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"name": "Keep original name",
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---
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# Bad Bid Practice
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<!--
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TODO: May want to move this with [[construction-estimating#Ethics]]
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to a new note.
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-->
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Deceptive proposal language is a quick way to get blacklisted.
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## Examples
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* maintain confidentiality of bid submissions, and
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* provide equal access to bidding information.
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For unacceptable behavior see [[bad-bid-practice]].
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### Terms
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> [!info] Bid Shopping
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By PDI convention, [[lighting-controls]] are generally "Electrical", not "Lighting".
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### Wiring Device Specifications
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Wiring devices and their wall plates are a common target of [[gold-plating]].
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* Device grades (commercial < specification)
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* General use receptacle amp rating (N5-15R < N5-20R)
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* Device plate material (plastic < nylon < stainless steel)
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* Device plate size (standard size < mid-size < oversize "jumbo")
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* Screwless plates
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* Floor box covers (plastic < brass < aluminum)
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## Sequence
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### 1. Preparation
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[[pre-takeoff-research#Wiring Device Selection]]
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1. Read about the project specifications and construction type
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2. Locate Equipment Schedules
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3. Device specs (Decora or Standard)
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### 2. Takeoff
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> For designations with existing takeoffs, Right-Click > `Empty Designation`.
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> The build process can then be completed anew.
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#### Receptacles
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#### Floor Boxes
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#### Mechanical Connections
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`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS ...`/
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* Takeoff in Typical
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* Length = average floor to floor height
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#### Homeruns
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##### Lighting
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Takeoff homeruns in Building breakdowns,
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even serving Amenity spaces.
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> [!info] Breakdowns
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> * `Area` = "... Building"
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> * `System` = "Building - BOH ..."
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### 3. Review
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1. Count Car chargers and location
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---
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# Fixtures
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This system is only for luminaires and their immediate branch wiring.
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See also [[lighting-controls]] and [[electrical]].
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## Info
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## Sequence
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1. Garage Homeruns
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2. Luminaire in Amenity Areas
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3. Ensure appropriate breakdowns
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* Site lighting in System =="Site Misc. Fixtures"==
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* Site lighting in System "FML - Site Fixtures Material & Labor"
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### 3. Review
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1. [[material-pricing]]
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1. [[pdi-labor-plan]]
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2. [[material-pricing]]
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---
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id:
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aliases: []
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tags:
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- destiny/permanent
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- type/encyclopedia
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- status/incomplete
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title: IBC Construction Types
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---
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# IBC Construction Types
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The International Building Code (IBC)
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lists 5 major construction types based on fire ratings/materials.
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## 5-Over-1 Construction
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"5-over-1" construction denotes a building
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with levels of combustible construction
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above levels of non-combustible construction.
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buildings with two non-combustible levels (5-over-2)
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and Type III upper floors (3-over-1)
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are also common,
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though "5-over-1" denotes the general practice.
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## Type I: Fire Resistive Non-Combustible
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Building elements are noncombustible[^1]
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[^1]: Defined as passing the test procedures
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for defining combustibility of elementary materials
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set forth in ASTM E 136
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* Concrete, masonry, noncombustible steel
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### Type I-A: Protected Fire-Resistive Non-Combustible
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Common of [[pdi-building-types#High Rise]] and Group I occupancies.
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* 3hr Exterior Walls
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* 3hr Structural Frame
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* 2hr Floor/Ceiling Assembly
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* 1.5hr Roof Protection
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### Type I-B: Unprotected Fire-Resistive Non-Combustible
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Common of mid-rise office & Group R buildings.
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* 2hr Exterior Walls
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* 2hr Structural Frame
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* 2hr Ceiling/Floor Separation
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* 1hr Ceiling/Roof Assembly
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## Type II: Non-Combustible
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Same materials as [[#Type I Fire-Resistive Non-Combustible]],
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with reduced fire-resistance requirements.
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Common of [[pdi-building-types#Mid Rise]] buildings.
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### Type II-A: Protected Non-Combustible
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Common of [[pdi-building-types#High Density]],
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including dormitory buildings.
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* 1hr Exterior Walls
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* 1hr Structural Frame
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* 1hr Floor/Ceiling/Roof Protection
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### Type II-B: Unprotected Non-Combustible
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Common of [[pdi-building-types#Commercial]].
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## Type III: Combustible
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Also known as "ordinary" construction.
