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It's almost bizarre how working in silence for an hour makes the thought of music or an audio­book @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ like music and style and... birdwatching... ## 2025-11-10 10:40 -#topic/estimating #occupational +#topic/estimating #occupational #original-format/digital-text A significant change from Ace to PDI in my mentality during takeoff is that I now tend to expect that (within reason) @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ not holes in cost coverage. ## 2025-11-10 11:14 -#occupational/takeoff +#occupational/takeoff #original-format/digital-text I was updating my notes, filling in gaps in scripts based on Joel's, @@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ when I noticed a strange paragraph: > > Types NM and NMC cables shall not be permitted as follows: > > > > 1. In any dwelling or structure not specifically -> > permitted in 334.10(1), (2), (3) +> > permitted in 334.10(1), (2), (3) > > > > 2. ==Exposed in dropped or suspended ceilings== -> > in other than one- and two-family and multifamily dwellings +> > in other than one- and two-family and multifamily dwellings This analysis of 334.12(A)(2) is flawed. @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ to be used whole-cloth on all estimates. ### "Feeder" -#topic/construction/electrical +#topic/construction/electrical #original-format/digital-text The NEC definition of feeder is quite strict. I'm certain I misuse it frequently. @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ those are [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Branch Circuit.|branch circuit]] conductors. ## 2025-11-10 20:00 --- Monday Evening, Before Bed -#topic/estimating #occupational +#topic/estimating #occupational #original-format/typewritten-print Today while (a peer) and I were walking, he asked me what I thought of his qualities as an estimator. diff --git a/2025-11-11.md b/2025-11-11.md index 0687000..995d241 100644 --- a/2025-11-11.md +++ b/2025-11-11.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ desirable position. ## 2025-11-11 14:41 -#topic/estimating #topic/transparency +#topic/estimating #topic/transparency #original-format/digital-text I just saw a post on a construction estimators forum from a user lamenting that their coworkers and customers diff --git a/2025-11-14.md b/2025-11-14.md index db379d6..a452581 100644 --- a/2025-11-14.md +++ b/2025-11-14.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dg-publish: true ## 2025-11-14 13:41 -#topic/meta #topic/music/banjo #topic/hobbies/shorthand +#topic/meta #topic/hobbies/music/banjo #topic/hobbies/shorthand I added two new long term tasks to the notebook. diff --git a/2025-11-18.md b/2025-11-18.md index 05557e3..e00c419 100644 --- a/2025-11-18.md +++ b/2025-11-18.md @@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ Fire stopping budget = $25-35 per Unit. Robotic Total Station hours: match Structural Foreman. -Equipment Cost $\approx$ 1% for contracts 5-15 million dollars. +For contracts 5--15 million dollars: + +$$ +\text{Equipment Cost} \approx 1\% +$$ Mid Atlantic: 1 trip per month diff --git a/2025-11-20.md b/2025-11-20.md index 3dfe607..c5a0079 100644 --- a/2025-11-20.md +++ b/2025-11-20.md @@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ MC multi-circuit homeruns have makeup included "PA Historicals" --- Project Accounting Historicals .136 General Liability & Worker's Compensation -.066 General Liability Only \ No newline at end of file +.066 General Liability Only diff --git a/2025-11-21.md b/2025-11-21.md index 49134a8..c371ae8 100644 --- a/2025-11-21.md +++ b/2025-11-21.md @@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ tags: dg-publish: true --- # 2025-11-21 - -[[2025-11-21_10-11-00]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md b/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md index 436566f..f4cfde7 100644 --- a/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md +++ b/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ tags: --- # 2025-11-21 10:11:?? +#topic/organization + > [!