From eb30cdb79c0ebee603fdb281443beddd8b1db40b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zane Meyers Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 16:24:18 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2026-05-01 16:24:18 --- TODO.md | 22 ------------------- alternating-current.md | 6 ++--- conductor-sizing.md | 8 +++---- conduit-sizing.md | 2 -- consolidate-electrical-info.md | 10 ++++----- consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md | 4 ---- csharp.md | 3 ++- distribution-equipment.md | 2 +- electrical-takeoff.md | 2 +- elliott-st-hotel.md | 3 +++ emergency-communications-systems.md | 2 +- fire-alarm.md | 5 ++--- fire-resistive-wiring-methods.md | 9 +++----- fixtures-takeoff.md | 6 +++++ gold-plating.md | 8 ++----- heterodox-construction-estimating.md | 11 ++++++++++ hilltop-gardens.md | 16 +++++++------- hvac-calculations.md | 2 -- ibc_s0403.md | 2 +- ibc_s0918.md | 2 +- ibc_s1009.md | 2 +- ifc_s0510.md | 2 +- ifc_s0907.md | 2 +- incentives.md | 3 ++- lighting-controls.md | 2 +- lightning-protection.md | 2 +- low-voltage-systems.md | 2 +- luminaire-types.md | 2 +- medium-voltage.md | 1 - my-favorite-quotes.md | 1 + my-homelab.md | 1 + my-tasks.md | 5 ++--- nfpa-70_376.md | 5 +++++ nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md | 2 +- ohms-law.md | 2 -- organization.md | 5 +++++ orthodox-construction-estimating.md | 15 ++++++------- outlets.md | 1 - pdi-conest-project-setup.md | 2 +- pdi-wbs.md | 2 ++ periodic/daily/2026-05-01.md | 10 +++++++++ psychology.md | 5 +++++ python.md | 2 +- raceway-terms.md | 2 -- regular-expression.md | 1 + secure-facilities.md | 2 -- snyder_2020_voltage-drop-calculations.md | 1 + timestamped/2025-07-18_00-00-00.md | 2 +- timestamped/2025-10-31_18-26-00.md | 2 +- timestamped/2025-11-01_05-41-00.md | 4 ++-- timestamped/2025-11-01_07-06-00.md | 2 +- timestamped/2025-11-01_08-25-00.md | 4 ++-- timestamped/2025-11-10_11-14-00.md | 5 ++--- timestamped/2025-11-11_06-06-00.md | 4 ++-- timestamped/2025-11-11_14-41-00.md | 4 ++-- timestamped/2025-11-13_08-03-00.md | 2 +- timestamped/2025-11-13_08-19-00.md | 2 +- ...025_13-25-27.md => 2025-11-13_13-25-27.md} | 0 timestamped/2025-11-18_16-33-00.md | 5 +---- timestamped/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md | 10 ++++++--- timestamped/2025-11-24_00-00-00.md | 5 +++++ timestamped/2025-12-02_10-57-00.md | 2 +- timestamped/2025-12-02_13-20-00.md | 5 +++++ timestamped/2025-12-13_08-45-00.md | 2 +- timestamped/2026-02-12_09-49-56.md | 5 ++++- twisted-pair-cable.md | 2 +- utility.md | 4 ++-- value-of-information.md | 6 ++++- voltage-drop.md | 2 +- wishlist.md | 2 +- zane-meyers.md | 2 +- 71 files changed, 155 insertions(+), 135 deletions(-) create mode 100644 heterodox-construction-estimating.md create mode 100644 nfpa-70_376.md create mode 100644 organization.md create mode 100644 periodic/daily/2026-05-01.md create mode 100644 psychology.md rename timestamped/{11-13-2025_13-25-27.md => 2025-11-13_13-25-27.md} (100%) diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md index cd4fe3f..51bbe06 100644 --- a/TODO.md +++ b/TODO.md @@ -20,25 +20,3 @@ For tasks describable in a single imperative, see [[small-tasks]]. These tasks are will never be complete, so long as the notebook is in use. - -### Assign Note Authorship - -![[backlog.base#notes-without-authorship]] - -### Assign Note Destiny - -![[backlog.base#notes-without-destiny]] - -### Assign Note Status - -![[backlog.base#notes-without-status]] - -### Cull Fleeting Notes - -Handle and delete [[tags#destiny/fleeting|fleeting]] notes. - -![[backlog.base#fleeting-notes]] - -## One-Time Tasks - -![[tasks.base#meta]] diff --git a/alternating-current.md b/alternating-current.md index b2d6198..817a095 100644 --- a/alternating-current.md +++ b/alternating-current.md @@ -1,9 +1,7 @@ --- -tags: - - destiny/fleeting - - topic/construction/electrical - - type/encyclopedia title: Alternating Current +tags: [] +up: "[[electricity]]" --- # Alternating Current diff --git a/conductor-sizing.md b/conductor-sizing.md index 8cad2be..74b7c6a 100644 --- a/conductor-sizing.md +++ b/conductor-sizing.md @@ -1,9 +1,8 @@ --- -tags: - - destiny/fleeting - - topic/construction/electrical - - type/encyclopedia title: Conductor Sizing +tags: + - type/encyclopedia +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Conductor Sizing @@ -163,6 +162,7 @@ $$ $$ 1~\text{electric horsepower} \equiv 746~\text{watts} $$ + full-load current (FLC) / full-load amperes (FLA) minimum circuit ampacity (MCA) diff --git a/conduit-sizing.md b/conduit-sizing.md index 6ed784d..af9dca6 100644 --- a/conduit-sizing.md +++ b/conduit-sizing.md @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ --- title: Conduit