Building Open Source Sustainable Civilizations – One Community Weekly Progress Update #37

Posted on November 11, 2013 by One Community

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Building Open Source Sustainable Civilizations
One Community Weekly Progress Update #37

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

Building open source sustainable civilizations @00:22, 7:39
Summary of this week’s accomplishments @4:39
Sketchup Plant Database Research is done @8:32
Zenapini 2 Plants are now 50% complete on the site @12:16
Finished editing all 300 food forest plant pictures @14:51
Aquapini filtration and water flow updates are now done @16:11
Plastic research is done – twin-walled 6’ wide polycarbonate clear panels @17:36
Began designing an open source strategy for testing the other best options @19:26
Earthbag Village furniture design #1 is 70% done @20:59
Earthbag Village 3D doors and plants added @24:14
Strawbale Village stairs and entry ways done in CAD @24:53
SEGO Center Duplicable City Hub kitchen design is now 80% done @27:58
Education for Life Geography research is done – started researching icons @29:58
Updated stages of community building page and True Community page @33:49
How you can help/get involved in One Community @36:41

ONE COMMUNITY WEEKLY UPDATE DETAILS

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

This last week Avery Ellis (Aquaponics Specialist and owner/operator of Integrated Aquaponics) helped us finish the final flow and filtration details of the aquapinis and zenapini aquaponics systems. Here are the details: The pond will overflow by gravity as it gets filled by the waterfall. It will overflow into a pipe that fills every grow bed on the north wall. That pipe will drop the needed 2% (1″ per 4′) to flow down to the last bed. Each grow bed will have its own ball valve and bell siphon to control the ebb & flood of the water. This pipe will also have a cleanout for the ability to flush any biosolids that accumulate. The ebb and flood beds will drain into a sump tank that can be used for crustacean culture or duckweed to feed the fish. This sump tank is 1″ higher than the middle deep water culture (DWC) trough, which is 1″ higher than the south DWC trough. The water will naturally flow by gravity from the sump tank into each DWC. A pump at the west side of the final DWC will send the water back into the pond as a beautiful waterfall and flowform feature. The waterfall and flowform will also be the primary aeration methods for the pond. The DWC will also have a separate air system that runs all the time.

This final flow and filtration design also came with some significant cost and labor-saving modifications to the aquapinis and zenapini designs. Here are the most recent 3D exports showing the elimination of the ramp we had before, elevation of the sitting area, elevation of the fish tank, and elimination of the more complex filtration system that is no longer needed.

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Aquapini Design Evolving in 3D – Click to Visit the Open Source Hub

EARTHBAG VILLAGE PROGRESS

This last week Devin Porter (3D Graphics Design Specialist) and the team completed the addition of our first plant and tree placements as well as adding more door framing details to the earthbag village. Here’s the most recent 3D export:

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This last week Philip Gill (Interior and Furniture Designer and Owner of Philip Gill Design) also made more progress on the earthbag village furniture designs. In the screen shots below you can see the design developing next to the bed for how the desk will fold down when the bed is up. You can also see additional details added to the shelving in both the front and the back:

Dome Home Furniture Design Export 11/11/2013 – Click for the Open Source Hub

STRAW BALE VILLAGE PROGRESS

The Strawbale Village focus for the last week was on completing the stairs, entryways, and more landscaping details in CAD. This export and work are compliments of Dave Walen (Architectural Drafter & Designer and owner of Dave Philip Walen Design):

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One Community Straw Bale Village CAD Evolution and Export (11/11/2013) – Click to Visit the Open Source Hub

SEGO CENTER DUPLICABLE CITY HUB PROGRESS

This last week’s 3D progress for the SEGO Center includes completion of all the final Dining Dome appliances, countertops, cleaning closet, primary food preparation and cooking range details, and more. Here are the 3D exports of these additions: