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William Alexander And Wife Killed In Airplane Crash url: https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2193346/ diff --git a/2025-07-18_estimating-isnt-engineering.md b/2025-07-18.md similarity index 90% rename from 2025-07-18_estimating-isnt-engineering.md rename to 2025-07-18.md index 8d6b4c4..ba0ab04 100644 --- a/2025-07-18_estimating-isnt-engineering.md +++ b/2025-07-18.md @@ -1,16 +1,20 @@ --- id: 2025-07-18_estimating-isnt-engineering aliases: [] +title: 2025-07-18 tags: + - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete + - topic/construction - topic/estimating - type/anecdote - - authorship/original - - topic/construction -title: Estimating Isn't Engineering --- -# Estimating Isn't Engineering +# 2025-07-18 + +## 2025-07-18 --- "Estimating Isn't Engineering" + +#topic/estimating A peer recently expressed frustration to me about the declining quality of construction drawings, diff --git a/2025-10-26.md b/2025-10-26.md index aa14a7e..5aa662a 100644 --- a/2025-10-26.md +++ b/2025-10-26.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ title: 2025-10-26 ## 2025-10-26 18:36 --- Sunday evening +#topic/hobbies/reading + I read Harlan Ellison's _I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream_ this morning. It took me about two hours. What may be curious about that is the story is less than six thousand words. What I did for _IHNMAIMS_, though---and what I've diff --git a/2025-10-31.md b/2025-10-31.md index 951c9fb..13dd77b 100644 --- a/2025-10-31.md +++ b/2025-10-31.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ title: 2025-10-31 ## 2025-10-31 18:26 --- Friday Evening +#topic/hobbies/birding + This morning as I was leaving for work I saw a massive congregation of all the walky water birds I love so much. A hundred and more, milling about in-the early sunrise. The banks were covered in ibises picking at the grass @@ -29,15 +31,17 @@ and pointing a gun instead of my phone's camera; but I also saw a beautiful great blue heron (_Ardea herodias_)---which, despite the wide berth I gave it, fled like its little cousin at my interest---and a common gallinule (_Gallinula galeata_), the latter I positively identified for the first time -today. They have absurdly large feet, moorso the juveniles.\* +today. They have absurdly large feet, moorso[^1] the juveniles. -\*The common gallinule was formerly known as the common moorhen, only split from -the Old World species (_Gallinula chloropus_) in July 2011. It may still be more -widely known as "moorhen" , thus the pun. +[^1]: The common gallinule was formerly known as the common moorhen, only split from + the Old World species (_Gallinula chloropus_) in July 2011. It may still be more + widely known as "moorhen", thus the pun. Today was a good day---I've been at this for a while, one second... ## 2025-10-31 19:48 --- Late Friday Evening, Halloween btw +#topic/hobbies/birding + Today was a good day. If I could see so many gorgeous creatures every day as I have this one I might never shed another tear. I love birds. diff --git a/2025-11-01.md b/2025-11-01.md index deba517..1b2b49d 100644 --- a/2025-11-01.md +++ b/2025-11-01.md @@ -17,19 +17,21 @@ Somehow I've already let an hour get away from me. Today I need to do some cleaning: a load of laundry and leftover dishes at least. I'll do those after I finish this note, plus some pushups, before I shower and change to go visit the birds across the street. Later I'll need -to go to the store for more sliced almonds and coconut oil so I can make gran­ -ola for tomorrow's breakfast. I'll go to Walmart so I can get a new mattress +to go to the store for more sliced almonds and coconut oil so I can make gran­ola +for tomorrow's breakfast. I'll go to Walmart so I can get a new mattress protector, too. Copy paper, a 3-hole punch and a small binder would also be nice for my typewriter journaling. ## 2025-11-01 07:06 --- Saturday Morning I wasted more time doomscrolling after my last note, but I did manage -to do the laundry, dishes and pushups. Now I need to shower and dress in time +to do the laundry, dishes, and pushups. Now I need to shower and dress in time to see the birds. ## 2025-11-01 08:25 +#topic/hobbies/birding + There were fewer than yesterday, but still a ton. There was a chill, but I was dressed well for it. I think with exposure the birds will get used to mg presence. I saw a bald eagle (_Haliaeetus leucocephalus_) for the first time diff --git a/2025-11-04.md b/2025-11-04.md index a5bfb4a..68c8ce3 100644 --- a/2025-11-04.md +++ b/2025-11-04.md @@ -1,51 +1,55 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: 2025-11-04 tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/complete - type/minutes -title: 2025-11-04 Belle Meade Director Review --- -# 2025-11-04 Belle Meade Director Review +# 2025-11-04 -## Takeoff Review +## 2025-11-04 Belle Meade Director Review + +#occupational + +### Takeoff Review Reviewed takeoff by system. -### Retail Village Temporary Power +#### Retail Village Temporary Power Joel changed square foot budgets to temporary pole budgets only due to minimal scope (warm shell). -### Generator Scope +#### Generator Scope Confirmed generator quotes include furnishing docking station. -### Feeder Lengths +#### Feeder Lengths Confirmed validity of longer feeder lengths: Generator to Tower B -### Grounding +#### Grounding Takeoff appears to be missing some or all grounding. To be added if necessary. -### Subfeed Sizing +#### Subfeed Sizing Based on ampacity, subfeeds are oversized. Sizing was per feeder schedule. Takeoff approved unchanged. -### Undercabinet Wiremold +#### Undercabinet Wiremold Multi-outlet assemblies above unit kitchen countertops were not taken off, nor was branch wiring for the same. Joel to confirm takeoff requirement with bid. -### Amenity Homeruns +#### Amenity Homeruns No homeruns for amenity lighting or electrical were taken off. Joel to add these. @@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ Joel to add these. > Corwin stated that---assuming no overriding specification--- > up to 6 circuits in a raceway are permissible. -### Lighting Control +#### Lighting Control Lighting control takeoff was reviewed, no changes were recommended. @@ -65,18 +69,18 @@ no changes were recommended. > noting quantities of lighting zones and controllers, > even where not explicitly shown. -### Telecom +#### Telecom Confirmed unit telecom requirements. Backbone was mistakenly taken off in Telecom. -### Retail Fire Alarm +#### Retail Fire Alarm Retail village fire alarm devices were taken off free-air, Joel to substitute for EMT. -## Extension Review +### Extension Review Reviewed extension quantities and costs. Of particular note were: @@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ Of particular note were: * cable * wiring devices -## Labor Plan Review +### Labor Plan Review Hours per square foot was lower than expected, this was rationalized as being due diff --git a/2025-11-06.md b/2025-11-06.md index 463fdde..cdb5f17 100644 --- a/2025-11-06.md +++ b/2025-11-06.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ title: 2025-11-06 ## 2025-11-06 18:12 "Bad Bid Practice" +#topic/estimating #topic/transparency + I might be reprimanded for the things I've said about deceptive bid practices were I to repeat them to the wrong person, but I can't, in good conscience, take them back. @@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ perfect jobs turned into absurd overruns, and historied relationships with good customers soured by people trying to play poker instead of just selling a service. -Now I feel myself sour when I see the same warning signs. +Now I feel _myself_ sour when I see the same warning signs. > [!quote] Proverbs 21:6, New International Version > A fortune made by a lying tongue diff --git a/2025-11-10.md b/2025-11-10.md index 6b4b436..8a34885 100644 --- a/2025-11-10.md +++ b/2025-11-10.md @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ like music and style and... birdwatching... ## 2025-11-10 10:40 +#topic/estimating + A significant change from Ace to PDI in my mentality during takeoff is that I now tend to expect that (within reason) "holes" in takeoff scripts are _intentional omissions_, @@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ not holes in cost coverage. ## 2025-11-10 11:14 +#occupational/takeoff + I was updating my notes, filling in gaps in scripts based on Joel's, when I noticed a strange paragraph: @@ -99,6 +103,8 @@ to be used whole-cloth on all estimates. ### "Feeder" +#topic/construction/electrical + The NEC definition of feeder is quite strict. I'm certain I misuse it frequently. @@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ I can't remember now if I knew it before today, but my relationship with Dale, my former manager, while never "good", was much improved when I started pushing back on his direction and feedback. I became -an estimator where before I was just someone who +an estimator, where before I was just someone who could estimate for him. He hated it, and let me know, but I never felt more sure of my position. diff --git a/2025-11-11.md b/2025-11-11.md index e295628..b36be66 100644 --- a/2025-11-11.md +++ b/2025-11-11.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ title: 2025-11-11 ## 2025-11-11 06:06 --- Tuesday Morning, Before Work +#topic/estimating + One of the most appealing aspects of estimating to me is the dynamic we have with our employers. my experience was at Ace that estimators act like, @@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ desirable position. ## 2025-11-11 14:41 +#topic/estimating #topic/transparency + I just saw a post on a construction estimators forum from a user lamenting that their coworkers and customers largely do not understand the difference between markup and margin. diff --git a/2025-11-13.md b/2025-11-13.md index 423751f..a0dd430 100644 --- a/2025-11-13.md +++ b/2025-11-13.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: 2025-11-13 ## 2025-11-13 08:03 +#topic/hobbies/writing + I was thinking about recent critiques of my writing style and how they don't really apply to my speech, even though I don't imagine myself approaching them differently. @@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ that I'm not capable of under the pressure of conversation. ## 2025-11-13 08:19 +#topic/estimating + I'm still working on articulating my main difficulty in the transition from Ace to PDI estimating. @@ -40,9 +44,12 @@ as judged from a realist perspective, wrong. ## 2025-11-13 20:41 +#topic/hobbies/shorthand + I've decided I've considered learning [[shorthand]] enough times independently that I would likely benefit from it. -I added a book on [[shorthand#Gregg Notehand]] +I added [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand|a book]] +on [[shorthand#Gregg Notehand]] to my calibre library. diff --git a/2025-11-14.md b/2025-11-14.md index 6563126..f8b4339 100644 --- a/2025-11-14.md +++ b/2025-11-14.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: 2025-11-14 ## 2025-11-14 13:41 +#topic/meta #topic/hobbies/banjo #topic/hobbies/shorthand + I added two new long term tasks to the notebook. * [[learn-banjo]] diff --git a/2025-11-16.md b/2025-11-16.md index 4906734..096e39a 100644 --- a/2025-11-16.md +++ b/2025-11-16.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: 2025-11-16 ## 2025-11-16 08:09 +#topic/hobbies/shorthand #topic/hobbies/writing + Yesterday evening, while I was reading [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand]], for the first time practicing its lessons, diff --git a/2025-11-18.md b/2025-11-18.md index 9ccdb28..e7e3f18 100644 --- a/2025-11-18.md +++ b/2025-11-18.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: "" ## 2025-11-18 16:33 +#occupational + %% Transcription of notes taken while reviewing Elliot St. with Joel Jansen. diff --git a/2025-11-20.md b/2025-11-20.md index 04fe15d..891753d 100644 --- a/2025-11-20.md +++ b/2025-11-20.md @@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ title: 2025-11-20 ### Elliot St. WBS Prep -MC multi-circuit homeruns may have makeup included +#occupational + +MC multi-circuit homeruns have makeup included ($\text{Length} \times 1.1$) "PA Historicals" --- Project Accounting Historicals diff --git a/2025-11-21.md b/2025-11-21.md index ab6e1ce..816ebb3 100644 --- a/2025-11-21.md +++ b/2025-11-21.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: 2025-11-21 ## 2025-11-21 10:11 +#topic/estimating + > [!quote] [ELECTRI's Industry Benchmarking Tool - ELECTRI International](https://www.electri.org/research-overview/electris-industry-benchmarking-tool/) > ### Hours Burned vs. Hours Earned > diff --git a/2025-12-02.md b/2025-12-02.md index 566d492..62839f4 100644 --- a/2025-12-02.md +++ b/2025-12-02.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: 2025-12-02 ## 2025-12-02 10:40 +#topic/construction/electrical + > [!cite] [Hysteresis - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysteresis) > **Hysteresis** is the dependence of the state of a system on its history. > For example, a [magnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet "Magnet") diff --git a/2025-12-03.md b/2025-12-03.md index e1c58a7..d4f1c61 100644 --- a/2025-12-03.md +++ b/2025-12-03.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: 2025-12-03 ## 2025-12-03 15:54 +#topic/estimating #topic/transparency + There is a distinct difference between _excluding_ and _ignoring_ requirements. If, before award, you communicate to the customer diff --git a/2025-12-04.md b/2025-12-04.md index c862d07..43ca822 100644 --- a/2025-12-04.md +++ b/2025-12-04.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: "" ## 2025-12-04 09:51 +#topic/automation #topic/automation + It may be possible to replicate the behavior of my takeoff workbooks in a static .html file using JavaScript. diff --git a/2025-12-05.md b/2025-12-05.md index c12f365..2ccc45a 100644 --- a/2025-12-05.md +++ b/2025-12-05.md @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ title: "" ### PDI Accubid Phase Office Space +#occupational + > [!quote] Joel Jansen to William Bonn 2025-12-05 (pp.) > PDI Accubid `Phase` "Office Space" > is normally used for core & shell retail office space diff --git a/2025-12-06.md b/2025-12-06.md index 62652ce..31c54b6 100644 --- a/2025-12-06.md +++ b/2025-12-06.md @@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ title: 2025-12-06 ### Intellectual Capital +#topic/organization + > [!info] Also Known As > * Knowledge Capital diff --git a/2025-12-08.md b/2025-12-08.md index 2dd151c..9253af1 100644 --- a/2025-12-08.md +++ b/2025-12-08.md @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ title: 2025-12-08 ## 2025-12-08 11:03 +#topic/ambiguity + I hate to come off as pedantic, but I care a lot about standardized terminology because spending a few minutes to be more thoughtful in specification diff --git a/2025-12-09.md b/2025-12-09.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0eeea59 --- /dev/null +++ b/2025-12-09.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: 2025-12-09 +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft + - type/daily +--- +# 2025-12-09 + +## 2025-12-09 10:43 + +### Overgeneralization via Hyperspecification + +#topic/ambiguity + +Or "inappropriate synecdoche[^1]" + +[^1]: **synecdoche:** Using the name of a part to refer to the whole, or vice versa. + +Much of my issue with terminology +can be blamed on **overgeneralization via hyperspecification**, + +[Proprietary eponyms](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proprietary_eponym) +(synonym: [genericized trademark](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/genericized_trademark)) +are usually[^2] an example of such, +and are prominent in electrical construction.[^3] + +[^2]: I'm not a complete pedant, Cadweld is a perfectly unambiguous substitution. + "Caddy", "Hilti", and "Vitalink" are my real complaints, + where the word only gets me marginally closer + to creating a concrete image in my head. + + The general acceptance of "band-aid" + compared to the rejection of "coke" + may be related. + +[^3]: See [Database of American Proprietary Eponyms](https://www.searstower.org/rkrause/brands.html) + for examples. + +## 2025-12-09 10:52 + +In residential construction area classification, +what is the relationship between these two dichotomies? + +* Owner vs. Tenant +* Finished vs. Unfinished diff --git a/2025-12-10.md b/2025-12-10.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a6ab6d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/2025-12-10.