Sizing tags: - - destiny/fleeting - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- diff --git a/consolidate-electrical-info.md b/consolidate-electrical-info.md index f3301fb..99040df 100644 --- a/consolidate-electrical-info.md +++ b/consolidate-electrical-info.md @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ --- -tags: - - destiny/fleeting - - topic/construction/electrical - - type/task - - topic/meta title: Consolidate Electrical Info +tags: + - topic/meta + - type/task +up: "[[my-tasks]]" --- # Consolidate Electrical Info Necessitated by task [[refactor-system-scripts]]. +Consolidate [[electrical-disambiguation|electrical]] info: * Consolidate and expand on existing content * Create an entry point for topic diff --git a/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md b/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md index 1b7e3b3..bee5ae8 100644 --- a/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md +++ b/consolidate-estimating-thoughts.md @@ -64,7 +64,3 @@ Create and use cross-topic notes for complex thoughts: * [[estimating-philosophy]] * [[purpose-of-construction-estimating]] * [[orthodox-construction-estimating]] - -## Relevant Notes - -![[estimating-thoughts.base#fleeting]] diff --git a/csharp.md b/csharp.md index a8b4146..eb8cd57 100644 --- a/csharp.md +++ b/csharp.md @@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ title: C# tags: - type/encyclopedia-entry +up: "[[computer-language]]" --- # C\# C\# (read "C sharp", like the [[music-theory|musical]] symbol) -is modern high-level [[programming-languages|language]] +is modern high-level [[computer-language|programming language]] supporting [[object-oriented-programing|object-oriented]] patterns. It is the sane man's Java. diff --git a/distribution-equipment.md b/distribution-equipment.md index bed3df5..4087dbc 100644 --- a/distribution-equipment.md +++ b/distribution-equipment.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- tags: - type/encyclopedia - - topic/construction/electrical title: Distribution Equipment +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Distribution Equipment diff --git a/electrical-takeoff.md b/electrical-takeoff.md index e3a3696..8744816 100644 --- a/electrical-takeoff.md +++ b/electrical-takeoff.md @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ even where serving Amenity spaces. Clubline Raceway, also called CRG Raceway, is a glorified cable management trough. -It is not a [[nfpa-70_376_metal-wireways|wireway]], +It is not a [[nfpa-70_376|wireway]], so conductors must be run in a [[nfpa-70_national-electric-code#Chapter 3 Wiring Methods and Materials|Chapter 3]] wiring method. Count receptacles normally, diff --git a/elliott-st-hotel.md b/elliott-st-hotel.md index 1c85e3f..064f8f5 100644 --- a/elliott-st-hotel.md +++ b/elliott-st-hotel.md @@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ tags: up: "[[conest-projects]]" --- # Elliot St. Hotel + +Elliott St. Hotel (fka 88 Elliott Street) +88 ELLIOTT ST SW, ATLANTA, GA 30313 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/emergency-communications-systems.md b/emergency-communications-systems.md index fcfeb44..a43a774 100644 --- a/emergency-communications-systems.md +++ b/emergency-communications-systems.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia title: Emergency Communications Systems (ECS) +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Emergency Communications Systems (ECS) diff --git a/fire-alarm.md b/fire-alarm.md index 7f5d0de..b3f1a0d 100644 --- a/fire-alarm.md +++ b/fire-alarm.md @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ --- -tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - - type/guide title: Fire Alarm +tags: [] +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Fire Alarm diff --git a/fire-resistive-wiring-methods.md b/fire-resistive-wiring-methods.md index cd6f537..2bd5f7d 100644 --- a/fire-resistive-wiring-methods.md +++ b/fire-resistive-wiring-methods.md @@ -1,11 +1,8 @@ --- -tags: - - authorship/original - - destiny/permanent - - status/incomplete - - topic/construction/electrical - - type/encyclopedia title: Fire Resistive Wiring Methods +tags: + - type/encyclopedia +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Fire Resistive Wiring Methods diff --git a/fixtures-takeoff.md b/fixtures-takeoff.md index 01441cd..d7206be 100644 --- a/fixtures-takeoff.md +++ b/fixtures-takeoff.md @@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ See also [[lighting-controls-takeoff]] and [[electrical-takeoff#Lighting Homerun [[fixture-designations]] +## Emergency Fixtures + +It is not usually necessary to count emergency fixtures separately.