Community-based DIY Sustainable Infrastructure – One Community Weekly Progress Update #644

At One Community, we are building community-based, DIY sustainable infrastructure that integrates open source and free-shared solutions for food, energy, housing, education, economics, social architecture, fulfilled living, global stewardship practices, and more. Created by our all-volunteer team, this work is designed to be self-replicating and support a global network of teacher/demonstration hubs. Our goal is to make sustainable living more achievable for everyone while promoting collaboration, innovation, and actions rooted in the values of 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 July 21st, 2025 edition (#644) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure 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, Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village 4-dome home plumbing and mechanical details. He coordinated with Michaela to address follow-up items related to finalizing the plumbing plans, including reviewing the plumbing isometrics and associated details. Following the discussion, he updated the plans based on received comments, reorganized the plumbing details to match the architectural sheets, and modified the kitchen framing wall that hosts piping for the fixtures in the dome. He then plotted a colored set of the mechanical and plumbing plans, as well as the electrical plans, for the architect to review. One Community’s open source launching of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village 4-dome cluster roof design by exploring different types of roofing materials to identify viable options ahead of receiving a final decision from Michaela. He assessed what materials might best suit the structural and design needs of the roof layer. Finite Element Analysis was carried out using updated load calculations and an all-wood configuration for the roof structure and found that the resulting deflection was under one inch, indicating that the current configuration may need further adjustment. In parallel, work continued on the Vermiculture Toilet project, with ongoing design revisions focused on improving the waste dumping mechanism to ensure better functionality. Documentation and reports for both the roofing and the vermiculture toilet projects are also being prepared. He noted that the addition of more team members would help in distributing the workload more effectively across tasks. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. See the work in the collage below.

Ketsia Kayembe (Civil Engineer) continued working on editing the AutoCAD excavation drawings for the three domes of the Earthbag Village. She added the required information to the drawings based on the construction template and standards. Toward the end of the week, she reviewed the LEED content tutorial created by Yi-Ju while waiting to regain access to AutoCAD. She took note of the necessary components and information to help organize and write content that reflects the updated stormwater management design and its alignment with the LEED evaluation. One Community’s open source framework of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on finalizing the interior of the Earthbag Village. This week, she fine-tuned details in the construction documents and completed both an elevation and plan detail for the electrical outlets and switch framing within the electrical chase, adding them to sheet A504. She also updated the modeled framing in the plumbing wall to optimize space between the shower and sink for plumbing. In addition, Michaela modeled a cold-climate roof insulation assembly to verify structural weight and determined a more accurate value for the tapered insulation. The Earthbag Village is the first of seven villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for community-based diy sustainable infrastructure. See her work in the collage below.

Rumi Shah (Civil Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village. Work was focused on developing the ADA cluster line type diagram and the elevation section, which involved reviewing layout details and adjusting graphical elements to align with design requirements. The dimension diagram is currently in progress, with measurements and annotations being added to match the corresponding structural and architectural references. One Community’s open source resources for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure 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, Andrew Chen (Industrial Designer) continued work on the Dormer second-floor window for the Duplicable City Center, contributing to the larger goal of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure, by updating the assembly instruction slides with additional annotations and layout adjustments to improve clarity. He also created the bill of materials and part list, incorporating illustrations and part codes to support the assembly process. See below for the images of the work.

Ariana V. Gutierrez Doria Medina(Industrial Designer) continued developing the dormer windows of the Duplicable City Center. This week, she redrew the parts for the first-floor dormer window, switching the material from pine to plywood to align with the principles of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. This change reduced the need for glue, minimized the number of cuts, and simplified construction. As a result, several areas required thickness adjustments. The central structure retained its original thickness despite needing glued joints, and smaller, complex shapes that would have required specialized machinery were eliminated—further reinforcing the project’s commitment to accessible, community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. See below for images of this work.

Ayushman Dutta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on reviewing pipe materials for the Duplicable City Center hub connector design, He also researched bolting options for connecting spokes to the pipe and worked on configuring inclined spokes to sit flush with the hub pipe, that directly support the goals of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. He documented his findings on these connection methods and developed the spoke design by creating and refining angled configurations, verifying the required angles and dimensions for proper fit and function. He also collaborated with Nikhil to discuss the design methodology and addressed technical challenges identified during team discussions while making adjustments to ensure integration with the hub connector system. His analysis aimed to optimize performance while considering material availability and structural integrity—key factors in advancing community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through efficient and scalable design practices. See below for the images of the work.

Lokesh Keshav Mali (Mechanical Engineer) continued focusing on developing the rain- and grey-water system layout for the Duplicable City Center, contributing to the broader mission of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. He wrapped up his contributions to the water catchment and greywater system redesign by finalizing the updated downspout sizing and cost sheet, completing a rough cost estimate for the centralized 6×6×6 meter catchment pit, and documenting all updates in a handoff summary. He uploaded the revised CAD layout and Excel files to a shared Dropbox folder, noting the required software version for accessing large CAD files. To support the transition, he created a list of next steps for the incoming team, including greywater routing and trench finalization, and met with Vineela to delegate follow-up tasks and clarify system design details. See below for the images of the work.

