diff --git a/christopher-glass.md b/christopher-glass.md deleted file mode 100644 index e69de29..0000000 diff --git a/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md b/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md index 4c5a52c..735eef1 100644 --- a/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md +++ b/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Create and use cross-topic notes for complex thoughts: * [[estimating-culture#Incentives]] * [[project-management-for-construction-estimating]] - * [[separating-estimating-concerns]] + * [[separation-of-concerns-for-construction-estimating]] * [[ambiguity-in-construction-estimating]] diff --git a/estimating-philosophy.md b/estimating-philosophy.md index e4494ee..bc5da7f 100644 --- a/estimating-philosophy.md +++ b/estimating-philosophy.md @@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ consistent with ignorance of consumer need. [[ai-in-estimating]] is a depressing example of how little estimators can expect for innovative features from these companies. -[[separating-estimating-concerns]] +[[separation-of-concerns-for-construction-estimating]] diff --git a/raceway-terms.md b/raceway-terms.md index 7f8a62d..ffc881d 100644 --- a/raceway-terms.md +++ b/raceway-terms.md @@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ because any recognized wiring method must include the necessary of a complete wiring installation, each of which has countless options. +It may be more consistent with NEC phrasing +to say that each component is _a_ wiring method, +but this is less consistent with common use. + ### Appropriate Use It may be appropriate to refer to "MC cable" as _a_ wiring method @@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ if you and your audience understand the name as shorthand for a more specific, standard framework. In a robustly implemented specification-based takeoff software, -an assembly's specifications would describe it's wiring methods. +an assembly's specifications would describe its wiring methods. A 20A and 30A branch circuit may utilize identical "wiring methods". ## Takeaways diff --git a/separating-estimating-concerns.md b/separation-of-concerns-for-construction-estimating.md similarity index 100% rename from separating-estimating-concerns.md rename to separation-of-concerns-for-construction-estimating.md diff --git a/shorthand.md b/shorthand.md index ba66822..477c5ab 100644 --- a/shorthand.md +++ b/shorthand.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ designed to facilitate faster transcription. It is known by many other names, and may be more accurately called _stenography_, but [[stenography]] is more widely understood -as the method practiced by modern court stenographers, +as the method practiced by modern court stenographers: typing using a special chording keyboard. [[gregg-notehand]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/timestamped/2026-04-10_08-28-18.md b/timestamped/2026-04-10_08-28-18.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..004dc27 --- /dev/null +++ b/timestamped/2026-04-10_08-28-18.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +id: 2026-04-10T08:28:18-04:00 +aliases: [] +title: 2026-04-10 08:28:18 +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft + - type/periodic/timestamped + - occupational + - topic/organization +dg-publish: true +date-created: 2026-04-10T08:28:18-04:00 +daily: "[[2026-04-10]]" +weekly: "[[2026-W15]]" +monthly: "[[2026-04]]" +quarterly: "[[2026-Q2]]" +yearly: "[[2026]]" +--- +# 2026-04-10 08:28:18 + +I tend to think I have more to contribute to [[conest]] than to Bid. +I need to know more about the executive philosophy of both +before I could decide to switch or stay. + +> Moreover, what about estimating coordinators and "estimating solutions"? + +I know very little now, +but it doesn't seem many are more certain. +I think that's a problem, +but at the very least I'd want it explained to me. + +Only yesterday I learned about the ConEst budget,[^1] +and with that I feel my understanding has doubled. + +[^1]: According to [[christian-pereiro]] + the ConEst budget for [[the-huehub]] was ~$240,000. + At 5,976,038 sqft per BPM + that comes out to almost exactly $0.04 per sqft. + +If ConEst is budgeted per square foot +then it should follow that ConEst effort +should be proportional to building area, +but this is not usually the case in practice. +Since larger jobs tend to have more typical work, +jobs of every size tend to take about two weeks. +In order for ConEst to estimate as budgeted, +we would need standards for acceptable takeoff +at multiple levels of estimating detail.