[^1] + +[^1]: [[2025-11-18_16-33-00]] + ## Garage ### Fixtures diff --git a/gold-plating.md b/gold-plating.md index fc605c9..50995cc 100644 --- a/gold-plating.md +++ b/gold-plating.md @@ -1,11 +1,7 @@ --- title: Gold Plating -tags: - - status/complete - - topic/construction - - topic/construction/electrical - - topic/risk - - type/encyclopedia-entry +tags: [] +up: "[[construction]]" --- # Gold Plating diff --git a/heterodox-construction-estimating.md b/heterodox-construction-estimating.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cda3d64 --- /dev/null +++ b/heterodox-construction-estimating.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +--- +title: Heterodox Construction Estimating +tags: [] +--- +# Heterodox Construction Estimating + +**Heterodox construction estimating** +refers to unpopular or unconventional methods of [[construction-estimating]]. + +As [[heterodoxy]], +such methods are defined by their variance from [[orthodox-construction-estimating]]. diff --git a/hilltop-gardens.md b/hilltop-gardens.md index 20279c3..ba40d60 100644 --- a/hilltop-gardens.md +++ b/hilltop-gardens.md @@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ up: "[[conest-projects]]" * [x] [[feeders-takeoff]] * [x] [[subfeeds-takeoff]] -* [ ] [[switchgear-takeoff]] - * [ ] Lighting Inverters +* [x] [[switchgear-takeoff]] + * [x] Lighting Inverters * [x] [[units-takeoff]] * [/] [[fixtures-takeoff]] - * [ ] Site Lighting + * [/] Site Lighting * [/] [[lighting-controls-takeoff]] * [/] [[electrical-takeoff]] - * [ ] Residential level 04 lighting inverter(s?) power - * [ ] Trash chute power + * [x] Residential level 04 lighting inverter(s?) power + * [x] [[electrical-takeoff#Trash Chute]] * [ ] [[electrical-takeoff#Unit Condensing Units]] * [-] Unit CU control wiring, conduit - * [ ] EV Chargers -* [/] [[lighting-controls-takeoff]] - * [?] Lighting controls in corridors + * [/] EV Chargers +* [x] [[lighting-controls-takeoff]] + * [x] Lighting controls in corridors * [ ] [[telecom-takeoff]] * [ ] Homeruns * [ ] [[low-voltage-takeoff]] diff --git a/hvac-calculations.md b/hvac-calculations.md index 28610e1..aa43604 100644 --- a/hvac-calculations.md +++ b/hvac-calculations.md @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@ --- tags: - - destiny/uncertain - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia title: HVAC Calculations up: "[[electrical-construction]]" diff --git a/ibc_s0403.md b/ibc_s0403.md index 175fad3..55caf00 100644 --- a/ibc_s0403.md +++ b/ibc_s0403.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ aliases: tags: - authorship/other - exclude-from-word-count - - topic/construction/electrical + - topic/construction - type/media/reference title: SECTION 403---HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS --- diff --git a/ibc_s0918.md b/ibc_s0918.md index 5f2f3ae..3c453d6 100644 --- a/ibc_s0918.md +++ b/ibc_s0918.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ tags: - authorship/other - exclude-from-word-count - - topic/construction/electrical + - topic/construction - type/media/reference title: SECTION 918---EMERGENCY RESPONDER COMMUNICATION COVERAGE --- diff --git a/ibc_s1009.md b/ibc_s1009.md index afc1e92..89e1ff3 100644 --- a/ibc_s1009.md +++ b/ibc_s1009.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: SECTION 1009---ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS tags: - authorship/other - exclude-from-word-count - - topic/construction/electrical + - topic/construction - type/media/reference --- # SECTION 1009---ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS diff --git a/ifc_s0510.md b/ifc_s0510.md index 7faf13a..4b86ce9 100644 --- a/ifc_s0510.md +++ b/ifc_s0510.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: SECTION 510---EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE tags: - authorship/other - exclude-from-word-count - - topic/construction/electrical + - topic/construction - type/media/reference --- # SECTION 510---EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COVERAGE diff --git a/ifc_s0907.md b/ifc_s0907.md index 1edae7e..2935476 100644 --- a/ifc_s0907.md +++ b/ifc_s0907.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: SECTION 907---FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS tags: - authorship/other - exclude-from-word-count - - topic/construction/electrical + - topic/construction - type/media/reference --- # SECTION 907---FIRE ALARM AND DETECTION SYSTEMS diff --git a/incentives.md b/incentives.md index eb2594c..78e6183 100644 --- a/incentives.md +++ b/incentives.md @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ tags: # Incentives > [!quote] Charlie Munger -> Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome. +> Show me the incentive +> and I will show you the outcome. > [!cite] Goodhart's Law > When a measure becomes a target, diff --git a/lighting-controls.md b/lighting-controls.md index 4c08ea2..64c5dc4 100644 --- a/lighting-controls.md +++ b/lighting-controls.