Nikhil Bharadwaj (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on creating the spoke designs for the Duplicable City Center hub connector. He collaborated with Nupur and Ayushman to analyze constraints for the hub diameter by evaluating spoke geometry and available pipe dimensions, which led to selecting a 10.7-inch hub diameter. Based on this updated measurement, the modified hub connector and spoke design were finalized. He documented the design with relevant views, angles, and measurements and created a new spreadsheet to capture the assembly instructions, integrating feedback from the core team and including all necessary details, contributing to the accuracy and reliability essential for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure initiatives. See below for the images of the work.

Nupur Shah (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on Row 2 by adding columns to the spreadsheet to better organize part-specific information, including rotation indicators and plane references. She improved document readability by cleaning up the layout and adding clearer images to visualize each component, an essential step in advancing community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. A new section was introduced to isolate individual parts within Row 2 for easier identification and reference. Additional structure was added to differentiate rotated parts, along with a method to indicate orientation across two planes to support more accurate modeling and communication of part relationships within the assembly, supporting the efficiency and accuracy needed for community Based DIY Sustainable infrastructure initiatives. See below for the images of the work.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs. He reviewed the series of folding mechanisms developed over the past month, including the four-bar parallelogram linkage, slot-guided and belt-driven slide-and-fold versions with torsion springs for return, and refined timing-belt pulley arrangements for synchronized and sequential plate movement. He introduced a new concept using flap panels that slide along a curved rail to combine translation and rotation in a single motion. Motion studies confirmed this approach achieved the desired path but introduced added fabrication complexity and alignment issues. He uploaded all photos and a feedback video to the shared Dropbox folder and, due to the increased intricacy of recent designs, decided to return to the original four-bar linkage layout for its simplicity and reliable horizontal motion, aiding in ongoing community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure design reviews. See below for the images of the work.

Vineela Reddy Pippera Badguna (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on conducted in-depth research on greywater reuse systems as part of ongoing efforts to as part of ongoing efforts to support community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. She reviewed the final greywater and sewer pipe sizing Excel sheet to determine the number of lavatories, bathtubs, and drinking fountains in the Duplicable City Center. She researched water usage calculators to estimate greywater generation from showers, sinks, and washing machines and explored repurposing this greywater for a pond-based irrigation system. She reviewed the rainwater catchment calculations, cross-checked and updated the catchment zone areas, and examined website options for greywater storage. Additionally, she analyzed how reed growth in constructed wetlands could impact evapotranspiration and researched methods for calculating evapotranspiration rates to evaluate greywater reuse potential for irrigation. See below for the images of the work.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure 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 completed adding photos to the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies document. They continued his review of the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies list. Acronyms were added to the specific project lists where the tools, equipment, and materials/supplies will be utilized. Additionally, commas were inserted through page 159 to facilitate the addition of TEMS when searching specific projects. All F and FD acronyms were eliminated. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan menus and customization spreadsheets. She met with Tyson to discuss the master recipe spreadsheet and the reports he reviewed, shared Dropbox access information with graphic designer Shireen, and confirmed the plan for the “Current Progress on WBS” document with Jae. She reached out to Tyson regarding some of his proposed changes, watched all relevant Loom videos, and began brainstorming around the user journey map idea suggested by Jae. She also outlined initial thoughts for creating a user journey map for the master recipe tool. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure as a foundation for sustainable living. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Dirgh Patel (Volunteer Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design evolutions. He edited the final report by adding an introduction and explanation to the thermal simulation section, updated the simulation results, and included Fahrenheit equivalents alongside Celsius for clarity. He made changes to all eight thermal simulation cases by adding detailed explanations and providing justification for the need for external cooling or heating systems to maintain desired greenhouse interior temperatures. He read about greenhouse ventilation and found that fans are preferred over manual vents in plastic houses due to rapid temperature changes. He added information about different ventilation systems, including fans in end walls, pressure fans in end walls, and pressure fans mounted in sidewalls. Dirgh also included two types of ventilation rate calculations in the report using equations for natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation. Finally, he added the equation for heat loss and gain due to ventilation and included an alternative method using CFM in imperial units. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on advancing community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure for global benefit. The following visuals highlight key outcomes of this initiative.

Faeq Abu Alya (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Earthbag Village. He updated the Southwest and Southeast regions in Lumion by applying new material settings, integrating landscape elements, and updating texture maps. He placed plant models and hardscape components, adjusted surface finish and reflectance parameters, and configured multiple camera angles to capture images from different perspectives. Faeq also checked light interaction and made adjustments to maintain consistent appearance across views. One Community’s open source launch of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He continued working on the lighting energy calculation for the individual zones of Greenhouse Walipini 1. He updated the calculations using zone-specific data, including fixture specifications and seasonal lighting variations, to ensure accurate estimates of energy consumption. The work was aligned with the standardized format used by the project team. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued enhancing the Highest Good Food page by adding content focused on small-business and urban community solutions. She updated the Moonfall, Expressers, and Lucky Star Team Blog #643. She continued working on the Soil Amendment and Initial Off-grid Site Preparation page by making further changes to the document. Keerthi verified and edited the content by comparing it with the live website, ensuring consistency in structure, formatting, and wording. She also tested some pull requests on the dev site. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. Her contributions are showcased in the collage below.