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/2025-12-03.md b/2025-12-03.md index a1c1b40..44bb558 100644 --- a/2025-12-03.md +++ b/2025-12-03.md @@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ There is a distinct difference between _excluding_ and _ignoring_ requirements. If, before award, you communicate to the customer that your cost does not include respect for a requirement, -_and_ they understand the implications of the omission, +_and they understand the implications of the omission,_ you have _excluded_ that requirement. If your cost does not include respect for a requirement, -but you have not communicated the omission to the customer -_and_ made a reasonable effort to inform them of the implications of its omission +but you have not +(1) communicated the omission to the customer, _and_ +(2) made a reasonable effort to inform the customer +of the implications of the requirement's omission, you are _ignoring_ that requirement. _Excluding_ requirements is common practice. @@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ _Ignoring_ requirements is unprofessional and irresponsible. Sometimes requirements are ignored out of convenience. If an estimator is confident a requirement won't be enforced, they may ignore it to lower the estimate and save time in closeout. -More ethical estimators may have no desire to do so, + +More ethical estimators may have no desire to ignore requirements, but may nonetheless feel obligated to. If a contractor is confident their competitors will ignore a requirement, they may feel that the moral high road offers two losing options: diff --git a/2025-12-04.md b/2025-12-04.md index 903fd70..bcd2dcc 100644 --- a/2025-12-04.md +++ b/2025-12-04.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dg-publish: true #topic/automation -* [ ] TODO: Build test case estimating helper html app ➕ 2026-12-04 +* [x] TODO: Build test case estimating helper html app ➕ 2026-12-04 It may be possible to replicate the behavior of my takeoff workbooks @@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ This would be preferable since it would allow A good test case would be a simple 3 variable equation solver. -speed -distance -time +* speed +* distance +* time diff --git a/2025-12-05.md b/2025-12-05.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4ddff3a..0000000 --- a/2025-12-05.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ ---- -id: -aliases: [] -title: 2025-12-05 -tags: - - authorship/original - - destiny/permanent - - status/draft - - type/periodic/daily -dg-publish: true ---- -# 2025-12-05 - -## 2025-12-05 10:41 - -[[pdi-breakdowns#Area: Office Space]] diff --git a/2025-12-06.md b/2025-12-06.md deleted file mode 100644 index dd98105..0000000 --- a/2025-12-06.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ ---- -id: -aliases: [] -title: 2025-12-06 -tags: - - authorship/original - - destiny/permanent - - status/draft - - type/periodic/daily -dg-publish: true ---- -# 2025-12-06 - -## 2025-12-06 13:13 - -[[intellectual-capital]] diff --git a/2025-12-08.md b/2025-12-08.md deleted file mode 100644 index 48e7707..0000000 --- a/2025-12-08.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ ---- -id: -aliases: [] -title: 2025-12-08 -tags: - - authorship/original - - destiny/permanent - - status/draft - - type/periodic/daily -dg-publish: true ---- -# 2025-12-08 - -## 2025-12-08 11:03 - -[[ambiguity-in-construction-estimating]] diff --git a/2025-12-17.md b/2025-12-17.md index a22818a..761e072 100644 --- a/2025-12-17.md +++ b/2025-12-17.md @@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ neither are readily applicable to building construction. Of the two, pure math would be be preferred--- being generally more rigorous--- but the first bin far outweighs the second. -See the difference in content from [geostatistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostatistics) -to the conceivably far more broad [spatial statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_statistics). +See the difference in content from +[geostatistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geostatistics) +to the conceivably far more broad +[spatial statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_statistics). > [!quote] [Geographic data and information](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_data_and_information) > **Spatial data** or **spatial information** is broader class of data diff --git a/2025-12-22.md b/2025-12-22.md deleted file mode 100644 index 5ddab08..0000000 --- a/2025-12-22.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@ ---- -id: -aliases: [] -title: 2025-12-22 -tags: - - authorship/original - - destiny/permanent - - status/draft - - type/periodic/daily -dg-publish: true ---- -# 2025-12-22 - -## 2025-12-22 08:51 - -[[music-theory]] diff --git a/2026-01-06.md b/2026-01-06.md index 015b9be..59ec39f 100644 --- a/2026-01-06.md +++ b/2026-01-06.md @@ -15,9 +15,14 @@ dg-publish: true ### _Let Them Theory_ Theory -1. Person habitually engages in toxic behavior which they consciously believe to be benevolent -2. Person recognizes that when they stop engaging in said toxic behavior, others appreciate it -3. Person feels that they are doing a service by not engaging in said toxic behavior +1. Person habitually engages in toxic behavior + which they consciously believe to be benevolent + +2. Person recognizes that when they stop engaging in said toxic behavior, + others appreciate it + +3. Person feels that they are doing a service + by not engaging