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- title: Lighting Controls tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Lighting Controls diff --git a/lightning-protection.md b/lightning-protection.md index 551730f..9922566 100644 --- a/lightning-protection.md +++ b/lightning-protection.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia title: Lightning Protection +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Lightning Protection diff --git a/low-voltage-systems.md b/low-voltage-systems.md index 7e286cf..351ed1c 100644 --- a/low-voltage-systems.md +++ b/low-voltage-systems.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia title: Low Voltage Systems +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Low Voltage Systems diff --git a/luminaire-types.md b/luminaire-types.md index c4fdc5e..0d22e32 100644 --- a/luminaire-types.md +++ b/luminaire-types.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- title: Luminaire Types tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Luminaire Types diff --git a/medium-voltage.md b/medium-voltage.md index a2775dc..db76667 100644 --- a/medium-voltage.md +++ b/medium-voltage.md @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ --- title: Medium Voltage tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia-entry up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- diff --git a/my-favorite-quotes.md b/my-favorite-quotes.md index 3027cd2..2fc1a57 100644 --- a/my-favorite-quotes.md +++ b/my-favorite-quotes.md @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ tags: - status/draft - topic/writing - type/encyclopedia-entry +up: "[[my-interests]]" --- # Favorite Quotes diff --git a/my-homelab.md b/my-homelab.md index f344326..9ecd7a2 100644 --- a/my-homelab.md +++ b/my-homelab.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: Homelab tags: - topic/hobbies/homelab - type/minutes +up: "[[my-interests]]" --- # Homelab diff --git a/my-tasks.md b/my-tasks.md index 514f09a..2e3775f 100644 --- a/my-tasks.md +++ b/my-tasks.md @@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ tags: - destiny/permanent/entry-point - status/draft - type/directory +up: "[[zane-meyers]]" --- -# Personal Tasks +# My Tasks This note collects my personal tasks and goals. For tasks relevant to the organization of [[this-notebook]], see [[TODO]]. - -![[tasks.base#personal]] diff --git a/nfpa-70_376.md b/nfpa-70_376.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..66bd5fa --- /dev/null +++ b/nfpa-70_376.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +--- +title: Article 376 Metal Wireways +tags: [] +--- +# Article 376 Metal Wireways diff --git a/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md b/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md index 42837b4..08ddc9c 100644 --- a/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md +++ b/nfpa-70_national-electric-code.md @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ title: "NFPA 70: National Electric Code" * [[nfpa-70_370_cablebus|370 Cablebus]] * [[nfpa-70_372|372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways]] * [[nfpa-70_374|374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways]] -* [[nfpa-70_376_metal-wireways|376 Metal Wireways]] +* [[nfpa-70_376|376 Metal Wireways]] * [[nfpa-70_378|378 Nonmetallic Wireways]] * [[nfpa-70_380|380 Multioutlet Assembly]] * [[nfpa-70_382|382 Nonmetallic Extensions]] diff --git a/ohms-law.md b/ohms-law.md index d2b2d8f..bac8138 100644 --- a/ohms-law.md +++ b/ohms-law.md @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ --- title: Ohm's Law tags: - - destiny/fleeting - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia-entry up: "[[electricity]]" --- diff --git a/organization.md b/organization.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7dfd638 --- /dev/null +++ b/organization.