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2025-11-13.md

@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ I've decided I've considered learning [[shorthand]]
 enough times independently
 that I would likely benefit from it.
 
-I added [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand|a book]]
+I added [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand|a book]]
 on [[shorthand#Gregg Notehand]]
 to my calibre library.

2025-11-16.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ title: 2025-11-16
 #topic/hobbies/shorthand #topic/hobbies/writing
 
 Yesterday evening,
-while I was reading [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand]],
+while I was reading [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand]],
 for the first time practicing its lessons,
 trying to [[learn-shorthand]],
 I was growing frustrated with the terminology the text uses

2025-12-10.md

@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@ tags:
 
 #occupational/takeoff #topic/ambiguity #topic/transparency
 
+Related: [[lighting-controls-takeoff]]
+
 ### Minutes
 
 2025-12-10 08:30--10:00
 
 Objective: Discuss lighting control systems
 
+***
+
 A primary reason for the discussion was presented:
 
 > [!example] ^ex
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ A primary reason for the discussion was presented:
 > When the project team received a quote for a "per code" system,
 > the total was ~$600,000.
 
+***
+
 Ultimately the responsibility is ConEst's
 to resolve discrepancies between:
 * applicable code
@@ -38,6 +44,8 @@ to resolve discrepancies between:
 * Bid proposal intent
 * PDR quote intent
 
+***
+
 It was erroneously suggested that lighting control conductors
 may be run with their circuit conductors if both are 600V insulated.[^1]
 

2025-12-12.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+title: 2025-12-12
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/draft
+  - type/daily
+---
+# 2025-12-12
+
+## 2025-12-12 09:38
+
+A humorous exchange between a peer in estimating and myself:
+
+> **Peer:** "Your research will one day cure estimator's brain,
+> a disease sweeping across \[our\] floor"
+>
+> **Me:** "if you ask me-I mean my friend-it's quite rare actually"
+>
+> **Peer:** "more data will be needed before a strong conclusion can be made"
+>
+> **Me:** "damn it's got you too"
+
+My response was meant to imply that,
+among those employed as estimators,
+knowledge of and application of scientific methods are rare.
+I wonder though if it would have been more apt
+to reply "you're in the clear" or something to that effect,
+implying that one with estimator brain
+would make decisions based on limited data.

actuarial-science-for-construction-estimating.md

@@ -18,4 +18,7 @@ However, for construction projects,
 **return** is known but **cost** must be estimated.
 In this way, projects are better compared to _insurance accounts_.
 
+- cost of individual service is uncertain
+- cost to customer must be minimized
+
 [[actuarial-science]]

auction-theory.md

@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 id:
 aliases: []
 title: Auction Theory
-tags: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - topic/strategy
 ---
 # Auction Theory
 

bid-process-strategy.md

@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ tags:
 ## Scope
 
 This note is intended to describe bid process strategy
-especially in terms of [[auction-theory]],
+especially in terms of
-which specifically addresses the competitive bid format
-typical of construction project award,
-and [[actuarial-science]], ...
 
-See [[bad-bid-practice]]
+* [[auction-theory]],
+    which specifically addresses the competitive bid format
+    typical of construction project award, and
+* [[actuarial-science]], ...
 
 ### Outside Factors Influencing Bid Price
 

breakdown-objects.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 id:
 aliases: []
+title: Breakdown Objects
 tags:
   - authorship/original
   - destiny/fleeting
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ tags:
   - topic/estimating
   - topic/software
   - type/idea
-title: Breakdown Objects
 ---
 # Breakdown Objects
 
@@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ equipment of the same type is assumed to be evenly spaced.
 
 ![[location-vs-scope.excalidraw]]
 
-MDPB is physically _located_ in "Bldg A",
+MDPB is physically _located_ in Building A,
-but serves only loads in "Bldg B".
+but serves only loads in Building B.
 
 ```
-location = "Bldg A"
+location = Buildings["Building A"]
-scope = "Bldg B"
+scope = Buildings["Building B"]
 ```
+
+Were Building B removed from the contract scope,
+it can be expected that MDPB would be as well.

consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ are currently disparate, disjointed, and redundant
 
 ### Naming Conventions (Use Case vs. Description)
 
+Related: [[realism-vs-instrumentalism]]
+
 Naming by use case is intuitive for those without estimating or field experience,
 but has the side effect that those accustomed to the names
 will inevitably _treat them as descriptive_.

construction-estimating.md

@@ -47,11 +47,12 @@ that errors aren't set in stone
 until a contract is signed.
 
