At One Community, we are designing earth-care communities in the journey to regenerate our planet and create a world that works for everyone. Our all-volunteer team is building a self-replicating model focused on sustainable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, economics, and social architecture. By open sourcing and free sharing the entire process, we aim to inspire a global network of teacher/demonstration hubs, all for “The Highest Good of All.” Together, we are evolving sustainability and fostering fulfilled living through global stewardship practices designed to last for generations.
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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 January 27th, 2025 edition (#619) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:
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One Community is designing earth-care communities 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:
This week, Adefola (Fola) Madehin (Electrical Design Specialist) continued his work with Earthbag Village electrical designs. Fola completed the lighting circuit and cable wiring for the ground floor of the Earthbag 4 Dome Village project. Switches were installed and connected to the wiring for the lighting fixtures as part of the electrical design. Additionally, the lettering for the electrical circuit was finalized for inclusion in the schematic diagram for the distribution board design. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for earth-care communities. See some of his work in the collage below.
Adil Zulfiquar (Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet engineering designs. The vermiculture operating conditions and schedule report was revised to incorporate feedback, with added sections to improve clarity and detail in the operating conditions. Additional images were included to provide better guidance on composting operations and illustrate emergency measures, making the report more practical and aligned with end-user needs. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for earth-care communities. See below for some of the pictures related to work.
Akshit Sethi (Architectural Designer) continued working on updating the Earthbag Village SketchUp and AutoCAD layouts. Work involved updating the SketchUp model to align with the design document for the domes. Tasks included refining the window design for the below-grade four-cluster dome and ensuring accuracy in both AutoCAD and SketchUp files. Updates focused on adjusting window placements and dimensions to meet project specifications, improving the overall accuracy and consistency of the design representation. The Earthbag village is the first of 7 villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for earth-care communities. See his work in the collage below.
Anil Karathra (Mechanical Engineer) continued advancing the engineering and design of the Vermiculture Toilet for the Earthbag Village project. Screenshots of previous work were uploaded to Dropbox, and progress was reviewed to identify and address a list of issues. The creation of 2D drawings for the vermiculture toilet structure in SolidWorks was completed, and layouts were further refined. Research findings on solar heating and cooling solutions for the vermiculture chamber were documented and formatted. Participation in the weekly team meeting included gathering updates, assigning tasks, and aligning project goals with team members. This commitment to earth-care communities drives the development of innovative, eco-friendly solutions that balance environmental responsibility with high standards of functionality. See below for pictures related to this work.
Charles Gooley (Web Designer) continued working on the Aircrete Engineering and Research: Compression Testing, Mix Ratios, R-value, and More page. Charles contributed to the Aircrete Engineering and Research project by focusing on compression testing, mix ratios, and R-value analysis. Videos were uploaded to the One Community YouTube channel, with some flagged for potential replacement due to black borders. Comments on the associated page were addressed, and tools for the Materials section are pending addition to the Master Tools and Equipment page for proper linking. The “Before Conflict Resolution” image on the Conflict Resolution page was replaced and linked to an enlarged version, and the related pages are now ready for review. Aircrete is an alternative being explored for the Earthbag Village, a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model for earth-care communities. Take a look at some of the work in the images below.
Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping finish the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and helping with the Earthbag Village 4-dome home roof plan. Karthik focused on finite element analysis (FEA) for the four-dome cluster project, specifically assessing the deflection of I-section beams under an updated live load based on Michaela’s directions. The analysis initiated discussions about potential alternatives, including replacing the I-section beams with steel beams or using wooden truss beams to better meet structural requirements, with further evaluation needed. Additionally, Karthik worked on refining the design of the vermiculture toilet, addressing challenges related to the complexity of its components and intricate design requirements, with ongoing efforts aimed at finalizing the design. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for earth-care communities. See the work in the collage below.
Manjiri Patil (Mechanical Design Engineer) continued helping to complete the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and designs. Manjiri focused on finalizing the ventilation system for the vermiculture project, ensuring it aligns with required specifications and functionality. She also reviewed all components of the City Center Hub Connector’s dome and prepared detailed 2D drawings to support the design of the connectors, contributing to the accuracy and development of the project. This approach for earth-care communities supports the development of innovative solutions that are both environmentally friendly and effective. See below for pictures related to this work.
Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on the interior details for the Earthbag Village 4-dome home design. Michaela updated the Revit model and construction documents, reviewing and adjusting views to ensure proper dimensions and incorporating a third window in the primary bedroom. She also aligned the secondary beams with the dimensions used by Karthik in the structural study, as they were confirmed to meet the updated load requirements. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 villages to be built as part of One Community’s open source model for earth-care communities. See her work in the collage below.
Sai Subhash Teja Deevi (Civil Engineer) continued working with the Earthbag Village electrical designs. Teja analyzed the completed design plan of the four dome houses to develop comparable plans for Net-zero water recycling bathrooms. He created a Google spreadsheet to organize key project elements and began drafting a cover sheet and floor plan sheet for the Net-zero Bathrooms. Additionally, he reviewed the section on Best and Most Sustainable Insulation as part of the sustainable processing of non-recyclables. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source model for earth-care communities. See the work in the collage below.
Vimarsh Acharya (Engineering Manager and Technical Reviewer) continued working on identifying sustainability-related arguments covering the Highest Good Lifestyle Considerations and sourcing quality research to support each one. Vimarsh focused on creating quotes that incorporate numerical data to improve clarity and credibility. Topics such as environmental sustainability, textile recycling, and leadership principles were examined, with an emphasis on integrating statistics and measurable insights. The use of numbers in the quotes was prioritized to provide a stronger factual foundation and enhance their persuasive impact. The One Community model, which combines forward-thinking education with sustainably built classrooms like this, is an excellent example of earth-care communities. See the collage below for his work.
Yi-Ju Lien (Environmental Engineer) continued her work on the Open Source DIY Dam Design for Water Retention, Pond and Lake Creation, etc. content and Earthbag Village LEED points related to stormwater retention. Yi-Ju worked on integrating content for the Rainwater Harvesting system. She divided the storage-related content into two sections: general instructions and project examples. The general instruction section was added to the system component introduction of the Rainwater Harvesting for Potable Use section for clarity, while the project example, based on the net-zero bathroom project design, was placed at the end of the section. During the process, she identified inconsistencies in the design calculations and sought clarification from various sources, highlighting the importance of maintaining collaboration and unity within earth-care communities. See some of the work done in the collage below.
One Community is designing earth-care communities 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:
Arnob Mutsuddi (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on Duplicable City Center structural engineering model and details. His work focused on Row 7 and Row 9 of the BOM spreadsheet, including starting and continuing efforts on dimensions and analysis. Side views were added for all parts, along with an integrated view for Row 9. A team meeting was held to discuss the remaining tasks on the spreadsheet and to provide the new engineer on the team with an overview of the project. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in the mission of designing earth-care communities. This approach is integral to their mission of designing earth-care communities through innovative and scalable solutions. See some of this work in the pictures below.
Faeq Abu Alia (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Duplicable City Center kitchen shelving and adding dry-storage food items. He focused on progressing the modeling of a 4-dome home using SketchUp and Lumion, addressing both interior and exterior design elements. The exterior modeling was completed in SketchUp, while work on the interior design continued to ensure it aligned with the overall concept. A walkthrough video was rendered, showcasing Room 1, the living room, and the dining room, reflecting the current stage of development and the details incorporated into the project. The Duplicable City Center represents a fundamental element of One Community’s open-source approach, dedicated to the mission of designing earth-care communities. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.
Mohammed Maaz Siddiqui (Architect) continued working on the outdoor landscape areas for the Duplicable City Center project. He focused on improving the scenes of a workout session on the sun deck by refining their composition and enhancing the visuals. He also worked on the wedding scene, adding more people and arranging them to create a realistic setting, addressing the previous issue where individuals appeared scattered. Additionally, Mohammedd optimized the file to make it shareable, resolving earlier challenges that had prevented it from being saved effectively. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of designing earth-care communities. The images below showcase some of this work.
Rudrani “Sravya” Mukkamala (Mechanical Engineer) continued researching the structural components of a hydraulic elevator, focusing on the framework, guide rails, and load-bearing elements. Her focus was on the roller assembly and elevator car assembly, along with research into the spring system at the pit bottom and various available systems and products. The research included identifying efficient, widely used, and sustainable solutions in the market. Work involved analyzing different options and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses to determine a system that meets the necessary technical and functional requirements. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of designing earth-care communities. The images below showcase some of this work.