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +--- +title: Organization +tags: [] +--- +# Organization diff --git a/orthodox-construction-estimating.md b/orthodox-construction-estimating.md index 6944601..d4de7c1 100644 --- a/orthodox-construction-estimating.md +++ b/orthodox-construction-estimating.md @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ title: Traditional Estimating Methods Also "single-point estimation" as opposed to the standard three-point. -"Traditional estimating methods" -as referenced frequently in [[this-notebook]] +"[[orthodoxy|Orthodox]] estimating methods" +as referenced in [[this-notebook]] are those [[construction-estimating]] methods that produce: * an _exhaustive_ and _specific_ bill of material @@ -21,14 +21,13 @@ Such methods lack the ability to intelligently express [[uncertainty]]. ### Limitations of Orthodox Methods -Traditional estimating methods, -sometimes referred to as "Detailed Takeoff", -seek to detail all constituent subcosts, -including 100% itemized pricing by way of a _material extension_, +A hallmark of orthodox estimating methods is "Detailed Takeoff", +which seeks to [[estimate-decomposition|decompose]] +an estimate to _all_ its constituent subcosts, +including 100% itemized pricing by way of a **material extension**, a complete list of all material included in the price. -For clarity and contrast to [[risk-oriented-estimating]], -which does not require itemized pricing, +because "detailed takeoff" I'll refer to these methods as "item-oriented estimating". By popular belief, diff --git a/outlets.md b/outlets.md index 449d079..1ea9d8c 100644 --- a/outlets.md +++ b/outlets.md @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@ --- tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia title: Outlets up: "[[electrical-construction]]" diff --git a/pdi-conest-project-setup.md b/pdi-conest-project-setup.md index 9b724e2..20fc7ac 100644 --- a/pdi-conest-project-setup.md +++ b/pdi-conest-project-setup.md @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ There is no standard format for these matrices. ## Setup WBS -> See [[earned-value-management]] +> See [[pdi-wbs]] ```pwsh Set-Location "\\EgnyteDrive\Shared\Estimating\19 WBS Agreement GP" diff --git a/pdi-wbs.md b/pdi-wbs.md index 7c18a1a..8e59922 100644 --- a/pdi-wbs.md +++ b/pdi-wbs.md @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ tags: --- # PDI WBS +> See [[earned-value-management]]. + ## CBOM Accubid Export In master [[accubid|Accubid]] file, diff --git a/periodic/daily/2026-05-01.md b/periodic/daily/2026-05-01.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c723caa --- /dev/null +++ b/periodic/daily/2026-05-01.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +--- +id: 2026-05-01 +title: 2026-05-01 +tags: [] +weekly: "[[2026w18]]" +monthly: "[[2026-05]]" +quarterly: "[[2026q2]]" +previous: "[[2026-04-30]]" +--- +# 2026-05-01 diff --git a/psychology.md b/psychology.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9727bec --- /dev/null +++ b/psychology.md @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +--- +title: Psychology +tags: [] +--- +# Psychology diff --git a/python.md b/python.md index 365eed2..f9840ef 100644 --- a/python.md +++ b/python.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Python tags: - type/encyclopedia-entry - - up: "[[programming-languages]]" + - up: "[[computer-language]]" --- # Python diff --git a/raceway-terms.md b/raceway-terms.md index 0be10d6..3542175 100644 --- a/raceway-terms.md +++ b/raceway-terms.md @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ --- title: Raceway Terms tags: - - destiny/fleeting - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- diff --git a/regular-expression.md b/regular-expression.md index 9146415..1f38ffc 100644 --- a/regular-expression.md +++ b/regular-expression.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: Regular Expressions tags: - topic/software - type/encyclopedia-entry +up: "[[computer-language]]" --- # Regular Expressions diff --git a/secure-facilities.md b/secure-facilities.md index 4e23e9c..9221370 100644 --- a/secure-facilities.md +++ b/secure-facilities.md @@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ title: Secure Facilities tags: - authorship/other-for-now - - topic/construction - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia-entry up: "[[construction]]" --- diff --git a/snyder_2020_voltage-drop-calculations.md b/snyder_2020_voltage-drop-calculations.md index 3639522..c38fd0d 100644 --- a/snyder_2020_voltage-drop-calculations.md +++ b/snyder_2020_voltage-drop-calculations.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tags: authors: - David A. Snyder, PE year: 2020 +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Voltage Drop Calculations diff --git a/timestamped/2025-07-18_00-00-00.md b/timestamped/2025-07-18_00-00-00.md index e4df39b..f2a7bc8 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-07-18_00-00-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-07-18_00-00-00.md @@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ and estimation It's not engineering to budget for the most likely case. Estimators need not know _why_ there tends to be ~~example~~, -they need need only have basis for applying that generalization to another project. +they need only have basis for applying that generalization to another project. diff --git a/timestamped/2025-10-31_18-26-00.md b/timestamped/2025-10-31_18-26-00.md index 72e00b4..47a9ba0 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-10-31_18-26-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-10-31_18-26-00.