Creating a Global Sustainability Cooperative – One Community Weekly Progress Update #183

One Community is an all-volunteer nonprofit creating a global sustainability cooperative through open sourcing and free-sharing replicable sustainable village models. These villages are combining sustainable food, energy, and housing with Highest Good approaches to education, for-profit and non-profit economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living, and global stewardship practices.

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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 September 25th, 2016 edition (#183) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments on creating a global sustainability cooperative:

Creating a Global Sustainability Cooperative
One Community Progress Update #183

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

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE INTRO: @1:03

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE  HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION: @1:56

• Transferred the second 25% of the written content for the Personal Growth Lesson Plan to the website (see below)
• Behind the scenes: wrote the second third 25% of written part of Personal Growth Lesson Plan

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE HIGHEST GOOD FOOD: @2:45

• Added some additional content, reviewed, and made edits to the live version of the Transition Kitchen page (see below)

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING: @3:13

• Continued updating the formatting of the pages for the upcoming 7 villages online book (see below)
• 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)
• Updated the Sketchup image with the new EPS layout numbers and a corrected width of the wet dome (see below)
• Brianna Johnson created five finished renders and six 2nd generation renders of the Straw Bale Village (see below)
• Dean Scholz further developed what’s necessary for us to create quality Cob Village renders (see below)
• Hamilton Mateca continued evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village (see below)
• Guy Grossfeld continued using Hamilton’s work to build the Compressed Earth Block Village in 3D (see below)
• Yee-Cheng Ho began helping us create new exploded views for the Shipping Container Village and Recycled Materials Village (see below)

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER: @6:12

• Continued developing the aesthetic details around the natural pool in the Social Dome (see below)
• “Hayes” Lei and Shuna Ni continued their work and completed what we think will be the final placement for the City Center columns (see below)
• Neha Verma continued developing the City Center Project Brief that will update the City Center Plans Page when complete (see below)
• Dipti Dhondarkar continued with her 16th week of work on the lighting zones (see below)

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY: @7:42

• Further updated our Terms and Conditions page with the help of Oz Czerski (see below)
• Jennifer Zhoucompleted her 11th week of work developing the new website structure (see below)

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE SUMMARY: @8:21

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Creating a Global Sustainability Cooperative

CREATING  A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is creating a global sustainability cooperative 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
      

As part of  creating a global sustainability cooperative this last week the core team transferred the second 25% of the written content for the Personal Growth Lesson Plan to the website, as you see here. This lesson plan purposed to teach all subjects, to all learning levels, in any learning environment, using the central theme of “Personal Growth” is now 50% completed on our website:

Personal Growth Lesson Plan ” 50% Complete ” Click to Visit Page

Behind the scenes, we wrote the second third 25% of the written part of the Personal Growth Lesson Plan.

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is creating a global sustainability cooperative 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

As part of  creating a global sustainability cooperative this week, the core team added some additional content, reviewed, and made edits to the live version of the Transition Kitchen page. You can see images of that work here:

Added Additional Content, Reviewed, and Made Edits to the Transition Kitchen Page ” Click to Visit

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE  HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is creating a global sustainability cooperative 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

As part of  creating a global sustainability cooperative this week the core team continued updating the formatting of the pages for the upcoming 7 villages online book. This week’s work focused on multiple revisions and updates of the Duplicable City Center pages and and the Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6) presentations, which you can see here:

Continued Formatting of Upcoming 7 Villages Online Book ” Click to Visit Page

The core team also 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 we finished!! our comprehensive review of the FFF doc and passed it forward to begin professional review and editing by Ashwini Ramesh (Civil Engineer and Project Manager). This done, our efforts then moved to researching waterproofing paint where we found appropriate options to effectively use against stucco cracks because the product contains Portland cement. We also wrote a new narrative for the EPS puzzle based on a different numbering layout.