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: 2025-12-10 +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft + - type/daily +--- +# 2025-12-10 + +## 2025-12-10 10:45 --- ConEst Lighting Controls Meeting Notes + +#occupational/takeoff #topic/ambiguity #topic/transparency + +### Minutes + +2025-12-10 08:30--10:00 + +Objective: Discuss lighting control systems + +A primary reason for the discussion was presented: + +> [!example] ^ex +> While putting together a large garden style project +> Bid received a quote for lighting control at over one million dollars. +> Believing it [[gold-plating|overengineered]], +> Bid proposed ~$150,000 for lighting control "per code". +> The contract was awarded on those terms. +> 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 +* design intent +* 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] + +[^1]: This is a violation of [[nfpa-70_725_control-circuits#725.136(I) Other Applications.|NEC 725.136(I)(1)]]. + See [[lighting-controls#0-10V Dimming|0-10V Dimming]]. + +### My Thoughts + +The lighting control problem is misunderstood. +It's true that some technical training would be beneficial to ConEst estimators, +but root of the problem has nothing to do with lighting control. + +When I heard [[#^ex]], where lighting control went wrong +and costed a job half a million in profit, +what I took away was that we sold high-risk scope +without knowing what was required _and without qualification_. + +Others have suggested creating new assemblies grouped by manufacturer, +which I'm not a fan of. +While it's true that similar implementations +_are_ different between manufacturers, +the differences are trivial for our purposes. +More to the problem, +such an arrangement would inevitably lead to confusion +(i.e. taking off the wrong brand +because its contents happen to match better in a specific instance). diff --git a/Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand.md b/Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand.md index 57d4995..f27f66a 100644 --- a/Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand.md +++ b/Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand.md @@ -2,20 +2,22 @@ id: aliases: - gregg notehand +title: Gregg Notehand tags: - authorship/other - - type/media - destiny/permanent -title: Gregg Notehand -subtitle: A Personal-Use Shorthand & Integrated Instruction in How to Make Notes + - status/incomplete + - type/media/book authors: - - Leslie, Louis A. - - Zoubek, Charles E. - - Poe, Roy W. - Deese, James + - Leslie, Louis A. + - Poe, Roy W. + - Zoubek, Charles E. edition: Second -year: 1968 publisher: McGraw-Hill, Inc. +subtitle: A Personal-Use Shorthand & Integrated Instruction in How to Make Notes +type: book +year: 1968 --- # Gregg Notehand @@ -127,4 +129,80 @@ publisher: McGraw-Hill, Inc. ### Key to Gregg Notehand -### Index to Gregg Notehand \ No newline at end of file +### Index to Gregg Notehand + +## Gregg Notehand + +Gregg Notehand is a simplified form of Gregg Shorthand. +It is described in the namesake [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand]] + +### Critiques + +The lessons use sounds-like-(letter)-in-(word) type phoneme definitions, +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]] +> **Silent letters omitted.** +> In the English language many words contain letters that are not pronounced. +> In Notehand these silent letters are omitted, +> and only those sounds in a word are written that are actually pronounced. +> For example, +> in the word say, the y would not be written because it is not pronounced; +> say would be written s-a. +> The word face would be written f-a-s; +> the final e would be omitted because it is not pronounced, +> and the c would be represented by the s stroke because it is pronounced s. +> +> What letters in the following words would not be written in Notehand +> because they are not pronounced? +> +> * day +> * eat +> * main +> * mean +> * save +> * steam + +*** + +> [[Leslie_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. + +This is a baffling first paragraph. +Without further clarification, +the text seems to be implying that students learning longhand +are expected to learn to read and write +many forms of the same letter, +where reality is the opposite. + +In fact, it is plain to see from the lessons in the text +that Gregg Notehand had far more individual character variation +than is accepted of the English alphabet. + +The text does not specify winding direction for circular forms +(e.g. "a" and "e"), +nor is the illustrator consistent between words. +For many words, neither option is more intuitive, +and the choice _radically_ changes its form. + +More damningly, in Lesson 26 we learn +the "s" stroke _is allowed to be written backwards._ + +It's a very strange choice, +claiming that a shorthand is less ambiguous +than the writing system it replaces. +I'm sure its possible, +but English doesn't have enough frills to cut off. +Shorthand trades certainty for speed, +that's the whole point. + +*** + +Some words, especially those more than one syllable, +I believe are illustrated incorrectly +based on preceding text and examples. +"Navy" is particularly egregious. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9f92155..b5e11b7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ id: README aliases: - home - zmVault +title: zmVault tags: - authorship/original - - destiny/permanent + - destiny/permanent/entry-point - status/incomplete - topic/meta - type/encyclopedia -title: README --- # zmVault diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index 5d6b5b5..1e8082e 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ id: TODO aliases: - todo +title: TODO tags: - - destiny/permanent + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent/entry-point - status/incomplete - topic/meta - type/encyclopedia - - authorship/original -title: TODO --- # TODO diff --git a/actuarial-science-for-construction-estimating.md b/actuarial-science-for-construction-estimating.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2e386dc --- /dev/null +++ b/actuarial-science-for-construction-estimating.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: Actuarial Science for Construction Estimating +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete + - topic/estimating + - topic/risk + - type/idea +--- +# Actuarial Science for Construction Estimating + +For a contractor, construction projects are like _investments_ +in that they have a cost and return. +However, for construction projects, +**return** is known but **cost** must be estimated. +In this way, projects are better compared to _insurance accounts_. + +[[actuarial-science]] diff --git a/actuarial-science.md b/actuarial-science.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e76e25 --- /dev/null +++ b/actuarial-science.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: Actuarial Science +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - topic/risk + - type/encyclopedia +--- +# Actuarial Science + +[actuarial science](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actuarial_science) + +## Terms + +* [discounted cash flow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discounted_cash_flow) +* [valuation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valuation_(finance)) +* [time value of money](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_value_of_money) +* [time preference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_preference) +* [present value](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_value) + +## Resources + +[[loss-models]] + +https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Wiley+Series+in+Probability+and+Statistics-c-1345 + +https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Structural+Equation+Modeling%3A+Applications+Using+Mplus%2C+2nd+Edition-p-00045072 + +https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Game-Theoretic+Foundations+for+Probability+and+Finance+-p-00027121 + +https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Loss+Models%3A+From+Data+to+Decisions%2C+5th+Edition-p-00014549 diff --git a/ai-in-estimating.md b/ai-in-estimating.md index c50da2b..f6e2f7e 100644 --- a/ai-in-estimating.md +++ b/ai-in-estimating.md @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: AI in Estimating tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft - topic/estimating - topic/software - type/philosophy - - authorship/original - - status/incomplete - - destiny/permanent -title: AI in Estimating --- # AI in Estimating diff --git a/alternating-current.md b/alternating-current.md index 3926ec5..6cf003a 100644 --- a/alternating-current.md +++ b/alternating-current.md @@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ title: Alternating Current --- # Alternating Current -[Alternating current (AC)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power) -is electric current that reverses direction periodically. -The voltage and current in an AC circuit oscillate in a sinusoidal manner. -The frequency of the oscillation is the number of complete cycles per second measured in hertz (Hz). -The frequency of the AC power grid in the United States is 60 Hz. +> [!quote] [Alternating current (AC)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power) +> is electric current that reverses direction periodically. +> The voltage and current in an AC circuit +> oscillate in a sinusoidal manner. +> The frequency of the oscillation +> is the number of complete cycles per second measured in hertz (Hz). +> The frequency of the AC power grid in the United States is 60 Hz. * Ungrounded conductor - "Hot" * Grounded conductor - "Neutral" diff --git a/auction-theory.md b/auction-theory.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7dceca --- /dev/null +++ b/auction-theory.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: Auction Theory +tags: [] +--- +# Auction Theory + +Auction theory is a subset of [[game-theory]] + +%% TODO: %% + +#### Reverse Auction + +In a reverse auction, +bidders compete for the right to _sell_ a product or service. + +#### Sealed-Bid Auction + +Opposite of a conventional "open" auction, +in a sealed-bid auction, +bid prices are hidden from the bidders. + +[[uncertainty#Information]] + +%% TODO: %% diff --git a/automating-estimating-project-creation.md b/automating-estimating-project-creation.md index 3b1300f..99bea0a 100644 --- a/automating-estimating-project-creation.md +++ b/automating-estimating-project-creation.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ tags: - topic/automation - topic/organization - topic/software + - type/idea title: Automating Estimating Project Creation --- # Automating Estimating Project Creation diff --git a/backlog.base b/backlog.base index 7c10c03..b6abaad 100644 --- a/backlog.base +++ b/backlog.base @@ -4,30 +4,40 @@ filters: - file.ext == "md" - '!file.basename.endsWith(".excalidraw")' views: - - type: table + - type: list name: notes-without-destiny filters: and: - '!file.hasTag("destiny")' - - type: table + - type: list name: fleeting-notes filters: and: - file.hasTag("destiny/fleeting") - file.name != "tags" - - type: table + - type: list name: notes-without-status filters: and: - '!file.hasTag("status")' - file.ext == "md" - - type: table + - type: list name: notes-without-authorship filters: and: - '!file.hasTag("authorship")' - - type: table + - type: list name: complete-notes filters: and: - file.hasTag("status/complete") + - type: list + name: notes-with-uncertain-destiny + filters: + and: + - file.hasTag("destiny/uncertain") + - type: list + name: notes-without-type + filters: + and: + - '!file.hasTag("type")' diff --git a/banjo-tablatures.md b/banjo-tablatures.md index 9493fed..77f4f15 100644 --- a/banjo-tablatures.md +++ b/banjo-tablatures.md @@ -41,9 +41,16 @@ and any other tabs I can find in [[lilypond|LilyPond]]. This has a few complications: -[BanjoTab](https://github.com/jeremy9959/BanjoTab) +1. Tablature must be translated first to concert notation (i.e. C#4) + then to lilypond notation (i.e. `cis''`) -[LilyPond Banjo Notation](https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/banjo) + The [BanjoTab](https://github.com/jeremy9959/BanjoTab) + preprocessor can help with this, + however it wouldn't be a bad idea to do it manually + for the sake of familiarity. + +2. [LilyPond Banjo Notation](https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/banjo) + is not ideal. [Common Notation for Fretted Strings](https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-fretted-strings) @@ -70,6 +77,10 @@ then quickly release the first, letting the second ring. } ``` +It is possible to add "H" and "Po." markers, +but the syntax is ugly. +They are not ubiquitous anyway. + ### String Bending Involves pushing/pulling the string diff --git a/banjo.md b/banjo.md index a76cd8d..4aac301 100644 --- a/banjo.md +++ b/banjo.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Banjo tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/banjo - type/encyclopedia -title: Banjo --- # Banjo @@ -28,3 +28,9 @@ title: Banjo > * down-picking > * overhand > * frailing + +### Old-Time Style + +#### Clawhammer Techniques + +* drop-thumbing diff --git a/bid-price-modeling.md b/bid-price-modeling.md index 6e196c3..c8b2ca3 100644 --- a/bid-price-modeling.md +++ b/bid-price-modeling.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags: - status/complete - topic/estimating - topic/risk + - type/idea title: Modeling Bid Prices Under Intrinsic Cost Uncertainty --- # Modeling Bid Prices Under Intrinsic Cost Uncertainty diff --git a/bid-process-strategy.md b/bid-process-strategy.md index dc7b36a..8e5630e 100644 --- a/bid-process-strategy.md +++ b/bid-process-strategy.md @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ --- id: risk-oriented-estimating aliases: [] +title: Bid Process Strategy tags: + - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/estimating - topic/risk - type/philosophy - - authorship/original -title: Bid Process Strategy --- # Bid Process Strategy @@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ title: Bid Process Strategy This note is intended to describe bid process strategy especially in terms of [[auction-theory]], which specifically addresses the competitive bid format -typical of construction project award. +typical of construction project award, +and [[actuarial-science]], ... See [[bad-bid-practice]] @@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ relevant to the contractors decision of if and how to bid. > until it is completed. > [!info] -> Customers request bids as a +> Customers request bids as a > [!tip] > Spending _more_ time on estimates @@ -65,4 +66,3 @@ relevant to the contractors decision of if and how to bid. > [!tip] > Estimating _more_ projects leads to _more_ opportunities for award. > Estimating _fewer_ projects leads to _fewer_ opportunities for award. - diff --git a/building-area-classification.md b/building-area-classification.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dcf4390 --- /dev/null +++ b/building-area-classification.md @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: Building Area Classification +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/draft + - topic/construction + - type/encyclopedia-entry +--- +# Building Area Classification + +* G = Gross Area +* R = Rentable Area +* U = Usable Area +* N = Net Area + +$$ +G > R > U > N +$$ + +## Gross Area (GSF) + +Gross Area is the total floor area of a building. + +Whether the area includes exterior wall area +depends on the relevant standard. + +* International Building Code (IBC): + measured to the interior face of exterior walls. + +* Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA): + total footprint, including exterior wall thickness. + +## Rentable Area (RSF) + +Rentable Area includes tenant exclusive space (usable area) +plus a pro-rata share of common areas (load factor). + +$$ +\text{Rentable Area} = \text{Usable Area} \times (1 + \text{Load Factor}) +$$ + +### Usable Area (USF) + +Usable Area is the tenant's exclusive space. +the area physically occupied and controlled by a specific tenant. + +Usable Area includes: + +* Primary functional areas (offices, workstations, meeting rooms) +* Internal circulation within the tenant's space +* Columns, recesses, and other features within the leased boundary + +But excludes: + +* Common corridors and lobbies +* Shared service areas +* Major vertical penetrations (elevator shafts, stairs) + +### Net Area (NSF) + +the actual functional, programmable space. + +Also called Net Assignable Area. + +Net Area includes: + +* Actual functional program spaces (offices, classrooms, apartments) +* Space planned for specific uses in a program + +But it excludes: + +* All circulation (even within tenant space) +* All service and support spaces +* Structural elements, wall thicknesses + +## Building Efficiency + +Building efficiency is the ratio of usable or rentable area to gross area. +This denotes what percentage of the building is functionally usable. + +$$ +\text{Building Efficiency} = \frac{ \text{Net Assignable Area} }{ \text{Gross Area} } +$$ + +A higher percentage means less area is lost to structure, +mechanical spaces, or circulation. + +* Office buildings: 75-90% +* Residential buildings: 80%+ +* Hospitals and laboratories: 50-65% diff --git a/conest-training-agenda.md b/conest-training-agenda.md index f8e1c0b..567ac7c 100644 --- a/conest-training-agenda.md +++ b/conest-training-agenda.md @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/fleeting - occupational - status/complete + - type/minutes title: ConEst Training Agenda --- # ConEst Training Agenda diff --git a/construction-estimating-using-excel.md b/construction-estimating-using-excel.md index 8e8a82e..3d5e432 100644 --- a/construction-estimating-using-excel.md +++ b/construction-estimating-using-excel.md @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ --- id: construction-estimating-using-excel aliases: [] +title: _Construction Estimating Using Excel_ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/complete + - topic/construction - topic/estimating - type/media-commentary - - topic/construction -title: "Review: _Construction Estimating Using Excel_" --- -# Review: _Construction Estimating Using Excel_ +# _Construction Estimating Using Excel_ Construction Estimating Using Excel (Peterson MBA PE, Steven) diff --git a/convex-hull.md b/convex-hull.md index 8c3673a..bfdfcb1 100644 --- a/convex-hull.md +++ b/convex-hull.