Helping All People, Everywhere – One Community Weekly Progress Update #125

Creating a sustainable world is a path to helping all people, everywhere. The components of this sustainable world will spread faster if they move beyond just food, energy, and housing to also include recreation, education, Highest Good economics, and stewardship practices. One Community calls this living and creating for The Highest Good of All:

Helping All People, Everywhere, One Community Weekly Progress Update #125

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Helping All People, Everywhere

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 16th, 2015 edition (#125) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Helping All People, Everywhere
One Community Progress Update #125

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

HELPING ALL PEOPLE, EVERYWHERE INTRO @1:05

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION @1:56

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:12

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:18

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @8:14

  • Began updating the Sketchup 3-D for the Duplicable City Center (see below)
  • Began working on the specifics of the rainwater catchment design for around the base of the domes (see below)
  • Renata started the components list, cost analysis, and efficiency assessment for the windows and doors of the Duplicable City Center (see below)
  • Mayke created an online version of the projects control table and reviewed the architectural designs for the Shipping Container Village and the Earthship Village (see below)
  • Ricardo Carrillo and the Structural Intern Team completed the analysis of the influence wind has on all the domes, completed analyzing the internal structures for the three domes, and finalized the sizing for the secondary beams for the cupola-system (see below)
  • The Hydraulics Intern Team continued work on the cold and potable water layout, started the fire protection sprinkler system and completed designs for the plumbing components (see below)
  • Mike Hogan guided the Electrical Intern Team in another round of improvements to the layout for the control panel that makes the electrical devices in the Duplicable City Center automated, intelligent and energy efficient (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @10:39

HELPING ALL PEOPLE, EVERYWHERE SUMMARY: @12:26

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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

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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 wrote the final 50% of the Planet Earth lesson plan behind the scenes, then added that content to the website, bringing the written part of this lesson plan to 100% complete on the site:

Planet Earth Lesson Plan, One Community

Planet Earth Lesson Plan Complete – Click to Visit Page

In addition, we wrote the first 50% of the content for the Quantity and Quality lesson plan behind the scenes.

We also created the first 50% of the mindmap for the Planet Earth lesson plan and added it to the web page. You can see that mindmap here:

Planet Earth Mindmap in Progress , One Community

Planet Earth Mindmap 50% Complete – Click to Visit Page

And we featured the Outer Space lesson plan across our social media channels, using this image that Lucas from the Graphic Design Intern Team helped us create:

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Outer Space Lesson Plan Featured – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

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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 featured the open source asparagus hub across our social media channels, using this image that we created:

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Featured Asparagus Hub with New Social Imagery – Click to Visit

We also researched and added additional recipes to the open source achochas hub, which you can see here. More recipes from our Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan will be added to each of the individual hubs in the future.

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Added Achocha Recipes – Click to Visit the Open Source Achocha Hub

Last but not least, we added three new delicious recipes from Sandra Sellani (Vegan Chef and author of What’s Your BQ?) to the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan – These recipes are: Quinoa Breakfast, Greek Salad in a Jar, and Field Roast Sausage and Latkes Poppers:

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New Vegan Recipes Added to Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan Page – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

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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 finished the final 35% of the open source camp setup specifics for the upcoming crowdfunding campaign. This included a final review of the document and adding FDA approved serving & food prep gloves, auger bits, rearranging the order of entities, adding tarps & sleeping pads, deleting a few items, and researching 4 different types of rope to determine the best choice for minimizing UV degradation. We are now 100% complete with this document.

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Behind-the-Scenes Camp Setup Specifics for Upcoming Crowdfunding Campaign – 100% Complete – Click to Visit Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Sayonara (a member of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team) updated the 3D model of the shower dome in the Earthbag Village (Pod 1) and the 3D model of a new roof for the cupola of the Duplicable City Center. She also brought the floor plans of the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2) to 90% completion:

Sayonara (a member of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team) updated the 3D model of the shower dome in the Earthbag Village (Pod 1) and the 3D model of a new roof for the cupola of the Duplicable City Center. She also brought the floor plans of the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2) to 90% completion

Updated 3D Model of Earthbag Village Shower Dome and Duplicable City Center Roof and Continued work of Strawbale Village Click for Strawbale Village

Helping All People, Everywhere

Civil Engineering intern Matheus finished the last 20% of the LEED Tutorial document, so it is now 100% complete behind the scenes. He also gathered all the questions related to our projects that will help us understand how to achieve LEED v4 certification for each of the 7 villages as we build them.

