One CommunityPeople Making a Difference – One Community Weekly Progress Update #60
We are a group of people making a difference. Our goal is to help others make a difference too. We are doing this through open source and free-sharing the path and the resources to make it easy enough, affordable enough, and attractive enough to spread Highest Good of All thinking and creation globally:
- 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
OUR MAIN OPEN SOURCE HUBS
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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. Here is our weekly progress update (#60) covering our development and accomplishments for the week of April 14, 2014:
People Making a Difference
One Community Weekly Progress Update #60
Here is the bullet-point list of this last week’s design and progress discussed in detail in the video above:
PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE INTRO @1:05
HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION @1:50
- Finished another 15% of the Science Subject Molecule (see below)
- We also researched just under 100 images and created a new literature section for the English Subject Molecule (behind the scenes)
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @2:48
- Added 8 new breakout pages to the open source food forest portal (see below)
- Created 3-D terrain for the Aesthetic and Diversity-focused Zen Aquapini Design (see below)
- Added diversity and purchasing details to the heirloom carrots section of the large-scale gardening page (see below)
- Completed sourcing, researching, and choosing the rest of our large-scale gardening plants (over 500) behind the scenes
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:12
- Updated 3-D plant details for the Earthbag Village (see below)
- Completed more Earthbag Village dome-home heating calculations and created new heating plan (see below)
- Finished the rest of the open source village emergency fire and medical page
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @5:16
- Began the initial heat calculations for the Duplicable City Center (see below)
- Researched a new solar option: www.cogenra.com/product
- Karl Harris finished most of the East-view elevations in CAD (see below)
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @6:15
- Created information sharing archives on our Highest Good Facebook page (see below)
- We also finished the last details of the Highest Good Network version 1.0 Requirements document
PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE SUMMARY: @7:00
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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS
We are improving life on Earth 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 finished another 15% of the Science Subject Molecule. Here it is:
Science Molecule – 40% Complete
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HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS
We are people making a difference through open source sharing 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: Gardens & Hoop Houses | Large-scale Structures | Food Forest | Tropical Atrium
This last week the core team added 8 new breakout pages to the open source food forest portal covering each of the sections of the food forest plants in detail. As of this posting, that page has gotten over 1600 Facebook shares.
Food Forest Open Source Portal Breakout Pages – Click to Visit Page
We also created 3-D terrain for the Aesthetic and Diversity-focused Zen Aquapini Design. This terrain will also be used for the earthbag village an other renders:
Zenapini 3-D Terrain
And we added the diversity and purchasing details to the heirloom carrots section of the large-scale gardening page – this includes 7 featured carrot types and purchasing details for all 11.
Large-Scale Gardening Heirloom Carrots Section – Click to Visit Page
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS
We are people making a difference through open source sharing 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 returned to working on the 3-D details for the earthbag village because we’ve needed to update the planting plan. Here is a collage of that work in progress:
Earthbag Village 3-D Details – Click to Visit Page
We also dove deeper into exploring the options for heating the homes within the Earthbag Village in cooler climates and when focusing on our maximum affordability goals, 2-year plan for village completion, and working with a limited energy allowance. This chart shows the calculations we made to determine that the best approach will be:
- Tapestry application for added R-value in the winter and easy removal for passive cooling in the summer
- Electric blankets and backup space heaters with a specific energy ration for the coldest nights
- Using the consensus process to agree upon and explore other heating and insulation options beyond this foundational strategy once we’ve built the first half of the village and lived in it though a full year of seasons.
In addition to this, the Duplicable City Center will be a constantly maintained environment for large-scale recreation and relaxation. Here are the calculations showing cost, labor, and BTU production comparisons.
Earthbag Village Heating Options – Click to Visit Page
DUPLICABLE CITY HUB PROGRESS
We are people making a difference through open source sharing 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 core team began the initial heat calculations for this structure. The key determination we need to make is that heating this structure will be possible with 100% off-grid energy in an area where temperatures can reach as low as zero degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s a screenshot of the beginning of this process:
Duplicable City Center Initial Heating Calculations – Click to Visit Page
This last week Karl Harris (Architect Drafter, Designer, and founder of Harris Design & Technology Services) finished most of the East-view elevations in CAD:
Duplicable City Center East-view elevations in CAD – Click to Visit Page
We are people making a difference through open source sharing 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 created super easy to use information sharing archives on our Highest Good Facebook page. These archives can be added to by anyone, shared with one click, and they cover Food, Energy, Education, Life-hacks, Housing, Energy, Water, and more:
Information Sharing Archives on Facebook – Click to Visit Page
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