Addressing Social Inequality with Sustainability – One Community Weekly Progress Update #321

By creating open source sustainable communities, we are addressing social inequality with sustainability. We are doing this by open sourcing the foundations needed for sustainable and “Highest Good” approaches to food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living, global stewardship practices, and more.

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• Here’s our world-change methodology
  
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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 May 19th, 2019 edition (#321) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Addressing Social Inequality with Sustainability
One Community Progress Update #321

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

ADDRESSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY WITH SUSTAINABILITY INTRO: @0:34

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @7:30

• Created a new Murphy bed parts list and did 3D testing to make sure all the assembled pieces of the storage area could be moved into that area when the wall is assembled and in place (see below)
• Core team with the help of Jean-Michel Bélanger researched and added another heat exchanger option to the resources section of the Communal Eco-shower page (see below)
• Dean Scholz continued working on the Earthbag Village; rebuilding the walls and other 4-dome cluster elements to match the new layout we created last week in AutoCAD (see below)
• Shadi Kennedy completed his 51st week leading the development of the Murphy bed instructions; creating the initial Procurement layout (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @8:39

• Finished adding 3D vines in SketchUp for the City Center Library columns (see below)
• Continued with week 10 of our research into lake and water retention landscape creation as an alternative source of water for the Duplicable City Center Sprinkler and Emergency Systems Designs, agriculture, greywater processing, and more (see below)
• Tanya Griffin, Aubryanne Boyle, and Allie Marsh (Interior Designers from Lotus Design Pros) completed their 21st week helping with the Duplicable City Center interior design details (see below)
• Ron Huang continued with his 2nd week working on the Energy Modeling for our LEED Platinum certification and City Center open source HVAC design tutorial; finished modeling all the rooms, and worked on repairing the various surfaces and surface matching (see below)
• Zeyu Zhu joined the team and started working on increasing the capacity and finalizing the rainwater catchment designs for the City Center (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @10:25

• Core team working with Brian Gilb completed the work breakdown structure for all the remaining Phase I Highest Good food action items (see below)
• Completed the first week of a free permaculture course being offered by Oregon State University. We’ll be using this information to help us further develop the Open Source Permaculture Design page (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @11:06

• With over 8 years of development invested in the Education for Life component, this part of One Community is now complete enough to no longer focus and report on it with weekly updates. That is, of course, until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students. Visit the Education section below for links to all the completed elements of this component and details on the final remaining action items for this area of One Community before moving onto the property and fully launching it.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @12:11

• Experienced catastrophic computer failure that led to us needing to replace one of our main computers and rebuild the template we use for these blogs (see below)
• Core team working with Brian Gilb continued with our 6th week of updating our business plan and project management strategy; finalizing the SWOT Analysis component (see below)
• Emilio Nájera continued with his 30th week as part of the marketing team; creating the ad group campaigns for the pages covering Highest Good, Fulfilled Living, Highest Good Society, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, and Thermal Lag (see below)

ADDRESSING SOCIAL INEQUALITY WITH SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY: @13:32

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is addressing social inequality 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 week the core team created a new Murphy bed parts list and did 3D testing to make sure all the assembled pieces of the storage area could be moved into that area when the wall is assembled and in place. You can see some of this work here.

Created a New Murphy Bed Parts List and Did 3d Testing – Click for Earthbag Village Furniture Page

The core team with the help of Jean-Michel Bélanger (Mechanical Engineer) also researched and added another heat exchanger option to the resources section of the Communal Eco-shower page.

Researched and Added Another Heat Exchanger Option to Resources Section of Communal Eco-shower Page – Click to Visit

Dean Scholz (Architectural Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village (Pod 1). Here is weekly update #159 from Dean. This week he worked on rebuilding the walls and other 4-dome cluster elements to match the new layout we created last week in AutoCAD.

Worked on Rebuilding the Walls and Other 4-dome Cluster Elements to Match New Layout – Click to Visit Earthbag Village

Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) also completed his 51st week leading the development of the Murphy bed instructions. This week’s focus was creating the initial Procurement layout shown here.