Civil Engineering intern Matheus finished the last 20% of the LEED Tutorial document, so it is now 100% complete behind the scenes. He also gathered all the questions related to our projects that will help us understand how to achieve LEED v4 certification for each of the 7 villages as we build them.

Completed LEED Tutorial Document and Research on LEED v4 Certification – Click for Highest Good Housing Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Adolpho and Jorge from our Mechanical Engineering Intern Team brought the design for the vermiculture bathrooms in the Earthbag Village to 100% complete, and finished the report for their designs and calculations.

Adolpho and Jorge from our Mechanical Engineering Intern Team brought the design for the vermiculture bathrooms in the Earthbag Village to 100% complete, and finished the report for their designs and calculations.

Completed Earthbag Village Vermiculture Bathroom Design and Finished Report – Click for Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Fernando and Amauri, who are also both members of the Mechanical Engineering Intern Team, researched where to buy the materials they need so they can build a prototype of the shower heat exchanger. They also ran simulation on the heat exchanger using ABS pipes, and the results were the same as they were with PVC pipes.

Fernando and Amauri, who are also both members of the Mechanical Engineering Intern Team, researched where to buy the materials they need so they can build a prototype of the shower heat exchanger. They also ran simulation on the heat exchanger using ABS pipes, and the results were the same as they were with PVC pipes. - Helping All People, Everywhere

Research for Materials for Shower Heat Exchanger Prototype and Simulations Ran using ABS Pipes – Click for Page

Welma edited, reviewed, and changed the format of her tutorials on waterproofing and composting toilets. She also researched and contacted sellers of new aircrete mixers for further information.

Welma edited, reviewed, and changed the format of her tutorials on waterproofing and composting toilets. She also researched and contacted sellers of new aircrete mixers for further information.

Continued Research on Waterproofing, Composting Toilets and Aircrete Mixers – Click for Crowdfunding Campaign Page

Meanwhile, Samantha and Flávia, members of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team, worked on a process book and additional renders for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5). Additionally, Samantha wrote DIALux tutorials and Flavia did the first draft of the recycled pallet bed frame for the units in the Duplicable City Center and designed the interior layout for the Cob Village (Pod 3).

Meanwhile, Samantha and Flávia, members of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team, worked on a process book and additional renders for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5). Additionally, Samantha wrote DIALux tutorials and Flavia did the first draft of the recycled pallet bed frame for the units in the Duplicable City Center and designed the interior layout for the Cob Village (Pod 3). - Helping All People, Everywhere

Continued Work on Village Development – Click for Highest Good Housing Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Raquel and Diana, also members of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team, researched case studies to plan the exterior areas for the Earthship Village (Pod 6) and developed the layout of its common areas. They rearranged the floor plan to add more toilets and fire escapes.

Raquel and Diana, also members of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team, researched case studies to plan the exterior areas for the Earthship Village (Pod 6) and developed the layout of its common areas. They rearranged the floor plan to add more toilets and fire escapes.

Continued Work on Earthship Village (Pod 6) – Click to Visit Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

ErikaPedro, and Victor from the Architecture and Planning Intern Team improved their preliminary designs of the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) to include the best solar orientation during the Winter Solstice and began designing the village in Revit. They also updated the final lighting design reports for both the Duplicable City Center and the Earthbag Village.

Erika, Pedro, and Victor from the Architecture and Planning Intern Team improved their preliminary designs of the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) to include the best solar orientation during the Winter Solstice and began designing the village in Revit. They also updated the final lighting design reports for both the Duplicable City Center and the Earthbag Village.

Continued Work on Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4) and other Villages – Click for Pod 4

Helping All People, Everywhere

Sarah, another member of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team, continued research for Tree House Village (Pod 7), and focused on finding sustainable, lightweight, high R-value insulation for the treehouse structures.

Sarah, another member of the Architecture and Planning Intern Team, continued research for Tree House Village (Pod 7), and focused on finding sustainable, lightweight, high R-value insulation for the treehouse structures.

