Product Obsolence and the Environment
Planned obsolescence is a policy of planning or designing a product with a limited useful life, so it will become obsolete or no longer functional after a certain period of …
RA 7920 Practice of Electrical Engineering
As always, I am an advocate for the upliftment of Electrical Engineering Practice in the Philippines. With my vast overseas experience in the oil & gas industry which spans from …
Concept Selection or Detail Design
Which do you like better “Concept Selection” or “Detail Design”? I was once asked this question in one of my job interviews. To understand this discussion better, we need to …
IEC 60364-56 Safety Services (Emergency Systems)
Safety service is defined in IEC 60364-56 as an electrical system for electrical equipment provided to protect or warn persons in the event of a hazard, or essential to their …
A Junction Box Is Required
In this article, I mentioned that a small change in the later stages of the project execution has a massive impact in cost and schedule. Another good example is what …
Vendor Dirty Tactic
In some projects, particularly those that are fast-tracked, the equipment procurement process are likewise expedited. Long-lead equipment procurement are normally initiated during the early phase of the project where there …