Cooperation as the New Medium of Exchange – One Community Weekly Progress Update #283

Instead of competing with each other, what if we worked together and made cooperation the new medium of exchange? One Community is open sourcing sustainable and replicable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living, global stewardship practices, and more as a path to this goal. We call this living and creating for The Highest Good of All.

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• 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 August 26, 2018 edition (#283) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Cooperation as the New Medium of Exchange
One Community Progress Update #283

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

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: INTRO: @0:34

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @7:00

• Core team working with Michael Hagler finished multiple rounds of edits and correction of the first printed copy of the 7-villages book we’ve been developing (see below)
• Created updated render of the open source Murphy bed furniture so we could finalize preview image for the book and update the website (see below)
• Shadi Kennedy completed his 18th week leading the development of the Murphy bed instructions (see below)
• Hemanth Kotaru completed his 19th week helping with the structural engineering research and calculations for the Earthbag Village (see below)
• Mike Kowalski created 9 Earthbag Village renders (see below)
• Dean Scholz continued working on the Earthbag Village (see below)
• Dan Alleck completed his 25th week working on the Compressed Earth Block Village render additions (see below)

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @9:16

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @11:50

• Began work on the Information Maintenance and Sharing – Taking Your Learning With You page (see below)

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @12:25

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE SUMMARY: @11:

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COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is developing cooperation as the new medium of exchange 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 working with Michael Hagler (Senior Graphic Designer and Artist) finished multiple rounds of edits and correction of the first printed copy of the 7-villages book we’ve been developing. You can see some of this work here, along with this picture of Sara doing one of the first hardcopy reviews.

Finished Multiple Rounds of Edits and Correction of the First Printed Copy of the 7-Villages Book – Click for Housing Page

The core team also created an additional updated render of the open source Murphy bed furniture so we could finalize this preview image for the book (bottom left) and update the website to show the level of detail we’re working on.

Created Additional Updated Render of the Open Source Murphy Bed Furniture – Click for Furniture Page

Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) also completed his 18th week leading the development of the Murphy bed instructions. This week he fixed a stair issue so the stairs fit properly, went through the nightstand section and added final construction points, and drew up new plans to add a couch and increase the table size.

Continued Developing the Murphy Bed Instructions – Click for Page

Hemanth Kotaru (Structural Engineer) completed his 19th week helping with the structural engineering research and calculations for the Earthbag Village (Pod 1). This week’s focus was research on the engineering details of the different kinds of earth that can be used to fill the bags. You can see some of the results of this research here.

Continued Helping with Structural Engineering Research and Calculations for Earthbag Village – Click for Page

Mike Kowalski (Game Developer) finished his 17th week helping update our renders that are too big for anything but a gaming computer. This week Mike created the 9 Earthbag Village (Pod 1) renders you see here. The next steps for these will be PhotoShop edits and then adding them to the appropriate pages of the site.

Created 9 Earthbag Village Renders – Click for Page

Dean Scholz (Architectural Designer) also continued working on the Earthbag Village (Pod 1). Here is weekly update #127 from Dean, his focus this week was adding in the hot tub and beginning the AutoCAD elevations for this alternate floor plan option for the homes we’ll be building as part of this village.

Continued Working on the Earthbag Village – Click for Page

Dan Alleck (Designer and Illustrator) additionally completed his 25th week working on the Compressed Earth Block Village render additions. This week he continued with initial people and object additions for this Earth Block Village 2nd floor outdoor perspective looking East.

Continued Working on Compressed Earth Block Village Render Additions – Click for Page

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is developing cooperation as the new medium of exchange 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 rebuilding the City Center geodesic dome in 3D. This completes our process of double checking all the angles and parts lengths, minimizing the number of different parts, and bringing this Sketchup file to the point it matches the AutoCAD file.

Finished Rebuilding the City Center Geodesic Dome in 3D – Click to Visit

The core team also completed a rebuild and addition of all the necessary content to the Duplicable City Center Time Investment open source hub. This page describes how we’ll be tracking construction time and all the areas we’ll be measuring separately and together for this structure.

Rebuilt the Duplicable City Center Time Investment Open Source Hub – Click to Visit

Dipti Dhondarkar(Electrical Engineer) also continued developing the lighting specifics for the City Center. This is Dipti’s 91st week volunteering on this task and the focus this week was initial lighting selection, placement and testing for the Mezzanine level, some of which you can see here.

Continued Developing the Lighting Specifics for the City Center – Click for Page

Anvita Kumari Pandey (Civil Engineer) completed her 19th week helping with the Duplicable City Center Materials and Costs. This week’s focus was the flooring final cost analysis & material selection, more work on the column and column footing cost analysis, and restroom & bath accessories cost analysis – some of which you can see here.

Continued Working on Duplicable City Center Materials and Costs – Click for Page

Dehua Feng (Civil Engineer) also completed his 17th week working on the fire suppression and safety systems designs for the Duplicable City Center Sprinkler and Emergency Systems open source hub. This week he updated the tutorial and spreadsheet with the new pipe materials selections, updated the reservoir sizing details, and added labels and updated colors to the master AutoCAD file to clarify branches and pipe sizes. You can see some of this work here.

Continued Work on Fire Suppression and Safety Systems Design for the City Center – Click for Page

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is developing cooperation as the new medium of exchange 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 writing the behind-the-scenes narrative and detailed food rollout plan for the various stages of development. This week we continued research, edits, and additions to the orchard resurrection, Hugelkultur construction, food forest, and compost set-up & composting section. You can see some of this work here.

