Systems for Eco-Freedom – One Community Weekly Progress Update #233

Systems for eco-freedom are also systems for creating global sustainability. These systems are about freedom through replicable and do-it-yourself models for food, energy, and housing self-sufficiency and sustainability. One Community is also designing them to cover education, for-profit and non-profit economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living practices, and global stewardship models. Combined, we call this living and creating for The Highest Good of All.

• 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

Click on each icon to be taken to the corresponding Highest Good hub page.

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 September 10, 2017 edition (#233) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Systems for Eco-Freedom
One Community Progress Update #233

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

SYSTEMS FOR ECO-FREEDOM INTRO: @0:34

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @6:52

• Continued Sketchup design for the open source outdoor areas of the Recycled Materials Village (see below)
• Added 3 final Tree House Village (Pod 7) renders to the page and began working on the complete village render (see below)
• Updated Cob Village open source hub to include summary introductions to all the image sections (see below)
• Dijimba “Joss” Kabuyi Ilunga completed his final week working on the electrical design details for the Vermiculture Bathrooms (see below)
• Hemanth Kotaru completed his 6th week with us by conducting additional Earthbag Village construction research (see below)
• Christian Ojeda completed his 26th week helping with the plumbing details for the heat-recycling Communal Eco-shower, Vermiculture Bathroom, and Net-zero Communal Bathroom Designs (see below)
• Dean Scholz continued helping us create quality Cob Village renders
• Hamilton Mateca finished his 54th week helping with the Compressed Earth Block Village design and render details (see below)
• Guy Grossfeld continued helping with the Tree House Village renders (see below)
• Samantha Robinson completed her 6th week working on the interior design for the living structure of the Tree House Village (see below)

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @10:05

• Falgun Patel began the process of reviewing the specifics of the remote-energy setup plan and starting the calculations to confirm the energy-needs details so we can update the Highest Good energy page (see below)
• Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei continued work on the City Center structural engineering tutorial (see below)
• Dipti Dhondarkar continued with her 49th week of work on the lighting specifics for the City Center (see below)
• Renan Dantas continued with his 18th week working on the Duplicable City Center AutoCAD updates
• Vamsi Pulugurtha continued work on the thermal lag research and reports for the City Center Heating and Cooling open source hub (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @11:40

• Recalculated food needs and created replacement charts for the Food Procurement and Storage Plan and the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan pages (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @12:11

• Completed the process of a final proofreading and editing of all 52 lesson plans (see below)
• Completed a full-page update for the Reggio teaching methodology page (see below)

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @13:02

• Invested several more hours developing the graphic showing where all our collaborators and volunteers are from (see below)
• Created a new and updated summary video (see below)
• Worked on proofreading and updating the formatting for the taxes page (see below)

SYSTEMS FOR ECO-FREEDOM SUMMARY: @14:12

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is creating systems for eco-freedom 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 week the core team continued Sketchup design for the open source outdoor areas of the Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6). We completed the table with benches by adding flower boxes on each side, support rails underneath the tables, and backs to the benches. We also designed a single-person cable spoon bench, set up the library outside furniture layer, and placed plants around the library area.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Continued Work – Sketchup on Recycled Materials Village – Click for Page

The core team also added 3 final Tree House Village (Pod 7) renders to the page and began working on the complete village render, which is now approximately 15% complete.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Continued Development – Tree House Village Renders – Click to Visit Page

In addition to this, we updated the Cob Village (Pod 3) open source hub to include summary introductions to all the image sections, as shown here.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Updated the Cob Village Open Source Hub – Click to Visit Page

Dijimba “Joss” Kabuyi Ilunga (Electrical Engineer) completed his final week working on the electrical design details for the Vermiculture Bathrooms. Joss finished the designs in AutoCAD and wrote the summary of his work. This brings the electrical designs for this structure to 100% complete.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Electrical Design Details for the Vermiculture Bathrooms – Click to Visit

Hemanth Kotaru (Structural Engineering Masters Student) completed his 6th week with us by conducting additional Earthbag Village construction research. This week’s focus was finalizing the research and summaries of findings for the french drain, indoor floor screeding, and optimal bag thickness.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Continued with Earthbag Village Construction Research – Click to Visit

And Christian Ojeda (Mechatronic Engineer) completed his 26th week helping with the plumbing details for the heat-recycling Communal Eco-shower, Vermiculture Bathroom, and Net-zero Communal Bathroom Designs. This week’s work was increasing wall thicknesses in the shower to 6″ to accommodate the plumbing, adding basement drains to all 3 structures, and more piping updates. This brings us to 98% complete with the plumbing for the whole Earthbag Village.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Plumbing Details for Eco-Shower and Bathroom Designs – Click to Visit

Dean Scholz (Architectural Designer) continued helping us create quality Cob Village (Pod 3) renders. Here is update 83 of Dean’s work, continuing to test and develop the textures and lighting from the skylights and windows for the central dining and presentation hall.

Systems for Eco-Freedom, Continued Helping us Create Quality Cob Village Renders – Click for Page

Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD and Revit Drafter and Designer) also finished his 54th week helping with the Compressed Earth Block Village design and render details. This week’s focus was beginning work on the final kitchen render looking North, as shown here.

