Communities as a Path to Global Peace – One Community Weekly Progress Update #323

Why not build communities as a path to global peace? The technology and sustainable resources exist to supply every person what they need to live healthy and happy lives. If we create this as a self-replicating model, it seems like a logical path to global peace. One Community is doing this and including (and open sourcing) the food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economic structure, social architecture, fulfilled living models, global stewardship practices, and more to make it possible.

• 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. This is the June 2nd, 2019 edition (#323) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Communities as a Path to Global Peace
One Community Progress Update #323

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

COMMUNITIES AS A PATH TO GLOBAL PEACE INTRO: @0:34

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @8:00

• Started research on sustainable insulation options; Denim batts, sheep’s wool batts, and airkrete were the most sustainable we found (see below)
• Core team working with Brian Gilb made more additions to the work breakdown structure for the Earthbag Village and finished the work breakdown structure for the Duplicable City Center and energy components (see below)
• Dean Scholz finished week #161 working on the Earthbag Village; started designing the main entryway, corners, and South wall (see below)
• Shadi Kennedy completed his 53rd week leading the development of the Murphy bed instructions; created the new Procurement List design (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @9:04

• Continued with week 11 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; working on the contour dam designs and began the ridge point dam designs (see below)
• Anvita Kumari Pandey added the Duplicable City Center sprinkler system pipe details and the fitting specifications and quantities, prices, and images & source urls to the Duplicable City Center Costs spreadsheet (see below)
• James Herrigel completed his 20th and final week researching sustainable materials for the Most Sustainable Adhesives page; researching and adding specific products to the Bostik products section (see below)
• Tanya Griffin, Aubryanne Boyle, and Allie Marsh completed their 23rd week helping with the Duplicable City Center interior design details; outdoor flooring and railing colors and options and sunrise and cupola patio furniture (see below)
• Yuqiao Zhang completed his 2nd week helping finalize the City Center AutoCAD and SketchUp files; updating the library furniture in AutoCAD and adding the dirt-catching grills in SketchUp and AutoCAD (see below)
• Ron Huang continued with week 4th working on the Energy Modeling for our LEED Platinum certification and City Center open source HVAC design tutorial; worked on the building occupancy schedules, input the lighting loads, and calculated the estimated hot water usage based on American Society of Plumbing Engineers (see below)
• Zeyu Zhu completed his 3rd week increasing the capacity and finalizing the rainwater catchment designs for the City Center; ran calculations and cost analysis for the downspouts comparing rectangular and round designs in 3″ and 4″ sizes (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @11:29

• Continued developing the mindmap of the permaculture process; sharing this as part of the Open Source Permaculture Design page (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @11:57

• 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.
• Continued working on the redesign of the Ultimate Classroom; designed the reading room and removable partition walls, redesigned the separation wall, set storage location for the movable walls, resized the bathrooms, moved bathroom doors, and placed items in the computer classroom (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @13:23

• Rebuilt our the One Community Pledge page to include overviews and better explanations of all our values (see below)
• Brian Gilb continued updating our business plan and project management strategy; initial outlining of our target volunteer market for the marketing plan and starting the project charter for the Highest Good Network software (see below)
• Jin Hua created a video and written tutorial for how to run specific Google Grants reports and solve problems with Google Ads (see below)
• Emilio Nájera continued with his 31st week as part of the marketing team by applying Jin’s tutorial and updating several AdWords campaigns that Google had flagged and paused (see below)

COMMUNITIES AS A PATH TO GLOBAL PEACE SUMMARY: @14:37

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing communities as a path to global peace 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 started research on sustainable insulation options. Denim batts, sheep’s wool batts, and airkrete were the most sustainable we found. More detailed research is coming.

Started Research on Sustainable Insulation Options – Click for Housing Page

The core team working with Brian Gilb (Project Management Professional – PMP) also made more additions to the work breakdown structure for the Earthbag Village and finished the work breakdown structure for the Duplicable City Center and energy components.