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-10-31]]" _Friday Evening_ 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 +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 around the feet of egrets standing proudly and spaced just so. A dozen anhingas splashed messily in the center of the pond while a lone stork looked on with diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-01_05-41-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-01_05-41-00.md index 6df9162..a810f38 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-01_05-41-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-01_05-41-00.md @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ _Saturday Morning_ 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 gran­ola +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 [[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. diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-01_07-06-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-01_07-06-00.md index 221da6f..e841019 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-01_07-06-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-01_07-06-00.md @@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ _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 see the birds. +to see the [[birds]]. diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-01_08-25-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-01_08-25-00.md index 9bcfd80..03d4920 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-01_08-25-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-01_08-25-00.md @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-01]]" # 2025-11-01 08:25:?? 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 +I was dressed well for it. I think with exposure the [[birds]] will get used to +my presence. I saw a bald eagle (_Haliaeetus leucocephalus_) for the first time in Florida. They are ugly creatures, of both body and spirit, unlike the wood stork (_Mycteria americana_) which is uglier of body, but pure of heart. There was also some guy getting dumped on the phone and not taking it well. diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-10_11-14-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-10_11-14-00.md index d4271ad..01210eb 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-10_11-14-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-10_11-14-00.md @@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ This analysis of 334.12(A)(2) is flawed. Based on the [[nfpa-70_100_definitions|Article 100]] definitions of [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Exposed (as applied to wiring methods).|exposed]] and [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Dwelling, Multifamily.|dwelling]], -[[nfpa-70_334_nm-cable#334.12(A) Types NM and NMC.|334.12(A)(2)]] -can be paraphrased as follows: +334.12(A)(2) can be paraphrased as follows: -> [!cite] NEC 334.12(A)(2), pp. +> [!cite] [[nfpa-70_334_nm-cable#334.12(A) Types NM and NMC.|NEC 334.12(A)(2)]], pp. > Types NM and NMC cable are not permitted to be installed > in accessible spaces above suspended ceilings, > _except in buildings containing one or more dwelling units._ diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-11_06-06-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-11_06-06-00.md index c6eb457..20a78ec 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-11_06-06-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-11_06-06-00.md @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-11]]" _Tuesday Morning, Before Work_ -One of the most appealing aspects of estimating +One of the most appealing aspects of [[construction-estimating]] to me is the dynamic we have with our employers. -my experience was at Ace that estimators act like, +my experience was at [[ace-electric-inc|Ace]] that estimators act like, and are treated like good artists, like loveable little scamps who always get into trouble, but you keep them around because they do good work. diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-11_14-41-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-11_14-41-00.md index 67c05e3..7468871 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-11_14-41-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-11_14-41-00.md @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-11]]" --- # 2025-11-11 14:41:?? -I just saw a post on a construction estimators forum +I just saw a post on a [[construction-estimating|construction estimators]] forum from a user lamenting that their coworkers and customers largely do not understand the difference between markup and margin. -It made me remember the micro-debates about that I would have with Dale +It made me remember the micro-debates about that I would have with [[dale-flythe|Dale]] every time we were closing out an estimate. This is the example I would always give while trying to explain it to him. diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-03-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-03-00.md index f51e5e9..7c3871e 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-03-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-03-00.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-13]]" --- # 2025-11-13 08:03:?? -I was thinking about recent critiques of my writing style +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. diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-19-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-19-00.md index 691d92d..86a632b 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-19-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-13_08-19-00.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-13]]" I'm still working on articulating my main difficulty in the transition -from Ace to PDI estimating. +from [[ace-electric-inc|Ace]] to [[power-design-inc|PDI]] estimating. At a high level, it's that our process is built on _instrumental_ methods, diff --git a/timestamped/11-13-2025_13-25-27.md b/timestamped/2025-11-13_13-25-27.md similarity index 100% rename from timestamped/11-13-2025_13-25-27.md rename to timestamped/2025-11-13_13-25-27.md diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-18_16-33-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-18_16-33-00.md index 67ad663..7bd1f63 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-18_16-33-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-18_16-33-00.md @@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ Fire stopping budget = $25-35 per Unit. Robotic Total Station hours: match Structural Foreman. For contracts 5--15 million dollars: - -$$ -\text{Equipment Cost} \approx 1\% -$$ +Equipment Cost $$\approx$$ 1% of Contract Value Mid Atlantic: 1 trip per month diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md index 5b96606..3446232 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-21_10-11-00.md @@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-21]]" --- # 2025-11-21 10:11:?? +## "Hours Burned vs. Hours Earned" + +%% +A criticism of [[earned-value-management]] in [[construction]]. +%% + > [!quote] [ELECTRI's Industry Benchmarking Tool - ELECTRI International](https://www.electri.org/research-overview/electris-industry-benchmarking-tool/) > ### Hours Burned vs. Hours Earned > @@ -23,7 +29,7 @@ This is a terribly problematic metric. If a project went over its material budget despite standard rigorous oversight where would you first look, -construction or estimating? +operations or estimating? In almost all cases the safer bet is estimating. Why should labor be different? @@ -31,6 +37,4 @@ Wherever there is budget variance there is a persistent tendency to blame construction before estimating. -[[earned-value-management-in-construction-estimating]] - [[purpose-of-construction-estimating#The Myth of Estimate Accuracy]] diff --git a/timestamped/2025-11-24_00-00-00.md b/timestamped/2025-11-24_00-00-00.md index 290b5cf..bc0762b 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-11-24_00-00-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-11-24_00-00-00.md @@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ daily: "[[2025-11-24]]" ## Extracting PDF Panel Schedules +%% +steps to extract panel schedule data +from [[pdf]] drawings +%% + Extract relevant pages Crop Sheet Titles diff --git a/timestamped/2025-12-02_10-57-00.md b/timestamped/2025-12-02_10-57-00.md index 52ef287..c537715 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-12-02_10-57-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-12-02_10-57-00.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ daily: "[[2025-12-02]]" ### Set Notation Example -Let $A$ and $B$ be sets +Let $A$ and $B$ be [[set-theory|sets]] sharing some but not all elements. * $A \cap B \neq \varnothing$: diff --git a/timestamped/2025-12-02_13-20-00.md b/timestamped/2025-12-02_13-20-00.md index 74e8c59..edaff67 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-12-02_13-20-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-12-02_13-20-00.md @@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ daily: "[[2025-12-02]]" ### Panel Schedule Relationship Diagram +%% +brainstorming abstractions for `Panelboard` objects, +possibly for use in custom [[construction-estimating-software]]. +%% + #### Sections A panelboard with multiple sections diff --git a/timestamped/2025-12-13_08-45-00.md b/timestamped/2025-12-13_08-45-00.md index e302a3a..79ba741 100644 --- a/timestamped/2025-12-13_08-45-00.md +++ b/timestamped/2025-12-13_08-45-00.