in said toxic behavior ## 2026-01-06 10:00 @@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ Paraphrased Teams conversation with a peer about [[distribution-designations#Terminations]]. Peer's messages are in block quotes. -### Content +*** > Good morning! > Do you add branch terminations to panelboards? @@ -68,11 +73,15 @@ Morning! Yes to the first question, ? to the second > Ah, so you just chuck in a lot # of terms per board and call it good? Essentially. -Ben's direction was to pick a schedule on the upper end of terms for each size panel to be representative of the rest. +Ben's direction was to pick a schedule +on the upper end of terms for each size panel +to be representative of the rest. At my old place I would have made a designation for each panel, I'm not upset to leave that behind. -I see no reason you couldn't just make each size once and keep it in a temp job. -I would, but I usually extract the schedules anyway so I just use the actual average. +I see no reason you couldn't just make each size once +and keep it in a temp job. +I would, but I usually extract the schedules anyway +so I just use the actual average. > Thank you for that. > Joel wagged his finger at me about missing terms this morning--- @@ -87,7 +96,8 @@ the feeder assemblies have both sides, the branch assemblies don't have either, that's why he got you, I think. -I don't think my way is best unless you already have all the circuits in a big table for other reasons. +I don't think my way is best +unless you already have all the circuits in a big table for other reasons. Lot of effort for a marginal increase in certainty above a heuristic like Ben's. I'm working on a job Noah started now, @@ -95,7 +105,8 @@ he made certain panels separate from what I assume is the average and labeled them with the name of the panel. If I had a job where some were significantly more full than others I _might_ do something similar, -but I'd probably name them "... 1-Section, ~25% Fill"/"... 1-Section, ~75% Fill" instead. +but I'd probably name them +"... 1-Section, ~25% Fill"/"... 1-Section, ~75% Fill" instead. But that's a lot of mental overhead. ## 2026-01-06 10:57 @@ -111,4 +122,5 @@ Out of contract building area for renovations? Maybe the sum of in-contract building area and other areas prorated somehow. Seems imminently gameable. -See [[incentives#Perverse Incentive]] and [[estimating-culture#Incentives]]. +See [[incentives#Perverse Incentive]] +and [[estimating-culture#Incentives]]. diff --git a/2026-01-07.md b/2026-01-07.md index 66c05a8..7c8d4bf 100644 --- a/2026-01-07.md +++ b/2026-01-07.md @@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ because otherwise it would be necessary to have double the assemblies, or to expect estimators to substitute each size of wire everywhere bare was necessary. +See [[realism-vs-instrumentalism]]. + ## 2026-01-07 16:03 #occupational #topic/estimating #topic/organization diff --git a/2026-01-09.md b/2026-01-09.md index c91d7f1..b050f7a 100644 --- a/2026-01-09.md +++ b/2026-01-09.md @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ $C(t)$ returns a distribution whose [scale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_ decreases with $t$, and $C(0)$ maps to a single value. $t>0$ is time until the final payment. -> ![503x480](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Log-normal-pdfs.png/960px-Log-normal-pdfs.png) +> ![250](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Log-normal-pdfs.png/960px-Log-normal-pdfs.png) > > Figure: lognormal distributions with the same [location](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_parameter) > varied by [scale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale_parameter). diff --git a/2026-01-11.md b/2026-01-11.md index f0655be..8795da4 100644 --- a/2026-01-11.md +++ b/2026-01-11.md @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ then there are few who in the world who couldn't, given infinite time for a single bid. The _true_ value of an estimator, then, is in their ability to model project cost _efficiently_, that is, -to achieve acceptable accuracy and precision as quickly as possible,--- +to achieve _acceptable_ accuracy and precision as quickly as possible,--- much as the engineer's is in building a bridge that _meets_ the requirements as cheaply as possible. @@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ it is not cost-effective[^1] to allow it to take four.