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Exterior walls are of noncombustible materials.
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Interior building elements may be combustible.
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### Type III-A: Protected Combustible
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Common of [[pdi-building-types#High Density]].
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* 2hr Exterior Walls
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* 1hr Structural Frame
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* 1hr Floor/Ceiling/Roof Protection
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### Type III-B: Unprotected Combustible
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Common of "warehouse" districts of older cities.
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* 2hr Exterior Walls
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## Type IV: Heavy Timber
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Also known as "mill" construction.
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Exterior walls are of noncombustible materials.
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Interior building elements are of solid or laminated wooden members
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with a minimum nominal dimension of 8 inches
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without concealed spaces.
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* 2hr Exterior Walls
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* 1hr Structural Frame or Heavy Timber Heavy Timber Floor/Ceiling/Roof Assemblies
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## Type V: Wood Frame
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Construction materials are of any allowed by code,
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combustible or noncombustible.
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Common of garden or above podiums
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### Type V-A: Protected Wood Frame
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Commonly used in the construction of newer apartment buildings.
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There is no exposed wood visible.
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* 1hr Exterior Walls
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* 1hr Structural Frame 1hr Floor/Ceiling/Roof
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### Type V-B: Unprotected Wood Frame
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Common of single family homes.
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I want to be involved construction estimating for the rest of my working life.
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Current discourse on the subject is self-similar and sanitized.
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I'd like to be known as an innovator in [[estimating-philosophy]],
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and for solving some of its [[open-problems-in-estimating|open problems]].
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and for solving some of its open problems.
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---
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id:
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aliases: []
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tags:
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- authorship/original
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- destiny/permanent
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- occupational
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- status/incomplete
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- type/encyclopedia
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title: My Occupation
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---
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# My Occupation
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[[pdi-estimating#Construction Estimating (ConEst)]]
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## Goals
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> [!info] Planned Automation
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> * [[feeder-verification]]
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> * [[bpm-award-analysis]]
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## Achievements
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* [[90-day-performance-review]]
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---
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id:
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aliases: []
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tags:
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- destiny/permanent
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- occupational
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- type/encyclopedia
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- status/incomplete
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title: PDI Building Types
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---
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# PDI Building Types
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## Residential
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Also called "multifamily",
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though that label is less appropriate for hotels,
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and even less for dormitories.
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### High Rise
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<!-- TODO: -->
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> [!info]
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> A high rise building has an occupied floor more than 75 feet
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> above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.
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### Mid Rise
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<!-- TODO: -->
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### Garden Style
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Outdoor-style complex of multiple 1-3 story buildings.
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They typically have a "clubhouse".
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Garden Style projects are typically wood frame,
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though some municipalities in south Florida
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require block construction due to hurricane standards.
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### High Density
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Essentially a catch-all category
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for residential projects that don't fit the previous.
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Examples include:
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- Multi-story wood frame building above concrete podium
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or wrapped around concrete parking structure
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> [!info] Podium
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> "Podium" refers to the levels of concrete construction
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> below those of wood framing in a dual construction type building;
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> the "1" below the "5" in [[ibc-construction-types#5-Over-1 Construction]].
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## Commercial
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<!-- TODO: -->
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id:
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aliases: []
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tags:
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- authorship/original
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- destiny/permanent
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- status/incomplete
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- occupational/systems
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- type/guide
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title: Blank System
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- status/incomplete
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- type/encyclopedia
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title: PDI Estimating Systems
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---
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# PDI Estimating Systems
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![[topics.base]]
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![[topics.base#occupational-systems]]
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id:
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aliases: []
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tags:
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- destiny/fleeting
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- destiny/permanent
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- occupational
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- type/philosophy
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- type/encyclopedia
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title: PDI Estimating
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---
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# PDI Estimating
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## Terminology
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* [[pdi-building-types]]
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## Departments
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### Construction Estimating (ConEst)
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The role of ConEst is to provide context to Bid estimates.
