Evolving Global Sustainability – One Community Weekly Progress Update #178

It appears humanity is ready for evolving global sustainability to include approaches to education,economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living, and global stewardship practices. Combining these with sustainable food, energy, and housing infrastructure has the potential to create an experience of living that is far superior to how most people are living now, while also regenerating our shared ecosystem. One Community is open sourcing DIY components for this as a model for 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 August 21st, 2016 edition (#178) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Evolving Global Sustainability
One Community Progress Update #178

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

EVOLVING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY INTRO: @1:03

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @1:59

• Transferred first 25% of the written content for the Beliefs Lesson Plan to the website (see below)
• Behind the scenes: wrote the third 25% of the written part of the Beliefs Lesson Plan (see below)
• Completed first 25% of the mindmap for the Honesty and Integrity Lesson Plan (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @2:51

• Researched alternative sinks for the Transition Kitchen, and remeasured the blueprints to ensure they would fit (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @3:22

• Created 24 introduction images for the Highest Good Housing page and all the associated open source hubs (see below)
• 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)
• Sal Rubio continued working on creating professional do-it-yourself Earthbag Village Murphy Bed furniture assembly instructions (see below)
• Brianna Johnson continued evolving the renders for the Straw Bale Village (see below)
• Vidya Patil continued with her 4th week of cost analysis for the Straw Bale Village (see below)
• Dean Scholz further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village renders (see below)
• Hamilton Mateca continued evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village (see below)
• Guy Grossfeld continued with his 10th week of photoshop work on the renders for the Shipping Container Village (see below)
• Bupesh Seethala completed final Recycled Materials Village renders (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @6:38

• Continued working on the Duplicable City Center 3D renders (see below)
• Worked on the interior design of the first floor of the Social Dome (see below)
• Bupesh Seethala converted our 3D work on the basement, stairs and dry storage areas into AutoCAD (see below)
• And Iris Hsu continued exploring recycled pipe shelving and overhead lighting options for the Duplicable City Center library (see below)
• Dipti Dhondarkar continued with her 12th week of work on the lighting zones (see below)
• Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei continued with his 15th week of work on the structural details for the City Center (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @8:30

EVOLVING GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY: @9:04

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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is evolving global sustainability 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 Beliefs 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 “Beliefs” is now 25% completed on our website.

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

Behind the scenes, we wrote the third 25% of the written part of the Beliefs Lesson Plan.

We also completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Honesty and Integrity Lesson Plan, which you see here:

Honesty and Integrity Mindmap – 25% Complete – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is evolving global sustainability 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

In order to make meal preparation and clean up easier, this week the core team researched alternative sinks for the Transition Kitchen, and remeasured the blueprints to ensure they would fit. You can see the alternatives here:

Researched Alternative Sinks for Transition Kitchen – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is evolving global sustainability 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 24 introduction images for the Highest Good Housing page and all the associated open source hubs. What you see here is a collage of all these new images:

Created 24 Introduction Images for Highest Good Housing Page – Click to Visit Page

The core team also 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 again updated Section 1: Tools and Materials, making corrections related to measurements and proofreading grammar and sentence structure. We also researched soil stabilization and researched and discussed the best size and use of nails to replace barbed wire. We’d say we are now 95% 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

Sal Rubio (Industrial Designer) continued working on creating professional do-it-yourself Earthbag Village Murphy Bed furniture assembly instructions. What you see here is week 12 of this process that included exploring a diversity of different header and footer formats.

Continued Working on Creating DIY Furniture Assembly Instructions – Click for Earthbag Village Furniture Page

Brianna Johnson (Interior Designer), also continued evolving the renders for the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2). What you see here is an exploded view of one section of the living spaces.

Continued Evolving Straw Bale Village Renders – Click to Visit Page

Vidya Patil (Quantity surveyor and Civil CAD Drafter) also continued with her 4th week of cost analysis for the Straw Bale Village. This week included updates to all previous room costs and the initial cost research shown here for the public restroom adjacent to the dining area.