 Destigmatizing proposal retraction is of critical concern for subcontractors.
-See [[estimating-culture]] for more on estimate error [[strategy#Game Theory]].
+See [[estimating-culture]] for more on estimate error [[game-theory]].
 
 It's important to recognize that retracting a proposal
 may upset a few people employed by the GC,
-but consider how little your own opinion matters to your company's strategic decisions.
+but consider how little your own opinion
+matters to your company's strategic decisions.
 Much bigger people are involved after the proposal is accepted.
 
 ## Resources

distribution-equipment.md

@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ title: Distribution Equipment
 
 ## Pigtail Adaptors
 
-![[burndy-AYP300_pigtail-adaptor.png|201x201]]
+Pigtail adaptors are used where wire size exceeds the range of terminal lugs.
-
+They are crimped onto the stripped end of the conductor.
-Pigtail adaptors are used where feeder wires exceed the range of terminal lugs.
 
 > [!info]
-> "Pigtail adaptor" is the most common name and spelling for the device,
+> "Pigtail adaptor" is (unfortunately)
+> the most common name and spelling for the device,
 > however it's something of a misnomer,
 > having nothing to do with pigtails (a short length of wire),
 > the name likely stemming from the device being used _in lieu_ of a pigtail.
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ Pigtail adaptors are used where feeder wires exceed the range of terminal lugs.
 > * Theatrical Switchboard
 > * Stage Switchboard
 
-![[company-switch.png|500x625]]
-
 Company switches are lighting control equipment
 unique to performance venues
 like those subject to [[nfpa-70_520_theaters]]

estimating-ethics.md

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ title: Estimating Ethics
 ---
 # Estimating Ethics
 
-Clients engaging in unethical bidding practices can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
+Contractors engaging in unethical bidding practices
-leading to reduced bid response that can be impossible to fully recover from.
+can quickly gain a reputation for doing so,
+leading to reduced bid response
+that can be impossible to fully recover from.
 
 To ensure a transparent bidding process, one must
 

fixtures-takeoff.md

@@ -12,29 +12,11 @@ title: Fixtures Takeoff
 # Fixtures Takeoff
 
 This system is only for luminaires and their immediate branch wiring.
-See also [[lighting-controls]] and [[electrical]].
+See also [[lighting-controls-takeoff]] and [[electrical-takeoff]].
-
-## Info
 
 ## Sequence
 
-### 1. Preparation
-
-1. Read about the project specifications and construction type
-2. In drawings, locate:
-    * Fixture Schedule
-    * Reflected Ceiling Plans
-
-### 2. Takeoff
-
 See [[fixture-designations]].
 
 1. Takeoff floor plans in order
 2. Takeoff enlarged drawings
-
-### 3. Review
-
-1. Garage Homeruns
-2. Luminaire in Amenity Areas
-3. Ensure appropriate breakdowns
-    * Site lighting in System "FML - Site Fixtures Material & Labor"

game-theory.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags:
   - destiny/permanent
   - status/incomplete
   - topic/math
+  - topic/strategy
   - type/encyclopedia
 ---
 # Game Theory

gregg-notehand.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ tags:
 # _Gregg Notehand_
 
 Gregg Notehand is a simplified form of Gregg Shorthand.
-It is described in the namesake [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand]]
+It is described in the namesake [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand]]
 
 This note is a description and critique
 of both the book and the shorthand,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ and generally suffer from a facile understanding of phonology.
 Totally unacceptable for a proposed alternative alphabet,
 but then the text does not understand that's what it's proposing.
 
-> [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
+> [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
 > **Silent letters omitted.**
 > In the English language many words contain letters that are not pronounced.
 > In Notehand these silent letters are omitted,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ but then the text does not understand that's what it's proposing.
 
