One CommunityHolistic Resource Allocation – One Community Weekly Progress Update #102
Holistic resource allocation combines physical sustainability with emotional sustainability. This is an evolution of sustainability that we feel is necessary if we are to live as the ultimate expressions of healthy and happy people that also sustainably support the planet we all share. We are creating open source blueprints, tools, tutorials, resources and a physical location people can visit to share this approach to living and creating for The Highest Good of All.
- Here’s our project overview
- Here’s our world-change methodology
- Here’s how this becomes self-replicating
- Here’s how we are open source and free-sharing all the do-it-yourself designs
OUR MAIN OPEN SOURCE HUBS
Click on each icon to be taken to the corresponding Highest Good hub page.
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 implementing Holistic Resource Allocation. This is the February 13th, 2015 edition (#102) of our weekly progress update detailing the previous week’s development and accomplishments:
Holistic Resource Allocation
One Community Weekly Progress Update #102
Here is the bullet-point list of this last week’s design and progress discussed in detail in the video above:
HOLISTIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION INTRO @1:00
HOLISTIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION @2:02
- Finished another 15% of Technology and Innovation Molecule graphic (see below)
- Behind the scenes: finished brainstorming the rest of the Innovation Half of this molecule
- Behind the scenes: finished first 10% of lesson plan with the central theme of “Civilization”
HOLISTIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:05
- Added another round of images and minor edits to the new Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan sharing the work of Benjamin Sessions (see below)
- Researched and added two resources sections to the open source tomatoes hub (see below)
- Researched and added two resources sections to the open source radishes hub (see below)
- Researched and added two resources sections to the open source peppers hub (see below)
- Added the first three amazing vegan recipes from Sandra Sellani (see below)
HOLISTIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:33
- Behind the scenes: continued laying out the specifics for the Open Source Murphy bed furniture
assembly details (35% complete – see below) - Behind the scenes: finished another 10% of the earthdome window and door framing reformatting (45% complete – see below)
- Created updated renders of the bathroom and kitchenette design for the 150′ diameter dome for the upcoming crowdfunding campaign (see below)
- Samuel Soroaster created this schematic of the proposed rainwater catchment plans for updating 2 of the 4 toilet domes in the Earthbag Village (see below)
- Scott Thomas and his Shadow Ridge Signature Architecture Program team also finished putting a concept design into CAD for the upcoming crowdfunding campaign Murphy bed dome (see below)
- Douglas Simms Stenhouse produced updated drawings for Pod 3 that will be cob and rammed earth (see below)
HOLISTIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @7:22
- Rob Gjerde created two plumbing designs for the indoor/outdoor natural pool and eco spa (see below)
HOLISTIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @8:26
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Phases of Community Building page (see below)
- Created new social media imagery and updated and featured our open source Sustainable Water Heating page (see below)
- Completed another round of updates and additions to our open source tax filing page to share our for-profit and nonprofit tax filing process (see below)
- Updated our “One Community and Helping Create the Venus Project” video and updated our page discussing this topic (see below)
HOLISTIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION SUMMARY: @9:30
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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding holistic resource allocation through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students:
- Learn about the components: Education open source hub
- Learn how the components work together: How to use the Education for Life Program
This last week the core team finished another 15% of the Technology and Innovation Molecule graphic, which you can see here:
Technology and Innovation Molecule – 30% Complete – Click to Visit Page
Behind the scenes we also finished brainstorming the rest of the Innovation Half of this molecule.
Also behind the scenes, we finished the first 10% of the lesson plan with the central theme of “Civilization.”
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding holistic resource allocation through Highest Good food that is more diverse, more nutritious, locally grown and sustainable, and part of our open source botanical garden model to support and share bio-diversity:
- Learn about the structures: Hoop House Hub | Aquapini & Walipini Open Source Hub
- See what we’ll be growing: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | TA
This last week the core team added another round of images and minor edits to the new Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan sharing the work of Benjamin Sessions. You can see this here. Visit the page for the open source details of remote kitchen construction and food preparation for groups of 20+ people.