Continued Research for Tree House Village (Pod 7) – Click for Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Thais from the Architecture and Planning Intern Team started developing the dimensions of the rooms for the Tree House Village. She also worked on the the site plan and floor plans.

Thais from the Architecture and Planning Intern Team started developing the dimensions of the rooms for the Tree House Village. She also worked on the the site plan and floor plans.

Tree House Village Site, Floor Plan and Room Development – Click for Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Gabriel finished new renders for the furniture inside the 3-dome clusters in the Earthbag Village, which include updated lighting and materials. He also created preliminary images for the Duplicable City Center’s pallet furniture.

Gabriel finished new renders for the furniture inside the 3-dome clusters in the Earthbag Village, which include updated lighting and materials. He also created preliminary images for the Duplicable City Center's pallet furniture.

New Renders for Earthbag Village and Duplicable City Center Furniture – Click for Earthbag Village

Helping All People, Everywhere

Gilberto from the Graphic Design Intern Team, started to create 3D models for the kitchen dome. This will be added to our website in a format that user can interact with, with abilities to zoom in and out, and rotate the dome.

Gilberto from the Graphic Design Intern Team, started to create 3D models for the kitchen dome. This will be added to our website in a format that user can interact with, with abilities to zoom in and out, and rotate the dome.

3D Models for the Kitchen Dome – Click to Visit Crowdfunding Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

And finally, Ana corrected some problems in the structure of the Ultimate Classroom’s projection dome.

And finally, Ana corrected some problems in the structure of the Ultimate Classroom’s projection dome.

Corrected Structural Problems of the Ultimate Classroom’s Projection Dome – Click for Page

Helping All People, Everywhere
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

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Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub

This week the core team began updating the Sketchup 3-D for the Duplicable City Center. This weeks’ focus was on the new elevator and stairwell placement and design plus the new cupola roof design. We’d say we’re about 10% complete with the 3-D update:

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Began Updating the Sketchup 3-D for the Duplicable City Center – Click to Visit Page

We also began working on the specifics of the rainwater catchment design for around the base of the domes. You can see this work here:

Duplicable City Center rainwater catchment design, One Community

Rainwater Catchment Design – Click to Visit Duplicable City Center

Helping All People, Everywhere

Civil Engineering intern Renata started the components list, cost analysis, and efficiency assessment for the windows and doors of the Duplicable City Center, including all the National Fenestration Rating Council values and the code requirements for Egress windows:

Civil Engineering intern Renata started the components list, cost analysis, and efficiency assessment for the windows and doors of the Duplicable City Center, including all the National Fenestration Rating Council values and the code requirements for Egress windows:

Window and Door Work for Duplicable City Center – Click to Visit Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Mayke created an online version of the projects control table and reviewed the architectural designs for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) and the Earthship Village (Pod 6):

Mayke created an online version of the projects control table and reviewed the architectural designs for the Shipping Container Village and the Earthship Village:

Online Version of Projects Control Table and Review of Architectural Designs for Pods 5 & 6 – Click for Shipping Container Village

Ricardo Carrillo (Design Consultant and Principal of Acumen Industriesand the Structural Intern Team (AntonioGabrielBeatrizFernando, Rodrigo, and Maurilio) completed the analysis of the influence wind has on all the domes, completed analyzing the internal structures for the three domes, and finalized the sizing for the secondary beams for the cupola-system:

Ricardo Carrillo (Design Consultant and Principal of Acumen Industries) and the Structural Intern Team (Antonio, Gabriel, Beatriz, Fernando, Rodrigo, and Maurilio) completed the analysis of the influence wind has on all the domes, completed analyzing the internal structures for the three domes, and finalized the sizing for the secondary beams for the cupola-system:

Structural Analysis and Continued Work for the Duplicable City Center – Click to Visit Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

DiogoIzadoraJoaoMateus, and Roberto from the Hydraulics Intern Team added an additional 60% to the cold and potable water layout, bringing that to 80% complete. They then worked on the fire protection sprinkler system and brought the 2D image of it to 60% completion and the 3D image to 80% completion. They also completed the designs for the plumbing components according to LEED V4 specification. And finally, they linked all their individual work together into one final, combined project.

