Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation – One Community Weekly Progress Update #154

Widespread and lasting sustainability implementation is needed if we are to create a sustainable world. Open source and free-sharing complete sustainable villages that include food, energy, housing, education, economics, and more is one way to facilitate this. 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

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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 March 6th, 2016 edition (#154) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation
One Community Progress Update #154

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

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION INTRO: @1:00

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @1:57

• Transferred the first 25% of the written content for the Cooperation and Collaboration Lesson Plan to the website (see below)
• Behind the scenes: Wrote the second 25% of the written part of the Summer Lesson Plan
• Completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Work Lesson Plan (see below)

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @3:09

• Added a new recipe for granola (contributed by Naturopathic Doctor Matt Marturano) to the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan page (see below)
• Worked on a Sketchup model for the Transitory Kitchen (see below)

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @4:01

• 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)
• Began exploring different designs for the patios and walkways for the different Tree House Village recreation space layouts with Jesika Rohrbach (see below)
• Dean Scholz further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village renders (see below)
• Brianna Johnson continued evolving the renders for the Straw Bale Village (see below)

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @5:44

• Continued working on the renders for the Duplicable City Center (see below)
• Bupesh Seethala (Interior Designer) continued to work with the Natural Pool and Spa details (see below)
• Iris Hsu continued finalizing the Pipe Couch designs for the Duplicable City Center library (see below)
• Behind the scenes: Mike Hogan and Lucas Tsutsui da Silva continued development of the Control Systems main panel (see below)
• Neha Verma created this additional access for a root cellar addition to the Duplicable City Center (see below)

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @7:25

• Continued working on a complete update of the One Community Business plan (see below)
• Began working with Mariam Sargsyan to create a One Community Brand Book (see below)
• Jacky Tustain also continued helping us convert the LEED Certification research done by Matheus Manfredini into a webpage (see below)

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION SUMMARY: @8:34

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WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is facilitating widespread and lasting sustainability implementation 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 25% of the written content for the Cooperation and Collaboration Lesson Plan to the website, as you see here. This lesson plan is purposed to teach all subjects, to all learning levels, in any learning environment, using the central theme of “Cooperation and Collaboration” is now 100% completely on our website.

Transferred 25% of Written Content for the Cooperation and Collaboration Lesson Plan to the Site

Behind the scenes, we wrote the second 25% of the written part of the Summer Lesson Plan.

We also completed the first 25% of the mindmap for the Work Lesson Plan, which you see here.

Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation – Work Lesson Plan Mindmap – 25% Complete

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is facilitating widespread and lasting sustainability implementation 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 last week the core team added a new recipe for granola to the Food Self-sufficiency Transition Plan page. This recipe was contributed by Naturopathic Doctor Matt Marturano (creator of the COHERENT model for comprehensive digestive health).

Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation – Worked on a Model for Transitory Kitchen

The core team also worked on a Sketchup model for the Transitory Kitchen.

Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation – Worked on a Model of the Transitory Kitchen

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is facilitating widespread and lasting sustainability implementation 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’s focus was finishing a huge update of the AutoCAD for the footer, foundation and flooring and updates to section 11 and 12 steps of the content rewrite, both of which can be seen in this image. We’d say we are now 71% 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

Working on the Tree House Village (Pod 7) with Jesika Rohrbach (Architectural Drafter, Designer, and 3-D Modeler), we also began exploring different designs for the patios and walkways for the different tree house recreation space layouts. You can see the different options Jesika created here.

Began Exploring Different Designs for the Tree House Village Patios and Walkways – Click to Visit Page

Dean Scholz, Architectural Designer, further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village (Pod 3) renders. Here is update 9.0 of this work that focused on more shade structure and cob sitting-space design details.

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

Brianna Johnson (Interior Designer), also continued evolving the renders for the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2). What you see here is the first render of the central recreation space.

Continued Evolving the Renders for the Straw Bale Village – Click to Visit Page

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is facilitating widespread and lasting sustainability implementation 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 renders for the Duplicable City Center. What you see here are the second-floor Dining Dome renders with additional table lights, flooring, and progress on the shadows, windows and spotlights.

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

Bupesh Seethala (Interior Designer) continued to work with the Natural Pool and Spa details. Here (middle photo) is exploration of space needed for an equipment room and here (bottom photo) are the new specifics for a children’s wading area.

Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation – Continued to Work with the Natural Pool

Iris Hsu (Industrial Designer), continued finalizing the Pipe Couch designs for the Duplicable City Center library. The renders you see here would be the 13th generation drawings showing lighter colors, a new table design and the addition of people using these different furniture designs for different purposes.

Continued Finalizing the Pipe Couch Designs for the Duplicable City Center Library – Click to Visit Page

Behind the scenes Mike Hogan (Automation Systems Developer and Business Systems Consultant) and Lucas Tsutsui da Silva (4th-year Computer Engineering Student) continued development of the Control Systems main panel. What you see here is the latest design drawing and several screenshots from our discussion about different types of buttons to simplify and streamline the design.

Continued Development of the Control Systems Main Panel – Click to Visit Page

In addition to this, Neha Verma (Construction Project Manager and Bachelor’s of Architecture) also created this additional access for a root cellar addition to the Duplicable City Center.

Created Additional Access for a Root Cellar Addition to the Duplicable City Center – Click to Visit Page

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is facilitating widespread and lasting sustainability implementation 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 continued working on a complete update of the One Community Business plan. What you see here is our 5th week of reformatting the plan on a GoogleDoc for easier collaboration and sharing. We’d say we are about 30% done with the complete rewrite and update.

Behind the Scenes: Continued the Complete Update of the One Community Business Plan

We also began working with Mariam Sargsyan (Graphic Designer and Project Manager) to create a One Community Brand Book. Here is her initial outline and plan for the book design, along with some of our team’s notes to help her.

Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation – Working with Mariam to create a Brand Book

Jacky Tustain (Project Manager) also continued helping us convert the LEED Certification research done by Matheus Manfredini (Civil Engineering Student and Urban Design Coordinator) into a webpage. Here are the 5th round of pictures of this LEED Tutorial page developing on the site, continuing with formatting and content editing. We’d say we’re about 60% complete with this tutorial.

Widespread and Lasting Sustainability Implementation – LEED Tutorial Page Developing on the Site

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WHAT ONE COMMUNITY IS CREATING

One Community is creating a place to grow together and change the world together. 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.

WIDESPREAD AND LASTING SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION – 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.

INSPIRING SUSTAINABILITY WITH OPEN SOURCE

One Community’s four-phase strategy for the creation of solution models that create solution creating models uses open source blueprints for duplication that simultaneously address all aspects of the human experience (food, energy, housing, education, social inequality and injustice, fulfilled living, etc.). We see these areas as interdependent and requiring a comprehensive solution if humanity is to move ecologically, socially, economically, and permanently towards a truly sustainable future for everyone.

Our open source model and blueprints engage and inspire people while simultaneously making sustainable living more affordable and easy to replicate. By free-sharing the step-by-step plans people need for duplication, inviting people to participate, and demonstrating sustainable teacher/demonstration hubs as a more desirable way of living, the model will predictably expand on its own.

It is this approach we see uniting the world and leading to a new Golden Age for humanity. While we understand that not everyone believes this is even possible, we are nonetheless bringing together all those that do see this as possible as the non-profit think tank of forward-thinking individuals willing to design, build, and open source project-launch blueprint and free-share it for The Highest Good of All.