Sanket Basannavar (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center spa cover as part of the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs. A new design of the spa pool was completed, including the assembly of the spa cover, to enable better analysis of heat flux changes and study heat or energy loss due to the cover design. A pulley system was developed to assist with the opening of the spa cover panels. Additionally, lift-assist hinges were designed to reduce the effort required to lift the panels, cutting the necessary effort by approximately 70%. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in designing earth-care communities. The images below showcase some of this work.
Yancong E (Architectural Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center project. He consolidated the view types for each room, organizing the floor plans, sections, and landscape analysis drawings required to classify each room type. He mapped each room to its corresponding view type and integrated the textual description with the analysis diagrams. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of designing earth-care communities. The images below showcase some of this work.
One Community is designing earth-care communities 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:
This week, the core team completed the Earthbag Tools, Equipment, and Material/Supplies lists for the ethical raising of goats, chickens, and rabbits. Subsequently, he completed the Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies list for the Tropical Atrium. Specific items included fencing pliers, T-posts, cardboard, comfrey, PEX clamps, adjustable pole loppers, a tamper, and numerous other items. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on earth-care communities, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.
Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He contacted Philips Customer Service to request suggestions for lighting fixtures and finalized the selection of the Philips GreenPower LED toplighting compact model for Walipini 1. Jay updated the document to reflect this change, recalculated the energy requirements based on the new fixture, and began incorporating videos of the lighting into the document to provide visual support. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on earth-care communities, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.
Jessica Fairbanks (Administrative Assistant) focused on advancing her work on incorporating Highest Good Food into small-scale organizations, focusing on the processes for starting a food forest and a community garden. She completed her regular administrative tasks and reviewed the work of several other administrators, providing detailed feedback. She also finished the rough draft for the integration of Highest Good Food into small-scale organizations and finalized her work on implementing a community garden and starting a corporate garden, documenting the relevant resources. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on on earth-care communities, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.
Junyi Shi (Landscape Architect) continued working on developing a design for Walipini #2 as a part of Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting project. She refined the animations, exporting and rendering them multiple times—typically three to four iterations—to review the results and resolve any discrepancies between the rendered videos and the intended presentation. The final output features an animation that observes the entire space from a human perspective. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on earth-care communities. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.
Mary Nelson (Landscape Planner) began working on her second task, contributing to the open-source Botanical Garden tutorial. She started by familiarizing herself with the project goals and reviewing the existing open-source materials to identify missing information and areas needing edits. She organized her findings in an outline format and initiated research on seed collection, germplasm collection, and the necessary permitting processes to explain how to acquire plant materials effectively. Additionally, Mary spent time learning about various data collection techniques specific to botanical gardens. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on earth-care communities. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.
Tanmay Koparde (Industrial Engineer And Team Administrator) continued working on the Menu Supply Chain and Shopping Plan, Cost Analysis, and Food Procurement and Storage Plan to streamline organizational workflows and enhance efficiency. He focused on ensuring the alignment of fonts and headlines in his food procurement case review to present a polished and professional document. He worked on finding AI-generated images that effectively represent food procurement concepts and sought precise calculations to enhance and optimize the procurement strategy for improved efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Updates were made to optimize procurement processes, improve cost efficiency, and refine supplier evaluations to align with overall strategic goals for better operational outcomes, and he also shared his details for the bio announcement. The Highest Good Food Initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on earth-care communities. See his work in the collage below.
Vatsal Tapiawala (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on integrating ideas from Paul Wheaton’s “Truly Passive Greenhouse” designs into the Aquapini/Walipinis structures. He worked on integrating the Revit model with SolidWorks as an intermediate step to refine the geometry and prepare it for import into ANSYS. This process aimed to ensure the model was optimized for accurate structural analysis, addressing potential compatibility issues and improving the workflow to obtain reliable results. The Highest Good Food Initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on earth-care communities. See his work in the collage below.
Ziyi Chen (Landscape Designer) continued working on the design of the outdoor spaces for the Aquapini/Walipinis structures and began rendering the models. The work focused on optimizing the layout of the areas south of the Aquapini structure and in front of the fruit tree zone. Ziyi also adjusted material presentations in the Enscape renderer, balancing functionality with aesthetics and emphasizing open spaces designed for human use. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on earth-care communities. See her work in the collage below.