Nitin Parate (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food. His work focused on developing and refining the Walipini and Aquapini section illustrations. Initial efforts to extract a sectional view from existing Zenapini files were set aside in favor of creating a clean 2D section of the Walipini, which was better suited to illustrate airflow and water flow concepts. The section was drafted in AutoCAD and rendered in GIMP to enhance visual presentation. Research was conducted on the concept of the frost line, its role in underground construction, and its impact on maintaining stable temperatures for year-round cultivation. A sectional drawing showing water inundation management was started, featuring a gravity-fed drainage system that directs excess water to a lower central pond. Revisions were made to the Aquapini and Walipini sections based on feedback from Jae, with adjustments focusing on improving clarity in water flow representation and accuracy in illustrating frost line integration. Additional work included exploring and drawing a trench design below the greenhouse walkway for passive climate control, running thermal simulations, and refining structural configurations. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on adding the new Zenapini 2 content to the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting page. She worked on adding Zenapini #2 content from Silin to the website, moved previously misplaced data to the correct section of the page, and reviewed all images and hyperlinks before submitting the updates for review. She checked the entire page based on Jae’s feedback. She also created new content for blog 643 and collaborated with her teammates by reviewing their suggestions and incorporating feedback to ensure a consistent and clear final version. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure into a larger vision of regenerative living. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

Shivangi Varma (Volunteer Architectural Designer And Planner) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food and completing the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting page and Open Source Hub page, adding content where required, formatting the page, suggesting key plans, and incorporating additional sections. She also updated the Highest Good Food page based on the comments provided, updated images and videos with captions. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Tyson Denherder (Volunteer Pioneer Team Member) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food by reviewing and providing comments on the Food Procurement and Storage Overview, the Updated Food Self-Sufficiency Plan Page Report, and the Recipe Build-Out Tool Page Report. He collaborated with Chelsea to discuss current progress and issues with the Recipe Build-Out Tool and tutorial. He continued work on the Recipe Build-Out Tool spreadsheet, identified problems, explored possible causes, and worked on troubleshooting. As part of this process, he created several videos describing the issues and outlining potential solutions. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through Highest Good energy that is more sustainable, resilient, supports self-sufficiency and includes solar, wind, hydro and more:

• • • Learn about the open source sustainable-energy foundations: Solar, Hydro, and Wind
    • Explore our research into the most sustainable products and companies for saving water and energy: Insulation, Eco-laundry, Lightbulbs and Light Bulb Companies, Doors and Door Companies, Windows and Window Companies, Toilets, Faucets and Faucet Accessories, Urinals, and more.

This week, Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) continued supporting with the Highest Good Energy research and cost analysis for helping people create their own sustainable futures. Her tasks focused on the Energy Infrastructure Cost Analysis and Visualizations project for HG Energy by continuing to build out the energy needs sheet, including researching total costs associated with hydro power. She combined all relevant worksheets into a single master sheet and marked the original sheets as obsolete. Dishita also updated the WordPress text and image captions to align with the latest project data. Earlier in the week, she focused on gathering information for the energy needs section and reached out to Jae for clarification on specific requirements. Additionally, she completed team reviews for both OC Administration training teams and provided feedback on other administrative tasks. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which advances community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure as a model for global benefit. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

Shravan Murlidharan (Volunteer Electrical Engineer) continued contributing to the Highest Good Energy component by assisting with off-grid and grid-tied solar microgrid. He worked on examined the economic and environmental impacts of integrating second-life EV batteries into off-grid solar systems for rural and remote applications, with a focus on cost savings, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, and practical deployment scenarios. He reviewed feedback from Sarmad, summarized key takeaways, compared the insights to current work, refined the report structure, and began drafting the Battery Cost Projections section. He developed a cost analysis application with assistance from Perplexity AI, created visual examples to aid understanding for non-engineers, and incorporated parameters such as residual capacity and cycle life of second-life batteries. He conducted sensitivity and risk assessments across system variables, produced a spider plot to visualize the relative influence of factors such as panel efficiency, battery degradation rate, and insolation levels, and used the visualization to prioritize design considerations. A real-time cost analysis website was then built and deployed on GitHub Pages under the Solar Calculator project, offering an interactive interface where users can adjust inputs such as battery capacity, solar panel area, load profile, insolation values, and replacement cost assumptions to view dynamic cost estimates and environmental impact metrics. The site leverages JavaScript and HTML to update calculations instantly, presents results through charts and graphs to illustrate cost breakdown over the system’s lifespan, supports CSV data export, implements responsive design for accessibility across devices, includes user guidance with contextual tooltips, and is maintained in a version-controlled repository using open-source charting libraries to support future enhancements and collaborative development. This platform integrates cost projections and sensitivity data into an accessible dashboard, enabling stakeholders without technical backgrounds to evaluate project feasibility under varying conditions. Guided by its open source philosophy, One Community developed the Highest Good Energy initiative to pioneer sustainable solutions by community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. His contributions are shown in the collage below.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure 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. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them. With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

• Program Overview: Education Open Source Hub
• How the components work together in designing human orchestrated eco-abundance: How to use the Education for Life Program
  
• Lesson Plans for Life – Lesson Plans How-to
• Foundations of Outstanding Leaders, Teachers, and Communicators
• Curriculum for Life
• Teaching Strategies for Life
• Learning Tools and Toys for Life
• Evaluation and Evolution

This week, Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued work on detailing deliverables for the Highest Good Education software platform, outlining various components, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She focused on preparing Deliverables 1 through 3 for developer onboarding and ownership in collaboration with Sphurthy. She added missing components and features to the education platform to ensure synchronization between the student and teacher dashboards. The ‘Build a Lesson Plan’ section was completed for both dashboards, aligning their interface and functionality. Harshitha also dedicated time to refining the HGN Phase 4 document by organizing developer-ready action items and improving access to the related Figma designs. Additionally, she contributed to compiling the weekly blog update, reviewed the housing team’s weekly progress, edited the blog page, and created a collage. The One Community model of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like this, represents sustainable change for the whole planet. See the collage below for her work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure 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 completed over 117 hours managing One Community’s volunteer-work review (not included in the summaries here), emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification, and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, as well as interviewing and onboarding new volunteer team members. They shot and incorporated the video above which explains how community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure is a foundation of the bigger picture of everything One Community is doing. The image below shows some of this work.

Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on analytics and content management for Facebook and Instagram on Meta platforms. He managed the content rotation for Meta’s social channels by refreshing the Facebook and Instagram feeds with new posts and setting up a regular posting schedule. He recorded content details and metadata in the Open Source spreadsheet to support ongoing analysis. Govind also finished the weekly update of social media analytics, which involved collecting and processing new audience data for both platforms. Additionally, he performed PR Review Team Management by providing feedback on team members’ documents, modifying a WordPress site with the weekly team summary and collage, and updating the PR Review Team Table and HGN PR spreadsheet. He also reviewed fellow admins and submitted his admin feedback table. Finally, he completed his weekly summary and uploaded screenshots of the week’s work to a Dropbox folder. This effort supports One Community’s broader mission of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. The images below showcase some of this work.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page along with components of the Highest Good Network Phase 2 and Phase 4 dashboards, including the PR Team analytics section. He tested several pull requests in the Highest Good Network software and continued work on the development of the PR Review Team Analytics dashboard. He updated the action items for the corresponding Figma wireframes. Jaiwanth also monitored software team management documents to manage task creation and followed up on the progress of those tasks. As part of the PR review team, he reviewed the pull requests of the volunteer team assigned to him. This project plays an important role in One Community’s commitment to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. The following images show his work for the week.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure was managed by Bhakti Tigdi (Project Manager) and includes Anuneet Kaur (Administrator), Harsha Ramanathan (Administrator), Himanshu Mandloi (Engineering Project Manager), Khushie Zaveri (Communication Strategist), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Rishi Sundara (Quality Control Engineer and Team Administrator), Rishitha Adepu (Administrator), and Samhitha Are (Administrator). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, the Administration team supported a range of content creation, coordination, and technical efforts across multiple areas. Anuneet focused on sustainability research, volunteer bio updates, and drafting content for the Highest Good Education Program’s Licensing and Accreditation page. She also worked on navigation bar updates using Figma, reviewed infographic content, and fulfilled admin duties such as editing summaries and collages. Harsha researched sustainable toilets and faucets, assessed scholarly sources, and collaborated with the Graphics team to align data for upcoming visuals. Himanshu managed daily timelog reviews, followed up with team members, and updated the Admin TimeLog document with suggestions for clarity. He also supported weekly content tasks and reviewed the work of fellow admins. This work supports One Community’s dedication to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

Khushie coordinated the rollout of the social media campaign by sharing the finalized calendar, preparing promotional assets, and providing support to new admin trainees. Neeharika handled task assignment by reviewing software team documentation, followed up on PR progress, and tested submissions. She also supported admin training reviews. Olimpia managed One Community’s LinkedIn presence with daily posts and platform-specific content edits, while also completing weekly admin tasks and blog setup. Rachna monitored pending SEO work but did not receive any hiring requests. Rishi tested and reviewed several pull requests, merged blogs, and provided feedback on new training work. Rishitha completed her admin onboarding, organized Dropbox content, created collages, and made final corrections to her training tasks. Samhitha progressed through the full admin training process, including content editing, blog creation, image preparation, and participated in a call with Jae to review expectations for future contributions. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. See below to view images of their work.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary includes Yulin Li (Graphic Designer), Qinyi Liu (Graphic Designer), and Rutal Deshmukh (Graphic Designer), covering their work on graphic designs for community-based diy sustainable infrastructure.

This week, Qinyi created game-style character designs using MidJourney and ChatGPT, edited them in Photoshop, and integrated them into final scenes with aligned dialogue. She also built a website for Gopikalakshmi Asok Kumar based on a template. Rutal worked on social media graphic images, shared current and past weeks’ designs with Jae for feedback and clarification on the next task, and made updates based on Sara’s suggestions. She informed Sara once the changes were completed. Yulin updated infographics and posters aligned with community-based diy sustainable infrastructure, managed image versions on Dropbox, and joined team reviews to finalize content. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to community-based diy sustainable infrastructure. See the collage below to view some of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through open source Highest Good Network^® software that is a web-based application for collaboration, time tracking, and objective data collection. The purpose of the Highest Good Network is to provide software for internal operations and external cooperation. It is being designed for global use in support of the different countries and communities replicating the One Community sustainable village models and related components.