Continued Writing the Behind-the-Scenes Narrative and Detailed Food Rollout Plan – Click for Page

In addition,  the core team worked on the Apiary equipment instructions for “Hive Set Up” adding images and written content to the behind-the-scenes Google development doc, as shown here.

Worked on the Apiary Equipment Instructions for “Hive Set Up” – Click for Page

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is developing cooperation as the new medium of exchange throughh 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 week, the core team began work on the Information Maintenance and Sharing – Taking Your Learning With You page. We redid the formatting and overall outline, updated the initial graphics, and rewrote the What and Why sections. We would say this brings the page to about 30% complete.

Began Work on the Information Maintenance and Sharing – Taking Your Learning With You Page – Click to Visit

COOPERATION AS THE NEW MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE: HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is developing cooperation as the new medium of exchange 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

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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. We do this by harmoniously respecting each other, nature, and the rest of our one shared planet, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

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 of what is possible, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

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, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange. 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.

BUILDING THE FIRST OF MANY

One Community will be the first teacher/demonstration hub. It will function as an experiential-learning model that facilitates mass participation to address humanity’s most pressing challenges through: A replicable model for expansion, building seven self-sufficient village/city prototypes, becoming the world leader in open-source sustainability solutions, and evolving and expanding ALL aspects of sustainable living, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange..

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. 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, and resources, and work together as a network to heal the planet. They will also transform the global lifestyle into a more enjoyable, fulfilling, healthy, and sustainable one, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

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 in our Research and Resources Articles Archive, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

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, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

INSPIRING SUSTAINABILITY WITH OPEN SOURCE

One Community’s four-phase strategy for the creation of solution models that create solution creating models uses open source blueprints for duplication that simultaneously address all aspects of the human experience (food, energy, housing, education, social inequality and injustice, fulfilled living, etc.). We see these areas as interdependent and requiring a comprehensive solution if humanity is to move ecologically, socially, economically, and permanently towards a truly sustainable future for everyone, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

Our open source model and blueprints engage and inspire people while simultaneously making sustainable living more affordable and easy to replicate. By free-sharing the step-by-step plans people need for duplication, inviting people to participate, and demonstrating sustainable teacher/demonstration hubs as a more desirable way of living, the model will predictably expand on its own, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

It is this approach we see uniting the world and leading to a new Golden Age for humanity. While we understand that not everyone believes this is even possible, we are nonetheless bringing together all those that do see this as possible as the non-profit think tank of forward-thinking individuals willing to design, build, and open source project-launch blueprint and free-share it for The Highest Good of All, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION TO HUMANITY’S NEEDS

One Community is open source sharing an evolution of sustainable living that addresses the complete human experience. We are doing this because we see the solutions for global food, housing, energy, education, social inequality, ethical business practices, earth regenerative practices, and a desire for a more fulfilling living experience as inseparably interconnected. As a comprehensive solution, we are addressing all these areas simultaneously and open source free-sharing everything needed for individual duplication and/or duplication as complete self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

As we address and open source share these areas we will establish a living example of the first teacher/demonstration village purposed to teach others. To maximally facilitate duplication, One Community will provide seven duplicable examples and function indefinitely as a place people can visit and a non-profit and open source think tank continuing to further evolve and share solutions in all of the above areas and more, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange. We will also provide hands-on experience and training. Most importantly, growing upon our sustainable foundation, we will endlessly make this comprehensive solution even more widely known and globally accessible, understandable and diversely duplicable, and inspiring and desirable as a model worth duplicating.

GLOBALLY IMPLEMENTABLE REPLICATION MODEL

The more people that are inspired and desiring for themselves what it is that One Community creates, the more demand there will be for spreading the One Community model. This leads to the directing of financial resources and resourceful people where we believe they are needed most: the establishment of additional sustainable communities around the world, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange. We also feel this duplication will specifically happen quickly internationally due to the affordability of overseas land, less restrictive building environments, and the spirit of adventure in many people who really desire to make a difference for those who need it most.

To meet the increasing demand for sustainability that we are contributing to, we are coordinating with manufacturers, education institutions, individuals, and vendors, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange. This is also part of this model to help the world. Its purpose is to facilitate more engagement in the sustainability industry, produce the absolute best possible consumer value, and the most convenient delivery of goods and methodologies for building sustainable living communities and sustainable living components.

This means we not only provide education and increase needed sustainability resources, but we also address the underlying roadblocks to a sustainable planet by decreasing the cost and simultaneously increasing the demand and generating financial support for global sustainability, philanthropy, and humanitarian movements and organizations, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange.

As demand increases, so too will the ways to participate. Right now people are participating as consultants or partners donating time to our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and others are more involved as Pioneers of the core team that will be moving to the property, with cooperation as the new medium of exchange. We also have options for people to just follow our progress or participate through internet contribution.

Once the supportive physical infrastructure is about 30% developed, One Community will be ready to additionally expand what we offer to include scholarships, free weekend learning groups, core team members choosing to travel abroad to help others get established too, handling the marketing for all similar models operating for The Highest Good of All, and hosting classes and other sponsored events to promote and demonstrate additional methodologies.

We also imagine the high likelihood that our organization will become a foundation that can be trusted as the donation point for distribution of monies to help others to establish this model also.