One Community is designing earth-care communities through Highest Good energy that is more sustainable, resilient, supports self-sufficiency and includes solar, wind, hydro and more:
This week, Muhammad Sarmad Tariq (Electrical Engineer) sent the updated version of the off-grid vs grid-tie solar PV system report to Jae, who provided feedback on the revision. Sarmad began addressing the feedback and also started drafting the methodology for calculating the profit of a grid-tie versus off-grid solar PV system. The methodology will initially be written in a Google document before being further refined for inclusion in an Excel sheet. The Highest Good Energy initiative is a key component of One Community’s open-source plans, focused on earth-care communities. See his work in the collage below.
Vatsal Hitendra Shah (Volunteer Engineering Project Manager) reviewed supplier quotes for diesel generators and tentatively finalized one supplier while beginning the search for suppliers of 2500-gallon fuel bladders. He also met with Chitra to address a GitHub code for the Highest Good Network, though it did not work on his device. During the meeting, Chitra mentioned that she would provide a list of fully functioning features, enabling Vatsal to begin drafting the corresponding user manual. The Highest Good Energy initiative is a key component of One Community’s open-source plans, focused on earth-care communities. See his work in the collage below.
One Community is designing earth-care communities 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:
Highest Good Education: All Subjects | All Learning Levels | Any Age – Click image for the open source hub
One Community is designing earth-care communities 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:
This week, the core team completed over 56 hours managing One Community’s volunteer-work review not included above, emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and getting set up new volunteer team members. They also shot and incorporated the video above that talks about earth-care communities and how earth-care communities are a foundation of the bigger picture of everything One Community is doing. The image below shows some of this work.
Anoushka Hazari (Data Analyst) continued working on code to automate and simplify the Highest Good Network software promotion process. This week, Anoushka focused on reviewing team pull requests and updating the PR review table. A blog was written, enhanced with a custom-designed collage, and corrected for a previous error to ensure accuracy. Updates were made to the HGN spreadsheet, including necessary changes and a content review in sheet 4. To analyze the distribution of pull requests reviewed by mentors and non-mentors, comparative visualizations were created using Python’s seaborn library, featuring overlapping histograms with kernel density estimates to identify contribution trends. This data analysis ultimately contributes to the efficient management and promotion of resources that support the development of earth-care communities.
A horizontal boxplot was also developed to assess individual contributions, grouped by team members, which highlighted the distribution and potential outliers in PR review counts, though its interpretation was limited due to data variability. Additionally, a bar plot was created to visualize the total PR reviews per team member, with adjustments made to improve readability and clarity. Data preprocessing involved cleaning the dataset, retaining relevant columns, converting data to numeric formats, and segmenting it into mentor and non-mentor groups. Descriptive statistics and key insights were generated to compare the review patterns and contributions between these groups. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show her work for the week.
Chitra Siddharthan (Data Analyst And Team Administrator) continued focusing on the existing web pages of the HGN Phase II website. She worked on the weekly summary, images, and blog for team Code Crafters. She tested the functionality of PR#3035, PR#2989, and PR#3046, providing feedback and ensuring proper integration. Chitra assigned new tasks to Rishitha and Supriya, followed up with them via Slack, and maintained communication to track task progress. She also updated the Phase 2 WBS Google sheet, ensuring PRs, links, and action item statuses were accurately reflected as multiple wireframes for HGN Phase 2 were updated and converted into webpages. These efforts contribute to the development of software that will ultimately support the efficient management and coordination of earth-care communities.
Chitra tested PRs titled “Rishitha_new_team_form” and “anirudhsk_fix_inventory_type_list_space_issue” and confirmed their updates in the WBS Phase 2 sheet. She met with Vatsal over Zoom to discuss the continuation of the user manual for Phase 2 and supported Neha B with her queries on Slack. Chitra reviewed action items marked as “Done” to verify whether they had been merged or required further changes, simplifying the process of creating the user manual. She also worked on providing the details needed for her bio with One Community and studied the Phase 3 document to prepare and create action items for Phase 3. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show her work for the week.
Feras Rehman (Data Analyst) continued working on developing One Community’s Mastodon account and strategy. He scheduled five Mastodon posts for the following week. Targeted strategies were developed and implemented, resulting in a 5x increase in post reach through optimized hashtag usage and improved post structuring. Additionally, five more Mastodon posts were scheduled on Buffer for the upcoming weeks. A weekly summary review was completed, and images were added to supplement the summary. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show his work for the week.
