How to Make a Change in the World – One Community Weekly Progress Update #49

Posted on February 7, 2014 by One Community

How to Make a Change in the World
One Community Weekly Progress Update #49

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

HOW TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE WORLD INTRO @1:00

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION @1:47

Completed the Values image research
Completed the Art/Music and Trade Skills content research
Completed the Social Sciences Molecule (see below)
Completed the open source Matter and Materials Lesson Plan page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:22

Finished the starter house research that we’ll be posting on the Hoop House Page
Tested a 5th Large-scale Aquapini roof and wall design (see below)
Updated the open source Sketchup Plant database page

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @5:15

Straw Bale Village open source portal redesign is now 70% done
Earthbag Village central Tropical Atrium 3-D terrace specifics and pathways (see below)
Completed the Earthbag Village central ring planting plan on paper (see below)
Philip Gill has progressed the 2nd set of furniture designs for the Earthbag Village (see below)
Victor Herber has progressed the vermiculture toilet engineering (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @8:24

Completed final 3-D window additions and 3-D Pool Details (see below)
Karl Harris finished the resizing of all the dome wall thicknesses (see below)

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS: @9:24

The Highest Good Business Open Source Portal redesign is now complete
The Highest Good of All Comprehensive Stewardship Portal redesign is now complete

HOW TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE WORLD SUMMARY: @10:08

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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

We are teaching people how to make a change in the world 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 team finished the complete Social Sciences Molecule:

social sciences, complete social studies, Education for Life

The Subjects of Social Sciences – Click for the page with an image you can enlarge

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

We are teaching people how to make a change in the world 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: Aquapini & walipini open source hub
See what we’ll be growing: Aquapini & walipini planting and harvesting | Food Forest | Tropical Atrium P&H

This last week the core team ran calculations on a 5th roof and wall design for the aquapinis & walipinis. All of these except the “full greenhouse” include shutters that we will build to cover all glazed areas at night:

Comparison of a 5th possible roof and wall design for the aquapinis – click for the Open Source Hub

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

We are teaching people how to make a change in the world 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 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 took the 3-D work of Devin Porter (3D Graphics Design Specialist) for the hands in the Tropical Atrium center of the Earthbag Village and we began adding in the terraces, paths, and other details:

Tropical Atrium Terraced Growing Areas, Paths, Benches, and Stairs

This last week the core team completed the Earthbag Village central ring planting plan on paper. Details for each of these plants can be found on the Food Forest Page. The 3-D source for all of these plants is on the Sketchup Plants Page. Here’s the planting plan for the central ring of the village:

Earthbag Village Planting Plan Completed on Paper – Click to Enlarge

Philip Gill (Interior and Furniture Designer and Owner of Philip Gill Design) continues to develop the 2nd furniture layout for the Earthbag Village homes. There are two similar designs with the first being for children or a summer camp type of situation. It features two single beds and storage drawers underneath, two desks, two desk chairs, a chifferobe and a ladder to the loft/storage above. The second is for interns or colleges students and has all the same elements as the first, but with added storage, file drawers on wheels (to come), and work-space tops that fold out for working, eating, etc. This way students can also sit at their bed and work or they could roll these together to create one bigger worktable.

Earthbag Village Furniture Design 2 Developing – Click Image for the Open Source Hub

Here is Victor Herber’s (Mechanical Engineer) most recent progress on the vermiculture toilet designs:

Vermiculture Toilet Specifications 2/6/14 Progress – Click Image for the Open Source Page

DUPLICABLE CITY HUB PROGRESS

We are teaching people how to make a change in the world through a Duplicable and Sustainable City Center that is LEED Platinum certified/Sustainable, can feed 200 people at a time, can provide laundry for over 300 people, beautiful, spacious, saves resources, saves money, and saves space:

Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center open source hub

This last week the team finished adding the final two windows to the social dome (for natural lighting in the hallways) and also added in bench and stair details to the indoor and outdoor pool:

One Community Duplicable City Center – 2/5/14 3-D Export – Click for the Open Source Hub

Karl Harris (Architect Drafter, Designer, and founder of Harris Design & Technology Services) also finished the resizing of all dome wall thicknesses in CAD to reflect the accurate thickness of just 5 and 5/16″!