Ecological Tipping Point for an Abundant Future – One Community Weekly Progress Update #166

Through sustainable and open source living models, it is possible to achieve an ecological tipping point for an abundant future for all people and life on our planet. As a species we can adopt Highest Good society and conscious stewardship practices to renew and regenerate our planet in ways that also provide a better quality of living for all who participate. One Community calls this living and creating for The Highest Good of All:

• 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 29th, 2016 edition (#166) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Ecological Tipping Point for an Abundant Future
One Community Progress Update #166

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

ECOLOGICAL TIPPING POINT FOR AN ABUNDANT FUTURE INTRO: @1:03

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @1:56

• Transferred the first 25% of the written content for the Information Lesson Plan to the website (see below)
• Behind the scenes: wrote the first 25% of the written part of the Humility Lesson Plan
• We also completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Courage Lesson Plan (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @2:52

• Continued working on the renders for the Tropical Atrium that is the center of the Earthbag Village (see below)
• Shadi Kennedy created a composite image from that now includes the rest of the plants and trees from the Tropical Atrium Planting and Harvesting page (see below)
• Shadi finished a new image for the tree aspects of the Tropical Atrium Planting and Harvesting plan (see below)
• Using work from Naturopathic Doctor Matt Marturano we modified the calculations for quantities for our food bars and began adding the food bar plans to our website as part of the development of our Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:16

• Put another 10 hours into the behind-the-scenes revision for the Footers, Foundations and Flooring page for the crowdfunding campaign we are developing (see below)
• Brianna Johnson continued evolving the renders for the Straw Bale Village (see below)
• Zachary Melin continued updating the Tree House Village (Pod 7) book created by last year’s intern Team (see below)
• Jesika Rohrbach worked on the communal bathroom and shower floor plan options for the Tree House Village (see below)
• Dean Scholz further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village renders (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @6:14

• Began working on the first renders of the natural pool and spa area (see below)
• Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei began working on load calculations and updating the City Center structural details (see below)
• Dipti Dhondarkar studied the area calculations completed by last year’s Intern Team for room lighting and began calculations for number of lamps for the rooms (see below)
• Iris Hsu continued exploring recycled pipe shelving options for the Duplicable City Center library (see below)
• Behind the scenes: Mike Hogan and Lucas Tsutsui da Silva started testing the Control Systems microcontroller input (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @7:42

• Jonathan DeAscentis finished development of our Highest Good Network logo (see below)
• Steven Paslawsky created version 2 of our open source copyrights, trademarks, and patenting page icons, along with a first set of new icons associated with the food self-sufficiency plan and page (see below)

ECOLOGICAL TIPPING POINT FOR AN ABUNDANT FUTURE SUMMARY: @8:10

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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is moving towards an ecological tipping point for an abundant future 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 first 25% of the written content for the Information Lesson Plan to the website, as you see here. This lesson plan purposed to teach all subjects, to all learning levels, in any learning environment, using the central theme of “Information” is now 25% completed on our website.

Information Lesson Plan – 25% Complete – Click to Visit Page

Behind the scenes, we wrote the first 25% of the written part of the Humility Lesson Plan.

We also completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Courage Lesson Plan, bringing it to 25% complete, which you see here:

Courage Mindmap – 25% Complete – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is moving towards an ecological tipping point for an abundant future 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 continued working on the renders for the Tropical Atrium that is the center of the Earthbag Village (Pod 1). Here you can see an incomplete render looking down and South. We’re still working on the colors and textures for this one.

Continued Working on Renders for the Tropical Atrium – Click to Visit Page

Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) also created this composite image from the core team’s renders from last week. This updated render now includes the rest of the plants and trees from the Tropical Atrium Planting and Harvesting page as well as a diversity of outdoor plants.

Created Updated Render with Additional Plants and Trees – Click to Visit T.A. Planting and Harvesting Page

Shadi then finished this new image for the tree aspects of the Tropical Atrium Planting and Harvesting plan, adding more details to show the layering of these trees and how this has been done to maximize sunlight availability for all of them. Next step is for us to add the content and upload them to the site.