 ***
 
-> [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
+> [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
 > Gregg Notehand is easy to learn---easier, actually, than longhand. Why?
 > In longhand, there are many different ways of writing a given letter;
 > in Gregg Notehand, there is only one way.

hvac-calculations.md

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ abbreviated Btu<sub>IT</sub>
 
 $$
 \begin{align*}
-1 \text{Btu}_\text{IT} &= \left( 4.1868 \times 453.59237 \times{\frac{5}{9}} \right) \text{J} \\
+1 \text{Btu}_\text{IT} &= \left( 4.1868 \times 453.59237 \times{\frac{5}{9}} \right)~\text{J} \\
-&\approx 1055.056 \text{J}
+&\approx 1055.056~\text{J}
 \end{align*}
 $$
 
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ a unit of power.
 
 $$
 \begin{align*}
-1 \text{MBH} &= 1000 \text{Btu/hr} \\
+1 \text{MBH} &= 1000~\text{Btu/hr} \\
-&\approx 3.412 \text{W}
+&\approx 3.412~\text{W}
 \end{align*}
 $$
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Unit of power
 
 $$
 \begin{align*}
-1 \text{TR} &= 12000 \text{Btu}_\text{IT}/\text{h} \\
+1 \text{TR} &= 12000~\text{Btu}_\text{IT}/\text{h} \\
-&\approx 3516.853 \text{W}
+&\approx 3516.853~\text{W}
 \end{align*}
 $$
 
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ Unit of volumetric flow
 
 ### Airflow
 
-* CFM
-
 External static pressure (ESP)
 measured in inches of water
 
@@ -72,23 +70,23 @@ measured in inches of water
 * Tons (refrigeration)
 * MBH
 
-Entering air temperature (EAT)
+* Entering air temperature (EAT)
-Leaving air temperature (LAT)
+* Leaving air temperature (LAT)
-Mixed air temperature (MAT)
+* Mixed air temperature (MAT)
 
-Latent heat
+* Latent heat
-Sensible heat
+* Sensible heat
 
-Sensible -> dry bulb
+* Sensible -> dry bulb
-Latent -> wet bulb
+* Latent -> wet bulb
 
 #### ???
 
-OSA EAT (F)
+* OSA EAT (F)
-EXH EAT (F)
+* EXH EAT (F)
 
-IN S.L.
+* IN S.L.
-OUT ALT.
+* OUT ALT.
 
 ### Efficiency
 

leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand.md

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ year: 1968
 ## Gregg Notehand
 
 Gregg Notehand is a simplified form of Gregg Shorthand.
-It is described in the namesake [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand]]
+It is described in the namesake [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand]]
 
 ### Critiques
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ and generally suffer from a facile understanding of phonology.
 Totally unacceptable for a proposed alternative alphabet,
 but then the text does not understand that's what it's proposing.
 
-> [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
+> [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
 > **Silent letters omitted.**
 > In the English language many words contain letters that are not pronounced.
 > In Notehand these silent letters are omitted,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ but then the text does not understand that's what it's proposing.
 
 ***
 
-> [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
+> [[leslie-et-al_1968_gregg-notehand#2-8. Notehand principles]]
 > Gregg Notehand is easy to learn---easier, actually, than longhand. Why?
 > In longhand, there are many different ways of writing a given letter;
 > in Gregg Notehand, there is only one way.

lighting-controls-takeoff.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ title: Lighting Controls Takeoff
 > [!info] "Local Control" as a PDI proposal qualification
 > The term "local control only" is sometimes used to indicate
 > no consideration for _any_ lighting control beyond standard devices,
-> (with `$D`'s being the triac type)
+> (with `$D`'s being the [[lighting-controls#Triac Dimming|triac]] type)
 > however, this phrasing is ambiguous and non-universal.
 > Confirm with [[pdi-estimating#Bid Estimating|bid team]] on what must be included.
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Determine which Systems and Codes are required:
 
 ### Stand Alone
 
-0-10V dim -- "LV cable" is 2 conductor
+0-10V dim --- "LV cable" is 2 conductor
 
 Takeoff rough-in for switches and occupancy sensors
 * **Branch Length** = length of room

pre-takeoff-research.md

@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ Locate:
 
 1. Locate Equipment Schedules
 
+### Fixtures
+
+1. Read about the project specifications and construction type
+2. In drawings, locate:
+    * Fixture Schedule
+    * Reflected Ceiling Plans
+
 ### Low Voltage
 
 1. Locate Proposal/Scope of Work. Determine ownership and takeoff responsibility:

risk-oriented-estimating.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ for [[construction-estimating]] which:
 * determines necessary [[estimating-detail]]
 
 ROE leans heavily on [[uncertainty#Value of Information]],
-which challenges the natural tendency to shy from uncertainty
+which challenges the natural tendency to fear even the smallest risk
 with the reality of the **cost of certainty**.
 
