Building Global Sustainability Hubs – One Community Weekly Progress Update #195

One Community is an all-volunteer nonprofit creating plans for building global sustainability hubs to teach all aspects of community and sustainable living. These plans include open source and free-shared tools, tutorials and resources for foodenergyhousingeducationHighest Good economic design, social architecture, fulfilled livingglobal stewardship practices, and more. We see this as a path to a truly sustainable planet.

Building Global Sustainability Hubs, One Community Weekly Progress Update #195

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One Community’s physical location will forward this movement as the first of many self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world. This is the December 18th, 2016 edition (#195) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Building Global Sustainability Hubs
One Community Progress Update #195

Here is the bullet-point list of this last week’s design and progress discussed in detail in the video above:

BUILDING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY HUBS INTRO: @1:03

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @2:04

  • Transferred second 25% of the written content for the Cognition Lesson Plan to the website (see below)
  • Behind the scenes: wrote the final 25% section of the written part of the Cognition Lesson Plan
  • Completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Consciousness Lesson Plan (see below)
  • Updated the icons on the Core Curriculum page (see below)
  • Added a new resource section to all the education pages, with an example from our Ultimate Classroom page (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:19

  • Finished reformatting and adding sections to the Vegan Rice Recipes & Omnivore Rice Recipes pages (see below)
  • Created the new Recipes Shortcode which can be seen at the bottom of every recipes page (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @3:56

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @7:00

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @10:16

BUILDING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY HUBS SUMMARY: @10:52

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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

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This last week the core team transferred the second 25% of the written content for the Cognition Lesson Plan to the website, as you see here. This lesson plan purposed to teach all subjects, to all learning levels, in any learning environment, using the central theme of “Cognition” is now 50% completed on our website.

This last week the core team transferred the second 25% of the written content for the Cognition Lesson Plan to the website, as you see here. This lesson plan purposed to teach all subjects, to all learning levels, in any learning environment, using the central theme of “Cognition” is now 50% completed on our website.

Transferred Second 25% of Cognition Lesson Plan to Site – Click to Visit Page

Behind the scenes, we wrote the final 25% section of the written part of the Cognition Lesson Plan.

We also completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Consciousness Lesson Plan, bringing it to 25% complete, which you see here:

We also completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Consciousness Lesson Plan, bringing it to 25% complete, which you see here:

Consciousness Mindmap – 25% Complete – Click to Visit Page

And we finished updating the icons across another 40% of the Education pages, bringing us to 80% complete there. What you see here is the Core Curriculum page, one of the most dramatically different looking pages after this update.

And we finished updating the icons across another 40% of the Education pages, bringing us to 80% complete there. What you see here is the Core Curriculum page, one of the most dramatically different looking pages after this update.

Continued Updating the Icons Across another 40% of the Education pages – Click for Core Curriculum Page

We also added a new resource section to all the education pages. Here’s an example of what this looks like from our Ultimate Classroom page.

We also added a new resource section to all the education pages. Here’s an example of what this looks like from our Ultimate Classroom page.

Added a New Resource Section to All the Education Pages – Click to Visit the Ultimate Classroom Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

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This week, the core team finished reformatting and adding sections to the Vegan Rice Recipes & Omnivore Rice Recipes. You can see a sample of that work here, on the vegan rice recipe page.

This week, the core team finished reformatting and adding sections to the Vegan Rice Recipes & Omnivore Rice Recipes. You can see a sample of that work here, on the vegan rice recipe page.

Reformatted and Added Sections to the Vegan Rice Recipes Page – Click to Visit

The core team also created the new recipes shortcode which can be seen at the bottom of every recipes page. You can see a picture of those icons here:

The core team also created the new Recipes Shortcode which can be seen at the bottom of every recipes page. You can see a picture of those icons here.

Created New Recipes Shortcode for New Icons – Click for Omnivore Rice Recipes Page

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

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The core team working with Ashwini Ramesh (Civil Engineer and Project Manager) put another combined total of 20 hours into the crowdfunding campaign we are developing. This week’s focus was more AutoCAD image creation and creating the first 50% of the Earthbag Municipal/County Involvement and Permitting page you see here.

The core team working with Ashwini Ramesh (Civil Engineer and Project Manager) put another combined total of 20 hours into the crowdfunding campaign we are developing. This week’s focus was more AutoCAD image creation and creating the first 50% of the Earthbag Municipal/County Involvement and Permitting page you see here.