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/math - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry title: Convex Hull --- # Convex Hull diff --git a/cruel-mother.md b/cruel-mother.md index 3c7a4de..66fbd25 100644 --- a/cruel-mother.md +++ b/cruel-mother.md @@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ id: aliases: [] title: The Cruel Mother (Traditional) tags: + - authorship/other + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete + - topic/banjo + - type/media/music --- # The Cruel Mother (Traditional) diff --git a/default-list.md b/default-list.md index 1b9d591..1c711c6 100644 --- a/default-list.md +++ b/default-list.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ aliases: [] tags: - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - - type/encyclopedia + - type/guide - authorship/original - topic/hobbies/wargames title: Default List diff --git a/diagrams.md b/diagrams.md index d39c0c3..dded06b 100644 --- a/diagrams.md +++ b/diagrams.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/uncertain - status/incomplete - topic/meta - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry title: Diagrams --- # Diagrams diff --git a/electrical-takeoff.md b/electrical-takeoff.md index 46800ce..f4fede0 100644 --- a/electrical-takeoff.md +++ b/electrical-takeoff.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- id: electrical aliases: [] +title: Electrical Takeoff tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - occupational/takeoff/electrical - status/draft - type/guide -title: Electrical Takeoff --- # Electrical Takeoff @@ -28,24 +28,29 @@ In precast slab garages, use EMT. ## Lighting Control -By PDI convention, [[lighting-controls-takeoff]] are generally "Electrical", not "Lighting". +See [[lighting-controls-takeoff]]. ## Receptacles ## Floor Boxes +`COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`FLOOR BOXES`/... + ### Poke-Thru's +Use suitable floor box assembly, +delete floor box items, +add `ITEM DATABASE`/`WIRING & SYSTEM DEVICES`/`FLOOR BOXES & FITTTINGS`/`GENERIC - FLOOR BOXES & ACCESS`/`POKE-THRU W/ DUPLEX RECEPTACLE` + ## Homeruns ### Lighting -Takeoff homeruns in Building breakdowns, -even serving Amenity spaces. +* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Building" +* `Phase` = "Building - Back of House (BOH)" -> [!info] Breakdowns -> * `Area` = "... Building" -> * `System` = "Building - BOH ..." +Takeoff homeruns in Building breakdowns, +even where serving Amenity spaces. ## Mechanical Connections @@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ per [[fire-resistive-wiring-methods-takeoff]]. ### Roof Mounted Equipment -Unit condensing units +#### Unit Condensing Units Put homeruns on the `Area` of the dwelling unit. Put connections on the `Area` of the CU. @@ -79,18 +84,22 @@ Routed up through the roof, (optionally through a disconnect) with flex to the equipment. -Equipment Racks: Max 20 disconnects per rack +#### Equipment Racks + +Max 20 disconnects per rack `DISTRIBUTIION`/`TRAPEZE RACK SUPPORT ...`/`...` ### Trash Chute -**Horizontal:** -* Check if shown on power drawings as mech connection - * If not, use 100ft length +1. **Horizontal:** -**Vertical (Riser):** -* Takeoff: `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`MISC ASSEMBLIES`/`TRASH CHUTE RISER CIRCUIT...` -* Uncheck Link 'Enable Livecount' -* Takeoff in Typical - * Length = average floor to floor height + `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS ...`/... + * **Length** = Length per drawings, 100ft if not shown. + +2. **Vertical (Riser):** + + * `Area` = "Typical - Building All Levels" + + Takeoff: `COMMON ASSEMBLIES`/`MISC ASSEMBLIES`/`TRASH CHUTE RISER CIRCUIT...` + * Length = average floor to floor height diff --git a/estimator-skills.md b/estimator-skills.md index c6a4aeb..b4ec3d4 100644 --- a/estimator-skills.md +++ b/estimator-skills.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags: - occupational - status/incomplete - exclude-from-word-count + - type/media/other title: Estimator Skills --- # Estimator Skills diff --git a/extracting-pdf-panel-schedules.md b/extracting-pdf-panel-schedules.md index 338aac2..4280a3f 100644 --- a/extracting-pdf-panel-schedules.md +++ b/extracting-pdf-panel-schedules.md @@ -1,8 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] -tags: [] title: Extracting PDF Panel Schedules +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/fleeting + - status/incomplete + - topic/automation + - type/idea --- # Extracting PDF Panel Schedules diff --git a/favorite-quotes.md b/favorite-quotes.md index 0fabebf..f802d52 100644 --- a/favorite-quotes.md +++ b/favorite-quotes.md @@ -1,11 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Favorite Quotes tags: - authorship/original - destiny/fleeting - status/draft -title: Favorite Quotes + - topic/writing + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Favorite Quotes diff --git a/full-takeoff.md b/full-takeoff.md index 0bda888..568210b 100644 --- a/full-takeoff.md +++ b/full-takeoff.md @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Full Takeoff tags: - authorship/original - - destiny/permanent + - destiny/permanent/entry-point - occupational/takeoff - status/draft - type/guide -title: Full Takeoff --- # Full Takeoff ## Info -[[breakdowns]] +[[pdi-breakdowns]] ## Sequence diff --git a/game-theory.md b/game-theory.md index 94bcbad..0be5907 100644 --- a/game-theory.md +++ b/game-theory.md @@ -1,33 +1,19 @@ --- id: aliases: [] -tags: [] title: Game Theory +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete + - topic/math + - type/encyclopedia --- # Game Theory ## Domains -### Auction Theory - -[[auction-theory|Auction theory]] is a subset of game theory - -%% TODO: %% - -#### Reverse Auction - -In a reverse auction, -bidders compete for the right to _sell_ a product or service. - -#### Sealed-Bid Auction - -Opposite of a conventional "open" auction, -in a sealed-bid auction, -bid prices are hidden from the bidders. - -[[uncertainty#Information]] - -%% TODO: %% +* [[auction-theory]] ## Terminology diff --git a/graphs.md b/graphs.md index d10e8ec..b667e08 100644 --- a/graphs.md +++ b/graphs.md @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Graphs tags: - authorship/other-for-now - destiny/uncertain + - status/incomplete - type/encyclopedia -title: Graphs --- # Graphs diff --git a/gregg-notehand.md b/gregg-notehand.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f55877 --- /dev/null +++ b/gregg-notehand.md @@ -0,0 +1,90 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: _Gregg Notehand_ +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete + - topic/shorthand + - type/media-commentary +--- +# _Gregg Notehand_ + +Gregg Notehand is a simplified form of Gregg Shorthand. +It is described in the namesake [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand]] + +This note is a description and critique +of both the book and the shorthand, +since the latter is fully described nowhere else. + +## Critiques + +The lessons use sounds-like-(letter)-in-(word) type phoneme definitions, +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]] +> **Silent letters omitted.** +> In the English language many words contain letters that are not pronounced. +> In Notehand these silent letters are omitted, +> and only those sounds in a word are written that are actually pronounced. +> For example, +> in the word say, the y would not be written because it is not pronounced; +> say would be written s-a. +> The word face would be written f-a-s; +> the final e would be omitted because it is not pronounced, +> and the c would be represented by the s stroke because it is pronounced s. +> +> What letters in the following words would not be written in Notehand +> because they are not pronounced? +> +> * day +> * eat +> * main +> * mean +> * save +> * steam + +*** + +> [[Leslie_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. + +This is a baffling first paragraph. +Without further clarification, +the text seems to be implying that students learning longhand +are expected to learn to read and write +many forms of the same letter, +where reality is the opposite. + +In fact, it is plain to see from the lessons in the text +that Gregg Notehand had far more individual character variation +than is accepted of the English alphabet. + +The text does not specify winding direction for circular forms +(e.g. "a" and "e"), +nor is the illustrator consistent between words. +For many words, neither option is more intuitive, +and the choice _radically_ changes its form. + +More damningly, in Lesson 26 we learn +the "s" stroke _is allowed to be written backwards._ + +It's a very strange choice, +claiming that a shorthand is less ambiguous +than the writing system it replaces. +I'm sure its possible, +but English doesn't have enough frills to cut off. +Shorthand trades certainty for speed, +that's the whole point. + +*** + +Some words, especially those more than one syllable, +I believe are illustrated incorrectly +based on preceding text and examples. +"Navy" is particularly egregious. diff --git a/gut-feel.md b/gut-feel.md index 40ec826..dd58bfc 100644 --- a/gut-feel.md +++ b/gut-feel.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Gut Feel tags: + - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/risk - - authorship/original -title: Gut Feel + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Gut Feel diff --git a/homelab.md b/homelab.md index 64a1c9b..49bb4a6 100644 --- a/homelab.md +++ b/homelab.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Homelab tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/homelab -title: Homelab + - type/minutes --- # Homelab diff --git a/hubbard_2020_failure.md b/hubbard_2020_failure.md index 5e2538e..0bd8689 100644 --- a/hubbard_2020_failure.md +++ b/hubbard_2020_failure.md @@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ aliases: [] title: "The Failure of Risk Management: Why It's Broken and How to Fix It, Second Edition" tags: - authorship/other + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/risk - - type/media + - type/media/book authors: Douglas W. Hubbard publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. type: book diff --git a/ibc_ch02.md b/ibc_ch02.md index c45aa02..6b51adb 100644 --- a/ibc_ch02.md +++ b/ibc_ch02.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: "Chapter 2: Definitions" tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction - - type/media -title: "Chapter 2: Definitions" + - type/media/reference --- # Chapter 2: Definitions diff --git a/ibc_ch03.md b/ibc_ch03.md index 3dca1d6..e3d6ac9 100644 --- a/ibc_ch03.md +++ b/ibc_ch03.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: "Chapter 3: Occupancy Classification and Use" tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction - - type/media -title: "Chapter 3: Occupancy Classification and Use" + - type/media/reference --- # Chapter 3: Occupancy Classification and Use diff --git a/ibc_ch05.md b/ibc_ch05.md index 70c6a05..5b30b42 100644 --- a/ibc_ch05.md +++ b/ibc_ch05.md @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ id: aliases: [] tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: "Chapter 5: General Building Heights and Areas" --- # Chapter 5: General Building Heights and Areas diff --git a/ibc_ch09.md b/ibc_ch09.md index ba372a1..0e5075b 100644 --- a/ibc_ch09.md +++ b/ibc_ch09.md @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ id: aliases: [] tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: "Chapter 9: Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems" --- # Chapter 9: Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems diff --git a/ibc_ch10.md b/ibc_ch10.md index 00edbbc..63e1fd4 100644 --- a/ibc_ch10.md +++ b/ibc_ch10.md @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ id: aliases: [] tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: "Chapter 10: Means of Egress" --- # Chapter 10: Means of Egress diff --git a/ibc_international-building-code.md b/ibc_international-building-code.md index 9f2df3b..bb3e8e3 100644 --- a/ibc_international-building-code.md +++ b/ibc_international-building-code.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: International Building Code --- # International Building Code diff --git a/ibc_s0403.md b/ibc_s0403.md index f2c9148..9fa82e7 100644 --- a/ibc_s0403.md +++ b/ibc_s0403.md @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ aliases: - ibc-403 tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: SECTION 403---HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS --- # SECTION 403---HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS diff --git a/ibc_s0918.md b/ibc_s0918.md index 35a91b5..660ec33 100644 --- a/ibc_s0918.md +++ b/ibc_s0918.md @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ id: aliases: [] tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: SECTION 918---EMERGENCY RESPONDER COMMUNICATION COVERAGE --- # SECTION 918---EMERGENCY RESPONDER COMMUNICATION COVERAGE diff --git a/ibc_s1009.md b/ibc_s1009.md index d4ee888..eb2fa5b 100644 --- a/ibc_s1009.md +++ b/ibc_s1009.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ id: aliases: - ibc-1009 +title: SECTION 1009---ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media -title: SECTION 1009---ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS + - type/media/reference --- # SECTION 1009---ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS @@ -39,28 +39,28 @@ the level of exit discharge. > [!important] Exceptions: > 1. Two-way communication systems are not required -> at the landing serving each elevator or bank of elevators -> where the two-way communication system is provided -> within areas of refuge in accordance with -> [[#1009.6.5 Two-way communication.|Section 1009.6.5.]] +> at the landing serving each elevator or bank of elevators +> where the two-way communication system is provided +> within areas of refuge in accordance with +> [[#1009.6.5 Two-way communication.|Section 1009.6.5.]] > > 2. Two-way communication systems are not required -> on floors provided with ramps -> conforming to the provisions of Section 1012. +> on floors provided with ramps +> conforming to the provisions of Section 1012. > > 3. Two-way communication systems are not required -> at the landings serving only service elevators -> that are not designated as part of the accessible means of egress -> or serve as part of the required accessible route into a facility. +> at the landings serving only service elevators +> that are not designated as part of the accessible means of egress +> or serve as part of the required accessible route into a facility. > > 4. Two-way communication systems are not required -> at the landings serving only freight elevators. +> at the landings serving only freight elevators. > > 5. Two-way communication systems are not required -> at the landing serving a private residence elevator. +> at the landing serving a private residence elevator. > > 6. Two-way communication systems are not required -> in Group I-2 or I-3 facilities. +> in Group I-2 or I-3 facilities. ### 1009.8.1 System requirements. diff --git a/ifc_s0510.md b/ifc_s0510.md index c847af5..ace2339 100644 --- a/ifc_s0510.md +++ b/ifc_s0510.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ id: aliases: - ifc-510 +title: SECTION 510---EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media -title: SECTION 510---EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE + - type/media/reference --- # SECTION 510---EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE diff --git a/ifc_s0907.md b/ifc_s0907.md index a9059bf..879ccbc 100644 --- a/ifc_s0907.md +++ b/ifc_s0907.md @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ id: aliases: - ifc-907 +title: SECTION 907---FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media -title: SECTION 907---FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS + - type/media/reference --- # SECTION 907---FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS diff --git a/individual-ability.md b/individual-ability.md index b8bbe3e..3175b29 100644 --- a/individual-ability.md +++ b/individual-ability.