 ROE does not endorse common shortcuts that round up to "cover" uncertainty,
@@ -32,19 +32,8 @@ increasing the probability of loss to a competitor.
 
 ## TALK
 
-Despite how alien my approach may seem to most estimators,
+This note currently gets too far into the weeds
-I believe its all merely extrapolation on the conventional practice.
+of critiquing common practice.
-
-ROE includes fields far more disparate
-than my peers would traditionally consider relevant.
-
-Bid risk may fit a [Taleb distribution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taleb_distribution).
-
-[Actuarial Science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actuarial_science)
-strongly parallels construction estimation:
-
-- cost of individual service is uncertain
-- cost to customer must be minimized
 
 %%
 
@@ -83,9 +72,7 @@ See [[optimal-estimating-patterns]] for more.
 Objections to the use of historical data in new estimates are not unfounded.
 A framework to do so competently and consistently
 does not currently exist.
-
+Nor does the software necessary to utilize such a framework efficiently.
-> [!info]
-> Nor does the software necessary to utilize such a framework efficiently.
 
 The goal in and of itself ought not be controversial, however.
 Businesses regularly make far riskier decisions based on projections
@@ -117,7 +104,8 @@ Estimators know what the most likely and most expensive options are for a given
 and can fill in the detail required for item-oriented takeoff.
 This is called an **assumption** and is the basis of cost estimation.
 
-Assumptions are fundamentally incompatible with item-oriented estimating as it is commonly implemented.
+Assumptions are fundamentally incompatible with item-oriented estimating
+as it is commonly implemented.
 It is not possible to compare price possibilities
 except by creating separate takeoffs and breakdowns for each one.
 

takeoff-review.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 id:
 aliases: []
+title: Takeoff Review
 tags:
   - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - occupational/takeoff
   - status/incomplete
   - type/encyclopedia
-title: Takeoff Review
 ---
 # Takeoff Review
 
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ Count Car chargers and location
 Ensure takeoff is in the generator `Area` and `System` breakdowns
 
 Put location, quantity, and type on OneNote
+
+## Fixtures
+
+1. Garage Homeruns
+2. Luminaire in Amenity Areas
+3. Ensure appropriate breakdowns
+    * Site lighting in System "FML - Site Fixtures Material & Labor"

units-takeoff.md

@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ Use standard MC assemblies for remaining devices.
 
 ### "High-Lows"
 
+Empty in-wall pass through
+from credenza location to behind television location.
+
 `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`TELECOM SYSTEMS`/`UNIT DATA  - TELECOM`/`HIGH-LOW - TV SCOOP 1 1/2" ENT - NO CABLE`
 
 Eaton 35M2W

when-i-die.md

@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ when i die
 
 ### Commentary
 
-I wrote this at about 4:00 this morning (2025-10-21)
+I wrote this at about 2025-10-21 04:00
 when I couldn't sleep.
 
 #### Theme
 
-At the time I thought the poem was very funny,
+At the time I thought the poem was very funny:
 it starts out morbid and death-negative,
 then becomes touching,
 then a sharp pivot to grotesque and absurd.
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ they're letting the reader off easy:
 "don't bother with burial or cremation,
 just toss me in the woods",
 but the convenience is negated by their second request,
-a task that would be so ethically and technically difficult
+a task that would be so ethically difficult
+(not to mention technically difficult)
 as to be impossible for almost all people.
 
 To make the speaker's request

wiring-method-selection.md

@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ may only be used where they will be concealed from view.
 
 ### EMT Overhead
 
-Set-screw fittings are [[best-practice]]
+Set-screw fittings are cheaper than compression,
-Set-screw fittings may not be acceptable.
+but may not be acceptable.
 
 > [!info]
 > EMT has a third coupling type "indenter",
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ flowchart LR
 
 #### Fire Rated Feeders
 
+[[fire-resistive-wiring-methods-takeoff]]
+
 PDI estimating practice is to run all "emergency" feeds
 (life-safety or just standby)
 in a 2-hour rated assembly.