Building an Eco-bridge Between Idealism and Pragmatism – One Community Weekly Progress Update #115

Building an eco-bridge between idealism and pragmatism is possible through open source sustainability components. The path to accomplishing this is to inspire people with a working model. This model should be designed for widespread appeal by being affordable, applicable across a diversity of cultures, easily accessible, created so that people with average knowledge and little or no experience can duplicate it, and with a marketing engine capable of exposing enough people to build the necessary momentum for it to continue on its own. We see this as for The Highest Good of All and having the ability to create a New Golden Age of cooperation, collaboration, innovation, creativity, sustainable living, and increased happiness for everyone and everything on this planet:

• 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<

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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 17th, 2015 edition (#115) of our weekly progress update detailing the previous week’s development and accomplishments:

Building an Eco-bridge Between
Idealism and Pragmatism
One Community Weekly Progress Update #115

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

BUILDING AN ECO-BRIDGE BETWEEN IDEALISM AND PRAGMATISM INTRO @1:00

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION @2:00

• Transferred final 25% of the written section and images for the “Nature“ lesson plan to the website (see below)
• Behind the scenes: Wrote the next 25% of our lesson plan with the central theme of “Communication” (see below)
• Paige Allison Donatelli finished the first 25% of the image creation for the “Communication” lesson plan mind map (see below)
• Featured new “Highest Good” lesson plan image across social media that Paige helped us create (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:28

• Finished final social media imagery and featured open source lettuce hub and open source peas hub (see below)
• Researched and added two additional recipes to the open source tomatoes hub (see below)
• Behind the scenes: Benjamin Sessions is creating a month long buying list for the omnivore section of our Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan
• Added three tasty recipes from Sandra Sellani to the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:46

• Created two new layouts for the shower dome that will be part of the upcoming dome-home crowdfunding campaign (see below)
• Behind the scenes: finished writing the final waterproofing strategy for the shower dome (see below)
• Moved the net-zero-water-use bathroom layouts and specifics to the website. This is the excellent work of Beatriz Rocha (see below)
• Sheng Xu finished his 8th round of SolidWorks design specifics for the 3-dome cluster of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign (see below)
• Sayonara Batista completed a week of researching the benefits and challenges of earthblock construction. Details of Sayonara’s work are on the new Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) page (see below)
• Moved another 15% of work done by Antonio Zambianco to the earth dome loft structural engineering calculations page (see below)
• Nelli Levental completed an initial Cob Village (Pod 3) sketch (see below)
• The Design Team members from Team Brazil created 3-D concept renders of the Earthship Village (Pod 6) and initial designs of the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) (see below)
• Mike Hogan began working on the details of the Control Systems design that will eventually service all 7 sustainable village models (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @7:25

• Updated and edited the Duplicable City Center water catchment and storage designs created by Mateus Moura Barretto (see below)
• Mayke Balbino completed revision 3 of the Duplicable City Center designs in AutoCAD (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @8:31

• Began adding images and additional formatting of the work of Binru Chen on the tax considerations and strategy page (see below)
• Created a state-by-state resource for the US Departments of Taxation listing all state government tax pages (see below)
• Finalized and added the Community Member home and home shares ownership agreement to the One Community legal page. This is the work of Yusuf Sulayman (see below)

BUILDING AN ECO-BRIDGE BETWEEN IDEALISM AND PRAGMATISM SUMMARY: @9:21

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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is building an eco-bridge between idealism and pragmatism 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 transferred the final 25% of the written content for the Nature lesson plan that teaches all subjects, to all learning levels, using the central theme of Nature. The page is for use in any learning environment and this brings it to 90% complete. The final pictures for the page are coming next.

Nature Lesson Plan – 90% Complete – Click to Visit Page

Behind the scenes, we wrote the next 25% of our lesson plan with the central theme of “Communication” – which now brings that to 75% complete.

Paige Allison Donatelli (Graphic Designer and Owner Operator of Namaste Living in a Material World) finished the first 25% of the image creation for the “Communication” lesson plan mind map, which you can see here:

Mindmap for “Communication” Lesson Plan – 25% Complete – Click to Visit Page

Paige also helped us create this new image for the “Highest Good” lesson plan, which we featured this week across our social media channels:

“Highest Good” Lesson Plan Featured – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is building an eco-bridge between idealism and pragmatism 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 finished the final social media imagery and featured our open source lettuce hub:

Featured Lettuce Hub with New Social Media Imagery – Click to Visit

And we did this for our and open source peas hub:

Featured Pea Hub with New Social Media Imagery – Click to Visit

We also researched and added two additional recipes to the open source tomatoes hub, which you can see here. More recipes from our Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan that feature tomatoes will be added here in the future.