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#### ConEst Processes
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* [[design-build-budget]]
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* [[full-takeoff]]
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* [[project-start-notification]]
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#### ConEst Terminology
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* [[pdi-estimating-systems]]
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#### ConEst Expectations
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* [[estimator-skills]]
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---
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id:
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aliases: []
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tags:
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- destiny/permanent
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- occupational
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- status/incomplete
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- type/guide
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title: PDI Labor Plan
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---
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# PDI Labor Plan
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1. Fill out project basics
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2. Check that everything is sorted into correct Phase and Area (Extension: Phase - Area)
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3. Move everything in BUILDING FA systems into FA phase
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* Create a Phase named: "Fire Alarm"
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* Check system and Bid Item
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* Scroll through each and select all line items `FA - ...`
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* Change Breakdown to "Fire Alarm" phase
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4. Separate all Phases into their proper corresponding "Labor Factor"
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* Check Phase box
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* Start scrolling through beginning with N/A
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* Change breakdown of everything in each phase to the proper labor factor
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* Do not move Temp Power (buckets) or site
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5. Use the Accubid Extension tab to fill out the "Unit Lbr Calc" tab in the labor plan
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6. Select the "Phase / Sort Code" extension view
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7. Open "UNIT RESIDENTIAL" and "Building - Corridors" phases
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8. Go into each Sort code to find the count for each unit item
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| Code | Description |
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| ---- | -------------------- |
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| 200 | rough |
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| 300 | trim |
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| 400 | rough wire and cable |
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9. Some items will autofill when you fill out the "Accubid Extension Totals" table on the right
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* Anything you make adjustments to, highlight red so it can be reviewed
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10. Fill out the "Labor for Concrete Slab/Deck Labor" table on the labor sheet calc tab
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* For the floor counts, if there are multiple buildings, add their total level count together
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* 2 buildings that each have 10 floors, input 20 for "number of floors - building
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* Add any useful description to the naming
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* Can change "Other" to something more prevalent on the project
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* "pour section rate" refers to the size of each slab that will be poured (sometimes will be shown on the structural plans)
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* "Number of days per…" is found by multiplying "Pour Section Qty" by 4 or 5
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11. Check that everything is sorted into correct Phase and Area (Extension: Phase - Area)
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---
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id:
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aliases: []
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tags:
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- destiny/fleeting
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- occupational
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- status/incomplete
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- type/task
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title: PDI Market Types
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---
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# PDI Market Types
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These notes modify standard takeoff.
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They should be incorporated with the relevant takeoff scripts.
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## Hotels
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### Electrical
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All receptacles: Use 20A
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### Subfeeds
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Multi-conductor homeruns
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### Fire Alarm
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Combination CO/Smoke Detector
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- Taken off as FA only HOTELS
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- USE FA SMOKE DETECTORS
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PVC FIRE ALARM AS WELL
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> [!info] Example Projects
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> * The Dunes at Fort Lauderdale
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> * Seminole Casino Hotel
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> * Meeting Street Hotel and Residences
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## Senior Living
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### Subfeeds
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Multi-conductor homeruns as applicable.
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## Stadiums/Entertainment/Data Centers
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### Lighting Circuits
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| Voltage | Fixtures Per Circuit |
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| ------- | -------------------- |
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| 120V | 15 |
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| 277V | 30 |
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### Deep Boxes
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For all electrical devices:
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Replace "4x 1 1/2" SQ BOX 1/2"-3/4" COMB KO" (ID: 6.3.1.2)
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with "4x 2 1/8" SQ BOX 1/2" - 3/4" COMBO KO" (ID: 6.3.1.9)
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and the scope included in the bid team's proposed price.
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Before sending the confirmation,
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see [[pre-takeoff-research]] for common issues.
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see [[wiring-method-selection]] for common issues.
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> [!example] Example provided by Joel Jansen 2025-09-18, edited
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> Good morning,
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---
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# Pre-Takeoff Research
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## Requirement Precedence
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In case of conflict:
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Requirements of the plans and specs
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are superseded by the terms of our proposal,
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which are superseded by specific direction from the bid team.
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<!--
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Where NEC, IBC, and other applicable codes fall in this hierarchy
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is subject to some debate.