Images and Edits to New Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan Page – Click to Visit
We also researched and added two resources sections to the open source tomatoes hub, the open source radishes hub, and the open source peppers hub:
 Click for Tomatoes Page |
 Click for Radishes Page |
 Click for Peppers Page |
In addition to this, we added the first three amazing vegan recipes from Sandra Sellani (Vegan Chef and author of What’s Your QB?). These are now on the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan, including pictures of the meals as Sandra has been making them along with writing the recipes. What you see here is just the beginning of what will develop into complete weekly vegan menus covering all meals and scalable for feeding groups of people as large as needed:
First Three Vegan Recipes Added to the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan – Click to Visit Page
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding holistic resource allocation through Highest Good housing that is artistic and beautiful, more affordable, more space efficient, lasts longer, DIY buildable, and constructed with healthy and sustainable materials:
- Learn about: Our Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign
- Learn about the different village models: 7 Sustainable Village Models
- Visit the open source portals for the first two: Earthbag Village OS Hub | Straw Bale Village OS Hub
This last week the core team continued laying out the specifics for the Open Source Murphy bed furniture assembly details behind the scenes. This included assembling the different front frame sections, attaching the left and right parts to the front section, and attaching the back frame sides to the wall frame. What you see here is all this behind-the-scenes work-in-progress. We estimate we are now 35% complete with what is needed for the website.
Open Source Murphy Bed Furniture Assembly Details Developing Behind-the-scenes – Click to Visit Furniture Page
Also behind the scenes we finished another 10% of the earthdome window and door framing reformatting details needed before moving these specifics to the website. This brings us to 45% complete with this work.
Earthdome Window and Door Framing Reformatting Details – In Progress – Click to Visit Page
We also created these updated renders of the bathroom and kitchenette design for the 150′ diameter dome for the upcoming crowdfunding campaign:
Updated 150′ Diameter Bathroom and Kitchenette Renders – Click to Visit Crowdfunding Page
In addition to this, Samuel Soroaster (Permaculturalist and sustainable designer from Green New World), created this schematic of the proposed rainwater catchment plans for updating 2 of the 4 toilet domes in the Earthbag Village. The central tank you see here will use rainwater for washing hands, then reuse the hand-washing greywater to flush the toilets:
Proposed Rainwater Catchment Plans for Earthbag Village Toilet Domes – Click to Visit Page
Scott Thomas and his Shadow Ridge Signature Architecture Program team also finished putting this concept design into CAD for the upcoming crowdfunding campaign Murphy bed dome that features a fold-down bed, his and hers closet area, and loft:
Murphy Bed Dome Concept Design – Click to Visit Page
Douglas Simms Stenhouse (Architect and Water Color Artist) also produced these updated drawings for Pod 3 that will be cob and rammed earth. This is the ground floor featuring a men’s and women’s bathroom, shared kitchenette and large social area and central fireplace:
Pod 3 Cob and Rammed Earth Ground Floor Conceptual Drawing – Click for Highest Good Housing Page
Here is the bedroom level with 6 rooms that overlook the social area below and share the double bathrooms and showers on this level:
Pod 3 Cob and Rammed 2nd Floor Conceptual Drawing – Click for Highest Good Housing Page
Here is a front view showing the maximum use of passive solar and building to conform to the 15% grade:
Pod 3 Cob and Rammed Earth Front View Conceptual Drawing – Click for Highest Good Housing Page
And this is the cross section where you can specifically see the grade and how the structure is built into it to offer beautiful views from the rooms and shared social space, plus the option for a living roof:
Pod 3 Cob and Rammed Earth Cross Section View Conceptual Drawing – Click for Highest Good Housing Page
Last but not least, here is the site plan showing how multiple units like this could be built diagonally on a grade like this so they would all maintain their views while maintaining easy path access from the front and road access from the back:
Pod 3 Cob and Rammed Earth Site Plan Conceptual Drawing – Click for Highest Good Housing Page
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding holistic resource allocation through a Duplicable and Sustainable City Center that is LEED Platinum certified/Sustainable, can feed 200 people at a time, provide laundry for over 300 people, is beautiful, spacious, and saves resources, money, and space:
- Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub
This last week Rob Gjerde (Pool Design & Construction Expert and owner of Sorico Design and Consulting) created these two plumbing designs for the indoor/outdoor natural pool and eco spa. We’ve got what looks like one more round of edits and revisions to these and then we’ll add the final versions to the open source pool and spa hub.