• Learn about our open source community collaboration and management software: The Highest Good Network

This week, the core team continued their work on the Highest Good Network pull requests and confirmed the following fixes: letting users know via popup when permissions are changed (#3396+1336), Dark Mode compatibility and profile picture fallback (#3459), the “i” icon in Permissions Management (#3163), the white screen issue in Permissions Management (#3482), the white screen on Other Links → Projects → WBS icon (#3485), and the task time update on the Tasks tab (#3373>RW3490). This effort advances One Community’s focus on community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

The following issues were tested but not fixed: Total Org Summary not using backend data, with missing chart and overlapping text and label boxes (#3478); issue log form in bmdashboard (#3197+1242); reports chart UI (#3423); UI issues on the Send Emails page for 375px and up, which showed a white screen (#2426); and volunteer trends by time (#3481). In addition, they assigned tasks to five volunteers, left messages on Slack for four volunteers, and reported the following new bugs: issue log form in bmdashboard (#3197+1242); font color and text alignment in the Role “i” icon popup on the Permissions Management page in Dark Mode; display issue with the “Contributors Report”; and display issue with the Dashboard header message on wide screens. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this aligns with One Community’s commitment to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. The collage below shows some of this work.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Alpha Software Team, covering their progress on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and includes Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer). This software is an internal management and communication platform with the goal of community-based diy sustainable infrastructure.

This week, Lin approved PR #1489, tested it locally confirming 21 test cases passed, and managed Alpha Team tasks including checking weekly summaries, photos, and videos aligned with community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Nikita reviewed Mongoose testing functions, set up a working base environment, and added tests and sanity checks. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how this relates to community-based diy sustainable infrastructure. See some of the team’s work in the collage below.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Blue Steel Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer) and includes Humemah Khalid (Software Engineer/Backend Developer), Linh Huynh (Software Engineer), and Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

This week, Linh continued working on the Blogger auto-poster feature and focused on identifying the root cause of the merge conflict between PR #3527 and PR #1390. He pulled the latest code and reviewed all functions, features, and logic changes for potential overlaps, including examining file structures and component-level updates that could be contributing to the conflict. He also responded to Rishi’s inquiry regarding the issue and informed Himanshu of the current status, confirming that the investigation was ongoing and both pull requests were under review to assess whether bugs or code overlaps were causing unintended side effects. This project reflects One Community’s commitment to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Ramakrishna analyzed the methods related to tracking lost hours and their connections to projects and individual members. He reviewed the flow of data across the application, focusing on how it is fetched, stored, and displayed, with attention to both backend and frontend components. He identified opportunities to improve logic for readability and performance, began drafting changes, documented edge cases, and tested specific scenarios to validate earlier findings. He also examined how user roles and project types impact data visibility and calculations, and reviewed interactions between UI components and API responses while noting potential improvements in error handling and validation. This work contributes to One Community’s vision for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Humemah started work on adding structured reasons to blue square infringements by introducing a new database field to store fixed-value reason lists. The backend was updated to ensure these reasons are included when infringements are created, whether manually or automatically. he also worked on adding the weekly summary and uploading pictures. This work drives One Community’s progress in community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Sheetal focused on implementing OAuth authentication for Reddit to replace the previous method of passing usernames and passwords directly. The application is now receiving the authorization code from Reddit following the user authorization flow, and efforts are in progress to transmit the code securely to the backend for token exchange. She also developed a user interface for submitting Reddit posts, including styling and layout changes, and implemented logic to load the correct component after returning from Reddit with the authorization code. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. See below to view images of their work.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Binary Brigade Team’s summary, overseeing advancements in the Highest Good Network, was managed by Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) and includes Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer), Nikhil Routh (Software Engineer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Vamshi Gutha (Full-Stack Developer), and Samman Baidya (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our progress in community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.

This week, Amalesh worked on improving the Permissions Management tracking feature under the task titled “Improve Permissions Management tracking,” related to frontend issue 3214 and backend issue 1254, and created pull request 3777 for the implemented changes. He updated the system to log only actual changes, added an auto-refresh to the table upon saving, and adjusted the displayed change name to match the frontend format. This activity strengthens One Community’s pursuit of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Nikhil migrated legacy CSS files to CSS Modules by converting file formats and updating JSX imports and classNames, and raised PRs 3770 and 3773 related to timelog and weekly summary reports, while also resolving merge conflicts. Ramsundar investigated a bug where only Owners could delete tasks, identified a missing deleteTask permission for users with “Interact with Task” access, and reviewed related permissions without resolving the issue, pending clarification. This effort is part of One Community’s mission for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Samman worked on the backend portion of the Tool/Equipment Phase II task, added projectID-based filtering, implemented a GET API for frontend rendering, resolved related bugs, ran tests, and prepared the code for PR while addressing feedback and merge conflicts on older PRs. Vamshi developed the frontend for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard by building dynamic line and grouped bar charts showing injury trends, added filter-based interactivity for projects and date ranges, ensured real-time updates without reload, and aligned data formatting with chart requirements. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work relates to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sai Moola (Software Engineer) and includes Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Greeshma Palanki (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Pratyush Prasanna Sahu (Software Engineer), Ravi Kumar Sripathi (Software Engineer), and Sundar Machani (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for establishing abundant community systems through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes, and support widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This work reinforces One Community’s dedication to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

