One CommunitySustainable Community Models – One Community Weekly Progress Update #271
Sustainable community models are needed if we are to create a sustainable world. Open source and free-shared models for constructing and sharing them will facilitate the process. One Community is creating these for “The Highest Good of All people and life.“
- 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 June 3, 2018 edition (#271) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:
Sustainable Community Models
One Community Progress Update #271
Here is the bullet-point list of this last week’s design and progress discussed in detail in the video above:
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY MODELS INTRO: @0:34
HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @6:40
- Finished creating and organizing the the Murphy bed materials list for the backside redesign (se below)
- Tested and identified any errors in the Murphy bed nightstand assembly instructions by building them in 3D while using the new instructions.
- Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) completed his 10th week leading the development of the Murphy bed instructions (see below)
- Michael Hagler updated two spreads of the 7-villages book we’re developing with new content and imagery (see below)
- Dean Scholz continued with the Cob Village render updates (see below)
- Mike Kowalski finished his 9th week helping update our Recycled Materials Village renders that are too big for anything but a gaming computer (see below)
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @8:18
- Working with Dipti Dhondarkar, the core team continued developing the lighting specifics for the City Center (see below)
- Anvita Kumari Pandey completed her 8th week helping with the Duplicable City Center Materials and Costs (see below)
- Dehua Feng completed his 5th week working on the fire suppression and safety systems designs for the City Center (see below)
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @9:34
- Continued writing the behind-the-scenes narrative and detailed food rollout plan for the various stages of development (see below)
HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @10:16
- Finished work on the Learning for Life – Ongoing Growth Strategies resource page (see below)
- Updated our open source Waldorf resource page with new content and an added resource section (see below)
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @11:02
- Sowmya Manohar, Shubhra Mittal, and Swathy Jayaseelan continued work on the Highest Good Network software (see below)
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY MODELS SUMMARY: @12:00
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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS
One Community is building sustainable community models 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:
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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
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This week the core team finished creating and organizing the Murphy bed materials list for the backside redesign.
Finished Creating and Organizing the Murphy Bed Materials List for the Backside Redesign – Click for Page
The core team also tested and identified any errors in the Murphy bed nightstand assembly instructions by building them in 3D while using the new instructions.
Continued Working on the Murphy Bed Assembly Instructions – Click to Visit Page
Also, Shadi Kennedy (Artist and Graphic Designer) completed his 10th week leading the development of these Murphy bed instructions. This week Shadi started creating the style guide shown here:
Continued Leading the Development of the Murphy bed Instructions – Click for Page
Shadi also created version 1 of the cutting instructions and updated the rest of the instructions with parts graphics that are proportionate to the actual pieces.
Continued Working on the Murphy Bed Instructions – Click for Page
Michael Hagler (Senior Graphic Designer and Artist) also updated the two spreads you see here with new content and imagery. These are all part of the 7-villages book we’re developing.
Updated two Spreads of the 7-villages Book we’re Developing with New Content and Imagery – Click for Housing Page
Dean Scholz (Architectural Designer) continued with the Cob Village (Pod 3) render updates too. Here is update 116 of Dean’s work, what you see is the finished render for the “Dining Hall View from the 2nd Floor.” This render is now on the site also.
Finished Render for “Dining Hall View from the 2nd Floor” – Click for Cob Village Page
Mike Kowalski (Game Developer) finished his 9th week helping update our Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6) renders that are too big for anything but a gaming computer. This week Mike finished rendering the final art and outdoor library areas you can see here. These are all now integrated into the website too.
Outdoor Art Area Looking Northeast Concept Render – Click for Recycled Materials Village
Outdoor Art and Library Areas Looking Northeast – Click for Recycled Materials Village
Outdoor Art and Library Areas Looking Northwest – Click for Recycled Materials Village
Outdoor Art and Library Areas Looking Southeast – Click for Recycled Materials Village
Outdoor Library Area Looking North – Click for Recycled Materials Village
Outdoor Library Area Looking Northwest – Click for Recycled Materials Village
Outdoor Library Area Looking West – Click for Recycled Materials Village
DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS
One Community is building sustainable community models 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:
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- Learn about this building and it’s function: Duplicable City Center Open Source Hub
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The core team working with Dipti Dhondarkar (Electrical Engineer) also continued developing the lighting specifics for the City Center. This is Dipti’s 79th week volunteering on this task and the focus this week was testing different lighting fixture types and layouts for the rental rooms and bathrooms and creating (and adding to the website) the final “Bedroom Light Fixture and Initial Placement Tests” graphic.
Continued Developing the Lighting Specifics for the City Center – Click for Page
Anvita Kumari Pandey (Civil Engineer) completed her 8th week helping with the Duplicable City Center Materials and Costs. This week’s focus was the initial research for the cost analysis for the dining room and other tables we’ll be building.
Continued Helping with the Duplicable City Center Materials and Costs – Click for Page
Last but not least, Dehua Feng (Civil Engineer) completed his 5th week working on the fire suppression and safety systems designs for the City Center. This week he further researched horizontal sprinkler options, sensor and other options for triggering these systems, and further developed the AutoCAD sprinkler layouts for these and the in-ceiling sprinklers.
Continued Work on Fire Suppression and Safety Systems Design for the City Center – Click for Page
HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS
One Community is building sustainable community models 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:
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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
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This week, the core team continued writing the behind-the-scenes narrative and detailed food rollout plan for the various stages of development. This past week we finalized the soil prep and planting steps and pushed the trial beds to the 100-400 people timeframe. We also reorganized the garden establishment, eradicating cardboard mentions, and organized everything into a more logical and sequential format.
Continued Writing the Behind-the-Scenes Narrative and Detailed Food Rollout Plan – Click for Page
HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS
One Community is building sustainable community models 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:
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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
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This week, the core team finished work on the Learning for Life – Ongoing Growth Strategies resource by adding the final graphics and completing the sections for High School/Secondary Schooling, Post-secondary Schooling, Summary and FAQ.
Finished Work on the Learning for Life – Ongoing Growth Strategies Resource – Click for Page
We also updated our open source Waldorf resource page with new content and an added resource section with the best of the Waldorf information and evaluation resources we researched and found.
Updated our Open Source Waldorf Resource Page with New Content – Click for Page
HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS
One Community is building sustainable community models 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:
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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 models: RBE | For-profit | Non-profit | Entrepreneurship
- Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network
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This week, the Highest Good Network software team consisting of Sowmya Manohar (Software Engineer, Web Developer & Net Application Developer), Shubhra Mittal (Software Delivery Manager), and Swathy Jayaseelan (Software Developer) continued their work on the software. This week they added an Autoclose function to the Projects Management page, changed the reset password to a component, created mockups for appearance upgrades, moved confidential hardcoded data to a new secure location, updated the reports page UI to match the mockup, added a scroll box and changed the size of charts, and made the week selection option appear when generating reports.
Continued Working on Highest Good Network Software – Click for Page
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