Worked on Work Breakdown Structure for Earthbag Village, Duplicable City Center and Energy Components – Click for Earthbag Village

Dean Scholz (Architectural Designer) finished week #161 working on the Earthbag Village (Pod 1). This week he started designing the main entryway, corners, and South wall.

Started Designing the Earthbag Village Main Entryway, Corners, and South Wall – Click for Page

Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) also completed his 53rd week leading the development of the Murphy bed instructions. This week Shadi created the new Procurement List design shown here.

Created New Procurement List Design for Murphy Bed Instructions – Click for Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing communities as a path to global peace 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 continued with week 11 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. This week’s focus was more work on the contour dam designs and starting the ridge point dam designs, some of which you can see here.

Continued Contour Dam Designs & Began Ridge Point Dam Designs – Click for Page

Anvita Kumari Pandey (Civil Engineer) added the Duplicable City Center sprinkler system pipe details and the fitting specifications and quantities, prices, and images & source urls to the Duplicable City Center Costs spreadsheet.

Added Duplicable City Center Sprinkler System Pipe and Fitting Details to Costs Spreadsheet – Click for Page

James Herrigel (Student Researcher) completed his 20th and final week researching sustainable materials for the Most Sustainable Adhesives page. This week’s focus was researching and adding specific products to the Bostik products section, as shown here.

Researched and Added Specific Products to Bostik Products Section of Most Sustainable Adhesives Page – Click to Visit

Tanya Griffin, Aubryanne Boyle, and Allie Marsh (Interior Designers from Lotus Design Pros) completed their 23rd week helping with the Duplicable City Center interior design details. This week’s focus was outdoor flooring and railing colors and options and sunrise and cupola patio furniture.

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

Yuqiao Zhang (Architectural Designer/Drafter) completed his 2nd week helping finalize the City Center AutoCAD and SketchUp files. This week’s focus was updating the library furniture in AutoCAD and adding the dirt-catching grills in SketchUp and AutoCAD. You can see some of this work here.

Continued Finalizing the City Center AutoCAD and SketchUp Files – Click for Page

Continued Working on Energy Modeling for Our LEED Platinum Certification – Click for City Center Heating and Cooling Page

And Zeyu Zhu (Mechanical Engineer) also completed his 3rd week increasing the capacity and finalizing the rainwater catchment designs for the City Center. This week he ran calculations and cost analysis for the downspouts comparing rectangular and round designs in 3″ and 4″ sizes.

Ran Calculations and Cost Analysis for Rectangular and Round Downspouts – Click for Water Catchment Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing communities as a path to global peace 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 continued developing the mindmap of the permaculture process. We’ll be sharing this as part of the Open Source Permaculture Design page.

Continued Developing Mindmap of the Permaculture Process – Click for Permaculture Design Page

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing communities as a path to global peace 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. 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

This week the core team continued working on the redesign of the Ultimate Classroom. This week we designed the reading room and removable partition walls, redesigned the separation wall, and set storage location for the movable walls. We also resized the bathrooms, moved bathroom doors, and placed items in the computer classroom. You can see some of this work-in-progress here.   

Continued Working on the Structural Redesign of the Ultimate Classroom – Click for Page

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing communities as a path to global peace 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 rebuilt our One Community Pledge page to include overviews and better explanations of all our values. You can see some of these updates here.

Rebuilt Our One Community Pledge Page – Click to Visit

Brian Gilb (Project Management Professional – PMP) also continued with his 7th week of updating our business plan and project management strategy. This week’s focus was initial outlining of our target volunteer market for the marketing plan and starting the project charter for the Highest Good Network software.

Continued Updating Our Business Plan and Project Management Strategy – Click for Highest Good Network Software Page

Jin Hua (Web and Graphic Designer) created a video and written tutorial for how to run specific Google Grants reports and solve problems with Google Ads.

Created Video and Written Tutorial for Google Grants Reports and Google Ads – Click for Site Map

Then Emilio Nájera (Digital Marketer) continued with his 31st week as part of the marketing team by applying Jin’s tutorial and updating several AdWords campaigns that Google had flagged and paused. 

Applied Jin’s Tutorial and Updated Several Adwords Campaigns – Click for Site Map

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