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-->
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## Wiring Method Selection
|
||||
|
||||
> [!cite] Vanderbilt Central Neighborhood Residential College - Project Specifications (pp.)
|
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> Fittings for Type EMT Duct Raceways:
|
||||
> * Coupling Method: Compression coupling or Setscrew coupling.
|
||||
> Setscrew couplings with only single screw per conduit are unacceptable.
|
||||
See [[wiring-method-selection]].
|
||||
|
||||
## Voltage Drop
|
||||
|
||||
Unless explicitly stated in the plans or specs,
|
||||
conductors are to be sized according to the relevant schedule,
|
||||
without respect for voltage drop.
|
||||
|
||||
### Feeders and Unit Subfeeds
|
||||
|
||||
<!-- TODO: -->
|
||||
|
||||
### Branch Circuits
|
||||
|
||||
If voltage drop is to be considered in takeoff,
|
||||
Use the table provided in the drawings.
|
||||
If no table is provided, use the following:
|
||||
|
||||
| Wire Size | Max Length |
|
||||
| ---------:| ----------:|
|
||||
| #12 | 100ft |
|
||||
| #10 | 200ft |
|
||||
| #8 | >200ft |
|
||||
|
||||
## Wiring Device Selection
|
||||
|
||||
Wiring devices and their wall plates are a common target of [[gold-plating]].
|
||||
|
||||
* Device grade: commercial < specification
|
||||
* Minimum rating for general-use receptacles: N5-15R < N5-20R
|
||||
* Device form-factor: Duplex/toggle < Decora
|
||||
* Device cover plate material: Plastic < nylon < aluminum < stainless steel
|
||||
* Device cover plate size: standard < mid-size < oversize "jumbo"
|
||||
* Device cover plate attachment: Standard < screwless
|
||||
* Floor box material: Steel < cast iron
|
||||
* Floor box cover plate material: plastic < brass < aluminum
|
||||
|
||||
> [!info] Search Terms Relevant to Wiring Device Selection
|
||||
> * "Decora"
|
||||
|
||||
> [!info] Example Specs Relevant to Wiring Device Selection[^1]
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Wiring Devices
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Boxes And Covers For Electrical Systems
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Lighting Control Devices
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Network Lighting Controls
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: Specification section titles and scope may vary greatly between projects.
|
||||
The examples provided are not an exhaustive list.
|
||||
|
||||
> [!quote] Joel Jansen via Microsoft Teams @ 2025-10-15 09:33 AM
|
||||
> use set screw 🙂
|
||||
|
||||
+4
-2
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ id:
|
||||
aliases: []
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- destiny/fleeting
|
||||
- occupational
|
||||
- topic/automation
|
||||
- topic/estimating
|
||||
- type/idea
|
||||
title: Project Info
|
||||
---
|
||||
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@ Even proposals are truly better suited to this format as,
|
||||
neglecting the former benefits,
|
||||
markdown can be rendered with standard stylesheets for improved consistency.
|
||||
|
||||
Sublime is a friendly option for non-technical users.
|
||||
Sublime is a friendly option for non-technical users,
|
||||
Obsidian even more so it seems,
|
||||
however neither are free for commercial use.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ title: Project Management™
|
||||
than with any of the other disciplines introduced.
|
||||
As such, "project management" usually refers to _construction_ project management,
|
||||
or more generally to a layman understanding of the term:
|
||||
roughly, "the processes necessary to complete a long-term goal".
|
||||
roughly, "the organizational processes necessary to complete a long-term goal".
|
||||
|
||||
Where I am referring specifically to the discipline,
|
||||
as documented by the [Project Management Institute](htpps://pmi.org),
|
||||
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ to _software_ project management.
|
||||
> [[the-failure-of-risk-management]] humorously points out
|
||||
> that PMI may not be in touch with _any_ part of its audience
|
||||
> if they are able to release a publication "3 years overdue"
|
||||
> without embarrassment (p. 103)
|
||||
> without embarrassment. (p. 103)
|
||||
|
||||
That's not to say that it should be overlooked in construction applications.
|
||||
There's no better source for solutions to problems that our industries share.
|
||||
@@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ However, it does speak to Project Management™'s tendency to overgeneralize.
|
||||
### Material
|
||||
|
||||
The use of labor as a measure of cost is not a difference of philosophy itself,
|
||||
however, Project Management™ is only able to get away with conflating labor and cost
|
||||
however Project Management™ is only able to get away with conflating labor and cost
|
||||
because it assumes Material cost is negligible,
|
||||
or that it can be allocated as overhead.
|
||||
|
||||
What I'm calling Material cost refers to direct costs not associated with labor.
|
||||
These costs vary wildly, even independent of actual installation requirements,
|
||||
What I'm calling Material cost
|
||||
refers to direct costs not associated with labor.
|
||||
These costs vary wildly,
|
||||
even independent of installation requirements,
|
||||
due to [[gold-plating]] and owner furnished scope.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ tags:
|
||||
- occupational
|
||||
- status/incomplete
|
||||
- type/guide
|
||||
title: Project Start Notification Distribution List
|
||||
title: Project Start Notification
|
||||
---
|
||||
# Project Start Notification Distribution List
|
||||
# Project Start Notification
|
||||
|
||||
## Distribution List
|
||||
|
||||
| Region | Subregion | Title | Name |
|
||||
| ------------ | --------- | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
id:
|
||||
aliases: []
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- destiny/fleeting
|
||||
- occupational
|
||||
- status/incomplete
|
||||
- type/task
|
||||
title: Refactor System Scripts
|
||||
---
|
||||
# Refactor System Scripts
|
||||
|
||||
Currently, each system script is structured as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
```markdown
|
||||
# System
|
||||
## Info
|
||||
## Sequence
|
||||
### 1. Preparation
|
||||
### 2. Takeoff
|
||||
### 3. Review
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This structure is flawed
|
||||
because it separates prep and review by system,
|
||||
which is at odds with optimal workflow.
|
||||
|
||||
The structure to implement is as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
```markdown
|
||||
# System
|
||||
## Info
|
||||
## Takeoff
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
with useful and unique content from `### 1. Preparation` and `### 3. Review`
|
||||
consolidated in [[pre-takeoff-research]] and [[takeoff-review]] respectively.
|
||||
|
||||
It should be considered if `## Info` can also be removed,
|
||||
replaced with callouts and embeds in the script.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
id:
|
||||
aliases: []
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- destiny/fleeting
|
||||
- occupational
|
||||
- type/guide
|
||||
title: Requirement Precedence
|
||||
---
|
||||
# Requirement Precedence
|
||||
|
||||
Plans & Specs < Proposal < Specific Direction
|
||||
+2
-2
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ title: Subfeeds
|
||||
> [!tip]
|
||||
> Identify if and where typicals can be used
|
||||
|
||||
3. Assign material to lengths and apply Voltage drop if applicable
|
||||
3. Assign material to lengths and apply voltage drop if applicable
|
||||
|
||||
4. Pigtail Adaptors and Wireway Troughs if applicable
|
||||
4. Takeoff Pigtail Adaptors and Wireway Troughs if applicable
|
||||
|
||||
#### Pigtail Adaptors
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ id:
|
||||
aliases: []
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- topic/other
|
||||
- destiny/permanent
|
||||
- authorship/other
|
||||
- status/incomplete
|
||||
title: The Story of Ymar
|
||||
description: >
|
||||
An excerpt from Chapter 17 of _The Shadow of the Torturer_ by Gene Wolfe,
|
||||
with my analysis in comment blocks.
|
||||
description: |
|
||||
An excerpt from Chapter 17 of _The Shadow of the Torturer_ by Gene Wolfe, with my analysis in comment blocks.
|
||||
---
|
||||
# The Story of Ymar
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ I believe its all merely extrapolation on the conventional practice.
|
||||
* Industry Knowledge
|
||||
* Statistics
|
||||
* [[strategy]]
|
||||
* notes relevant to [[my-occupation]]
|
||||
|
||||
## Purpose
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ filters:
|
||||
and:
|
||||
- file.ext == "md"
|
||||
- file.name != "tags"
|
||||
- file.folder == "/"
|
||||
views:
|
||||
- type: table
|
||||
name: estimating
|
||||
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ views:
|
||||
filters:
|
||||
and:
|
||||
- file.hasTag("occupational/systems")
|
||||
- file.hasTag("type/guide")
|
||||
- type: table
|
||||
name: electrical
|
||||
filters:
|
||||
|
||||
+27
-1
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ when i die
|
||||
|
||||
I wrote this at about 4:00 this morning (2025-10-21)
|
||||
when I couldn't sleep.
|
||||
at the time I thought it was very funny,
|
||||
|
||||
#### Theme
|
||||
|
||||
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.
|
||||
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ then a sharp pivot to grotesque and absurd.
|
||||
I think now though
|
||||
there's something to the ribcage xylophone metaphor:
|
||||
|
||||
##### A Xylophone Made from My Ribcage
|
||||
|
||||
The quality (musical or otherwise)
|
||||
of a xylophone made of one's bones
|
||||
is independent of the quality of their character
|
||||
@@ -76,3 +81,24 @@ To make the speaker's request
|
||||
is to make it the responsibility of one's descendants
|
||||
to make up for one's own failure to live a meaningful life,
|
||||
and to do so while acting as if giving them a gift.