Continued Behind-the-Scenes Revision of the Footers, Foundations and Flooring Info ” Click to Visit

Here is the updated Sketchup image with the new EPS layout numbers and a corrected width of the wet dome:

Updated the Sketchup Image of the EPS Layouts ” Click to Visit Footer and Foundation Page

In addition to this, Brianna Johnson (Interior Designer), added final Photoshop details to the Straw Bale Village (Pod 2) Apartment Loft render:

Apartment Loft Final Render – Click to Visit Straw Bale Village Page

…this finalized version of the Apartment Living Room:

Apartment Living Room Final Render – Click to Visit Straw Bale Village Page

….this finalized Apartment Bedroom render:

Apartment Bedroom Final Render – Click to Visit Straw Bale Village Page

…this finalized Apartment Bathroom render:

Apartment Bathroom Final Render – Click to Visit Straw Bale Village Page

…and this finalized Library Workspace render:

Library Workspace Final Render – Click to Visit Straw Bale Village Page

Also these 2nd generation renders of the gym… kitchen… outdoor benches… outdoor fire pit… playground… and outdoor walkway areas:

Straw Bale Village 2nd Generation Renders – 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 37 of his work that finalized the overview render and further developed the shadows, textures, and other aesthetic details of this perspective render looking East from in front of the village:

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

And, Hamilton Mateca (AutoCAD Draftsperson and Designer), continued evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village (Pod 4). You can see his 9th week of work here that primarily focused on redesigning the rooftop recreation space:

Continued Evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village ” Click to Visit Page

Continued Evolving the Compressed Earth Block Village ” Click to Visit Page

Last but certainly not least, Yee-Cheng Ho (Interior Designer) began helping us create new exploded views for the Shipping Container Village (Pod 5) and Recycled Materials Village (Pod 6). You can see her initial renders here:

Began Creating New Exploded Views for the Shipping Container Village and Recycled Materials Village

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is creating a global sustainability cooperative 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

As part of  creating a global sustainability cooperative this week the core team continued developing the aesthetic details around the natural pool in the Social Dome. The texture of the first floor was changed from wooden to polished concrete, two structural columns were decorated to look like beautiful trees, and a couple of different benches were placed around columns. We also updated the texture of the water in the pool and added a couple of underwater lights.

Continued Aesthetic Details on the First Floor of the Social Dome ” Click to Visit Page

Haoxuan “Hayes” Lei (Structural Engineer) and Shuna Ni (Masters of Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering PhD) also continued their work and completed what we think will be the final placement for the City Center columns, as seen here:

Completed Placement for the City Center Columns – Click to Visit Page

Neha Verma (Construction Project Manager and Bachelor’s of Architecture), also continued developing the City Center Project Brief that will update the City Center Plans Page when complete. This week’s focus was the chart seen here starting to outline the specific square footage of every room and the type of flooring they will each have:

Continued Developing the City Center Project Brief – Click to Visit Page

And Dipti Dhondarkar, (Electrical Engineer) also continued with her 16th week of work on the lighting zones, completing what we think are the final outlines. Her last areas revised can be seen here:

Continued Work on the City Center Lighting Zones – Click to Visit Page

CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is creating a global sustainability cooperative 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

As part of  creating a global sustainability cooperative this last week the core team further updated our Terms and Conditions page with the help of Oz Czerski, Lawyer Specializing in Trademark and Copyright Law. The additions shown here are in response to litigation making news because it involves a company selling and trying to limit use of someone else’s intellectual property that was placed by the intellectual property owner in the open domain for free use.

Updated our Terms and Conditions Page – Click to Visit Page

This week Jennifer Zhou (Web Designer) completed her 11th week of work developing the new website structure. The focus continued on properly coding the responsiveness details for the header, introduction video, and newly added information box:

Continued Developing the New Website Structure ” Click for Our Homepage

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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.

BUILDING THE FIRST OF MANY

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

WHY ONE COMMUNITY IS CREATING THIS

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

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

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

SUMMARY  – CREATING A GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COOPERATIVE

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