[^2] [^1]: "Cost" referring both to estimator salaries and the opportunity cost of declined bids. -[^2]: Supposing a contractor maintained a modern portfolio theory styled record - of estimates including pending bids, and projects ongoing and completed, - with confidence estimates uncorrupted by [[estimating-culture#Incentives|perverse incentives]], +[^2]: Supposing a contractor maintained a modern portfolio theory styled record of estimates + including pending bids, and projects ongoing and completed + (each with confidence estimates), + uncorrupted by [[estimating-culture#Incentives|perverse incentives]], they may have reasonable basis to set sliding standards for estimate precision to be specifically determined at consideration of the opportunity for bid according to current climate (i.e. their transient risk appetite). @@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ it is not cost-effective[^1] to allow it to take four.[^2] No contractor is doing that, so they lack a competent measure of risk tolerance besides continuing to tolerate what they have historically. -Objectionable as it is, -it is to be expected that estimators will use all time allowed them -when the standards for _acceptability_ are inadequately defined. +> [!important] +> Objectionable as it is, +> it is to be expected that estimators will use all time allowed them +> when the standards for _acceptability_ are inadequately defined. diff --git a/2026-01-12.md b/2026-01-12.md index c5f95b7..737775d 100644 --- a/2026-01-12.md +++ b/2026-01-12.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true ## 2026-01-12 10:00 +#occupational + ### ECH3 Executed Contract Revision WBS For Executed Contract Revisions, Bid GP% must be maintained. @@ -21,6 +23,8 @@ in order to compensate for an increase in permit fee coverage. ## 2026-01-12 10:42 +#occupational + ### Woodbrook Executed Contract Revision Takeoff Check #### Unit Dishwasher/Disposal @@ -33,6 +37,8 @@ According to Joel this takeoff is correct for the scenario. ## 2026-01-12 12:23 +#occupational + Travelling with Brian Smarslok and Joel Jansen on [[2026-01-15]] to visit [[#Woodbury Heights|an awarded project]] in New Jersey. Flying from TPA to PHL, departure @ 7:00AM. @@ -92,11 +98,15 @@ can be blamed for any significant portion of variance that extreme. ## 2026-01-12 13:02 +#topic/construction + **Dry utilities:** utilities other than "wet" utilities (water, sewer, stormwater), namely power, data, and natural gas. ## 2026-01-12 13:02 +#occupational + Joel attributes the [[#GP Variance|apparent variance]] to 1. missed Polaris lugs for feeders for one building, 2. insufficient budget for equipment rental, and diff --git a/2026-01-13.md b/2026-01-13.md index af98991..8a0ebf6 100644 --- a/2026-01-13.md +++ b/2026-01-13.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true ## 2026-01-13 11:28 +#occupational + ### 2100 Crystal Drive ConEst Manager Review #### Josh's Review Order diff --git a/2026-01-14.md b/2026-01-14.md index f819603..6ea6eda 100644 --- a/2026-01-14.md +++ b/2026-01-14.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true ## 2026-01-14 13:27 +#occupational + Follow-up to [[2026-01-13#Lighting Control]] Conversation between Joel Jansen and Christian Pereiro diff --git a/2026-01-15.md b/2026-01-15.md index 344d987..6d6f79f 100644 --- a/2026-01-15.md +++ b/2026-01-15.md @@ -21,7 +21,3 @@ Left Apartment at 05:30, at terminal around 06:10. [[2025-11-13#2025-11-13 08:19]] I spoke to a peer about this yesterday. - -## 2026-01-15 08:18 - -[[2025-12-03#Excluding Vs. Ignoring Project Requirements|Excluding Vs. Ignoring Project Requirements]] diff --git a/2026-01-19.md b/2026-01-19.md index 7095c35..2b690f0 100644 --- a/2026-01-19.md +++ b/2026-01-19.md @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ for the sort of formatting I've been doing recently. ## 2026-01-19 12:32 +#topic/construction #topic/estimating + Real example of [[location-vs-scope]]: 450-460 James Robertson Parkway Phase II (fka James Roberston Pkwy Mixed Use Development) diff --git a/2026-01-22.md b/2026-01-22.md index ff10e7a..f7f4fbd 100644 --- a/2026-01-22.md +++ b/2026-01-22.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true ## 2026-01-22 09:55 +#occupational + The lighting drawings for 450-460 James Robertson Parkway Phase II (fka James Roberston Pkwy Mixed Use Development) @@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ is the relevant section. ## 2026-01-22 11:58 +#occupational + ### 463 Davison Contract Dates [[463-davison-ave-ne]] @@ -41,6 +45,8 @@ Closing: [[2026-03-04]] ## 2026-01-22 14:56 +#topic/estimating + ### Accurate Budget Vs. Accurate BOM #### Quote @@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ The review and adjustment process is based on standard practice, so deviations may have unpredictable effects. -Our assemblies do not include screws +Our assemblies do not include screws. It would be more accurate to the BOM to add them, but we budget for that cost in the summary, so to do so would be double dipping. diff --git a/2026-01-25.md b/2026-01-25.md index b2ee1cf..b41fff0 100644 --- a/2026-01-25.md +++ b/2026-01-25.md @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ there's an order of magnitude right there. [^1]: $1~\text{US bushel} \equiv 9\frac{3571}{11550}~\text{US Gallons} \approx 9.3~\text{US Gallons}$ -The study suggests decomposition has no effect on estimate confidence +The study suggests decomposition has no effect on estimate _confidence_ ---which I'm tempted to believe because its funny and it tracks with my anecdotal experience--- but I wonder if subjects using their own decompositions would present similarly. diff --git a/2026-01-29.md b/2026-01-29.md index 3ccde63..e70b1d1 100644 --- a/2026-01-29.md +++ b/2026-01-29.