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ and as frameworks for general decision-making. The idea that one could devote significant thought into making a decision aligned with their [[personal-values]] and fail to pick the best option to that end is intriguing to me, -more so that an accurate quantization of ones values +moreso that an accurate quantization of ones values and that the appropriate framework could trivialize all such decisions. Personal decision-making is often described diff --git a/timestamped/2026-02-12_09-49-56.md b/timestamped/2026-02-12_09-49-56.md index 7d7d642..5dc40b3 100644 --- a/timestamped/2026-02-12_09-49-56.md +++ b/timestamped/2026-02-12_09-49-56.md @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ daily: "[[2026-02-12]]" --- # 2026-02-12 09:49:56 +[[electrical-construction]] + ### Interrupting Rating * "short-circuit interrupting rating" @@ -25,7 +27,8 @@ Measured in amperes, usually shown as kAIC. [[nfpa-70_110_requirements#^10|NEC 110.10 Circuit Impedance, Short-Circuit Current Ratings, and Other Characteristics.]] -Applies to **assemblies**: distribution equipment like switchboards, panelboards, switches, etc. +Applies to **assemblies**: distribution equipment +like switchboards, panelboards, switches, etc. Maximum current that the equipment can withstand in a short-circuit event without damage. diff --git a/twisted-pair-cable.md b/twisted-pair-cable.md index 6d20569..a33326b 100644 --- a/twisted-pair-cable.md +++ b/twisted-pair-cable.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- title: Twisted Pair Cable tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia-entry +up: "[[electrical-construction]]" --- # Twisted Pair Cable diff --git a/utility.md b/utility.md index b965028..88c4c3b 100644 --- a/utility.md +++ b/utility.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tags: --- # Utility -[Utility](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility) +[**Utility**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility) is a measure of a party's **satisfaction** with a certain state of the world. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ and that I've thought about ## See Also -[Sorites paradox in utility theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorites_paradox#Resolutions_in_utility_theory) +[Sorites paradox resolutions in utility theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorites_paradox#Resolutions_in_utility_theory) ## Normative and Descriptive Utility diff --git a/value-of-information.md b/value-of-information.md index bdb691b..88e62ea 100644 --- a/value-of-information.md +++ b/value-of-information.md @@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ of some reduction in [[uncertainty]]. It is the amount a rational party would be willing to pay to gain access to information prior to making a decision. +"Value" in this context could represent several concepts, +currency or [[utility]], +but usually measured in the local medium of exchange. + ## Example -Suppose a decision maker has the opportunity to purchase information $I$. +Suppose a decision maker has the opportunity to purchase [[information]] $I$. Consider these two scenarios: 1. the decision maker does not purchase the information diff --git a/voltage-drop.md b/voltage-drop.md index 9b7c17f..88e992d 100644 --- a/voltage-drop.md +++ b/voltage-drop.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ --- title: Voltage Drop tags: - - topic/construction/electrical - type/encyclopedia-entry +up: "[[electricity]]" --- # Voltage Drop diff --git a/wishlist.md b/wishlist.md index 310d489..f6d6361 100644 --- a/wishlist.md +++ b/wishlist.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Wishlist tags: - status/draft -up: "[[zane-meyers]]" +up: "[[my-things]]" --- # Wishlist diff --git a/zane-meyers.md b/zane-meyers.md index dda0c5c..63ad58a 100644 --- a/zane-meyers.md +++ b/zane-meyers.md @@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ tend to spend it exercising or in other more reasonable activities. I want to be involved construction estimating for the rest of my working life. Current discourse on the subject is self-similar and sanitized. -I'd like to be known as an innovator in [[estimating-philosophy]], +I'd like to be known as an innovator in [[heterodox-construction-estimating]], and for solving some of its open problems.