Continued Leading the Development of the Murphy Bed Instructions; Creating the Initial Procurement Layout – Click for Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is addressing social inequality 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 week the core team finished adding 3D vines in SketchUp for the City Center Library columns, then we modified the overhead foliage to produce these draft renders.

Finished Adding 3d Vines in SketchUp for City Center Library Columns – Click for Page

The core team also continued with week 10 of our research into lake and water retention landscape creation as an alternative source of water for the Duplicable City Center Sprinkler and Emergency Systems Designs, agriculture, greywater processing, and more. This week’s focus was initial contour dam design and finding a suitable place for building a dam like this in the actual property imports from GoogleEarth.

Worked on Initial Contour Dam Design – Click for Duplicable City Center Sprinkler and Emergency Systems Designs Page

Tanya Griffin, Aubryanne Boyle, and Allie Marsh (Interior Designers from Lotus Design Pros) completed their 21st week helping with the Duplicable City Center interior design details. This week’s focus was outdoor grating and waiting area furniture for the Social Dome, art for the bedrooms, and paint, flooring, and furniture for the cupola.

Continued with the Duplicable City Center Interior Design Details – Click for Page

Ron Huang (Mechanical Engineer) also continued with the second Week working on the Energy Modeling for our LEED Platinum certification and City Center open source HVAC design tutorial. This week he finished modeling all the rooms, and worked on repairing the various surfaces and surface matching.

Continued Working on the Energy Modeling for Our LEED Platinum Certification and City Center Open Source HVAC Design Tutorial – Click for Page

And Zeyu Zhu (Mechanical Engineer) also joined the team and started working on increasing the capacity and finalizing the rainwater catchment designs for the City Center. This week he researched data on extreme rainfall events and various reservoirs.

Started Working on Increasing the Capacity and Finalizing the Rainwater Catchment Designs for the City Center – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is addressing social inequality 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 week the core team working with Brian Gilb (Project Management Professional – PMP) completed the work breakdown structure for all the remaining Phase I Highest Good food action items.

Completed the Work Breakdown Structure for All Remaining Phase I Highest Good Food Action Items – Click for Page

The core team also completed the first week of a free permaculture course being offered by Oregon State University. We’ll be using this information to help us further develop the Open Source Permaculture Design page.

Completed First Week of a Free Permaculture Course to Further Develop the Open Source Permaculture Design Page – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is addressing social inequality 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. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them.

With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

• Program Overview: Education Open Source Hub
• How the components work together: How to use the Education for Life Program
  
• Lesson Plans for Life – Lesson Plans How-to
• Foundations of Outstanding Leaders, Teachers, and Communicators
• Curriculum for Life
• Teaching Strategies for Life
• Learning Tools and Toys for Life
• Evaluation and Evolution

Highest Good Education: All Subjects | All Learning Levels | Any Age – Click image for the open source hub

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is addressing social inequality 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 week the core team experienced catastrophic computer failure that led to us needing to replace one of our main computers and rebuild the template we use for these blogs. The template now has an easier to update and replicate standardized file formatting system, new images and better transitions, and 5 different backup areas.

Replaced One of Our Main Computers and Rebuilt the Template We Use for These Blogs – Click for Main Blog Page

The core team working with Brian Gilb (Project Management Professional – PMP) also continued with our 6th week of updating our business plan and project management strategy. This week’s focus was finalizing the SWOT Analysis component. You can see some of this behind-the-scenes work here.

Continued Updating Our Business Plan and Project Management Strategy; Finalizing the Swot Analysis Component – Click for Executive Summary Page

Emilio Nájera (Digital Marketer) also continued with his 30th week as part of the marketing team. This week’s focus was creating the ad group campaigns for the pages covering Highest Good, Fulfilled Living, Highest Good Society, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, and Thermal Lag. He also started keyword research for the Open Source Lighting Design landing page. You can see some of this work here. 

Created Ad Group Campaigns for Several Pages and Started Keyword Research for Lighting Design Landing Page – Click for Site Map

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