Added 2 Tomato Recipes – Click to Visit the Open Source Tomato Hub

Behind the scenes, Benjamin Sessions is continuing the creation of our 6-month long buying list for recipes for the omnivore section of our Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan. This week he focused on order forms.

We also added three additional recipes from Sandra Sellani (Vegan Chef and author of What’s Your BQ?) to the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan. These recipes are: (vegan) ‘Egg‘ Muffin Sandwiches… Summer Squash Noodles… and Roasted Eggplant Tomato Soup:

3 New Vegan Recipes Added to Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan Page – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is building an eco-bridge between idealism and pragmatism 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 created two new layouts for the shower dome that will be part of the upcoming dome-home crowdfunding campaign. These new designs make the plumbing more accessible and meet residential code. The one on the left is what we will be building:

Shower Dome Layouts for Upcoming Dome-Home Crowdfunding Campaign – Click to Visit Page

Behind the scenes we finished writing the final waterproofing strategy for these structures. Next we’ll be moving those details to the website.

Speaking of moving things to the website, this week the core team moved the net-zero-water-use bathroom layouts and specifics to the website. This is the excellent work of Beatriz Rocha (Mechanical Engineering Student):

Net-Zero-Water-Use Bathroom Layouts and Specifics Added to Website – Click to Visit Page

Sheng Xu (Mechanical Design Engineer) also finished his 8th round of SolidWorks design specifics for the 3-dome cluster of the upcoming crowdfunding campaign. This work included finalizing the stairs, retaining walls, and placing the 3 domes together:

3-Dome Cluster into Solidworks (8th Round) – Click for Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign Page

Sayonara Batista (4th-year Architecture and Urban Planning Student) also completed a week of researching the benefits and challenges of earthblock construction. You can see the details of Sayonara’s work on the new Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) page began by the core team:

Sayonara Researched the Benefits and Challenges of Earthblock Construction – Click to Visit Page

The core team also moved another 15% of the earth dome loft structural engineering calculations to the website. This open source work was completed by Antonio Zambianco (Civil Engineering Student) and is now 35% complete on the site:

Loft Calculations for Earthbag Village and Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign Domes – 35% Complete – Click to Visit Page

Nelli Levental (Graphic Designer and College Professor) completed and initial Cob Village (Pod 3) sketch. Here’s a picture of some cob homes from around the world too:

Initial Cob Village (Pod 3) Sketch and Cob Home Images from Around the World – Click to Visit Page

The Design Team members from Team Brazil also created these 3-D concept renders of the Earthship Village (Pod 6):

Earthship Village 3-D Concept Renders – Click to Visit Page

…and initial designs of the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5). What you see here are the 3-D renders, Elevations, initial 3-level concept layout, initial single and couples units, and a lateral facing unit:

Initial Designs of Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) – Click to Visit Page

Mike Hogan (Automation Systems Developer and Business Systems Consultant) began working on the details of the Control Systems design that will eventually service all 7 sustainable village models. These images are snapshots of what is being discussed and developed behind the scenes:

Control Systems Design Details – Click to Visit Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is building an eco-bridge between idealism and pragmatism 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 the core team updated and edited the Duplicable City Center water catchment and storage designs created by Mateus Moura Barretto (Civil Engineering Student specializing in Hydraulics). These designs will capture over 99,000 gallons of rainwater each year with an average rainfall of only 10 inches per year:

Duplicable City Center Water Catchment and Storage Designs Updated and Edited – Click to Visit Page

Mayke Balbino (Architecture and Urban Design Student) completed revision 3 of the Duplicable City Center designs in AutoCAD. This included straightening walls in the Social Dome, a new stair design in the Dining dome, updated railings and utility closet designs for the 3rd floor, and elimination of dead space with a new cupola design for the 4th floor; all changes that will further improve materials efficiency and make this structure easier to build.

Revision 3 Duplicable City Center in AutoCAD – Click to Enlarge

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is building an eco-bridge between idealism and pragmatism 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 began adding images and additional formatting of the work of Binru Chen (Accountant Specializing in Audit and Financial Reporting) on the tax considerations and strategy page. This work is part of the Highest Good Economics component of building teacher/demonstration hubs. We’d say this work is now about 20% complete.

Beginning of Formatting on the Tax Considerations and Strategy Page – Click to Visit

We also finalized and added the Community Member home and home shares ownership agreement to the One Community legal page. This is the work of Yusuf Sulayman (Lawyer and member of the Nigerian Bar Association), added as an open source template for others wishing to form similar home ownership agreements with their members.

Home and Home shares Ownership Agreement Added to Legal Page – Click to Visit

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