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Individual Ability tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - - topic/organization - status/incomplete -title: Individual Ability + - topic/organization + - type/philosophy --- # Individual Ability @@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ requires developing effective coping mechanisms To gain and maintain skill is time consuming. The barrier to greater professional skill -for most people is **responsibility**. +for most people is **prior responsibility**. ## Capacity for Familiarity diff --git a/klugman-et-al_2019_loss-models.md b/klugman-et-al_2019_loss-models.md index e506f5e..6a366e0 100644 --- a/klugman-et-al_2019_loss-models.md +++ b/klugman-et-al_2019_loss-models.md @@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ aliases: [] title: "Loss Models: From Data to Decisions, Fifth Edition" tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/risk - - type/media + - type/media/book authors: - - Stuart A. Klugman - - Harry H. Panjer - Gordon E. Willmot + - Harry H. Panjer + - Stuart A. Klugman +edition: Fifth publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics +subtitle: From Data to Decisions type: book year: 2019 --- diff --git a/latex.md b/latex.md index a5b101a..e10644b 100644 --- a/latex.md +++ b/latex.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/software - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry title: LaTeX --- # LaTeX diff --git a/lightning-protection-takeoff.md b/lightning-protection-takeoff.md index 8744bd4..d83fbca 100644 --- a/lightning-protection-takeoff.md +++ b/lightning-protection-takeoff.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original title: Lightning Protection --- -# Lightning Protection +# Lightning Protection Takeoff > [!info] > See [[lightning-protection]] for more on lightning protection systems. diff --git a/loss-models.md b/loss-models.md index cada612..acf7168 100644 --- a/loss-models.md +++ b/loss-models.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: _Loss Models_ tags: - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - - type/media-commentary - topic/risk -title: "Loss Models: From Data to Decisions, Fifth Edition" + - type/media-commentary --- # _Loss Models_ diff --git a/me-isms.md b/me-isms.md index cae7380..b3ec8ea 100644 --- a/me-isms.md +++ b/me-isms.md @@ -1,8 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] -tags: [] title: Me-isms +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete + - topic/other + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Me-isms diff --git a/media-to-watch.md b/media-to-watch.md index 4048fa9..4816f77 100644 --- a/media-to-watch.md +++ b/media-to-watch.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] -tags: - - destiny/fleeting - - authorship/original - - topic/hobbies/tv-and-film - - status/complete title: Media to Watch +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/fleeting + - status/complete + - topic/hobbies/tv-and-film + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Media to Watch diff --git a/medium-voltage.md b/medium-voltage.md index 5288457..75dcb06 100644 --- a/medium-voltage.md +++ b/medium-voltage.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - topic/construction/electrical - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry - status/incomplete title: Medium Voltage --- diff --git a/monte-carlo-methods.md b/monte-carlo-methods.md index 1505cbe..c890232 100644 --- a/monte-carlo-methods.md +++ b/monte-carlo-methods.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - status/draft - topic/math - topic/risk - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry - authorship/original title: Monte Carlo Methods --- diff --git a/multi-family-dwellings.md b/multi-family-dwellings.md index 8b3330f..ebc8e2a 100644 --- a/multi-family-dwellings.md +++ b/multi-family-dwellings.md @@ -28,19 +28,29 @@ title: Multifamily Dwellings > This question also applies to student housing and similar occupancies, > sometimes generalized as "hospitality", > but this term is ambiguously understood. +> +> The question _does not_ apply +> to hotels with three or more suites with full kitchens. +> Such hotels are always multifamily dwellings. Whether hotel rooms are dwelling units and thus whether are hotels are multifamily dwellings per the NEC definition is contingent on the AHJ's interpretation of the requirement for permanent provisions for cooking. -> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling Unit.| NEC Article 100]] (emphasis added) +> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling Unit.|NEC Article 100]] (emphasis added) > ### Dwelling Unit. > > A single unit, providing complete and independent living facilities for one or more persons, > including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, _cooking_, and sanitation. -This definition exactly mirrors the IBC, which also +Anecdotal evidence from [reliable forums](https://forums.mikeholt.com/) +suggests that a cord-and-plug connected microwave +is generally not interpreted to meet the requirement, +however I'm not separating these, at least for now. + +The Article 100 definition exactly mirrors the IBC, +which has this additional term: > [!cite] IBC Chapter 2: Definitions > ## Sleeping Unit. @@ -51,11 +61,6 @@ This definition exactly mirrors the IBC, which also > and either sanitation or kitchen facilities but not both. > Such rooms and spaces that are also part of a dwelling unit are not sleeping units. -Anecdotal evidence from [reliable forums](https://forums.mikeholt.com/) -suggests that a cord-and-plug connected microwave -is generally not interpreted to meet the requirement, -however I'm not separating these, at least for now. - > [!cite] IBC Chapter 2: Definitions (emphasis added) > Another example would be a studio apartment with a kitchenette > (i.e., countertop microwave, sink, refrigerator). diff --git a/my-occupation.md b/my-occupation.md index 7e82f88..a7d38f7 100644 --- a/my-occupation.md +++ b/my-occupation.md @@ -11,18 +11,6 @@ title: My Occupation --- # My Occupation -[[pdi-estimating#Construction Estimating (ConEst)]] - -## Goals - -> [!info] Planned Automation -> * [[feeder-verification]] -> * [[bpm-award-analysis]] - -## Achievements - -* [[pdi-90-day-performance-review]] - %% ## TALK @@ -30,4 +18,18 @@ title: My Occupation This note serves to bridge the personal and occupational domains of [[this-notebook]]. -%% \ No newline at end of file +%% + +[[pdi-estimating#Construction Estimating (ConEst)]] + +## Goals + +### Planned Automation + +* [[feeder-verification]] +* [[bpm-award-analysis]] + +## Achievements + +* [[pdi-90-day-performance-review]] + diff --git a/nfpa-101_life-safety-code.md b/nfpa-101_life-safety-code.md index 20192de..7626f16 100644 --- a/nfpa-101_life-safety-code.md +++ b/nfpa-101_life-safety-code.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/uncertain - status/incomplete - topic/construction - - type/media + - type/media/reference - exclude-from-word-count title: "NFPA 101: Life Safety Code (2018)" --- diff --git a/nfpa-70_100_definitions.md b/nfpa-70_100_definitions.md index 022aac3..301b84a 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_100_definitions.md +++ b/nfpa-70_100_definitions.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 100 Definitions --- # Article 100 Definitions diff --git a/nfpa-70_110_requirements.md b/nfpa-70_110_requirements.md index 612a540..91af936 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_110_requirements.md +++ b/nfpa-70_110_requirements.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations --- # Article 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations diff --git a/nfpa-70_210_branch-circuits.md b/nfpa-70_210_branch-circuits.md index bbdfcc6..d7b203c 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_210_branch-circuits.md +++ b/nfpa-70_210_branch-circuits.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 210 Branch Circuits --- # Article 210 Branch Circuits diff --git a/nfpa-70_215_feeders.md b/nfpa-70_215_feeders.md index ae99b0f..aa0023f 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_215_feeders.md +++ b/nfpa-70_215_feeders.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 215 Feeders --- # Article 215 Feeders diff --git a/nfpa-70_220_load-calculations.md b/nfpa-70_220_load-calculations.md index 3cf7c5e..499371e 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_220_load-calculations.md +++ b/nfpa-70_220_load-calculations.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations --- # Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations diff --git a/nfpa-70_230_services.md b/nfpa-70_230_services.md index 03e602a..09c5747 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_230_services.md +++ b/nfpa-70_230_services.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 230 Services --- # Article 230 Services diff --git a/nfpa-70_240_overcurrent-protection.md b/nfpa-70_240_overcurrent-protection.md index 76e3de0..da4cb4f 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_240_overcurrent-protection.md +++ b/nfpa-70_240_overcurrent-protection.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 240 Overcurrent Protection --- # Article 240 Overcurrent Protection diff --git a/nfpa-70_250_grounding.md b/nfpa-70_250_grounding.md index da9557a..aa9cdf9 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_250_grounding.md +++ b/nfpa-70_250_grounding.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 250 Grounding and Bonding --- # Article 250 Grounding and Bonding diff --git a/nfpa-70_300_general-requirements.md b/nfpa-70_300_general-requirements.md index 53f7063..d9c572e 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_300_general-requirements.md +++ b/nfpa-70_300_general-requirements.md @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ tags: - authorship/other - destiny/uncertain - exclude-from-word-count - - status/incomplete + - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 300 General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials --- # Article 300 General Requirements for Wiring Methods and Materials diff --git a/nfpa-70_310_conductors_for_general_wiring.md b/nfpa-70_310_conductors_for_general_wiring.md index f3e2544..c22b439 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_310_conductors_for_general_wiring.md +++ b/nfpa-70_310_conductors_for_general_wiring.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 310 Conductors for General Wiring --- # Article 310 Conductors for General Wiring diff --git a/nfpa-70_311_mv-conductors.md b/nfpa-70_311_mv-conductors.md index fdb1535..bfa8e9e 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_311_mv-conductors.md +++ b/nfpa-70_311_mv-conductors.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 311 Medium Voltage Conductors and Cable --- # Article 311 Medium Voltage Conductors and Cable diff --git a/nfpa-70_312_cabinets.md b/nfpa-70_312_cabinets.md index 6296b6d..fe30dea 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_312_cabinets.md +++ b/nfpa-70_312_cabinets.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures --- # Article 312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures diff --git a/nfpa-70_314_boxes.md b/nfpa-70_314_boxes.md index d744f8f..d7df8bc 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_314_boxes.md +++ b/nfpa-70_314_boxes.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures --- # Article 314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures diff --git a/nfpa-70_320_armored-cable.md b/nfpa-70_320_armored-cable.md index 7636a57..476d05c 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_320_armored-cable.md +++ b/nfpa-70_320_armored-cable.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: "Article 320 Armored Cable: Type AC" --- # Article 320 Armored Cable: Type AC diff --git a/nfpa-70_330_mc-cable.md b/nfpa-70_330_mc-cable.md index a829dd7..fb29328 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_330_mc-cable.md +++ b/nfpa-70_330_mc-cable.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: "Article 330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC" --- # Article 330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC diff --git a/nfpa-70_332_mi-cable.md b/nfpa-70_332_mi-cable.md index a05e04d..2981d96 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_332_mi-cable.md +++ b/nfpa-70_332_mi-cable.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: "Article 332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable: Type MI" --- # Article 332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable: Type MI diff --git a/nfpa-70_334_nm-cable.md b/nfpa-70_334_nm-cable.md index 8ba169d..1e5a708 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_334_nm-cable.md +++ b/nfpa-70_334_nm-cable.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: "Article 334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM and NMC" --- # Article 334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM and NMC diff --git a/nfpa-70_338.md b/nfpa-70_338.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f6456a4 --- /dev/null +++ b/nfpa-70_338.md @@ -0,0 +1,144 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: + - nec-338 +title: "Article 338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE" +tags: + - authorship/other + - destiny/fleeting + - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete + - topic/construction/electrical + - type/media/reference +--- +# Article 338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE + +## Part I. General + +### 338.1 Scope. + +This article covers the use, installation, and construction specifications of service-entrance cable. + +### 338.2 Definitions. + +The definition in this section shall apply within this article and throughout the Code. + +#### Service-Entrance Cable. + +A single conductor or multiconductor cable provided with an overall covering, primarily used for services, and of the following types: + +#### Type SE. + +Service-entrance cable having a flame-retardant, moisture-resistant covering. + +#### Type USE. + +Service-entrance cable, identified for underground use, having a moisture-resistant covering, but not required to have a flame-retardant covering. + +#### Service-Entrance Conductor Assembly. + +Multiple single-insulated conductors twisted together without an overall covering, other than an optional binder intended only to keep the conductors together. + +### 338.6 Listing Requirements. + +Type SE and USE cables and associated fittings shall be listed. + +## Part II. Installation + +### 338.10 Uses Permitted. + +#### 338.10(A) Service-Entrance Conductors. + +Service-entrance cable shall be permitted to be used as service-entrance conductors and shall be installed in accordance with 230.6, +230.7, and Parts II, III, and IV of Article 230. + +#### 338.10(B) Branch Circuits or Feeders. + +##### 338.10(B)(1) Grounded Conductor Insulated. + +Type SE service-entrance cables shall be permitted in wiring systems where all of the circuit conductors of the cable are of the thermoset or thermoplastic type. + +##### 338.10(B)(2) Use of Uninsulated Conductor. + +Type SE service-entrance cable shall be permitted for use where the insulated conductors are used for circuit wiring and the uninsulated conductor is used only for equipment grounding purposes. + +> [!important] Exception: +> In existing installations, uninsulated conductors shall be permitted as a grounded conductor in accordance with 250.32 and +250.140, where the uninsulated grounded conductor of the cable originates in service equipment, and with 225.30 through 225.40. + +##### 338.10(B)(3) Temperature Limitations. + +Type SE service-entrance cable used to supply appliances shall not be subject to conductor temperatures in excess of the temperature specified for the type of insulation involved. + +##### 338.10(B)(4) Installation Methods for Branch Circuits and Feeders. + +> [!info] Informational Note No. 1: +> See 310.14(A)(3) for temperature limitation of conductors. + +> [!info] Informational Note No. 2: +> For the installation of main power feeder conductors in dwelling units refer to 310.12. + +* (a) Interior Installations. + +* (1) In addition to the provisions of this article, Type SE service-entrance cable used for interior wiring shall comply with the installation requirements of Part II of Article 334, excluding 334.80. + +* (2) Where more than two Type SE cables containing two or more current-carrying conductors in each cable are installed in contact with thermal insulation, caulk, or sealing foam without maintaining spacing between cables, the ampacity of each conductor shall be adjusted in accordance with Table 310.15(C)(1). + +* (3) For Type SE cable with ungrounded conductor sizes 10 AWG and smaller, where installed in contact with thermal insulation, the ampacity shall be in accordance with 60°C (140°F) conductor temperature rating. The maximum conductor temperature rating shall be