This week, Ashrita worked on the map application feature by integrating a backend endpoint to retrieve map-related data and display it on the frontend using GeoJSON. She focused on debugging an issue where the data was being fetched successfully but was not rendering on the map, identifying potential problems in the way the GeoJSON layer was being updated. This work reinforces One Community’s dedication to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Greeshma focused on resolving issues related to PR2196. The webpage was failing to load due to a blank page error caused by missing or undefined timeEntryEditHistory when deactivating users. She analyzed how end dates are calculated for inactive users and investigated updates needed across the Profile page, Reports, and User Management page. She also resolved a Node.js version conflict by cleaning the environment and reinstalling dependencies. Humera worked on PR #735, focusing on the local development environment and setup to test associated functionality. She made local code changes but did not achieve the expected output and is currently debugging to determine if the issue stems from controller logic or permission handling. Pratyush worked on the backend for the Most Wasted Material task in Phase 2 by creating the model layer with appropriate fields, implementing a controller to support record creation and filtering by project ID and date, and adding corresponding router endpoints. He tested all endpoints using Postman and validated backend behavior under various scenarios. This work supports improved tracking of materials in projects aligned with our goals around community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Ravikumar worked on designing the Past Lesson Plans and Growth Portfolio sections in Figma. He created a landing page layout with a search and filter bar, tabbed navigation, and tile-based displays with lesson details. For the Growth Portfolio, he included rating scales, journaling areas, and reflection prompts to support learning tied to themes of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure, such as resource reuse, participatory planning, and local resilience. Sai worked on the Job Posting Page Analytics task, rendering a horizontal bar chart with mock data and beginning backend development by creating a schema and controller for handling related endpoints. Sundar also managed merge conflicts and test failures in PR #3602, investigated and confirmed the resolution of a white screen issue on the total construction summary page via PR #3732, and resolved conflicts for PRs #3548 and HGNRest backend PR #1375. Additionally, he implemented a frontend fix for the Registration page on the Listing and Bidding platform under PR #3748 and outlined backend requirements for future work, including data architecture improvements that will help better support community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure projects at scale.

See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer) and includes Deekshith Kumar Singirikonda (Developer), Dharmik Patel (Software Engineer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Prasanth Bhimana (Software Engineer), Saicharan Reddy Kotha (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Vamsi Krishna Rolla (Software Engineer), and Varsha Karanam (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for establishing abundant community systems through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to support widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This contribution furthers One Community’s focus on community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

This week, Deekshith worked on implementing a secure and testable user registration flow using Node.js, Express, Mongoose, and bcrypt. He defined a LBUser schema with validation logic for fields like first name, last name, email, phone, and password, and set up the /lbdashboard/register endpoint to handle user registration, check for duplicate emails, hash passwords, and save users to MongoDB. The controller included proper error handling, and unit tests were written to verify validation behavior for various input scenarios, forming the basis for scalable systems that can support community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure platforms. Dharmik focused on resolving critical build failures in a Node.js/Express application by fixing route registration issues, export problems in controller files, and environment variable misconfigurations in the emailSender utility. He also debugged and restored a previously disabled findOneAndUpdate operation in the bmMaterialsController, reducing the number of failing tests from four to one and improving backend stability—critical for applications serving community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure use cases. Manvitha debugged and improved the filtering logic in the filterWeeklySummaries function on the Weekly Summaries Report page by fixing a misuse of findIndex, updating type checks, and modifying logic to handle undefined isActive properties. She also updated the filter buttons and interactions to align with the Figma designs, which are used to create intuitive dashboards for tracking impact in community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure efforts. Mohan addressed two issues in the HGN Software Development project: a date offset bug due to timezone conversion and inconsistencies in login and dark mode behavior on the HGNForm. She implemented fixes for rendering local time correctly, improved theme persistence, and added Jest tests to confirm route access and styling behaviors—contributing to the reliability of user interfaces in platforms built for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure projects. Prasanth began contributing to Phase 2 after transitioning from the PR review team. He reviewed backend and frontend behavior using dummy data, validated whether implementations matched documented expectations, and flagged broken functionality across pages 10–20 and 50–60, while coordinating with developers to address the issues. Saicharan audited Phase-2 documentation by reviewing and testing PRs related to data visualizations and financial tracking modules, verifying that the Expected vs Actual Expense Graph, Material Consumption, and Loss Tracking features were functioning as intended. He documented test results using screenshots and followed up with assignees on incomplete items. Shraddha worked on dark mode styling and container layout updates for PR2891 and PR3612, ensuring accessible background color contrast and proper spacing across screen sizes, with changes still in progress. This project supports One Community’s aim for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Vamsi completed testing and documentation for the “Reviewers Ranked by Requirement Satisfied” bar graph and API integration for the “Tools Stoppage Reason” graph, ensuring proper responsiveness, error handling, and accessibility improvements. Varsha coordinated team assignments and reviewed PRs from pages 1–10 and 40–50, identifying opportunities for UI enhancement and ensuring that updates aligned with design goals. She also cleaned up the project document for clarity and relevance. Zhifan prepared to host the weekly stand-up and finalized a pull request to resolve inaccurate start date issues in user profiles. He restructured the logic to prioritize manually adjusted start dates, updated the schema and API behavior, and tested the functionality before submitting the fix to support community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.

EXPRESSERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Expressers Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Strallia Chao (Software Engineer) and includes Casstiel Pi (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full Stack Developer), Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer), Reina Takahara (Software Developer), and Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps us manage and objectively measure our progress toward community-based diy sustainable infrastructure through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Casstiel researched the Plurk API and started implementing the UI for the auto-poster feature. He added a textarea for composing posts, managed input with new state variables, and used Axios to send data to the backend. Toast notifications were added for success/error feedback, and logic was kept inline with the existing editor structure. Backend research to support frontend functionality is ongoing. Meenashi modified the volunteer role basicInfo page to fetch user data based on userId instead of all users. She resolved a test case failure and addressed ESLint errors triggered during a backend release. After rolling back and fixing commit issues blocked by protected method changes, she successfully pushed the changes using git commit –no-verify. This project supports One Community’s aim for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

Rahul completed and submitted PR 3746 for the Top 20 PRs graph with a video and setup instructions. He began adding dark mode support and improved mock datasets based on feedback. Reina submitted PR 3752 for survey form data integration on the skills page, and revised PRs 3432 and 3458 for the organization map and cost breakdown graph respectively. She resolved all feedback, lint issues, and testing concerns across the three PRs. Strallia coordinated progress on the Volunteer Hours Distribution chart and updated the legend and styles to match the Figma design using backend data. She added hover tooltips and submitted PR 3776. She also updated the Bugs doc for blue square infringement reasons. Tanmay implemented a referral link generator for job ads using slugify for URL formatting and updated the UI to allow copying links. He resolved module import and dependency issues, improving referral tracking and user experience. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to community-based diy sustainable infrastructure. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Barnaboss Puli (Volunteer Software Engineer) and includes contributions from Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer), Durga Venkata Praveen Boppana (Software Engineer), Ganesh Karnati (Software Engineer), Kedarnath Ravi Shankar Gubbi (Software Engineer), Manoj Gembali (Software Engineer), Pranav Govindaswamy (Software Developer), Shashank Madan (Software Engineer), Veda Bellam (Software Engineer), and Venkataramanan Venkateswaran (Software Engineer). Their work continued to support our goal of community-based diy sustainable infrastructure through collaborative and cross-functional software development. This week, Barnaboss worked on HGN Phase 2: Fix Project Details by creating a reusable table with search, sort, and debounce features. He updated the backend with dynamic filters and optimized queries using Postman testing. He also developed the /bmdashboard/lessons/add page, scaffolded the UI based on the wireframe, and built a form using React Hook Form with auto-tagging logic for project names. This work drives One Community’s progress in community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Dipti focused on two UI tasks. First, she ensured the “Task Number (#)” column in the WBS tasks table is left-aligned and submitted a pull request after testing. Second, she investigated a layout issue involving a red circular icon with a number. Despite several styling attempts, the issue remains unresolved and is still under investigation. Durga completed lint fixes for the Node.js version 20 upgrade. After resolving version initialization issues, he submitted PR #3769. He also began implementing XSS protection in the ReviewButton component and started identifying additional areas needing similar protection. This effort enhances One Community’s work in community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

Ganesh developed and refined the Weekly PR Grading UI. He added inline grading dropdowns, delete options with confirmation, CSS styling, filtering features, validation for inputs, and keyboard shortcuts. He concluded the task with testing to ensure everything worked as intended. This work helps advance One Community’s goals in community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Kedarnath reviewed the Node version upgrade PR, fixed related lint issues, resolved merge conflicts, and collaborated with teammates to fix local setup issues, ensuring a clean upgrade across the codebase. Manoj worked on the frontend for the PR Grading Screen. He set up the route, added mock data, styled table columns, created input fields for PR numbers, and implemented logic to validate different PR formats, such as frontend-backend pairings. Pranav implemented permission-based access for the PR Team Dashboard. He added a new permission, integrated it with ProtectedRoute and RoutePermissions, introduced a “Promote to PR Team” button with visibility restrictions, and updated related UI and Redux logic. He submitted a detailed PR along with a walkthrough video. This contribution plays a role in One Community’s approach to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