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true ## 2026-01-29 10:07 +#topic/estimating + A peer's senior, expressing frustration, told them that it if they disagree with an instruction, they must have a reason, @@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ speaks to a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of estimating. ## 2026-01-29 17:57 +#topic/finance + ### Calculating Utility of Above-Minimum Mortgage Payment See [[2026-01-25#Calculating Monthly Principal & Interest Payment]]. @@ -41,7 +45,9 @@ to reduce the total interest paid on the loan, but an unrelated investment with a sufficient return could outweigh the reduced loss. -Suppose you had $E$ dollars to +Suppose you have a budget surplus of $E$ dollars +and are deciding whether to make an elective payment on your mortgage +or to invest in a promising opportunity. The return on electing to pay $E$ to the mortgage is the diff --git a/2026-01-30.md b/2026-01-30.md index 1ed45ff..0fe8c10 100644 --- a/2026-01-30.md +++ b/2026-01-30.md @@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ dg-publish: true ## 2026-01-30 08:44 +#topic/meta + Follow-up to [[2026-01-28#2026-01-28 10:02]]. I really would like to implement timestamped notes, @@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ Only the lack of plugin support stops me. ## 2026-01-30 09:06 +#topic/meta + I tried the Smart Connections community plugin. I can't imagine who it could be useful for. It seems to just identify large blocks of similar content, @@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ because the routines they programmed were too conservative. Human or software, an assistant without agency -and the will to contradict you +_and the will to contradict you_ is worthless. If the effort to _communicate_ your instructions exceeds the effort to perform them, @@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ you will always do the task yourself. ## 2026-01-30 16:29 +#topic/math/statistics + ### Laplace's Rule of Succession (LRS) > [!info] @@ -81,6 +87,8 @@ in any random sample of five from that population. ## 2026-01-30 18:33 +#topic/personal-productivity + Why is it that I find it so easy, even compulsory, to clean my house while working from home, even after returning from work on-site? diff --git a/2026-01-31_12-48-00.md b/2026-01-31_12-48-00.md index c26f21c..372b285 100644 --- a/2026-01-31_12-48-00.md +++ b/2026-01-31_12-48-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped daily: "[[2026-01-31]]" dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/2026-01-31_17-49-00.md b/2026-01-31_17-49-00.md index f7f2ef8..26f0a52 100644 --- a/2026-01-31_17-49-00.md +++ b/2026-01-31_17-49-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/other - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped daily: "[[2026-01-31]]" dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/2026-02-02_06-50-00.md b/2026-02-02_06-50-00.md index 4d60a76..3220ba4 100644 --- a/2026-02-02_06-50-00.md +++ b/2026-02-02_06-50-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - topic/meta dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-02]]" diff --git a/2026-02-02_12-18-00.md b/2026-02-02_12-18-00.md index 630651e..a0037fb 100644 --- a/2026-02-02_12-18-00.md +++ b/2026-02-02_12-18-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - occupational/takeoff dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-02]]" diff --git a/2026-02-03_08-34-00.md b/2026-02-03_08-34-00.md index 421ce48..f2c3444 100644 --- a/2026-02-03_08-34-00.md +++ b/2026-02-03_08-34-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - occupational dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-03]]" diff --git a/2026-02-03_15-04-00.md b/2026-02-03_15-04-00.md index eff0242..ccd6279 100644 --- a/2026-02-03_15-04-00.md +++ b/2026-02-03_15-04-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - topic/estimating dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-03]]" diff --git a/2026-02-03_16-17-00.md b/2026-02-03_16-17-00.md index cc76afa..870ab08 100644 --- a/2026-02-03_16-17-00.md +++ b/2026-02-03_16-17-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - occupational dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-03]]" diff --git