permitted to be used for ampacity adjustment and correction purposes, if the final ampacity does not exceed that for a 60°C (140°F) rated conductor. + +* (b) Exterior Installations. + +* (1) In addition to the provisions of this article, service-entrance cable used for feeders or branch circuits, where installed as exterior wiring, shall be installed in accordance with Part I of Article 225. The cable shall be supported in accordance with +334.30. + +* (2) Type USE cable installed as underground feeder and branch circuit cable shall comply with Part II of Article 340. + +> [!important] Exception: +> Single-conductor Type USE and multi-rated USE conductors shall not be subject to the ampacity limitations of Part II of + +Article 340. + +### 338.12 Uses Not Permitted. + +#### 338.12(A) Service-Entrance Cable. + +Service-entrance cable (SE) shall not be used under the following conditions or in the following locations: + +* (1) Where subject to physical damage unless protected in accordance with 230.50(B) + +* (2) Underground with or without a raceway + +* (3) For exterior branch circuits and feeder wiring unless the installation complies with the provisions of Part I of Article 225 and is supported in accordance with 334.30 or is used as messenger-supported wiring as permitted in Part II of Article 396 + +#### 338.12(B) Underground Service-Entrance Cable. + +Underground service-entrance cable (USE) shall not be used under the following conditions or in the following locations: + +* (1) For interior wiring + +* (2) For aboveground installations except where USE cable emerges from the ground and is terminated in an enclosure at an outdoor location and the cable is protected in accordance with 300.5(D) + +* (3) As aerial cable unless it is a multiconductor cable identified for use aboveground and installed as messenger-supported wiring in accordance with 225.10 and Part II of Article 396 + +### 338.24 Bending Radius. + +Bends in Types USE and SE cable shall be so made that the cable will not be damaged. The radius of the curve of the inner edge of any bend, during or after installation, shall not be less than five times the diameter of the cable. + +## Part III. Construction Specifications + +### 338.100 Construction. + +#### 338.100(A) Assemblies. + +Cabled assemblies of multiple single-conductor Type USE conductors shall be permitted for direct burial. All conductors shall be insulated. + +> [!info] Informational Note: +> The term "cabled" refers to a manufacturing process of twisting single conductors together and may also be referred to as "plexed." + +#### 338.100(B) Uninsulated Conductor. + +Type SE or USE cable with an overall covering containing two or more conductors shall be permitted to have one conductor uninsulated. + +### 338.120 Marking. + +Service-entrance cable shall be marked as required in 310.8. Cable with the neutral conductor smaller than the ungrounded conductors shall be so marked. diff --git a/nfpa-70_352.md b/nfpa-70_352.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..24b0069 --- /dev/null +++ b/nfpa-70_352.md @@ -0,0 +1,271 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: + - nec-352 +title: "Article 352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC" +tags: + - authorship/other + - destiny/fleeting + - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete + - topic/construction/electrical + - type/media/reference +--- +# Article 352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC + +## Part I. General + +### 352.1 Scope. + +This article covers the use, installation, and construction specifications for rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit (PVC) and associated fittings. + +> [!info] Informational Note: +> Refer to Article 353 for High Density Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE, and Article 355 for Reinforced + +Thermosetting Resin Conduit: Type RTRC. + +### 352.2 Definition. + +The definition in this section shall apply within this article and throughout the Code. + +Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (PVC). + +A rigid nonmetallic raceway of circular cross section, with integral or associated couplings, connectors, and fittings for the installation of electrical conductors and cables. + +### 352.6 Listing Requirements. + +PVC conduit, factory elbows, and associated fittings shall be listed. + +## Part II. Installation + +### 352.10 Uses Permitted. + +The use of PVC conduit shall be permitted in accordance with 352.10(A) through (I). + +> [!info] Informational Note: +> Extreme cold may cause some nonmetallic conduits to become brittle and, therefore, more susceptible to damage from physical contact. + +#### 352.10(A) Concealed. + +PVC conduit shall be permitted in walls, floors, and ceilings. + +#### 352.10(B) Corrosive Influences. + +PVC conduit shall be permitted in locations subject to severe corrosive influences as covered in 300.6 and where subject to chemicals for which the materials are specifically approved. + +#### 352.10(C) Cinders. + +PVC conduit shall be permitted in cinder fill. + +#### 352.10(D) Wet Locations. + +PVC conduit shall be permitted in portions of dairies, laundries, canneries, or other wet locations, and in locations where walls are frequently washed, the entire conduit system, including boxes and fittings used therewith, shall be installed and equipped so as to prevent water from entering the conduit. All supports, bolts, straps, screws, and so forth, shall be of corrosion-resistant materials or be protected against corrosion by approved corrosion-resistant materials. + +#### 352.10(E) Dry and Damp Locations. + +PVC conduit shall be permitted for use in dry and damp locations not prohibited by 352.12. + +#### 352.10(F) Exposed. + +PVC conduit shall be permitted for exposed work. PVC conduit used exposed in areas of physical damage shall be identified for the use. + +> [!info] Informational Note: +> PVC Conduit, Type Schedule 80, is identified for areas of physical damage. + +#### 352.10(G) Underground Installations. + +For underground installations, PVC shall be permitted for direct burial and underground encased in concrete. See 300.5 and 300.50. + +#### 352.10(H) Support of Conduit Bodies. + +PVC conduit shall be permitted to support nonmetallic conduit bodies not larger than the largest trade size of an entering raceway. + +These conduit bodies shall not support luminaires or other equipment and shall not contain devices other than splicing devices as permitted by 110.14(B) and 314.16(C)(2). + +#### 352.10(I) Insulation Temperature Limitations. + +Conductors or cables rated at a temperature higher than the listed temperature rating of PVC conduit shall be permitted to be installed in PVC conduit, provided the conductors or cables are not operated at a temperature higher than the listed temperature rating of the + +PVC conduit. + +### 352.12 Uses Not Permitted. + +PVC conduit shall not be used under the conditions specified in 352.12(A) through (E). + +#### 352.12(A) Hazardous (Classified) Locations. + +In any hazardous (classified) location, except as permitted by other articles of this Code. + +#### 352.12(B) Support of Luminaires. + +For the support of luminaires or other equipment not described in 352.10(H). + +#### 352.12(C) Physical Damage. + +Where subject to physical damage unless identified for such use. + +#### 352.12(D) Ambient Temperatures. + +Where subject to ambient temperatures in excess of 50°C (122°F) unless listed otherwise. + +#### 352.12(E) Theaters and Similar Locations. + +In theaters and similar locations, except as provided in 518.4 and 520.5. + +### 352.20 Size. + +#### 352.20(A) Minimum. + +PVC conduit smaller than metric designator 16 (trade size 1/2) shall not be used. + +#### 352.20(B) Maximum. + +PVC conduit larger than metric designator 155 (trade size 6) shall not be used. + +> [!info] Informational Note: +> The trade sizes and metric designators are for identification purposes only and do not relate to actual dimensions. + +See 300.1(C). + +### 352.22 Number of Conductors. + +The number of conductors shall not exceed that permitted by the percentage fill specified in Table 1, Chapter 9. + +Cables shall be permitted to be installed where such use is not prohibited by the respective cable articles. The number of cables shall not exceed the allowable percentage fill specified in Table 1, Chapter 9. + +### 352.24 Bends --- How Made. + +Bends shall be so made that the conduit will not be damaged and the internal diameter of the conduit will not be effectively reduced. + +Field bends shall be made only with identified bending equipment. The radius of the curve to the centerline of such bends shall not be less than shown in Table 2, Chapter 9. + +### 352.26 Bends --- Number in One Run. + +There shall not be more than the equivalent of four quarter bends (360 degrees total) between pull points, for example, conduit bodies and boxes. + +### 352.28 Trimming. + +All cut ends shall be trimmed inside and outside to remove rough edges. + +### 352.30 Securing and Supporting. + +PVC conduit shall be installed as a complete system as provided in 300.18 and shall be fastened so that movement from thermal expansion or contraction is permitted. PVC conduit shall be securely fastened and supported in accordance with 352.30(A) and (B). + +#### 352.30(A) Securely Fastened. + +PVC conduit shall be securely fastened within 900 mm (3 ft) of each outlet box, junction box, device box, conduit body, or other conduit termination. Conduit listed for securing at other than 900 mm (3 ft) shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with the listing. + +#### 352.30(B) Supports. + +PVC conduit shall be supported as required in Table 352.30. Conduit listed for support at spacings other than as shown in Table 352.30 shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with the listing. Horizontal runs of PVC conduit supported by openings through framing members at intervals not exceeding those in Table 352.30 and securely fastened within 900 mm (3 ft) of termination points shall be permitted. + +Table 352.30 Support of Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (PVC) + +Conduit Size Maximum Spacing Between Supports + +Metric Designator Trade Size mm or m ft +16--27 1/2--1 900 mm 3 +35--53 11/4--2 1.5 m 5 +63--78 21/2--3 1.8 m 6 +91--129 31/2--5 2.1 m 7 + +Conduit Size Maximum Spacing Between Supports + +Metric Designator Trade Size mm or m ft +155 6 2.5 m 8 + +### 352.44 Expansion Fittings. + +Expansion fittings for PVC conduit shall be provided to compensate for thermal expansion and contraction where the length change, in accordance with Table 352.44, is expected to be 6 mm (1/4 in.) or greater in a straight run between securely mounted items such as boxes, cabinets, elbows, or other conduit terminations. + +Table 352.44 Expansion Characteristics of PVC Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit Coefficient of Thermal + +Expansion = 6.084 × 10 mm/mm/°C (3.38 × 10 in./in./°F) + +Temperature + +Change (°C) + +Length Change of + +PVC Conduit +(mm/m) + +Temperature + +Change (°F) + +Length Change of + +PVC Conduit +(in./100 ft) + +Temperature + +Change (°F) + +Length Change of + +PVC Conduit +(in./100 ft) +5 0.30 5 0.20 105 4.26 +10 0.61 10 0.41 110 4.46 +15 0.91 15 0.61 115 4.66 +20 1.22 20 0.81 120 4.87 +25 1.52 25 1.01 125 5.07 +30 1.83 30 1.22 130 5.27 +35 2.13 35 1.42 135 5.48 +40 2.43 40 1.62 140 5.68 +45 2.74 45 1.83 145 5.88 +50 3.04 50 2.03 150 6.08 +55 3.35 55 2.23 155 6.29 +60 3.65 60 2.43 160 6.49 +65 3.95 65 2.64 165 6.69 +70 4.26 70 2.84 170 6.90 +75 4.56 75 3.04 175 7.10 +80 4.87 80 3.24 180 7.30 +85 5.17 85 3.45 185 7.50 +90 5.48 90 3.65 190 7.71 +95 5.78 95 3.85 195 7.91 +100 6.08 100 4.06 200 8.11 + +### 352.46 Bushings. + +Where a conduit enters a box, fitting, or other enclosure, a bushing or adapter shall be provided to protect the wire from abrasion unless the box, fitting, or enclosure design provides equivalent protection. + +> [!info] Informational Note: +> See 300.4(G) for the protection of conductors 4 AWG and larger at bushings. + +### 352.48 Joints. + +All joints between lengths of conduit, and between conduit and couplings, fittings, and boxes, shall be made by an approved method. + +### 352.56 Splices and Taps. + +Splices and taps shall be made in accordance with 300.15. + +### 352.60 Grounding. + +Where equipment grounding is required, a separate equipment grounding conductor shall be installed in the conduit. +--5 --5 + +> [!important] Exception No. 1: +> As permitted in 250.134, Exception No. 2, for dc circuits and 250.134, Exception No. 1, for separately run equipment grounding conductors. + +> [!important] Exception No. 2: +> Where the grounded conductor is used to ground equipment as permitted in 250.142. + +## Part III. Construction Specifications + +### 352.100 Construction. + +PVC conduit shall be made of rigid (nonplasticized) polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC conduit and fittings shall be composed of suitable nonmetallic material that is resistant to moisture and chemical atmospheres. For use aboveground, it shall also be flame retardant, resistant to impact and crushing, resistant to distortion from heat under conditions likely to be encountered in service, and resistant to low temperature and sunlight effects. For use underground, the material shall be acceptably resistant to moisture and corrosive agents and shall be of sufficient strength to withstand abuse, such as by impact and crushing, in handling and during installation. Where intended for direct burial, without encasement in concrete, the material shall also be capable of withstanding continued loading that is likely to be encountered after installation. + +### 352.120 Marking. + +Each length of PVC conduit shall be clearly and durably marked at least every 3 m (10 ft) as required in the first sentence of 110.21(A). + +The type of material shall also be included in the marking unless it is visually identifiable. For conduit recognized for use aboveground, these markings shall be permanent. For conduit limited to underground use only, these markings shall be sufficiently durable to remain legible until the material is installed. Conduit shall be permitted to be surface marked to indicate special characteristics of the material. + +> [!info] Informational Note: +> Examples of these markings include but are not limited to "limited smoke" and "sunlight resistant." diff --git a/nfpa-70_422_appliances.md b/nfpa-70_422_appliances.md index 69991d8..98997d4 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_422_appliances.md +++ b/nfpa-70_422_appliances.md @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ aliases: - nec-422 tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 422 Appliances --- # Article 422 Appliances diff --git a/nfpa-70_424.md b/nfpa-70_424.md index 4926444..6daebd4 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_424.md +++ b/nfpa-70_424.md @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ aliases: - nec-424 tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment --- # Article 424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment diff --git a/nfpa-70_430_motors.md b/nfpa-70_430_motors.md index 6cb21d6..f3beaef 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_430_motors.md +++ b/nfpa-70_430_motors.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers --- # Article 430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers diff --git a/nfpa-70_440_hvac-equipment.md b/nfpa-70_440_hvac-equipment.md index 4026517..f5efe85 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_440_hvac-equipment.md +++ b/nfpa-70_440_hvac-equipment.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment --- # Article 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment diff --git a/nfpa-70_450_transformers.md b/nfpa-70_450_transformers.md index 754d551..b536991 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_450_transformers.md +++ b/nfpa-70_450_transformers.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties) --- # Article 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties) diff --git a/nfpa-70_520_theaters.md b/nfpa-70_520_theaters.md index 32576f6..a94db75 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_520_theaters.md +++ b/nfpa-70_520_theaters.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations --- # Article 520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations diff --git a/nfpa-70_700_emergency-systems.md b/nfpa-70_700_emergency-systems.md index a8bd74b..ba6d020 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_700_emergency-systems.md +++ b/nfpa-70_700_emergency-systems.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/draft - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 700 Emergency Systems --- # Article 700 Emergency Systems diff --git a/nfpa-70_725_control-circuits.md b/nfpa-70_725_control-circuits.md index d195e0b..6ebb22f 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_725_control-circuits.md +++ b/nfpa-70_725_control-circuits.