Cost-plus vs Lump Sum Contract
Cost-plus and Lump Sum are the most common type of contracts applied in construction. Cost-plus is the more favored contract providing lower risk for both parties even in a volatile …
Order Priorities, Reduce Stress
There are times that due to work demands and deadlines, we need to set order of priorities. we can not do everything all at the same time. This will reduce …
Normative and Informative Annexes Compliance
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ are commonly used in IEC and other derivative standards to define applications of annexes. A normative annex is an integral part of a Standard which …
Short-circuit, Protective Device Coordination & Arc Flash Analysis
I came across this presentation about “Short-circuit, Protective Device Coordination & Arc Flash Analysis” by Albert Marroquin from Operation Technology, Inc while I was looking for some interesting reading materials …
Green Cars – A Highly Debated Topic
Electric cars (aka Green car) don’t solve the automobile’s environmental problems. This is a highly debated since IEEE have posted the article Unclean at any Speed.
How Do Engineers Ever Survive Another GFC?
The GFC in 2008 was the start. Many EPCM companies have significantly reduced manpower to to remain fluid. Some of my friends were affected by the retrenchments back then. Then …