air Sealing

* LEED Silver
* Mid-Atlantic jobs
* "Draft Proof Box"

`ITEM DATABASE`/`BOXES & CABINETS`/`BOXES - VAPOR`/`...`

`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`UNITS - MC CABLE ASSEMBLIES`/`GENERAL  ASSEMBLIES - METAL STUD`/`UNIT MISC ITEMS - MC - ADJUST ACCORDINGLY`

#### Islands

Use 1 "SLAB / DECK" receptacle for every 2 circuits in the island.

`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`UNITS - MC CABLE ASSEMBLIES`/`... RECEPTACLE TAMPER RESISTANT ...`/`... (METAL STUD) - 20' 3/4" PVC, ENT, 3#12 THHN`

Use standard MC assemblies for remaining devices.

#### Bidet Toilets, Whirlpool Baths, etc.

`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS (UP TO 100A)`/`PVC - LT NM FLEX (CARFLEX)`/`20A 1PH MECH CONN (100') 3/4" PVC 3#12 - CARFLEX`

#### "High-Lows"

`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`TELECOM SYSTEMS`/`UNIT DATA  - TELECOM`/`HIGH-LOW - TV SCOOP 1 1/2" ENT - NO CABLE`

Eaton 35M2W

#### Telecom Homeruns

Included in MSDE.

#### Fire Alarm Devices

##### Residential

###### Smoke Detectors & CO Detectors

For smoke detectors and CO detectors where 120V (most common):

`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`UNITS - MC CABLE ASSEMBLIES`/`GENERAL  ASSEMBLIES - METAL STUD`/`UNIT SMOKE DETECTOR W/ CO DETECTOR ...`

For ADA units:

`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`UNITS - MC CABLE ASSEMBLIES`/`GENERAL  ASSEMBLIES - METAL STUD`/`UNIT SMOKE DETECTOR / VISUAL SIGNAL ...`

###### Additional Signaling Devices

==use free air devices==

### 3. Review

1. Scroll through with Area selected and make sure there is takeoff for each unit type