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits --- # Article 725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits diff --git a/nfpa-70_dump_wiring-methods.md b/nfpa-70_dump_wiring-methods.md index e586de5..d343a9d 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_dump_wiring-methods.md +++ b/nfpa-70_dump_wiring-methods.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags: - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference title: Article 725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits --- # NEC Chapter 3 Wiring Methods Articles Dump @@ -827,137 +827,6 @@ Armor shall be permitted over the jacket. If provided, the armor or metallic cov Type P cable shall be marked in accordance with 310.8. When an armor is provided, the cable shall be marked accordingly. -# Article 338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE - -## Part I. General - -### 338.1 Scope. - -This article covers the use, installation, and construction specifications of service-entrance cable. - -### 338.2 Definitions. - -The definition in this section shall apply within this article and throughout the Code. - -Service-Entrance Cable. - -A single conductor or multiconductor cable provided with an overall covering, primarily used for services, and of the following types: - -Type SE. - -Service-entrance cable having a flame-retardant, moisture-resistant covering. - -Type USE. - -Service-entrance cable, identified for underground use, having a moisture-resistant covering, but not required to have a flame-retardant covering. - -Service-Entrance Conductor Assembly. - -Multiple single-insulated conductors twisted together without an overall covering, other than an optional binder intended only to keep the conductors together. - -### 338.6 Listing Requirements. - -Type SE and USE cables and associated fittings shall be listed. - -## Part II. Installation - -### 338.10 Uses Permitted. - -#### 338.10(A) Service-Entrance Conductors. - -Service-entrance cable shall be permitted to be used as service-entrance conductors and shall be installed in accordance with 230.6, -230.7, and Parts II, III, and IV of Article 230. - -#### 338.10(B) Branch Circuits or Feeders. - -##### 338.10(B)(1) Grounded Conductor Insulated. - -Type SE service-entrance cables shall be permitted in wiring systems where all of the circuit conductors of the cable are of the thermoset or thermoplastic type. - -##### 338.10(B)(2) Use of Uninsulated Conductor. - -Type SE service-entrance cable shall be permitted for use where the insulated conductors are used for circuit wiring and the uninsulated conductor is used only for equipment grounding purposes. - -> [!important] Exception: -> In existing installations, uninsulated conductors shall be permitted as a grounded conductor in accordance with 250.32 and -250.140, where the uninsulated grounded conductor of the cable originates in service equipment, and with 225.30 through 225.40. - -##### 338.10(B)(3) Temperature Limitations. - -Type SE service-entrance cable used to supply appliances shall not be subject to conductor temperatures in excess of the temperature specified for the type of insulation involved. - -##### 338.10(B)(4) Installation Methods for Branch Circuits and Feeders. - -> [!info] Informational Note No. 1: -> See 310.14(A)(3) for temperature limitation of conductors. - -> [!info] Informational Note No. 2: -> For the installation of main power feeder conductors in dwelling units refer to 310.12. - -* (a) Interior Installations. - -* (1) In addition to the provisions of this article, Type SE service-entrance cable used for interior wiring shall comply with the installation requirements of Part II of Article 334, excluding 334.80. - -* (2) Where more than two Type SE cables containing two or more current-carrying conductors in each cable are installed in contact with thermal insulation, caulk, or sealing foam without maintaining spacing between cables, the ampacity of each conductor shall be adjusted in accordance with Table 310.15(C)(1). - -* (3) For Type SE cable with ungrounded conductor sizes 10 AWG and smaller, where installed in contact with thermal insulation, the ampacity shall be in accordance with 60°C (140°F) conductor temperature rating. The maximum conductor temperature rating shall be permitted to be used for ampacity adjustment and correction purposes, if the final ampacity does not exceed that for a 60°C (140°F) rated conductor. - -* (b) Exterior Installations. - -* (1) In addition to the provisions of this article, service-entrance cable used for feeders or branch circuits, where installed as exterior wiring, shall be installed in accordance with Part I of Article 225. The cable shall be supported in accordance with -334.30. - -* (2) Type USE cable installed as underground feeder and branch circuit cable shall comply with Part II of Article 340. - -> [!important] Exception: -> Single-conductor Type USE and multi-rated USE conductors shall not be subject to the ampacity limitations of Part II of - -Article 340. - -### 338.12 Uses Not Permitted. - -#### 338.12(A) Service-Entrance Cable. - -Service-entrance cable (SE) shall not be used under the following conditions or in the following locations: - -* (1) Where subject to physical damage unless protected in accordance with 230.50(B) - -* (2) Underground with or without a raceway - -* (3) For exterior branch circuits and feeder wiring unless the installation complies with the provisions of Part I of Article 225 and is supported in accordance with 334.30 or is used as messenger-supported wiring as permitted in Part II of Article 396 - -#### 338.12(B) Underground Service-Entrance Cable. - -Underground service-entrance cable (USE) shall not be used under the following conditions or in the following locations: - -* (1) For interior wiring - -* (2) For aboveground installations except where USE cable emerges from the ground and is terminated in an enclosure at an outdoor location and the cable is protected in accordance with 300.5(D) - -* (3) As aerial cable unless it is a multiconductor cable identified for use aboveground and installed as messenger-supported wiring in accordance with 225.10 and Part II of Article 396 - -### 338.24 Bending Radius. - -Bends in Types USE and SE cable shall be so made that the cable will not be damaged. The radius of the curve of the inner edge of any bend, during or after installation, shall not be less than five times the diameter of the cable. - -## Part III. Construction Specifications - -### 338.100 Construction. - -#### 338.100(A) Assemblies. - -Cabled assemblies of multiple single-conductor Type USE conductors shall be permitted for direct burial. All conductors shall be insulated. - -> [!info] Informational Note: -> The term “cabled” refers to a manufacturing process of twisting single conductors together and may also be referred to as “plexed.” - -#### 338.100(B) Uninsulated Conductor. - -Type SE or USE cable with an overall covering containing two or more conductors shall be permitted to have one conductor uninsulated. - -### 338.120 Marking. - -Service-entrance cable shall be marked as required in 310.8. Cable with the neutral conductor smaller than the ungrounded conductors shall be so marked. # Article 340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable: Type UF @@ -1765,265 +1634,6 @@ Where required or installed, equipment bonding jumpers shall be installed in acc LFMC shall be marked according to 110.21. The trade size and other information required by the listing shall also be marked on the conduit. Conduit suitable for direct burial shall be so marked. -# Article 352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC - -## Part I. General - -### 352.1 Scope. - -This article covers the use, installation, and construction specifications for rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit (PVC) and associated fittings. - -> [!info] Informational Note: -> Refer to Article 353 for High Density Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE, and Article 355 for Reinforced - -Thermosetting Resin Conduit: Type RTRC. - -### 352.2 Definition. - -The definition in this section shall apply within this article and throughout the Code. - -Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (PVC). - -A rigid nonmetallic raceway of circular cross section, with integral or associated couplings, connectors, and fittings for the installation of electrical conductors and cables. - -### 352.6 Listing Requirements. - -PVC conduit, factory elbows, and associated fittings shall be listed. - -## Part II. Installation - -### 352.10 Uses Permitted. - -The use of PVC conduit shall be permitted in accordance with 352.10(A) through (I). - -> [!info] Informational Note: -> Extreme cold may cause some nonmetallic conduits to become brittle and, therefore, more susceptible to damage from physical contact. - -#### 352.10(A) Concealed. - -PVC conduit shall be permitted in walls, floors, and ceilings. - -#### 352.10(B) Corrosive Influences. - -PVC conduit shall be permitted in locations subject to severe corrosive influences as covered in 300.6 and where subject to chemicals for which the materials are specifically approved. - -#### 352.10(C) Cinders. - -PVC conduit shall be permitted in cinder fill. - -#### 352.10(D) Wet Locations. - -PVC conduit shall be permitted in portions of dairies, laundries, canneries, or other wet locations, and in locations where walls are frequently washed, the entire conduit system, including boxes and fittings used therewith, shall be installed and equipped so as to prevent water from entering the conduit. All supports, bolts, straps, screws, and so forth, shall be of corrosion-resistant materials or be protected against corrosion by approved corrosion-resistant materials. - -#### 352.10(E) Dry and Damp Locations. - -PVC conduit shall be permitted for use in dry and damp locations not prohibited by 352.12. - -#### 352.10(F) Exposed. - -PVC conduit shall be permitted for exposed work. PVC conduit used exposed in areas of physical damage shall be identified for the use. - -> [!info] Informational Note: -> PVC Conduit, Type Schedule 80, is identified for areas of physical damage. - -#### 352.10(G) Underground Installations. - -For underground installations, PVC shall be permitted for direct burial and underground encased in concrete. See 300.5 and 300.50. - -#### 352.10(H) Support of Conduit Bodies. - -PVC conduit shall be permitted to support nonmetallic conduit bodies not larger than the largest trade size of an entering raceway. - -These conduit bodies shall not support luminaires or other equipment and shall not contain devices other than splicing devices as permitted by 110.14(B) and 314.16(C)(2). - -#### 352.10(I) Insulation Temperature Limitations. - -Conductors or cables rated at a temperature higher than the listed temperature rating of PVC conduit shall be permitted to be installed in PVC conduit, provided the conductors or cables are not operated at a temperature higher than the listed temperature rating of the - -PVC conduit. - -### 352.12 Uses Not Permitted. - -PVC conduit shall not be used under the conditions specified in 352.12(A) through (E). - -#### 352.12(A) Hazardous (Classified) Locations. - -In any hazardous (classified) location, except as permitted by other articles of this Code. - -#### 352.12(B) Support of Luminaires. - -For the support of luminaires or other equipment not described in 352.10(H). - -#### 352.12(C) Physical Damage. - -Where subject to physical damage unless identified for such use. - -#### 352.12(D) Ambient Temperatures. - -Where subject to ambient temperatures in excess of 50°C (122°F) unless listed otherwise. - -#### 352.12(E) Theaters and Similar Locations. - -In theaters and similar locations, except as provided in 518.4 and 520.5. - -### 352.20 Size. - -#### 352.20(A) Minimum. - -PVC conduit smaller than metric designator 16 (trade size 1⁄2) shall not be used. - -#### 352.20(B) Maximum. - -PVC conduit larger than metric designator 155 (trade size 6) shall not be used. - -> [!info] Informational Note: -> The trade sizes and metric designators are for identification purposes only and do not relate to actual dimensions. - -See 300.1(C). - -### 352.22 Number of Conductors. - -The number of conductors shall not exceed that permitted by the percentage fill specified in Table 1, Chapter 9. - -Cables shall be permitted to be installed where such use is not prohibited by the respective cable articles. The number of cables shall not exceed the allowable percentage fill specified in Table 1, Chapter 9. - -### 352.24 Bends — How Made. - -Bends shall be so made that the conduit will not be damaged and the internal diameter of the conduit will not be effectively reduced. - -Field bends shall be made only with identified bending equipment. The radius of the curve to the centerline of such bends shall not be less than shown in Table 2, Chapter 9. - -### 352.26 Bends — Number in One Run. - -There shall not be more than the equivalent of four quarter bends (360 degrees total) between pull points, for example, conduit bodies and boxes. - -### 352.28 Trimming. - -All cut ends shall be trimmed inside and outside to remove rough edges. - -### 352.30 Securing and Supporting. - -PVC conduit shall be installed as a complete system as provided in 300.18 and shall be fastened so that movement from thermal expansion or contraction is permitted. PVC conduit shall be securely fastened and supported in accordance with 352.30(A) and (B). - -#### 352.30(A) Securely Fastened. - -PVC conduit shall be securely fastened within 900 mm (3 ft) of each outlet box, junction box, device box, conduit body, or other conduit termination. Conduit listed for securing at other than 900 mm (3 ft) shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with the listing. - -#### 352.30(B) Supports. - -PVC conduit shall be supported as required in Table 352.30. Conduit listed for support at spacings other than as shown in Table 352.30 shall be permitted to be installed in accordance with the listing. Horizontal runs of PVC conduit supported by openings through framing members at intervals not exceeding those in Table 352.30 and securely fastened within 900 mm (3 ft) of termination points shall be permitted. - -Table 352.30 Support of Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit (PVC) - -Conduit Size Maximum Spacing Between Supports - -Metric Designator Trade Size mm or m ft -16–27 1⁄2–1 900 mm 3 -35–53 11⁄4–2 1.5 m 5 -63–78 21⁄2–3 1.8 m 6 -91–129 31⁄2–5 2.1 m 7 - -Conduit Size Maximum Spacing Between Supports - -Metric Designator Trade Size mm or m ft -155 6 2.5 m 8 - -### 352.44 Expansion Fittings. - -Expansion fittings for PVC conduit shall be provided to compensate for thermal expansion and contraction where the length change, in accordance with Table 352.44, is expected to be 6 mm (1⁄4 in.) or greater in a straight run between securely mounted items such as boxes, cabinets, elbows, or other conduit terminations. - -Table 352.44 Expansion Characteristics of PVC Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit Coefficient of Thermal - -Expansion = 6.084 × 10 mm/mm/°C (3.38 × 10 in./in./°F) - -Temperature - -Change (°C) - -Length Change of - -PVC Conduit -(mm/m) - -Temperature - -Change (°F) - -Length Change of - -PVC Conduit -(in./100 ft) - -Temperature - -Change (°F) - -Length Change of - -PVC Conduit -(in./100 ft) -5 0.30 5 0.20 105 4.26 -10 0.61 10 0.41 110 4.46 -15 0.91 15 0.61 115 4.66 -20 1.22 20 0.81 120 4.87 -25 1.52 25 1.01 125 5.07 -30 1.83 30 1.22 130 5.27 -35 2.13 35 1.42 135 5.48 -40 2.43 40 1.62 140 5.68 -45 2.74 45 1.83 145 5.88 -50 3.04 50 2.03 150 6.08 -55 3.35 55 2.23 155 6.29 -60 3.65 60 2.43 160 6.49 -65 3.95 65 2.64 165 6.69 -70 4.26 70 2.84 170 6.90 -75 4.56 75 3.04 175 7.10 -80 4.87 80 3.24 180 7.30 -85 5.17 85 3.45 185 7.50 -90 5.48 90 3.65 190 7.71 -95 5.78 95 3.85 195 7.91 -100 6.08 100 4.06 200 8.11 - -### 352.46 Bushings. - -Where a conduit enters a box, fitting, or other enclosure, a bushing or adapter shall be provided to protect the wire from abrasion unless the box, fitting, or enclosure design provides equivalent protection. - -> [!info] Informational Note: -> See 300.4(G) for the protection of conductors 4 AWG and larger at bushings. - -### 352.48 Joints. - -All joints between lengths of conduit, and between conduit and couplings, fittings, and boxes, shall be made by an approved method. - -### 352.56 Splices and Taps. - -Splices and taps shall be made in accordance with 300.15. - -### 352.60 Grounding. - -Where equipment grounding is required, a separate equipment grounding conductor shall be installed in the conduit. -–5 –5 - -> [!important] Exception No. 1: -> As permitted in 250.134, Exception No. 2, for dc circuits and 250.134, Exception No. 1, for separately run equipment grounding conductors. - -> [!important] Exception No. 2: -> Where the grounded conductor is used to ground equipment as permitted in 250.142. - -## Part III. Construction Specifications - -### 352.100 Construction. - -PVC conduit shall be made of