a/2026-02-04_08-07-00.md b/2026-02-04_08-07-00.md index 22e86ca..f5526fe 100644 --- a/2026-02-04_08-07-00.md +++ b/2026-02-04_08-07-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - occupational dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-04]]" @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ That is, who defines our purpose? ### ConEst Organization What freedom does ConEst have to change its process and deliverables? -suppose a plan to have Bid, with their request for ConEst, +Suppose a plan to have Bid, with their request for ConEst, articulate certain requirements which they must have possessed to produce the bid estimate. Who would be involved in the change? Who would be the one to deny the request? @@ -40,12 +40,15 @@ If Bid's proposals are audited, why do they still cause ConEst constant headache? ("local lighting control") +*** + Estimators and seniors are biased towards imprecision because its tolerance reduces monotonous work, but the logical conclusion of such bias is a Bid estimate. Obviously there is an ideal compromise between 1:1 takeoff to install and a square foot budget that ConEst is intended to produce. + Who is ultimately responsible for defining the position of that point on the spectrum? How is it defined? @@ -63,9 +66,9 @@ a better option between two. What's being done to address the variance which exists? What's being done to prevent it from re-emerging? -It's my belief that the most practical solution +It is my belief that the most practical solution is the frequent rotation of estimators in senior teams. -It's in the interest of estimators +It is in the interest of estimators that their personal heuristics not depend on who they're working for, so they can be expected to call attention to inconsistency allowing it to be addressed permanently. @@ -85,7 +88,8 @@ Would I be better of keeping my mouth shut about it? #### Incentives Bonuses based on awarded profit -incentivize problematic (hare-hunting) behavior. +incentivize problematic behavior +([[game-theory#Stag Hunt|hare-hunting]]). Has such behavior been observed, or has chief strategy been organization-aligned in spite of the incentive? diff --git a/2026-02-04_09-00-00.md b/2026-02-04_09-00-00.md index 07f41b3..c4288a8 100644 --- a/2026-02-04_09-00-00.md +++ b/2026-02-04_09-00-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - topic/organization dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-04]]" diff --git a/2026-02-04_13-42-00.md b/2026-02-04_13-42-00.md index 9a10a1d..adbf809 100644 --- a/2026-02-04_13-42-00.md +++ b/2026-02-04_13-42-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - occupational/takeoff dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-04]]" diff --git a/2026-02-04_17-02-00.md b/2026-02-04_17-02-00.md index dcd586f..505d2a5 100644 --- a/2026-02-04_17-02-00.md +++ b/2026-02-04_17-02-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - occupational/takeoff dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-04]]" diff --git a/2026-02-04_18-05-00.md b/2026-02-04_18-05-00.md index fc84c0d..a6c87d0 100644 --- a/2026-02-04_18-05-00.md +++ b/2026-02-04_18-05-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped - topic/estimating dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-04]]" diff --git a/2026-02-04_19-35-00.md b/2026-02-04_19-35-00.md index 29c7219..f77c6ad 100644 --- a/2026-02-04_19-35-00.md +++ b/2026-02-04_19-35-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-04]]" --- diff --git a/2026-02-05_06-26-00.md b/2026-02-05_06-26-00.md index cf261c8..cf16201 100644 --- a/2026-02-05_06-26-00.md +++ b/2026-02-05_06-26-00.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/draft - - type/timestamped + - type/periodic/timestamped dg-publish: true daily: "[[2026-02-05]]" --- diff --git a/2026-02-10_15-49-04.md b/2026-02-10_15-49-04.md index 83455c9..dfc5f1d 100644 --- a/2026-02-10_15-49-04.md +++ b/2026-02-10_15-49-04.md @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Senior ConEst Estimator: Joel Jansen * Corridors: $10 per linear foot * Amenity: $5 per square foot +> Digital lighting control is required > * FALSE: Multiple occupancy sensors per zone necessitates digital control. > * FALSE: 0-10V dimming necessitates digital control. > * FALSE: 0-10V dimming + occupancy sensing necessitates digital control. @@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ Ops creates, approves the labor plan. This limits our ability to make interesting decisions: MC cable ILO PVC in-slab pushes the schedule out. +[[estimating-golf]] question, asked by Corwin: +"Are the electric rooms stacked?" + ### Thoughts #### Corwin diff --git a/banjo-tablatures.md b/banjo-tablatures.md index a7b4f28..4ccddf2 100644 --- a/banjo-tablatures.md +++ b/banjo-tablatures.