Continued Straw Bale Village Cost Analysis – Click for Straw Bale Village

Dean Scholz, Architectural Designer, further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village (Pod 3) renders. Here is update 32 of his work that focused on adding more foliage to the outside of the central dining and recreation structure, running test renders, adding more details to the roof, and creating flat trees for the background.

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

And, Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD Draftsperson and Designer), continued evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4). You can see his 4th week of work here, showing the redesign of left living units and social space, group meeting space in the North, and dining area. He also added easier road access for kitchen delivery.

Continued Evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village – Click to Visit Page

Guy Grossfeld, (Graphic Designer) also continued with his 10th week of photoshop work on the renders for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5). This week he finished these renders of the Mezzanine Dining area:

Mezzanine Dining Area Final Render – Click to Visit Shipping Container Village

… Informal Conference Room:

Informal Conference Room Final Render – Click to Visit Shipping Container Village

… and Game Room:

Game Room Final Render – Click to Visit Shipping Container Village

… He also created version 1 of this Living Unit render:

Front Area Looking Out – Click to Visit Shipping Container Village

… and this render of the stairway to floor 2:

Stairs Up to Floor 2 – Click to Visit Shipping Container Village

Bupesh Seethala (Interior Designer and Drafter) also completed these final Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6) renders showing the Music Room:

Recycled Materials Village – Music Room – Click to Visit Page

Recycled Materials Village – Music Room – Click to Visit Page

Recycled Materials Village – Music Room – Click to Visit Page

… these two showing the Game Room:

Recycled Materials Village – Game Room – Click to Visit Page

Recycled Materials Village – Game Room – Click to Visit Page

… these two showing the Yoga and Meditation Room:

Recycled Materials Village – Yoga and Meditation Room – Click to Visit Page

Recycled Materials Village – Yoga Room – Outside – Click to Visit Page

… and this final update version of the Gym:

Recycled Materials Village – Gym Looking In – Click to Visit Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is evolving global sustainability 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 working on the Duplicable City Center 3D renders. What you see here are the final render updates for the Dining Dome north view of the kitchen. The updates include the placement of additional lights in the dry storage and refrigerator rooms, updated outdoor views, doorframe corrections, and a floor-color update.

Final Render for the Dining Dome North View of the Kitchen – Click to Visit Page

Final Render for the Dining Dome North View of the Kitchen – Click to Visit Page

We also worked on the interior design of the first floor of the Social Dome, updating the area next to the pool with plants and lights and testing an artistic butterfly design we will use.

Worked on the Interior Design of Social Dome – Click to Visit the Duplicable City Center

Bupesh Seethala (Interior Designer and Drafter) also converted our 3D work on the basement, stairs and dry storage areas into AutoCAD.

Converted 3D Work into AutoCAD- Click to Visit the Duplicable City Center

And Iris Hsu, (Industrial Designer), continued exploring recycled pipe shelving and overhead lighting options for the Duplicable City Center library. What you see here is round #15 of this work showing our final 7 choices for ceiling lighting.

Continued Exploring Recycled Pipe Shelving and Overhead Lighting Options – Click for Pipe Furniture Page

Dipti Dhondarkar, (Electrical Engineer) also continued with her 12th week of work on the lighting zones. This week’s progress included adding several additional zones to differentiate areas within the kitchen, social dome, and outdoor zones, and updating the spreadsheet with the new calculations this required.

Continued Work on City Center Lighting Zones – Click to Visit City Center Lighting Page

Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineering Student) also continued with his 15th week of work on the structural details for the City Center. This week’s focus was the plan view for beam layout to limit the space between beams to within 24″.

Continued Work on Structural Details for City Center – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is evolving global sustainability 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 researched and added resources sections to all 13 of our core values pages. You can see a collage of these new sections here, including a link on every page for others to suggest resources they feel would improve the pages and, where they are complete, mind maps and links to our related lesson plans from the Highest Good Education program.

Researched & Added Resources Sections to Core Values Pages – Click to Visit the Purpose Mission Page

Continued Developing the New Website Structure – Click for Our Homepage

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