rigid (nonplasticized) polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC conduit and fittings shall be composed of suitable nonmetallic material that is resistant to moisture and chemical atmospheres. For use aboveground, it shall also be flame retardant, resistant to impact and crushing, resistant to distortion from heat under conditions likely to be encountered in service, and resistant to low temperature and sunlight effects. For use underground, the material shall be acceptably resistant to moisture and corrosive agents and shall be of sufficient strength to withstand abuse, such as by impact and crushing, in handling and during installation. Where intended for direct burial, without encasement in concrete, the material shall also be capable of withstanding continued loading that is likely to be encountered after installation. - -### 352.120 Marking. - -Each length of PVC conduit shall be clearly and durably marked at least every 3 m (10 ft) as required in the first sentence of 110.21(A). - -The type of material shall also be included in the marking unless it is visually identifiable. For conduit recognized for use aboveground, these markings shall be permanent. For conduit limited to underground use only, these markings shall be sufficiently durable to remain legible until the material is installed. Conduit shall be permitted to be surface marked to indicate special characteristics of the material. - -> [!info] Informational Note: -> Examples of these markings include but are not limited to “limited smoke” and “sunlight resistant.” - # Article 353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE Conduit ## Part I. General diff --git a/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md b/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md index bd8a07d..b70d602 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md +++ b/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: - destiny/permanent/entry-point - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference - exclude-from-word-count title: "NFPA 70: National Electric Code" --- @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ title: "NFPA 70: National Electric Code" * [[nfpa-70_342|342 Intermediate Metal Conduit: Type IMC]] * [[nfpa-70_344|344 Rigid Metal Conduit: Type RMC]] * [[nfpa-70_348|348 Flexible Metal Conduit: Type FMC]] -* [[nfpa-70_350|350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit: Type LFMC]] +* [[nfpa-70_352|350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit: Type LFMC]] * [[nfpa-70_352|352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC]] * [[nfpa-70_353|353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE Conduit]] * [[nfpa-70_354|354 Nonmetallic Underground Conduit with Conductors: Type NUCC]] diff --git a/nfpa-72_national-fire-alarm-code.md b/nfpa-72_national-fire-alarm-code.md index 574041c..1aa887f 100644 --- a/nfpa-72_national-fire-alarm-code.md +++ b/nfpa-72_national-fire-alarm-code.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/uncertain - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media + - type/media/reference - exclude-from-word-count title: "NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (2019)" --- diff --git a/note-taking.md b/note-taking.md index 738a304..d80a58c 100644 --- a/note-taking.md +++ b/note-taking.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Note-Taking tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - - topic/organization - status/incomplete -title: Note-Taking + - topic/organization + - type/philosophy --- # Note-Taking @@ -50,4 +51,4 @@ good notes are _text-first_. It can be difficult to explain certain concepts without visuals and that's all the more reason to try. -%% \ No newline at end of file +%% diff --git a/ohms-law.md b/ohms-law.md index 9e4c732..65f6784 100644 --- a/ohms-law.md +++ b/ohms-law.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/fleeting - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry title: "Ohm's Law" --- # Ohm's Law diff --git a/pdi-90-day-performance-review.md b/pdi-90-day-performance-review.md index b4468f1..571eadf 100644 --- a/pdi-90-day-performance-review.md +++ b/pdi-90-day-performance-review.md @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: 90-Day Performance Review tags: + - authorship/other - destiny/permanent + - exclude-from-word-count - occupational - status/complete - - authorship/other - - exclude-from-word-count -title: 90-Day Performance Review + - type/media/other --- # 90-Day Performance Review diff --git a/pdi-breakdowns.md b/pdi-breakdowns.md index f270ad4..d5f8f04 100644 --- a/pdi-breakdowns.md +++ b/pdi-breakdowns.md @@ -11,12 +11,91 @@ title: PDI Breakdowns --- # PDI Breakdowns -## Building +## Bid Item: Site -### Back of House (BOH) +* `Bid Item` = "1 - Site" +* `Area` = "2 - Site" +* `Phase` = "Site" -### Corridor +## Bid Item: Garage -## Interior Amenity +* `Bid Item` = "2 - Garage" +* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Garage" +* `Phase` = "Garage" -## Garage +## Bid Item: Building + +* `Bid Item` = "3 - Building" + +### Owner + +#### Area: Building + +* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Building" + +##### Phase: Back of House (BOH) + +* `Phase` = "Building - Back of House (BOH)" + +Catch all for spaces not + +* all bathrooms +* owner offices + +##### Phase: Corridor + +* `Phase` = "Building - Corridor" + +#### Area: Interior Amenity + +* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Interior Amenity Building" +* `Phase` = "Interior Amenity" + +High-finish, customer-facing spaces + +> [!important] "Amenity" +> The most prominent examples of this `Area` +> are lobbies and guest/resident amenities, +> lead me to believe that + +Typical examples include: + +* lobbies +* fitness centers + +Also includes + +* finished restaurants +* meeting rooms +* event spaces + +#### Area: Kitchen + +* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Kitchen Building" +* `Phase` = "Kitchen" + +Commercial kitchen spaces +defined by provisions for high-load equipment, +(ranges, ovens, walk-in fridges and freezers, etc.) +in significant quantity. + +Does not include small "catering kitchens" +which only include 20A provisions +(microwaves, commercial refrigerators, etc.). + +#### Area: Retail + +* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Retail Building" +* `Phase` = "Retail" + +Core and shell for mercantile occupancies. +Does not include finished restaurants + +#### Area: Office Space + +* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Retail Building" +* `Phase` = "Office Space" + +Core and shell for office occupancies. + +"coworking spaces" diff --git a/personal-tasks.md b/personal-tasks.md index caef486..cb4f7bf 100644 --- a/personal-tasks.md +++ b/personal-tasks.md @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Personal Tasks tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent/entry-point -title: Personal Tasks + - status/draft + - type/directory --- # Personal Tasks diff --git a/portable-tools.md b/portable-tools.md index 8ee65b2..905fdb7 100644 --- a/portable-tools.md +++ b/portable-tools.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tags: - destiny/uncertain - status/incomplete - topic/software - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry - authorship/original title: Portable Tools --- diff --git a/portfolio-theory-for-construction-estimating.md b/portfolio-theory-for-construction-estimating.md deleted file mode 100644 index 92aeff6..0000000 --- a/portfolio-theory-for-construction-estimating.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ ---- -id: -aliases: [] -tags: [] -title: Portfolio Theory for Construction Estimating ---- -# Portfolio Theory for Construction Estimating - -Projects are like investments in that they have a cost and return. -They are different in that, in the case of construction, -the return is known, but the cost must be estimated. - -## Terms - -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discounted_cash_flow - -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valuation_(finance) - -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_value_of_money - -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_preference - -## Resources - -https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Wiley+Series+in+Probability+and+Statistics-c-1345 - -https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Structural+Equation+Modeling%3A+Applications+Using+Mplus%2C+2nd+Edition-p-00045072 - -https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Game-Theoretic+Foundations+for+Probability+and+Finance+-p-00027121 - -https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Loss+Models%3A+From+Data+to+Decisions%2C+5th+Edition-p-00014549 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/pre-takeoff-research.md b/pre-takeoff-research.md index 2adb080..1a6a174 100644 --- a/pre-takeoff-research.md +++ b/pre-takeoff-research.md @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Pre-Takeoff Research tags: + - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - occupational - status/incomplete - type/guide - - authorship/original -title: Pre-Takeoff Research --- # Pre-Takeoff Research @@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ is subject to some debate. > which they must be able to articulate. %% -The limitations of Bid's authority are currently being questioned +The limitations of Bid's authority are currently being questioned, %% -Seek to use the cheapest method, -as determined by Senior Construction Estimator -and Database Administrator, +Seek to use the cheapest method +(as determined by Senior Construction Estimator +and Database Administrator), as allowed for the situation. * [[wiring-method-selection]] @@ -51,54 +51,76 @@ as allowed for the situation. ## General -1. Read about the project specifications and construction type -2. Locate Equipment Schedules +Read about the project specifications and construction type: +* Delivery Method: (Plans & Specs, Design Build, Design Assist, Preliminary Budget) +* Deck thickness +* Wiring methods +* Conductor material + +Locate: +* Main Electrical rooms and panel locations + +## By System + +### Feeders Read about the project specifications and construction type: * Deck thickness * Wiring methods * Conductor material -* Wire terminations (set-screw acceptable or compression required?) +* Wire terminations (mechanical acceptable or compression required?) Locate: * Riser Diagram * Feeder Schedule (if present) -* Main Electrical rooms and panel locations -1. Locate Unit panels and relevant keynotes - * bus amps +### Subfeeds + +1. Read about the project specifications and construction type + * Corridor Ceiling type + +2. In the drawings, locate: + * Unit Panel Schedules + * bus amps + * Unit Load Calculations + * Subfeed schedule (if present) + +### Units 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) + * partition framing + * stud material (wood or metal) + * 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) + +### Electrical + +1. Locate Equipment Schedules + +### Low Voltage -Low Voltage 1. Locate Proposal/Scope of Work. Determine ownership and takeoff responsibility: * Cabling * Conduit & Pathways * Sleeving + 2. In the drawings, locate: * Floor plans where LV scope is shown * LV Details -Telecom +### Telecom 1. Locate MDF (aka MTR, MPOE) and IDF Rooms -2. Service entrance conduit "Site Low Voltage Ductbank (SLVDB)" -3. Riser throughout building -4. Sleeving for riser - -5. Locate Proposal/Scope of Work. Determine ownership and takeoff responsibility: +2. Locate Proposal/Scope of Work. Determine ownership and takeoff responsibility: * Cabling * Conduit & Pathways * Sleeving -6. Locate which plans the LV is taken off on -7. Locate LV Details -8. Read about the project specifications and construction type +3. Locate which plans the LV is taken off on +4. Locate LV Details +5. Read about the project specifications and construction type ## Voltage Drop @@ -106,21 +128,9 @@ Unless explicitly stated in the plans or specs, conductors are to be sized according to the relevant schedule, _without respect for voltage drop_. -### Subfeeds - -1. Read about the project specifications and construction type - * Delivery Method: (Plans & Specs, Design Build, Design Assist, Preliminary Budget) - * Corridor Ceiling type - -2. In the drawings, locate: - * Unit Panel Schedules - * Unit Load Calculations - * Riser Diagram - * Subfeed schedule (if present) - %% TODO: Create flow chart for wiring methods. Some cases to mention: * Deck thickness (minimum 3x conduit outer diameter) -* Renovations (may not be able to run in slab) +* Renovations (can't route in existing slabs) %% diff --git a/professionalism.md b/professionalism.md index 1e54e9e..303345a 100644 --- a/professionalism.md +++ b/professionalism.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Professionalism tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - - topic/organization - status/incomplete -title: Professionalism + - topic/organization + - type/philosophy --- # Professionalism diff --git a/project-setup.md b/project-setup.md index 36336d4..9dd0203 100644 --- a/project-setup.md +++ b/project-setup.md @@ -22,14 +22,19 @@ Copy-Item ".\z.Template Folder\" ".\$region\$projectName - $state, $buildingType # TODO: Create shortcut in ~/Jobs/$ConEstProjectFolderName ``` -## Create Shortcut Folder - -```pwsh -# TODO: -``` - ## Download Project Documents +1. Locate Request for Proposal (RFP) documents in BPM + and download to `"$conestFolder\3. Plans & Spec's"`: + * Drawings + * Electrical + * Low Voltage + * Telecom + * Specifications (Project Manual) + +2. Locate proposal in BPM + and download to `"$conestFolder\2. Contract, Sch. & Scope"` + ``` Set-Location ".\$region\$projectName" # Download docs from BPM to ".\3. Plans & Spec's" @@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ Set-Location ".\$region\$projectName" ## Create Unit Matrix -See Architectural set. +See Electrical and Architectural sets. The Unit Matrix shows quantities for each typical @@ -51,6 +56,11 @@ The Unit Matrix shows quantities for each typical > * "Room Matrix" > * "Unit Mix" +> [!important] +> If matrices are provided in both Electrical and Architectural sets, +> they almost certainly disagree. +> Discrepancies must be resolved before continuing. + There is no standard format for these matrices. "QQ" is sometimes used as shorthand for double queen. @@ -62,7 +72,7 @@ There is no standard format for these matrices. ## Setup WBS > [!info] "WBS" -> What is called a "WBS" is not one and is not intended to be. +> What is called a "WBS" is not and is not intended to be. > It is a macro monolith excel document > used to extend/replace Accubid's default closeout. diff --git a/purpose-of-construction-estimating.md b/purpose-of-construction-estimating.md index 7d82520..7011f42 100644 --- a/purpose-of-construction-estimating.md +++ b/purpose-of-construction-estimating.md @@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ An estimator's value is determined by their An estimator's job is to mitigate +Estimators downplay estimate risk +in order to receive approval to bid -Estimators downplay the +It is not possible to measure productivity from estimate quantities.[^1] + +[^1]: Not with certainty anyway. With Bayes, though, anything is possible. ## For Each Party diff --git a/quantities.md b/quantities.md index 654755d..216cd35 100644 --- a/quantities.md +++ b/quantities.md @@ -1,9 +1,12 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Quantities tags: - authorship/original -title: Quantities + - destiny/fleeting + - status/incomplete + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Quantities diff --git a/questions-for-bid-estimators.md b/questions-for-bid-estimators.md index a377d4b..7bb5b16 100644 --- a/questions-for-bid-estimators.md +++ b/questions-for-bid-estimators.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Questions for Bid Estimators tags: - authorship/original + - destiny/fleeting - occupational - status/incomplete - - destiny/fleeting -title: Questions for Bid Estimators + - type/idea --- # Questions for Bid Estimators diff --git a/realism-vs-instrumentalism.md b/realism-vs-instrumentalism.md index b9483ea..d45710d 100644 --- a/realism-vs-instrumentalism.md +++ b/realism-vs-instrumentalism.md @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Realism vs. Instrumentalism tags: - authorship/original - destiny/fleeting - status/draft -title: Realism vs. Instrumentalism + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Realism vs. Instrumentalism diff --git a/regular-expressions.md b/regular-expressions.md index 0a2042f..ec93d2a 100644 --- a/regular-expressions.md +++ b/regular-expressions.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Regular Expressions tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete - topic/software - - type/encyclopedia -title: Regular Expressions + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Regular Expressions diff --git a/reverend-william-h-alexander.md b/reverend-william-h-alexander.md index d776715..1ec367c 100644 --- a/reverend-william-h-alexander.md +++ b/reverend-william-h-alexander.