Created the First 50% of the Earthbag Municipal/County Involvement and Permitting Page – Click to Visit

The core team also reorganized all the images for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) into their respective floors and added detailed descriptions for each one. You can see some of this work here:

The core team also reorganized all the images for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) into their respective floors and added detailed descriptions for each one. You can see some of this work here:

Reorganized All the Images for the Shipping Container Village – Click for Page

We also created 30 housing icons each for Villages 3 thru 6, with the new icons from the Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6) shown here:

We also created 30 housing icons each for Villages 3 thru 6, with the new icons from the Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6) shown here:

Created 30 Housing Icons Each for Villages 3 thru 6 – Click to Visit the Recycled Materials Village Page

…and we updated the color of the Highest Good food icons, which you can see here.

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Updated the Color of the Highest Good Food Icons – Click to Visit Page

Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) created these 3 renders of the Tropical Atrium with people in them. These now go to the core team for final review and edits.

Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) created these 3 renders of the Tropical Atrium with people in them. These now go to the core team for final review and edits.

Created 3 Renders of the Tropical Atrium with People Added – Click to Visit Page

Dean Scholz (Architectural Designer), continued helping us create quality Cob Village (Pod 3) renders. Here is update 47 of his work that is now focusing on internal home views. What you are seeing is a sample of the series of 23 renders testing and developing the lighting in one of these units:

Dean Scholz (Architectural Designer), continued helping us create quality Cob Village (Pod 3) renders. Here is update 47 of his work that is now focusing on internal home views. What you are seeing is a sample of the series of 23 renders testing and developing the lighting in one of these units:

Continued Creating Quality Cob Village Renders – Click to Visit Page

Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD and Revit Drafter and Designer) also finished his 22nd week helping with the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) design details. This week’s focus was on kitchen visualizations as shown here:

Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD and Revit Drafter and Designer) also finished his 22nd week helping with the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) design details. This week’s focus was on kitchen visualizations as shown here:

Continued Evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village – Click to Visit Page

Aparna Tandon (Architect) additionally continued her work on the Compressed Earth Block Village external elements. What you see here is her 12th week of work, focusing on exploring new elements for the central recreation space Zone 6, and initial 3D visualization of the relaxation and green spaces Zones 2 and 9.
Aparna Tandon (Architect) additionally continued her work on the Compressed Earth Block Village external elements. What you see here is her 12th week of work, focusing on exploring new elements for the central recreation space Zone 6, and initial 3D visualization of the relaxation and green spaces Zones 2 and 9.

Continued Work on Compressed Earth Block Village External Elements – Click to Visit Page

Working off of Aparna’s work, Guy Grossfeld (Graphic Designer) began 3D creation of the same area of the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) using 3DSMax. This is so he can help with development of what this area will look like:

Working off of Aparna’s work, Guy Grossfeld (Graphic Designer) began 3D creation of the same area of the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) using 3DSMax. This is so he can help with development of what this area will look like:

Began 3D Creation of Aparna’s Work of Compressed Earth Block Village – Click to Visit Page

Jiming Chen (Designer with his Master’s in Architecture and BA in Engineering) also continued helping develop the Tree House Village (Pod 7). What you see here is his 9th week of this work focusing on a new design for the 1st and 2nd storage levels in the Bathroom and Shower Tower, eliminating an unnecessary stairway, and integration of this structure into the complete model.
Jiming Chen (Designer with his Master’s in Architecture and BA in Engineering) also continued helping develop the Tree House Village (Pod 7). What you see here is his 9th week of this work focusing on a new design for the 1st and 2nd storage levels in the Bathroom and Shower Tower, eliminating an unnecessary stairway, and integration of this structure into the complete model.

Continued Helping Develop the Tree House Village – Click to Visit Page

Zachary Melin (Graphic Designer) also continued developing the Tree House Village (Pod 7) book. What you see here is week 17 of this work that continued with updates to pages 50 and 51 discussing climate and insulation:
Zachary Melin (Graphic Designer) also continued developing the Tree House Village (Pod 7) book. What you see here is week 17 of this work that continued with updates to pages 50 and 51 discussing climate and insulation.

Continued Developing the Tree House Village Book- Click to Visit Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

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This week the core team continued render creation for the Duplicable City Center. This included working on the natural pool area, where we placed sitting rocks around the walkway, added water lilies to the pond, and upgraded the compass for the circular walkway with a new stone/brick texture design.

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Continued Working on the Natural Pool Area Renders – Click for Page

Also in the natural pool area, we added people and other aesthetic finishing touches to create this final render of the central view looking northwest.

City Center Indoor Outdoor Pool Central View Looking Northwest final render, One Community

Final Render of Inside Court Looking Northwest – Click to Visit Natural Pool Page

Iris Hsu(Industrial Designer), also continued her work on the recycled pipe shelving for the Duplicable City Center library. This week’s focus was further development of the instructions by adding more renders, details for the tee joints, and details for the coupling fittings that will house the light socket.