Diogo, Izadora, Joao, Mateus, and Roberto from the Hydraulics Intern Team added an additional 60% to the cold and potable water layout, bringing that to 80% complete. They then started the fire protection sprinkler system and brought the 2D image of it to 60% completion and the 3D image to 80% completion. They also completed the designs for the plumbing components according to LEED V4 specification. And finally, they linked all their individual work together into one final, combined project.

Continued Hydraulics Work on the Duplicable City Center – Click to Visit Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

And finally, Mike Hogan (Automation Systems Developer and Business Systems Consultant) guided FabioLucas de SouzaLucas Tsutsui da SilvaGuilherme, HenriqueTiago, and Israel of the Electrical Intern Team in another round of improvements to the layout for the control panel that makes the electrical devices in the Duplicable City Center automated, intelligent and energy efficient. They also worked on aligning the electrical in the City Center to commercial standards according to the 2014 National Electrical Code for U.S. requirements.

And finally, Mike Hogan (Automation Systems Developer and Business Systems Consultant) guided Fabio, Lucas de Souza, Lucas Tsutsui da Silva, Guilherme, Henrique, Tiago, and Israel of the Electrical Intern Team in another round of improvements to the layout for the control panel that makes the electrical devices in the Duplicable City Center automated, intelligent and energy efficient. They also worked on aligning the electrical in the City Center to commercial standards according to the 2014 National Electrical Code for U.S. requirements.

Continued Work on the Control Panel for the City Center and Aligning the Electrical to New Commercial Standards – Click for Page

Helping All People, Everywhere
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

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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 modelsRBE | 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 continued the updating of our entire website to be mobile friendly. This week’s work included correcting the final 40+ pages of formatting errors. This brings us to 95% complete with only 115 old blogs to be updated.

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Continued Updating Our Entire Website to be Mobile Friendly

Helping All People, Everywhere

Lucas from the Graphic Design Intern Team created logo options based on the current One Community logo design, as you can see here:

Lucas from the Graphic Design Intern Team created logo options based on the current One Community logo design, as you can see here:

Created New Logo Options Based on the Current Logo

Helping All People, Everywhere

Manuella, also part of the Graphic Design Intern Team worked with Carolina, a service design student, on correcting transcripts and storyboards for the videos they are creating for the Tree House Village. They also continued their work on the online presentation book for this village, and added updates to the village’s layout and structures.

Manuella, also part of the Graphic Design Intern Team worked with Carolina, a service design student, on correcting transcripts and storyboards for the videos they are creating for the Tree House Village. They also continued their work on the online presentation book for this village, and added updates to the village's layout and structures.

Continued Work on Online Presentation Book for Tree House Village – Click to Visit Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

Eduardo, another member of the Graphic Design Intern Team, created a storyboard for the One Community promotional video. He also created collages, synced the audio, revised, and finished the portion of our weekly video blog update that reports the work the interns complete.

Eduardo, another member of the Graphic Design Intern Team, created a storyboard for the One Community promotional video. He also created collages, synced the audio, revised, and finished the portion of our weekly video blog update that reports the work the interns complete.

Created One Community Promotional Video Storyboard and Finished the Weekly Video Blog

Graphic Design Intern Manasses created text documents to explain the creation process for the online presentations he is creating for all seven of One Community’s villages:

Graphic Design Intern Manasses created text documents to explain the creation process for the online presentations he is creating for all seven of One Community’s villages:

Continued Work on Online Presentations for All Seven of One Community’s Villages – Click for Highest Good Housing

Helping All People, Everywhere

IgorMarcoMatheus, and Natalia of the Software Development Intern Team, continued working on updates to the Highest Good Network application and database, which included programming the report pages, defining the requirements of the badge systems, and completing the setup page:

Igor, Marco, Matheus, and Natalia of the Software Development Intern Team, continued working on updates to the Highest Good Network application and database, which included programming the report pages, defining the requirements of the badge systems, and completing the setup page:

Continued Work on the Highest Good Network application and Database – Click to Visit Page

Helping All People, Everywhere

And last but not least, Gustavo (Mobile Software Developer) continued work on the One Community iPhone app included bug fixes, finishing the QR scanner, and work on the comment feature which allows real time communication between collaborators:

And last but not least, Gustavo (Mobile Software Developer) continued work on the One Community iPhone app included bug fixes, finishing the QR scanner, and work on the comment feature which allows real time communication between collaborators:

Contined Work on One Community iPhone Application

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