|
||||
|
||||
##### Obsession with Death
|
||||
|
||||
Repetition of "when i die",
|
||||
use of dysphemism ("inch of human soup"),
|
||||
and the lack of horror for their request,
|
||||
suggests that the speaker is obsessed with death.
|
||||
|
||||
The speaker is likely not working to mitigate their regret
|
||||
while they still have life to live.
|
||||
|
||||
### Notes for V2
|
||||
|
||||
Further express the speaker's ignorance and dismissal
|
||||
of the difficulty of their requests.
|
||||
|
||||
```verse
|
||||
when i die
|
||||
==just== leave me to rest on the forest floor
|
||||
to feed the foxes and fungi
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
|
||||
---
|
||||
id:
|
||||
aliases: []
|
||||
tags:
|
||||
- destiny/permanent
|
||||
- occupational
|
||||
- status/incomplete
|
||||
- type/guide
|
||||
title: Wiring Methods Selection
|
||||
---
|
||||
# Wiring Methods Selection
|
||||
|
||||
Seek to use the cheapest method,
|
||||
as determined by Senior Construction Estimator
|
||||
and Database Administrator,
|
||||
as allowed for the situation.
|
||||
|
||||
![[pre-takeoff-research#Requirement Precedence]]
|
||||
|
||||
## By Construction Type
|
||||
|
||||
See [[ibc-construction-types]] for more info.
|
||||
|
||||
### Construction Types I, II
|
||||
|
||||
Nonmetallic-sheathed cables (NM, SE, etc.)
|
||||
are not fire code permissible in these types.
|
||||
|
||||
PVC < MC < EMT < IMC < RMC
|
||||
|
||||
### Construction Types III, IV, V
|
||||
|
||||
NM/SE < PVC < EMT < IMC < RMC
|
||||
|
||||
## By Wiring Method
|
||||
|
||||
### Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)
|
||||
|
||||
#### Fittings
|
||||
|
||||
Set-screw < compression
|
||||
|
||||
> [!info]
|
||||
> EMT has a third coupling type "indenter",
|
||||
> which are crimped onto the conduit using a special tool.
|
||||
> These are usually only mentioned in specifications
|
||||
> to say that they are unacceptable.
|
||||
|
||||
> [!info] Edge Case: Vanderbilt Central Neighborhood Residential College
|
||||
>
|
||||
> > [!cite] Vanderbilt Central Neighborhood Residential College - Project Specifications (pp.)
|
||||
> > Fittings for Type EMT Duct Raceways:
|
||||
> > * Coupling Method: Compression coupling or Setscrew coupling.
|
||||
> > Setscrew couplings with only single screw per conduit are unacceptable.
|
||||
>
|
||||
> > [!quote] Joel Jansen via Microsoft Teams @ 2025-10-15 09:33 AM
|
||||
> > use set screw 🙂
|
||||
|
||||
### Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (PVC)
|
||||
|
||||
Not usually permissible exposed indoors in any construction,
|
||||
except in Florida.
|
||||
|
||||
May require rigid stub-ups in certain cases,
|
||||
which could make EMT more cost-effective.
|
||||
Consult with the Senior Construction Estimator in this case.
|
||||
|
||||
## By Use-Case
|
||||
|
||||
### Multi-Circuit Homeruns
|
||||
|
||||
> [!quote] Art Baldwin (pp.)
|
||||
> Multi-circuit MC is not cost-effective
|
||||
> when considering the difficulty of rework.
|
||||
> Use conduit, even EMT if necessary.
|
||||
|
||||
## By Market Type
|
||||
|
||||
### Assisted Living
|
||||
|
||||
MC-AP may be required.
|
||||
|
||||
## Searching Specifications
|
||||
|
||||
> [!info] Example Specs Relevant to Wiring Methods Selection
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Raceway And Boxes For Electrical Systems
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Conduits For Electrical Systems
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Underground Ducts And Raceways For Electrical Systems
|
||||
>
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors And Cables
|
||||
>
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - General Requirements For Electrical
|
||||
> * 26XXXX - Common Work Results For Electrical
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user