Iris Hsu, (Industrial Designer), also continued her work on the recycled pipe shelving for the Duplicable City Center library. This week’s focus was further development of the instructions by adding more renders, details for the tee joints, and details for the coupling fittings that will house the light socket.

Continued Working on the Recycled Pipe Shelving for the Library – Click for Page

Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineer) and Shuna Ni (Masters of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering PhD) also continued their work on the City Center structural engineering. This week’s work was additional calculations for the beams in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor…

Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineer) and Shuna Ni (Masters of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering PhD) also continued their work on the City Center structural engineering. This week’s work was additional calculations for the beams in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floor

Continued Work on the City Center Structural Engineering – Click to Visit Page

….and column loads for the entire structure:

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Continued Calculations for City Center Column Loads – Click for Page

Neha Verma (Construction Project Manager and Bachelor’s of Architecture) researched the most sustainable options for the exterior of the City Center so we can start developing a water proofing page for this structure.

Neha Verma (Construction Project Manager and Bachelor’s of Architecture) researched the most sustainable options for the exterior of the City Center so we can start developing a water proofing page for this structure.

Researched Sustainable Options for the Exterior of the City Center – Click for Page

And Dipti Dhondarkar(Electrical Engineer) continued with her 22nd week of work on the lighting specifics for the City Center. This week’s focus was finalizing the final four bulbs for inside and around the structure.

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Continued Working on the Lighting Specifics for the City Center – Click to Visit Page

Jinxi Feng (Environmental Consultant) also continued her research helping us create an in-depth laundry and dryer machine sustainability analysis. What you see here is her 15th week of behind-the-scenes work on this area of the project. This week’s focus was further clarification of what a “household is” and calculating residential and commercial washer efficiency and comparing the two using laundry projections for 1, 5, 50, 100, and 500 households, as shown here.

Jinxi Feng (Environmental Consultant) also continued her research helping us create an in-depth laundry and dryer machine sustainability analysis. What you see here is her 15th week of behind-the-scenes work on this area of the project. This week’s focus was further clarification of what a “household is” and calculating residential and commercial washer efficiency and comparing the two using laundry projections for 1, 5, 50, 100, and 500 households, as shown here.

Continued Research for in-Depth Laundry and Dryer Machine Sustainability Analysis – Click to Visit Page

Ramya Vudi (Electrical Engineer)Shubham Agrawal (Electrical Engineer), and Mike Hogan (Automation Systems Developer and Business Systems Consultant) continued working on the electrical design for the Control and Automation systems. This week’s focus was research and selection of the conduit and discussions about panel design. What you see here are notes and photos from the weekly collaborative call.

Ramya Vudi (Electrical Engineer), Shubham Agrawal (Electrical Engineer), and Mike Hogan (Automation Systems Developer and Business Systems Consultant) continued working on the electrical design for the Control and Automation systems. This week’s focus was research and selection of the conduit and discussions about panel design. What you see here are notes and photos from the weekly collaborative call.

Continued on Electrical Design for Control & Automation Systems – Click for Page

Lucas Tsutsui da Silva (4th-year Computer Engineering Student) also finished this first update of the Control and Automation systems layout to reflect the most recent design changes for the building. You can see this work here:

Lucas Tsutsui da Silva (4th-year Computer Engineering Student) also finished this first update of the Control and Automation systems layout to reflect the most recent design changes for the building.

Worked on the Control and Automation Systems Layout to Reflect the Most Recent Design Changes – Click for Page

And Renan Dantas (Mechanical Engineer) continued with his 4th week working on creating our next generation of Duplicable City Center section drawings. This week’s focus was reorganizing the complete Master File and further updates to layer organization, colors, and details for all the sections shown here.

And Renan Dantas (Mechanical Engineer) continued with his 4th week working on creating our next generation of Duplicable City Center section drawings. This week’s focus was reorganizing the complete Master File and further updates to layer organization, colors, and details for all the sections shown here.

Continued Creating our Next Generation of Duplicable City Center Section Drawings – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

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This week the core team created the new icons you see here and updated them on the Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents and Using them to Support Open Source and Free-sharing page and the 3 pages associated with this page.

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Created New Icons and Updated them on a Few Pages, Including the Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents Page – Click to Visit

Yuri Witte (Music Composer and Sound Designer)” completed his 7th week of helping create the music that will accompany the new overview video we are planning. What you hear in the background are versions 7.7 a, b, and c testing different instrument groups for the intro. You can visit Yuri’s SoundCloud to hear all previous versions.

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Continued Creating Music that Will Accompany the New Overview Video – Click for Yuri’s Soundcloud

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