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - - topic/music/banjo + - topic/hobbies/music/banjo - type/encyclopedia dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/banjo.md b/banjo.md index 98ea5a1..ec55172 100644 --- a/banjo.md +++ b/banjo.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - - topic/music/banjo + - topic/hobbies/music/banjo - type/encyclopedia dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/cruel-mother.md b/cruel-mother.md index a1f4766..6f11f78 100644 --- a/cruel-mother.md +++ b/cruel-mother.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags: - destiny/permanent - exclude-from-word-count - status/incomplete - - topic/music/banjo + - topic/hobbies/music/banjo - type/media/music dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/estimating-golf.md b/estimating-golf.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9aeac2b --- /dev/null +++ b/estimating-golf.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +id: +aliases: [] +title: Estimating Golf +tags: + - authorship/original + - destiny/permanent + - status/not-started + - topic/estimating + - type/encyclopedia-entry +--- +# Estimating Golf + +[[2025-12-18#Estimating Golf]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/fixture-designations.md b/fixture-designations.md index 70d01f2..dbb75cf 100644 --- a/fixture-designations.md +++ b/fixture-designations.md @@ -37,16 +37,16 @@ Use empty designations to separate phases. > # Stairwells > BS - Surface = 1.0hrs - #12 EMT 20ft > # Building -> ## Units - Hotel -> HU - Surface = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft -> HU - Surface = 1.5hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft -> HU - Surface (Pendant) = 2.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft -> HU - Surface (J-Box For Future Fixture) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft -> HU - Recessed = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft +> ## Units - Key +> UK - Surface = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft +> UK - Surface = 1.5hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft +> UK - Surface (Pendant) = 2.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft +> UK - Surface (J-Box For Future Fixture) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft +> UK - Recessed = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 20ft > _ > ## Units - Residential -> CU - Surface (Tape) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft -> CU - Surface (Wall) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft +> UR - Surface (Tape) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft +> UR - Surface (Wall) = 1.0hrs - #12 MC+LV 25ft > ... > ``` diff --git a/learn-banjo.md b/learn-banjo.md index 79f82c2..58ebcb2 100644 --- a/learn-banjo.md +++ b/learn-banjo.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/fleeting - status/incomplete - - topic/music/banjo + - topic/hobbies/music/banjo - type/task dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/me-isms.md b/me-isms.md index 1afdddb..df43a05 100644 --- a/me-isms.md +++ b/me-isms.md @@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ dg-publish: true * (when misunderstood) "No, no, no." * certainly + +* "... and stuff." +* "Also too ..." +* \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/music-analysis.md b/music-analysis.md index d6dfcaa..30b0df6 100644 --- a/music-analysis.md +++ b/music-analysis.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/not-started - - topic/music + - topic/hobbies/music - type/encyclopedia-entry dg-publish: "true" --- diff --git a/music-theory-for-banjo.md b/music-theory-for-banjo.md index f8906b5..a9c8805 100644 --- a/music-theory-for-banjo.md +++ b/music-theory-for-banjo.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - - topic/music/banjo + - topic/hobbies/music/banjo - type/encyclopedia dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/music-theory.md b/music-theory.md index 0baf95a..7dc0dca 100644 --- a/music-theory.md +++ b/music-theory.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - status/incomplete - - topic/music + - topic/hobbies/music - type/encyclopedia dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/my-resoluute-banjo.md b/my-resoluute-banjo.md index 98faaf4..8603209 100644 --- a/my-resoluute-banjo.md +++ b/my-resoluute-banjo.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: My Resoluute Banjo tags: - authorship/original - destiny/permanent - - topic/music/banjo + - topic/hobbies/music/banjo - type/encyclopedia-entry dg-publish: true --- diff --git a/write-more-philosophy.md b/write-more-philosophy.md index e1902f8..a872ee2 100644 --- a/write-more-philosophy.md +++ b/write-more-philosophy.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags: - status/draft - topic/writing - type/task + - topic/meta title: Write More Philosophy dg-publish: true ---