Shashank worked on the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard. He added a new permission section titled “Access HGN Skills Dashboard” with survey-based visibility logic, default visibility to certain roles, and redirection for users who hadn’t completed the survey. He fixed a backend route bug, submitted both frontend and backend PRs, and reviewed another PR based on his suggestions. This work aligns with One Community’s strategy for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Veda worked on the Job Posting Page Analytics feature by creating a donut chart to show applicant source breakdown. She refined the frontend UI and labels, and implemented a new backend controller using MongoDB aggregation to support date and role-based filters. Dummy data was used for testing due to missing real data. She also reached out to the team for clarification on data source location. Venkataramanan submitted ten PRs across frontend and backend repositories, addressing logic bugs, UI consistency issues, and backlog items. His efforts focused on improving platform stability, cleaning up old bugs, and enhancing the overall workflow. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to community-based diy sustainable infrastructure. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer) and includes Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), and Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our progress toward community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Alisha worked on the Job Posting Page Analytics task by building a pie chart showing applicant reasons for volunteering. She also fixed Netlify build issues in PR 3727 for the Review Team Analytics Dashboard by adding a display box and resolving routing conflicts. She completed the Lintfix-node-20 task by fixing issues in 17 different files and submitted PR 3783. Bhavpreet connected the PR Analytics Reviews Insights frontend to the backend, made structural backend changes, and added a POST request to insert testing data. He also updated frontend actions, reducers, and constants to process and display the data correctly. Shashank optimized API calls by modifying actions and reducers, and introduced additional lazy loading to reduce network load. He investigated a BM Dashboard bug, discovered missing logic and UI flow inconsistencies, and planned a rewrite to resolve the issue in the coming week. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more details on how this work supports community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactonauts Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin) and Akshay Jayaram (Software Engineer). The team includes Fatima Villena (Software Engineer), Ghazi Rahman Shaik (Software Engineer Intern), Guirong Wu (Software Engineer), Jaydeep Mulani (Software Developer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Rishwa Patel (Software Developer), and Siva Putti (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively continue to support by focusing on community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure, social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Akshay worked on adjusting CSS breakpoints to modify the responsive behavior of the profile component, ensuring it stays on the right side until a smaller screen width is reached. He updated media queries and communicated these styling changes to the team for consistent implementation. He assisted Jaydeep with onboarding by answering development workflow questions and began a new task in PeopleReports. He also tracked daily pull requests and submitted the Reactonauts team’s weekly review. This activity supports One Community’s efforts toward community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Fatima resolved lint issues in the update node version branch in preparation for merging into development, renamed classes in a CSS file to avoid generic naming, and continued work on the table supporting the Promotion Eligibility feature. Ghazi improved task assignment in the HGN Software Development project by refactoring the TagsSearch and AddTaskModal components to use a preloaded dataset instead of live search. He added input focus suggestions, excluded already-assigned users, addressed multiple data structure inconsistencies, fixed a failing test blocking merges, and resolved merge conflicts related to the default password PR. Guirong addressed review comments for the task creator mouseover feature and investigated Node errors in backend integration tests. She identified that the tests require a MongoDB connection and determined that the CI pipeline fails due to missing MongoDB service configuration in GitHub Actions. This work promotes One Community’s vision of community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Jaydeep reviewed documentation on bugs and development workflows, provided time estimates for key email-related tasks, and implemented fixes to restore the Weekly Summaries Report email functionality. He analyzed testing strategies, planned safe email testing using custom recipients, and implemented a new endpoint and support for recipient customization in the BlueSquare controller. This work supports One Community’s dedication to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Kristin completed backend implementation for the Promotion Table on the PR Review Dashboard, resolving an API 404 error by renaming the router file. She added two functions, reviewForThisWeek and processPromotion, to the controller and opened backend PR1549. She also tested and fixed issues in frontend PR3729. Peterson fixed a bug on the User Management page that prevented the table from updating when filters were applied, restoring expected functionality. This project reflects One Community’s commitment to community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Rishwa implemented backend and frontend components for the PR Review Team Analytics Dashboard, including new API endpoints, controller logic, and schema updates. He structured frontend components to support data display, addressed questions about Git and code changes, fixed an aggregation error in the backend pipeline, and outlined integration of a promotion eligibility model. Siva worked on fixing the missing visual display of assigned versus completed tasks in the Total Organization Summary dashboard, implemented requested changes for the “Create New Team” task under Team Management, and addressed requested changes for restricting the “Delete Task” option based on user permissions. See below for the work done on community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure by the team.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Admin) and Anthony Weathers (Software Engineer). The team includes Julia Ha (Software Engineer), and Marcus Yi (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively continue to support by focusing on community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.

This week, Anthony worked on frontend PR#3121 and backend PR#1216, and with help from his colleague Luis Arevalo, resolved issues with the two added trackers. He also fixed the “Both” button so it correctly triggered both trackers. He followed the setup to create a Google API and refined an email text to accurately reflect the number of warnings added to each tracker. He also reviewed frontend PR#3424 and backend PR#1344, noting that the PR author had updated the Blue Squares display to show entries from newest to oldest instead of the original order. This work contributes to One Community’s vision for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Julia worked on the special filter feature for selecting teams and individuals on the Weekly Summaries Report page. She created the Create a New Filter modal, which appears when users click the associated button and allows them to name the filter, review or edit selections, and click Save. She also fixed an issue where selecting a new team code removed any already-selected extra members who belong to that team from the extra members group. She also ensured that form data refreshes correctly after the modal is closed or the form is submitted. She developed a backend API to retrieve the most popular pull requests from GitHub. This effort is part of One Community’s mission for community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. Marcus completed his Dependabot pull request and pushed it to the GitHub repository to enable automated tracking of dependency updates. He also manually updated several existing stale Dependabot pull requests related to system-wide dependency upgrades. After completing this work, he worked on a new assignment focused on building a replacement for the discontinued OnlyWire service. He spent the rest of the week researching implementation approaches, reviewing current project status, and identifying both the existing components and remaining tasks needed to continue development. See below for the work done by the team on community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-F

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from A–F, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. This week’s active members of this team were: Aayush Jayant Shetty (Software Engineer), Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Adithya Cherukuri (Volunteer Software Engineer), Ajay Naidu (Software Engineer), Carl Bebli (Software Developer), Carlos Martinez (Full-Stack Software Developer), Chaitanya Swaroop Kumar Allu (Software Engineer), and Chinmay Joshi (Software Developer). They contributed to building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure by thoroughly reviewing all the Highest Good Network pull requests shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures progress toward building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below showcases a compilation of this team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM G-N

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from G–N, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Govind Sajithkumar (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. This week’s active members of this team were: Guna Pranith Reddy Cheelam (Developer), Gurusai Chittoji (Software Engineer), Harsha Rudhraraju (Software Engineer), Harika Majji (Software Engineer), Juhitha Reddy Penumalli (Software Engineer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Manvi Kishore (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer), and Neeraj Kondaveeri (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from O–Z, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure. This week’s active members of this team were: Marneni Shashank (Software Engineer), Rishitha Chirumamilla (Software Engineer), Rohith Mallipudi (Software Engineer), Sai Krishna (Software Engineer), Sankar Sai (Software Engineer), Sreeja Nandyala (Software Engineer), Suparshwa Patil (Software Engineer), Uha Kruthi (Software Engineer) and Vamsidhar Panithi (Software Engineer).They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures building community-based DIY sustainable infrastructure by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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