Plumbing Designs for the Duplicable City Center Indoor/Outdoor Natural Pool – Click for Page
Plumbing Designs for the Duplicable City Center Natural Spa – Click for Page
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS
One Community is forwarding holistic resource allocation through a Highest Good society approach to living that is founded on fulfilled living, the study of meeting human needs, Community, and making a difference in the world:
- Read the Highest Good society overview: Highest Good Society
- Learn about the model for fulfilled living and sharing: A Day in the Life
- Learn about the 4 economic models: RBE | For-profit | Non-profit | Entrepreneurship
- Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network
This last week the core team created new social media imagery and updated and featured our Phases of Community Building page that teaches the 4 phases of community building from Dr. M. Scott Peck’s book “The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace
Click for Stages of Community Building Page
We also did this for our open source Sustainable Water Heating page that shares all our research into comparing the different options for water heating in remote off-grid situations:
Click for Sustainable Water Heating Page
We additionally did another round of updates and additions to our open source tax filing page to share our for-profit and nonprofit tax filing process. You can see these additions here bringing this page to what we’d say is about 30% complete:
Updates and Additions to Open Source Tax Filing Page – Click to Visit Page
And we updated our “One Community and Helping Create the Venus Project” video:
…and updated our page discussing this topic:
Updated the “One Community and Helping Create the Venus Project” Page – Click to Visit
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WHAT ONE COMMUNITY IS CREATING
One Community is creating a place to grow together and change the world together. We are creating a space that helps each other live in integrity with each other and the planet as we strive to be the greatest versions of ourselves through Holistic Resource Allocation. We do this by harmoniously respecting each other, nature, and the rest of our one shared planet.
Our goal is to demonstrate what we feel is the most sustainable, healthy, and fun environment we can create. A place based on compassion, kindness, and collaboration. This replicable community will serve as an example for what is possible.
Throughout our design process we are open sourcing and free-sharing everything needed for construction and replication. This includes what we call “Highest Good” approaches to food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economics design, social architecture, fulfilled living, stewardship practices and more. We are creating these resources for implementation as individual components or complete developments called teacher/demonstration hubs. These hubs will help launch additional hubs as awareness and knowledge grow.
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WHY ONE COMMUNITY IS CREATING THIS
The One Community self-replicating model is capable of creating a sustainable planet within 30 years. We will achieve this by establishing successful teacher/demonstration hubs on every continent through Holistic Resource Allocation. Villages include designs appropriate for each of the five main types of climates. They also include options for even the most challenged economies. These hubs will collaborate with one another, share ideas, resources, and work together as a network to heal the planet. They will also transform the global lifestyle to a more enjoyable, fulfilling, healthy, and sustainable one.
The specifics of how One Community is accomplishing this can be found on the One Community Solution Model to Create Solution-creating Models Page. Research supporting and showing the benefits of a model like this can be found on our Research and Resources Articles Archive.
Even if we don’t achieve our ultimate goal of global transformation, a self-replicating teacher/demonstration model like this will take a relatively short period of time to positively affect millions while inspiring millions more. For One Community residents (the Pioneer Team), the idea of creating and sharing the social and recreational experience with visitors is also fun, exciting, fulfilling, and an additional reason why we are creating this.
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