Reinventing Sustainability – One Community Weekly Progress Update #176

Thanks to the internet, reinventing sustainability as a primarily open source and free-shared industry is possible if enough people participate. One Community is working towards this as part of a comprehensive and replicable model for creating a sustainable planet.

• 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 7th, 2016 edition (#176) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Reinventing Sustainability
One Community Progress Update #176

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

REINVENTING SUSTAINABILITY INTRO: @1:03

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @2:00

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

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @2:52

• Collated 3 spreadsheets to make one updated, comprehensive, and accurate list for the equipment we will need for the Transition Kitchen (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @3:20

• 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)
• Created new more-compact and much clearer images to the new page we’re developing to open source the communal Vermiculture Eco-Toilet designs (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 2nd 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 8th week of photoshop work on the renders for the Shipping Container Village and finished adding blue accents to the render for the Compressed Earth Block Village (see below)
• Zachary Melin continued updating the Tree House Village book created by last year’s intern Team (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @6:30

• Continued working on the Duplicable City Center 3D renders  (see below)
• Bupesh Seethala completed this first section drawing for the Dining Dome (see below)
• Iris Hsu continued exploring recycled pipe shelving and overhead lighting options for the Duplicable City Center library (see below)
• Dipti Dhondarkar continued her work on the lighting zones (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @7:37

• Completed 1st round of the Shipping Container Village, Recycled Materials Village, and the Tree House Village color board and we revised the Cob Village color board (see below)
• Jennifer Zhou continued her work developing the new website structure (see below)

REINVENTING SUSTAINABILITY SUMMARY: @8:22

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HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is reinventing 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 third 25% of the written content for the Honesty and Integrity 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 “Honesty & Integrity” is now 75% completed on our website.

Honesty and Integrity Lesson Plan – 75% Complete – Click to Visit Page

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

We also completed the third 25% of the mindmap for the Information Lesson Plan, bringing it to 75% complete, which you see here:

Information Mindmap – 75% Complete – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is reinventing 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

This week the core team collated 3 spreadsheets to make one updated, comprehensive, and accurate list for the equipment we will need for the Transition Kitchen, as you can see below:

Collated 3 Spreadsheets into One Updated List for Transition Kitchen – Click to Visit Page

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is reinventing 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 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 reviewed all content (video and articles) in Section 16 – Resources to assure relevancy due to significant narrative changes since inception. We also matched up all videos to coincide with those listed in that section, and then numbered all green step narratives in Sections 4, 5, 7, & 8 to coincide with Step Headings for ease of finding them. EPS and red sealing tape photos and description were also added to the materials list. We’d say we are now 93% 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

We also created new more-compact and much clearer images to the new page we’re developing to open source the communal Vermiculture Eco-Toilet designs. You can see some of these updated images here:

Created New More-Compact and Much Clearer Images – Click to Visit Vermiculture 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 11 of this process that included this update to the Table of Contents format.

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

Brianna Johnson (Interior Designer), continued evolving the renders for the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2). What you see here are her ideas for the layout of all her renders for inclusion in the online book we’re creating that will be an overview of all 7 villages and the Duplicable City Center.

Continued Evolving Straw Bale Village Renders – Click to Visit Page

Vidya Patil (Quantity surveyor and Civil CAD Drafter) also continued with her 2nd week of cost analysis for the Straw Bale Village. What you see here are her initial analysis results for the gym, meeting room, play area, and computer room.

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

And Dean Scholz, Architectural Designer, further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village (Pod 3) renders. Here is update 30 of his work that focused on final touches and then incorporation of the new rooftop grill and shade structure designs, and then beginning the work of adding greenery we intend to grow on the sides of this village.

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

Also, Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD Draftsperson and Designer) continued evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4). You can see his 2nd week of work here, showing the redesign of the family living units on the North side of the structure so that they share plumbing walls, and the addition of an elevator and 3 more units in the South, and adding individual bathrooms for all of the South units.

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

Guy Grossfeld, (Graphic Designer) also continued with his 8th week of photoshop work on the renders for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) and also finished adding blue accents to the render for the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4), which you see here:

Finished Adding Blue Accents to the Render for the Compressed Earth Block Village – Click to Visit Page

For the Shipping Container Village, this week’s focus were the finalized versions of the dining area looking South:

Shipping Container Village – Finalized Versions of the Dining Area Looking South

…this family layout looking out:

Shipping Container Village – Finalized Versions of the Family Layout Looking Out

…and this family layout looking in:

Shipping Container Village – Finalized Versions of the Family Layout Looking In

Zachary Melin (Graphic Designer) also continued updating the Tree House Village (Pod 7) book created by last year’s intern Team. This week he created the page and image you see here.

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

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is reinventing 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 render updates in the dining dome (north view of the kitchen) where new details were added and the lights and shadows were adjusted. We also did the initial render setup for the root cellar and external views.

Continued Working on the Duplicable City Center 3D Renders – Click to Visit Page

Bupesh Seethala (Interior Designer and Drafter) also completed this first section drawing for the Dining Dome:

Completed First Section Drawing for Dining Dome – Click to Visit the Duplicable City Center

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 #14 of this work showing another ceiling design for the lights.

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

Dipti Dhondarkar, (Electrical Engineer) continued her work on the lighting zones by further cleaning up and clarifying on the AutoCAD file where each zone begins and ends. The lower image is additional zones that still need to be added.

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

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is reinventing 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 completed the 1st round of the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) color board:

Completed the 1st Round of Shipping Container Village Color Board – Click for Page

….and the first round of the color board for the Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6):

Completed the 1st Round of Recycled Materials Village Color Board – Click for Page

…and the first round of the color board for the Tree House Village (Pod 7), bringing all 3 to about 85% complete:

Completed the 1st Round of Tree House Village Color Board – Click for Page

Also this week, we revised the Cob Village (Pod 3) color board, which is now 99% complete:

Revised the Cob Village Color Board – Click to Visit Page

Jennifer Zhou (Web Designer) additionally continued her work developing the new website structure. What you see here is week 4 of her work as she continues with a new Homepage design. This week’s focus is on how to feature different languages, updated image and video placement formatting, and beginning to work on the filter and search system at the bottom.

Continued Developing the New Website Structure – Click for Our Homepage

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