Hritvik Mahajan (Data Analyst) continued working on a variety of tasks related to marketing, promotion, software development, social media strategy, and administrative activities. His contributions spanned multiple areas, including social media strategy, front-end testing, and providing feedback to the team. He worked on the social media scheduler for the HGN project, reviewed front-end pull requests, and identified bugs, communicated with team members on Slack to address changes and resolve merge conflicts. As part of the marketing and promotion efforts, he analyzed engagement on Twitter by reposting high-performing posts within relevant communities, researched effective content strategies by reviewing similar pages, and updated strategy management spreadsheets. Additionally, Hritvik provided feedback on the work of multiple admin team members for Blog #618, ensuring their contributions aligned with standards. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show his work for the week.
Raghav Dinesh Pamuru (Product Manager) continued focusing on designing and building a Google Sheets dashboard to simplify tracking and analyzing social media engagement. He enhanced the social media engagement dashboard for One Community by adding mock data, charts, and graphs to improve functionality and user experience. He refined the layout and interface based on feedback to ensure visual elements met project requirements. Additionally, Raghav advanced the centralized Google Sheets dashboard for tracking engagement across seven platforms by integrating automated formulas, conditional formatting, pivot tables, and custom filters. These updates aimed to streamline data collection, improve accuracy, and make key metrics more accessible to team members. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show his work for the week.
Rahul Bavanandan (Data Analyst) continued working on several key projects within the Highest Good Network software, One Community’s Reddit presence, and administration. He focused on advancing multiple initiatives, including the HGN Phase 2 Figma visualization updates based on feedback and translating designs into actionable dashboard features. For marketing and promotion, he engaged in Reddit social media strategies, participating in subreddit discussions to establish credibility and prepare for sharing content for One Community. Additionally, Rahul optimized a blog using advanced SEO techniques, consolidated administrator blogs into a final version and resolved formatting issues to ensure consistent presentation. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show his work for the week.
Shireen Kayal (Humanitarian Program Developer & Data Manager) continued her work on branding graphics for all of One Community. This week she created new graphics for the Highest Good Energy page and the For The Highest Good of All®. She focused on several projects and developments. She designed three new infographics highlighting “Highest Good Housing,” “Highest Good Housing in Action,” and the “Eco-Village Blueprint for Sustainable Communities of the Future.” Additionally, Shireen refined the concepts of “Highest Good Economics” and “Highest Good Society,” culminating in the creation of an oversized infographic for “Highest Good Society.” She also introduced a new chart titled “The Average Person’s Life Right Now,” showcasing insights into living conditions. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show her work for the week.
Yash Shah (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) continued his admin work and managed the social architecture component of the Highest Good Network software. He connected with Bhavya to review the new design for rescheduling alignment across all Figma designs and coordinated with Vaibhavi to add tasks and gather feedback on issues encountered last week. Updates were collected from Pallavi, new tasks were assigned to Nishita, and Yash collaborated with Khushi on document updates and progress tracking for tasks handled by volunteers. A meeting with Khushi focused on document modifications and aligning updates with the project scope. He also gathered updates from volunteers to identify missing elements for document revisions, created a blog for the Dev Dynasty team, organized the weekly folder, created a collage, and provided feedback on blogs submitted by fellow volunteers. This work helps One Community’s mission of earth-care communities and reinforces our commitment to earth-care communities. The following images show his work for the week.
The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for designing earth-care communities was managed by Sneka Vetriappan (Data Analyst) and includes Jibin Joby (Data Analyst), Kishan Sivakumar (Administrative Assistant and Software Team Manager), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Ratna Meena Shivakumar (Data Analyst and Admin), Ryutaro Wongso (Economic Analyst and Team Administrator), Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer), Shrinivas Patil (Software Engineer), Vishnu Murali (Data Analyst) and Zuqi Li (Administrative Assistant and Economic Analyst).
This week, Jibin focused on reviewing his team’s work, creating collages, and providing feedback. He collaborated with Vishnu on analyzing Aircrete visuals, seeking clarification from John regarding dataset structure and visualization methods. Kishan worked on senior admin duties, reviewing volunteer documentation and SEO pages, making necessary updates and edits. Their combined efforts contribute to One Community’s mission of creating open-source resources for earth-care communities. Ola supervised the PR review teams, ensured tasks were completed, and followed up on comments. She also maintained the HGN spreadsheet and updated the weekly report and images. Rachna handled scheduling and interviewing candidates, documenting notes, and setting up interviews for the following week. Ratna worked on Python scripts, weekly summaries, and creating blog collages. She also developed social media dashboards and combined Excel files from Meta Business Suite while planning strategies for KPI development. Ryutaro focused on producing a cost analysis template for the duplicable city center, using AI, Google Search, Excel, and Google Sheets. These administrative tasks are essential for supporting One Community’s overarching goal of empowering earth-care communities.
