Today was my second-to-last day at DPR. After meeting Dr. McElreath for a few minutes this morning, I worked on a takeoff for the lighting at one of DPR’s current projects. Essentially, I used the On-Screen Takeoff software (OST) to mark up the plans. This tells the electrical estimators at DPR how many of each type of electrical or lighting device the building requires so that they can make an accurate cost estimate. It’s quite a challenging job that requires a lot of attention to detail, since there’s about 10 types of electrical outlets and about 30 types of lighting that have to be marked. After finishing the takeoff, I met with Rachel to review my work. She said that I did a good job overall, but there were a few conventions the estimators tend to follow when doing takeoffs that I didn’t know about. After finishing the meeting, I said goodbye to Mark. He’s taking the next two weeks off for vacation. When Mike got out of his meeting, he took me to a nearby Mexican restaurant. We then went to the WeWork site at One Glenwood, where we attended a meeting with some of the subcontractors. At that point, he’s letting me go early.
Unfortunately, I’m not able to provide a new picture for today. I’ll add another picture of the dog from yesterday instead.
