Systems for Sustainable Community Creation – One Community Weekly Progress Update #246

Open source systems for sustainable community creation are one path to creating a sustainable world for everyone. One Community is creating these systems with that as our goal.

Systems for Sustainable Community Creation, One Community Weekly Progress Update #246

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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 December 10th, 2017 edition (#246) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Systems for Sustainable Community Creation
One Community Progress Update #246

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

SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY CREATION INTRO: @0:34

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @6:35

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @9:10

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @11:15

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @11:46

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @12:19

SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY CREATION SUMMARY: @13:17

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ONE COMMUNITY WEEKLY UPDATE DETAILS

HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

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The core team continued Sketchup design for the open source outdoor areas of the Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6). This week we designed all the equipment for the kids’ playground, as shown here.

The core team continued Sketchup design for the open source outdoor areas of the Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6). This week we designed all the equipment for the kids’ playground, as shown here.

Continued Working on Outdoor Areas of Recycled Materials Village – Click to Visit Page

Additionally, the core team finished revisions to the Straw Bale Village pages of the online book we are creating and added the finished pages to the website as clic-to-enlarge images. You can see these new additions here.

Additionally, the core team finished revisions to the Straw Bale Village pages of the online book we are creating and added the finished pages to the website as clic-to-enlarge images. You can see these new additions here.

Finished Revisions to Straw Bale Village Pages of Online Book We Are Creating – Click for Main Page

And the core team continued working on the Murphy bed instructions, working on page 6.3.2 (wall frame panels) assembly page to match the other pages, as shown here.

And the core team continued working on the Murphy bed instructions, working on page 6.3.2 (wall frame panels) assembly page to match the other pages, as shown here.

Continued Working on Murphy Bed Instructions – Click to Visit

The core team also finished the first half of updating the complete Tree House Village (Pod 7) open source hub. This included all new menus, formatting, and updated content covering the What, Why, and description sections for every structure within this village, as shown here.

The core team also finished the first half of updating the complete Tree House Village (Pod 7) open source hub. This included all new menus, formatting, and updated content covering the What, Why, and description sections for every structure within this village, as shown here.

Began Updating the Complete Tree House Village Page – Click to Visit

Sangam Stanczak (Ph.D. and P.E.) continued researching and contacting companies for the hardware we’ll be using to sterilize the greywater from the Communal Eco-showers. You can see some of the newest related notes and details here.

Sangam Stanczak (Ph.D. and P.E.) continued researching and contacting companies for the hardware we’ll be using to sterilize the greywater from the Communal Eco-showers. You can see some of the newest related notes and details here.

Continued Researching and Contacting Companies for Hardware to Sterilize Greywater from Communal Eco-showers – Click to Visit Page

Hemanth Kotaru (Structural Engineering Masters Student) completed his 13th week with us doing research and running calculations for the Earthbag Village. This week’s focus was flooring construction details and beginning the research needed for structural engineering analysis of the domes themselves.

Hemanth Kotaru (Structural Engineering Masters Student) completed his 13th week with us doing research and running calculations for the Earthbag Village. This week’s focus was flooring construction details and beginning the research needed for structural engineering analysis of the domes themselves.

Continued Doing Research and Running Calculations for Earthbag Village – Click to Visit Page

Ashwini Ramesh (Civil Engineer and Project Manager) helped write additional descriptions and updated the cost analysis spreadsheets for the Earthbag Village equipment and materials.

Ashwini Ramesh (Civil Engineer and Project Manager) helped write additional descriptions and update the cost analysis spreadsheets for the Earthbag Village equipment and materials.

Wrote Additional Descriptions and Updated the Cost Analysis Spreadsheets for Earthbag Village Equipment and Materials – Click to Visit Page

Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD and Revit Drafter and Designer) also finished his 65th week helping with the Compressed Earth Block Village design and render details. This week’s focus was the work leading to this final render of the Zone 17 Central Play and Recreation Area, which can also now be viewed on the website.

Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD and Revit Drafter and Designer) also finished his 65th week helping with the Compressed Earth Block Village design and render details. This week’s focus was the work leading to this final render of the Zone 17 Central Play and Recreation Area, which can also now be viewed on the website.

Created Final Render of Zone 17 Central Play and Recreation Area – Click to Visit Page

Jagannathan Shankar Mahadevan (Mechanical Engineer) completed his 11th week volunteering. This week’s focus was continuing work on the Compressed Earth Block Village Materials Cost Analysis by completing version 1.0 of the cost analysis and the associated narrative and pie charts shown here.

Jagannathan Shankar Mahadevan (Mechanical Engineer) completed his 11th week volunteering. This week’s focus was continuing work on the Compressed Earth Block Village Materials Cost Analysis by completing version 1.0 of the cost analysis and the associated narrative and pie charts shown here.

Continued Work on Compressed Earth Block Village Materials Cost Analysis – Click for Page

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

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Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineer) continued work on the City Center structural engineering. What you see here are his edits and updates to his live and dead load tutorial as it’s being reviewed with another engineer.

Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineer) continued work on the City Center structural engineering. What you see here are his edits and updates to his live and dead load tutorial as it’s being reviewed with another engineer.

Continued Work on City Center Structural Engineering – Click to Visit

David Olivero (Mechanical Engineer & Data Scientist) completed his 4th week helping with the HVAC Designs for the Duplicable City Center. This week’s focus was examining the cooling tonnage per sq ft from previous analysis, reviewing the cooling load calculation procedure, and researching and choosing coolcalc.com as our online heat load calculator.

David Olivero (Mechanical Engineer & Data Scientist) completed his 4th week helping with the HVAC Designs for the Duplicable City Center. This week’s focus was examining the cooling tonnage per sq ft from previous analysis, reviewing the cooling load calculation procedure, and researching and choosing coolcalc.com as our online heat load calculator.

Continued Working on HVAC Designs for Duplicable City Center – Click for Page

Oruba Rabie (Ph.D, PE, and Civil Engineer) also continued working on the City Center structural engineering. This week’s focus was finishing review of the wind and seismic load data, some of which you can see here.

Oruba Rabie (Ph.D, PE, and Civil Engineer) also continued working on the City Center structural engineering. This week’s focus was finishing review of the wind and seismic load data, some of which you can see here.

Continued Working on City Center Structural Engineering – Click for Page

Falgun Patel (Mechanical Engineer) completed his 14th week volunteering with the team. This week’s focus was continuing the analysis process for updating the Highest Good energy page with more additions to the City Center Kitchen equipment list and version 2.0 of the complete details for the Earthbag Village, both of which you can see here.

Falgun Patel (Mechanical Engineer) completed his 14th week volunteering with the team. This week’s focus was continuing the analysis process for updating the Highest Good energy page with more additions to the City Center Kitchen equipment list and version 2.0 of the complete details for the Earthbag Village, both of which you can see here.

Continued Analysis Process for Updating the Highest Good Energy Page – Click to Visit

Dipti Dhondarkar(Electrical Engineer) continued with her 60th week of work on the lighting specifics for the City Center. This week’s focus was finishing updates to the lighting zones in AutoCAD, which we now have added to the website.

Dipti Dhondarkar, (Electrical Engineer) continued with her 60th week of work on the lighting specifics for the City Center. This week’s focus was finishing updates to the lighting zones in AutoCAD, which we now have added to the website.

Continued Working on the Lighting Specifics for the City Center – Click for Page

Satish Ravindran (Senior Mechanical and Industrial Engineer) also completed his 3rd week helping with the LEED lighting specifics for the City Center. This week’s focus was double checking and updating the lighting zone details. The green columns in the image shown here are Satish’s new work and calculations.

Satish Ravindran (Senior Mechanical and Industrial Engineer) also completed his 3rd week helping with the LEED lighting specifics for the City Center. This week’s focus was double checking and updating the lighting zone details. The green columns in the image shown here are Satish’s new work and calculations.

Continued Working on LEED Lighting Specifics for City Center – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

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This week, the core team continued work on the formulas and data for the food calculations on the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan pages, bringing it to approximately 75% completion, as you see here.

This week, the core team continued work on the formulas and data for the food calculations on the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan pages, bringing it to approximately 75% completion, as you see here.

Continued Work on Formulas and Data for Food Calculations on the Food Self-Sufficiency Transition Plan Pages – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

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This week, the core team continued adding to the education Evaluation and Evolution process open source pages and tutorials. This week we created the formatting and began entering the content for the Objective Data and Analysis page, as you can see here.

This week, the core team continued adding to the education Evaluation and Evolution process open source pages and tutorials. This week we created the formatting and began entering the content for the Objective Data and Analysis page, as you can see here.

Began Objective Data and Analysis Page – Click to Visit

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

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This week, the core team began the process of officially launching One Community’s Instagram page. We downloaded all the best images from our website and created our initial strategy for uploading.

This week, the core team began the process of officially launching One Community's Instagram page. We downloaded all the best images from our website and created our initial strategy for uploading.

Began Officially Launching One Community’s Instagram Page – Click for Page

The Highest Good Network software team consists of Sowmya Manohar (Software Engineer, Web Developer & Net Application Developer)Priti Kothari (Information Technology Enthusiast),  Shubhra Mittal (Software Delivery Manager), and Priyanka Singh (Software Developer). This week they developed schema version 2.0, got Priyanka up to speed on the basics of the app, and updated aggregate queries in mongo.db to reflect changes in the model from timelog to timeentry. The pictures shown here are from our weekly call discussing all this.

The Highest Good Network software team consists of Sowmya Manohar (Software Engineer, Web Developer & Net Application Developer), Priti Kothari (Information Technology Enthusiast),  Shubhra Mittal (Software Delivery Manager), and Priyanka Singh (Software Developer). This week they developed schema version 2.0, got Priyanka up to speed on the basics of the app, and updated aggregate queries in mongo.db to reflect changes in the model from timelog to timeentry. The pictures shown here are from our weekly call discussing all this.

Continued Working on Highest Good Network Software – Click for Page

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