Finished New Image for Tree Aspects of Tropical Atrium Planting and Harvesting plan – Click to Visit Page

As part of the development of our our Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan, which features contributions from Naturopathic Doctor Matt Marturano (creator of the COHERENT model for comprehensive digestive health), this week the core team modified the calculations for quantities for our food bars and began adding the food bar plans to our website.

Modified Food Bar Calculations and Added to Our Website – Click to Visit the Main Food Page

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is moving towards an ecological tipping point for an abundant future 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 put another 10 hours into the behind-the-scenes revision for the Footers, Foundations and Flooring page for the crowdfunding campaign we are developing. This week we did another review of Section 10: Stem Wall and Dome Construction and added narratives along with 3 additional steps due to a change in the 6 & 12 mil Polyethylene extension from atop the 8th earthbag course to atop the 9th earthbag course. This will allow the 9th earthbag course to serve as a backsplash for the french drain gutter from rain off the dome. We’d say we are now 83% complete with this total update and rewrite behind the scenes.

Continued Behind-the-Scenes Revision of the Footers, Foundations and Flooring Info – Click to Visit Page

Brianna Johnson (Interior Designer), also continued evolving the renders for the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2). What you see here is an updated render of the outdoor dining and social space…

Straw Bale Village Render of Outdoor Dining and Social Space – Click to Visit Page

… and an updated render of the community gym.

Straw Bale Village Render of Community Gym – Click to Visit Page

Additionally, Zachary Melin (Graphic Designer) continued updating the Tree House Village (Pod 7) book created by last year’s intern Team. What you see here is Zachary’s process of redoing the Service Design page and all the pages of associated personas.

Continued Updating the Tree House Village Book – Click to Visit Tree House Village Page

Also working on the Tree House Village (Pod 7), Jesika Rohrbach (Architectural Drafter, Designer, and 3-D Modeler) started designing fire escape options and working on the communal bathroom and shower floor plan options for this village.

Working on the Tree House Village Fire Escape Options and Bathroom/ Shower Floor Plan Options – Click to Visit Page

Dean Scholz, Architectural Designer, further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village (Pod 3) renders. Here is update 21 of this work that continued with what you see here, creating more high-quality render plants and trees like those we’ll be growing on the property.

Further Developed What’s Necessary to Create Quality Cob Village Renders – Click to Visit Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is moving towards an ecological tipping point for an abundant future 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 began working on the first renders of the natural pool and spa area aspects of the Duplicable City Center. Here are three of the perspectives we are developing:

Began Working on First Renders of Natural Pool and Spa Area – Click to Visit Page

Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineering Student), also began working on load calculations and updating the City Center structural details you can see here:

Began Working on Load Calculations and Updating Structural Details – Click to Visit the City Center

And Dipti Dhondarkar (Electrical Engineer) studied the area calculations completed by last year’s Intern Team for room lighting and began calculations for number of lamps for the rooms as seen here:

Studied Area Calculations Previously Completed for Room Lighting and Began Calcs for Lamps – Click for City Center

Iris Hsu (Industrial Designer), also continued exploring recycled pipe shelving options for the Duplicable City Center library. What you see here is round #7 of this work appropriately adjusting the shelves to only occupy the lower 7 feet of the 13′ walls in this room, and then exploring more designs along with ways to fill the space above the shelving.

Continued Exploring Recycled Pipe Shelving Options for Duplicable City Center library – Click to Visit City Center

Behind the scenes Mike Hogan (Automation Systems Developer and Business Systems Consultant) and Lucas Tsutsui da Silva (4th-year Computer Engineering Student) started testing the Control Systems microcontroller input. Here is a picture from the weekly development call.

Started Testing the Control Systems Microcontroller Input – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is moving towards an ecological tipping point for an abundant future 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 in Highest Good society, Jonathan DeAscentis (Graphic Designer and Web Developer) finished development of our Highest Good Network logo as shown here. Next step is trademarking of this logo.

Finished Development of our Highest Good Network Logo – Click to Visit Page

Steven Paslawsky (Graphic Designer) also created version 2 of our open source copyrights, trademarks, and patenting page icons, along with a first set of new icons associated with the food self-sufficiency plan and page.

Created Version 2 of Copyrights/Trademarks/Patents Icons and New Food Icons – Click to Visit Food Page

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