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Reverend Dr. William Hamilton Bill Alexander tags: - authorship/other - destiny/uncertain - status/incomplete - topic/other -title: Reverend Dr. William Hamilton Bill Alexander + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Reverend Dr. William Hamilton Bill Alexander diff --git a/secure-facilities.md b/secure-facilities.md index a8b1b73..332347e 100644 --- a/secure-facilities.md +++ b/secure-facilities.md @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Secure Facilities tags: - authorship/other-for-now - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete - topic/construction - topic/construction/electrical - - type/encyclopedia -title: Secure Facilities + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Secure Facilities diff --git a/semantic-line-breaks.md b/semantic-line-breaks.md index 41c7618..4c17690 100644 --- a/semantic-line-breaks.md +++ b/semantic-line-breaks.md @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Semantic Line Breaks tags: - authorship/original - - type/encyclopedia - destiny/permanent -title: Semantic Line Breaks + - status/incomplete + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Semantic Line Breaks diff --git a/separating-estimating-concerns.md b/separating-estimating-concerns.md index 4711b50..f6b117b 100644 --- a/separating-estimating-concerns.md +++ b/separating-estimating-concerns.md @@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ Minimize takeoff flow disruption Decouple takeoff (description of work) from assembly selection: %% -## 1. Annotation +## In the Real World + +In [[my-occupation]], + +## Ideal Workflow + +### 1. Annotation Annotation is documenting project scope as intended by its design. This involves reconciling missing and conflicting requirements, @@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ This process is intended to be _unbiased_, without respect for The annotator is to describe the design scope without adding any outside information. -### Output +#### Output The processes and tools for completing this step would differ between design-build and plans-and-specs projects, @@ -49,7 +55,7 @@ This step encodes "measures" with "tags" and describes the behavior of special tags (e.g. structure height of each `Level`) -## ~~next step(s)~~ +### ~~next step(s)~~ Define takeoff given counts from step 1. @@ -61,6 +67,6 @@ WHERE 'type' IS 'device/receptacle/duplex' AND 'mounting' IS 'flush' TAKEOFF 'DUPLEX REC - FLUSH IN METAL STUDS' FROM wiring-devices ``` -## -1. Reporting +### -1. Reporting Build deliverables (proposals, BOM's) diff --git a/shorthand.md b/shorthand.md index ea73aff..c3da882 100644 --- a/shorthand.md +++ b/shorthand.md @@ -1,11 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Shorthand tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - - type/encyclopedia -title: Shorthand + - status/incomplete + - topic/shorthand + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Shorthand @@ -18,78 +20,4 @@ but [[stenography]] is more widely understood as the method practiced by modern court stenographers, typing using a special chording keyboard. -## Gregg Notehand - -Gregg Notehand is a simplified form of Gregg Shorthand. -It is described in the namesake [[Leslie_1968_Gregg-Notehand]] - -### Critiques - -The lessons use sounds-like-(letter)-in-(word) type phoneme definitions, -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]] -> **Silent letters omitted.** -> In the English language many words contain letters that are not pronounced. -> In Notehand these silent letters are omitted, -> and only those sounds in a word are written that are actually pronounced. -> For example, -> in the word say, the y would not be written because it is not pronounced; -> say would be written s-a. -> The word face would be written f-a-s; -> the final e would be omitted because it is not pronounced, -> and the c would be represented by the s stroke because it is pronounced s. -> -> What letters in the following words would not be written in Notehand -> because they are not pronounced? -> -> * day -> * eat -> * main -> * mean -> * save -> * steam - -*** - -> [[Leslie_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. - -This is a baffling first paragraph. -Without further clarification, -the text seems to be implying that students learning longhand -are expected to learn to read and write -many forms of the same letter, -where reality is the opposite. - -In fact, it is plain to see from the lessons in the text -that Gregg Notehand had far more individual character variation -than is accepted of the English alphabet. - -The text does not specify winding direction for circular forms -(e.g. "a" and "e"), -nor is the illustrator consistent between words. -For many words, neither option is more intuitive, -and the choice _radically_ changes its form. - -More damningly, in Lesson 26 we learn -the "s" stroke _is allowed to be written backwards._ - -It's a very strange choice, -claiming that a shorthand is less ambiguous -than the writing system it replaces. -I'm sure its possible, -but English doesn't have enough frills to cut off. -Shorthand trades certainty for speed, -that's the whole point. - -*** - -Some words, especially those more than one syllable, -I believe are illustrated incorrectly -based on preceding text and examples. -"Navy" is particularly egregious. +[[gregg-notehand]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/sigmoid-functions.md b/sigmoid-functions.md index d3aa738..111d80b 100644 --- a/sigmoid-functions.md +++ b/sigmoid-functions.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/math - - type/encyclopedia + - type/encyclopedia-entry title: Sigmoid Functions --- # Sigmoid Functions diff --git a/tags.md b/tags.md index 03597a2..e9606b8 100644 --- a/tags.md +++ b/tags.md @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ They are always? of [[tags#destiny/fleeting]]. ### #type/task -%%TODO%% +%% TODO %% ### #type/guide @@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ use exact language, and include citations. They describe concepts as they are, not as they should be. +### #type/encyclopedia + +Items of `#type/encyclopedia-entry` +are children of a `#type/encyclopedia`, +either though the parent may not yet exist. + ### #type/philosophy Items of `#type/philosophy` are highly opinionated. @@ -173,11 +179,28 @@ They are always? of [[tags#authorship/original]]. ### #type/anecdote -%%TODO%% +%% TODO %% + +### #type/minutes + +> [!info] +> I'm unsatisfied with the name of this tag. +> It is subject to change. + +%% TODO %% + +### #type/media + +Items of `#type/media` are entire works, +usually reference material like code books, +but could also be my own standalone pieces. ### #type/media-commentary -%%TODO%% +Items of `#type/media-commentary` +are note length critiques of specific media. + +%% TODO %% ## #authorship diff --git a/templates/daily.md b/templates/daily.md index acae683..c994bf8 100644 --- a/templates/daily.md +++ b/templates/daily.md @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: "{{date}}" tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - type/daily -title: "" --- # {{date}} diff --git a/templates/meta-task.md b/templates/meta-task.md index 2c26bc2..1aaa593 100644 --- a/templates/meta-task.md +++ b/templates/meta-task.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: "" tags: - authorship/original - destiny/fleeting - topic/meta - type/task -title: "" --- -# \ No newline at end of file +# diff --git a/templates/nec-article.md b/templates/nec-article.md index 783fed9..b86457d 100644 --- a/templates/nec-article.md +++ b/templates/nec-article.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ id: aliases: - nec-??? +title: "" tags: - authorship/other - - destiny/permanent/entry-point + - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/media -title: "" + - type/media/reference --- diff --git a/the-book-of-the-new-sun.md b/the-book-of-the-new-sun.md index 8ff6d35..6cd116c 100644 --- a/the-book-of-the-new-sun.md +++ b/the-book-of-the-new-sun.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: The Book of the New Sun tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/reading - type/media-commentary -title: The Book of the New Sun --- # The Book of the New Sun diff --git a/the-failure-of-risk-management.md b/the-failure-of-risk-management.md index e6cbba4..fcc6e43 100644 --- a/the-failure-of-risk-management.md +++ b/the-failure-of-risk-management.md @@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ because it reads exactly as he describes the "at least we're doing _something_" argument throughout the book and just pages earlier. +### "Quantitative Methods" + +Hubbard makes a strong case against qualitative risk management, +but I found his attempts to introduce alternatives wanting. + ## _Loss Models_ [[hubbard_2020_failure]] is obviously inspired in some part diff --git a/the-story-of-ymar.md b/the-story-of-ymar.md index 7231f91..d01b96f 100644 --- a/the-story-of-ymar.md +++ b/the-story-of-ymar.md @@ -1,13 +1,14 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: The Story of Ymar tags: - - destiny/permanent - authorship/other + - destiny/permanent + - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/reading - - exclude-from-word-count -title: The Story of Ymar + - type/media-commentary description: | An excerpt from _The Shadow of the Torturer_, Chapter 17 "The Challenge" by Gene Wolfe, with my analysis in comment blocks. @@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ Without knowing this, Ymar and "the Autarch" may read as separate characters. > Ymar rose and followed the dog, laughing. %% -- muni: An inspired or holy man; a sage; an ascetic or hermit. -- oriflamme: A banner or standard. +* muni: An inspired or holy man; a sage; an ascetic or hermit. +* oriflamme: A banner or standard. %% Supposing this anecdote to be true, how easy it is to explain: diff --git a/this-notebook.md b/this-notebook.md index 304fdb7..9f52b95 100644 --- a/this-notebook.md +++ b/this-notebook.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ since I tend use diction and syntax that is needlessly opaque. I'm compelled to agree, but I don't know how to reconcile that fact with my intent. -My response is simply that it's fun to write like that. +My response is simply that it's fun to write like this. %% diff --git a/thoreau_1854_walden.md b/thoreau_1854_walden.md index 570fefa..1e76a8a 100644 --- a/thoreau_1854_walden.md +++ b/thoreau_1854_walden.md @@ -2,15 +2,16 @@ id: aliases: - walden +title: Walden tags: - authorship/other - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - - type/media -type: book -title: Walden + - status/incomplete + - type/media/book authors: - Henry David Thoreau +type: book year: 1854 --- # Walden diff --git a/twisted-pair-cable.md b/twisted-pair-cable.md index 09760c5..996e53f 100644 --- a/twisted-pair-cable.md +++ b/twisted-pair-cable.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Twisted Pair Cable tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical - - type/encyclopedia -title: Twisted-Pair Cable + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Twisted Pair Cable @@ -36,4 +37,4 @@ do not exclude cables of more than 4 pairs. 8 position 8 contact (8P8C) modular connectors male --- "plug" -female --- "jack" or "socket" \ No newline at end of file +female --- "jack" or "socket" diff --git a/uncommon-syntax.md b/uncommon-syntax.md index 3a2227e..592cf1a 100644 --- a/uncommon-syntax.md +++ b/uncommon-syntax.md @@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Uncommon Syntax tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent + - status/incomplete - type/encyclopedia -title: Uncommon Syntax --- # Uncommon Syntax @@ -34,23 +35,23 @@ title: Uncommon Syntax > [!cite] [Compound point - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_point) > * **;---** --- Semicolon dash. -> A more emphatic or longer semicolon. +> A more emphatic or longer semicolon. > > * **.---** --- Stop dash. > A full stop that emphasizes the sentence it starts. > > * **,---** --- Comma dash. -> A mark used in various ways: -> to mark parentheticals -> that are placed where a comma would otherwise be needed -> in the principal sentence; -> to mark an idea repeated in different words; -> as a more emphatic comma; -> or for separating several clauses with a common dependence -> from the clause on which they depend. +> A mark used in various ways: +> to mark parentheticals +> that are placed where a comma would otherwise be needed +> in the principal sentence; +> to mark an idea repeated in different words; +> as a more emphatic comma; +> or for separating several clauses with a common dependence +> from the clause on which they depend. > > * **:---** --- Colon dash. -> A mark that indicates a list, the contents of which start on the next line; or as a more emphatic colon. +> A mark that indicates a list, the contents of which start on the next line; or as a more emphatic colon. These are archaic constructions, generally regarded as redundant. diff --git a/voltage-drop.md b/voltage-drop.md index 08e7788..e1d4164 100644 --- a/voltage-drop.md +++ b/voltage-drop.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Voltage Drop tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - topic/construction/electrical -title: Voltage Drop + - type/encyclopedia-entry --- # Voltage Drop diff --git a/when-i-die.md b/when-i-die.md index fa1f066..23439de 100644 --- a/when-i-die.md +++ b/when-i-die.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/uncertain - status/draft - - type/anecdote + - type/media/poetry - topic/hobbies/poetry title: when i die changelog: diff --git a/wiring-method-parser.md b/wiring-method-parser.md index 8749c54..6e990fe 100644 --- a/wiring-method-parser.md +++ b/wiring-method-parser.md @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ --- id: aliases: [] +title: Wiring Method Parser tags: - authorship/original + - destiny/fleeting + - status/incomplete + - topic/automation + - topic/construction/electrical - type/idea -title: Wiring Method Parser --- # Wiring Method Parser diff --git a/wolfe_1980_shadow.md b/wolfe_1980_shadow.md index d6a55b3..b517f58 100644 --- a/wolfe_1980_shadow.md +++ b/wolfe_1980_shadow.md @@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ id: aliases: - shadow of the torturer +title: The Shadow of the Torturer tags: - authorship/other - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/reading - - type/media -type: book -title: The Shadow of the Torturer + - type/media/book authors: - Gene Wolfe -year: 1980 series: The Book of the New Sun +type: book +year: 1980 --- # The Shadow of the Torturer diff --git a/wolfe_1981_claw.md b/wolfe_1981_claw.md index 92c4755..6c54ec4 100644 --- a/wolfe_1981_claw.md +++ b/wolfe_1981_claw.md @@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ id: aliases: - claw of the conciliator +title: The Claw of the Conciliator tags: - authorship/other - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/reading - - type/media -type: book -title: The Claw of the Conciliator + - type/media/book authors: - Gene Wolfe -year: 1981 series: The Book of the New Sun +type: book +year: 1981 --- # The Claw of the Conciliator diff --git a/wolfe_1981_sword.md b/wolfe_1981_sword.md index 0cbcced..c1c6408 100644 --- a/wolfe_1981_sword.md +++ b/wolfe_1981_sword.md @@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ id: aliases: - sword of the lictor +title: The Sword of the Lictor tags: - authorship/other - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/reading - - type/media -type: book -title: The Sword of the Lictor + - type/media/book authors: - Gene Wolfe -year: 1981 series: The Book of the New Sun +type: book +year: 1981 --- # The Sword of the Lictor diff --git a/wolfe_1982_citadel.md b/wolfe_1982_citadel.md index 554cacf..ff064b1 100644 --- a/wolfe_1982_citadel.md +++ b/wolfe_1982_citadel.md @@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ id: aliases: - citadel of the autarch +title: The Citadel of the Autarch tags: - authorship/other - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/reading - - type/media -type: book -title: The Citadel of the Autarch + - type/media/book authors: - Gene Wolfe -year: 1982 series: The Book of the New Sun +type: book +year: 1982 --- # The Citadel of the Autarch diff --git a/wolfe_1987_urth.md b/wolfe_1987_urth.md index bb1ba89..e5d9060 100644 --- a/wolfe_1987_urth.md +++ b/wolfe_1987_urth.md @@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ id: aliases: - urth of the new sun +title: The Urth of the New Sun tags: - authorship/other - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count + - status/incomplete - topic/hobbies/reading - - type/media -type: book -title: The Urth of the New Sun + - type/media/book authors: - Gene Wolfe -year: 1987 series: The Book of the New Sun +type: book +year: 1987 --- # The Urth of the New Sun