Systems for Eco-Freedom -Compressed Earth Block Village Design and Render Details – Click for Page

Guy Grossfeld (Graphic Designer) continued helping with the Tree House Village (Pod 7) renders. This week’s focus was completing the initial stairway and artistic tree elements for inside the living structures, as shown here.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Continued Helping with the Tree House Village Renders – Click to Visit

Samantha Robinson (3D Designer) completed her 6th week working on the interior design for the living structure of the Tree House Village (Pod 7). This week’s focus, as shown here, was more shelving revisions for behind the bed, adding drawers under the bed, and more custom door design details.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Tree House Village Interior Design for the Living Structure – Click for Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is creating systems for eco-freedom 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

Falgun Patel (Mechanical Engineer) completed his 2nd week volunteering. This week’s focus was beginning the process of reviewing the specifics of the remote-energy setup plan and starting the calculations to confirm the energy-needs details so we can update the Highest Good energy page.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Reviewing the Specifics of the Remote-Energy Setup Plan – Click for Page

Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineer) continued work on the City Center structural engineering tutorial. What you see here is his 6th week of writing content. This week’s content focus was pressure coefficients and considerations.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – City Center Structural Engineering Tutorial – Click for Page

Dipti Dhondarkar, (Electrical Engineer) continued with her 49th week of work on the lighting specifics for the City Center. This week’s focus was adding in the pool and walkway lighting details for the Social Dome and beginning to model the Dining Dome, as shown here.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Continued Work – Lighting Specifics for the City Center – Click for Page

Renan Dantas (Mechanical Engineer) continued with his 18th week working on the Duplicable City Center AutoCAD updates. This week’s focus was the under-stair locker and rinse-shower details shown in the sections here.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Continued Work – Duplicable City Center AutoCAD Updates – Click for Page

Vamsi Pulugurtha (Mechanical Engineer) also continued work on the thermal lag research and reports for the City Center Heating and Cooling open source hub. What you see here are Vamsi’s calculations showing how heat from the basement and boiler room transfers into and through the soil around these areas.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Thermal Lag Research – Reports – Heating, Cooling Hub – Click for Page

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is creating systems for eco-freedom 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 continued editing the food pages. We recalculated food needs and created replacement charts for the Food Procurement and Storage Plan and the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan pages, as you see here.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Continued Edit -Food Pages – Click for Food Procurement & Storage Plan

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is creating systems for eco-freedom 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 week, the core team continued the process of a final proofreading and editing of all 52 lesson plans. This week we completed the final two lesson plans, the Consensus and Decision Making Lesson Plan and the Contribution Lesson Plan. This brings us to 52 of 52 finished, which is 100% completion!

Systems for Eco-Freedom – All the Lesson Plan Pages – Click for Lesson Plans for Life Page

The core team also completed a full-page update for the Reggio teaching methodology page. This included integrating all our research from two weeks ago, adding a new resource section, and updating the formatting.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Completed Update – Reggio Teaching Methodology Page – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is creating systems for eco-freedom 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 week the core team invested several more hours developing the graphic showing where all our collaborators and volunteers are from. The focus was adding and organizing the interns we had from Brazil into their respective locations in the master layer for the video map. This information will be featured in our overview video and on the Team page. You can see here this work in progress.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Graphic Showing – All Collaborators and Volunteers – Click for Team

We also created a new and updated summary video showing all our most current work. This video is also the most clear and concise video we’ve made, coming in at only 60 seconds in length and covering all the most important details of the project.

And the core team worked on proofreading and updating the formatting for the taxes page. The page is now 75% complete.

Systems for Eco-Freedom – Proofread and Updated the Formatting for the Taxes Pages – Click to Visit

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WHAT ONE COMMUNITY IS CREATING

One Community is creating a place to grow together and change the world together thereby Creating a Better World.We are creating a space that helps each other live in integrity with each other and the planet as we strive to be the greatest versions of ourselves. We do this by harmoniously respecting each other, nature, and the rest of our one shared planet.

Our goal is to demonstrate what we feel is the most sustainable, healthy, and fun environment we can create. A place based on compassion, kindness, and collaboration. This replicable community will serve as an example for what is possible.

Throughout our design process we are open sourcing and free-sharing everything needed for construction and replication. This includes what we call “Highest Good” approaches to food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economics design, social architecture, fulfilled living, stewardship practices and more. We are creating these resources for implementation as individual components or complete developments called teacher/demonstration hubs. These hubs will help launch additional hubs as awareness and knowledge grow.

BUILDING THE FIRST OF MANY

One Community will be the first teacher/demonstration hub. It will function as an experiential-learning model that facilitates mass participation to address humanity’s most pressing challenges through: A replicable model for expansion, building seven self-sufficient village/city prototypes, becoming the world leader in open-source sustainability solutions, and evolving and expanding ALL aspects of sustainable living.

WHY ONE COMMUNITY IS CREATING THIS

The One Community self-replicating model is capable of creating a sustainable planet within 30 years. We will achieve this by establishing successful teacher/demonstration hubs on every continent. Villages include designs appropriate for each of the five main types of climates. They also include options for even the most challenged economies. These hubs will collaborate with one another, share ideas, resources, and work together as a network to heal the planet. They will also transform the global lifestyle to a more enjoyable, fulfilling, healthy, and sustainable one.

The specifics of how One Community is accomplishing this can be found on the One Community Solution Model to Create Solution-creating Models Page. Research supporting and showing the benefits of a model like this can be found on our Research and Resources Articles Archive.

Even if we don’t achieve our ultimate goal of global transformation, a self-replicating teacher/demonstration model like this will take a relatively short period of time to positively affect millions while inspiring millions more. For One Community residents (the Pioneer Team), the idea of creating and sharing the social and recreational experience with visitors is also fun, exciting, fulfilling, and an additional reason why we are creating this.

SUMMARY

One Community sees the issues of the world as interdependent and interconnected. To address them simultaneously, we are open-source blueprinting a more advanced standard of living by designing holistic, environmentally-regenerative, self-sustaining, adaptable solutions for all areas of sustainability and Creating a Better World . We will model these within a comprehensive “village/city” which will be built in the southwestern U.S. This teacher/demonstration hub will be a place people can experience a new way of living and then replicate it with our open source blueprints: creating a model solution that creates additional solution-creating models.