Saumit managed the pull request workflow, reviewing submissions and feedback, and updated his WordPress page with a team summary and collage. He also performed frontend testing for various pull requests and resolved merge conflicts with developers. Shrinivas completed blog work for both Team Moonfall and Team Reactonauts, provided feedback, and assisted with the admin feedback spreadsheet. He also researched time-use datasets and began investigating sustainable products. His exploration of sustainable products aligns with the broader goals of One Community to create earth-care communities. Sneka reviewed time log entries for accuracy, followed up on comments, and managed administrative tasks related to time log management and tutorial development. Vishnu reviewed work from Expressers and Lucky Star teams, updated Bluesky’s social media documentation, and collaborated on recreating Aircrete visuals. Zuqi organized weekly summaries for the Graphic Design and Alpha Teams, reviewed LinkedIn Analytics, and scheduled posts for the coming week. One Community’s model for designing earth-care communities includes developing and maintaining a supportive administration team like this. You can see the work for the team in the image below.
The Graphic Design Team’s summary was managed by Zuqi Li (Administrative Assistant and Economic Analyst) and included Aurora Juang (Graphic Designer), Jaime Yao (Creative Technologist), and Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), covering their work on graphic designs for earth-care communities. This week, Aurora completed her assigned volunteer tasks, including revising errors and ensuring the quality of updates. She focused on creating new bio announcements for volunteers, referencing previous tutorials to verify accurate increments and sizing for each profile and providing regular progress updates to Jae.
Aurora also addressed inaccuracies flagged by Sara in tutorial videos, revising and updating them to align with current standards, which streamlined team processes and improved the quality of resources for new volunteer profiles. Jaime finalized volunteer announcement pages for Sarmad and Purva and developed social media visuals centered on climate change under the theme “The future of our planet depends on the choices we make today.” This collaborative effort strengthens One Community’s commitment to providing accessible resources for individuals interested in contributing to earth-care communities. These visuals included concepts like “Melting Globe” paired with “The Globe in Crisis,” “Polar Divide” with “Split Arctic,” and “Animal Exodus” featuring “Fleeing the Flames” and “Lost in the Heat,” emphasizing the consequences of inaction and the importance of proactive measures to address environmental challenges.
Junyuan worked on creating social media content, collecting images, and exploring design options in software. Through an iterative process, three new social media images were completed, and initial steps were taken to search for images and brainstorm design ideas for the next image. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to earth-care communities. See the collage below to view some of their work.
One Community is designing earth-care communities 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.
This week, the core team continued their work on testing PRs for the Highest Good Network, confirming several fixes and resolving a number of issues. The fixes included the “Ready for Review” button interaction (#2254), the addition of a projects dropdown in the bmdashboard that previously displayed a 404 Not Found page (#2931), missing tasks on the dashboard (#1178), and ensuring the timer dark mode modal displayed correctly in light mode (#2960). However, several issues remain unresolved, including fixes for the Teams Modal UI (#2831), the display of the Reports Team page on small screens (#2790), search functionality on the User Management page not properly handling spaces (#2856), and improving the speed and functionality of deleting multiple blue squares (#2774 and #1130). Additionally, there are ongoing issues with a white screen when navigating to the Volunteer Engagement Trends report (#1128 and #1181), the addition of a status column header (#2882), and discrepancies with start and end dates (#2927). In addition to resolving these technical issues, the team assigned two new tasks to volunteers and submitted a bug report to address the cropping of the “Team Member Tasks” section on the Tasks tab. For more details on how this work supports the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network, visit their pages. The collage below highlights some of the team’s work.
The Alpha Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and includes Nanguan Lin (Software Developer), Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer), and Sujith Reddy Sudini (Full-Stack Software Developer), covering their work on graphic designs for earth-care communities. This week, Lin reviewed and approved PR #3065 after testing the codebase locally, ensuring all 14 test cases passed. In addition to continuing to expand his project knowledge, Lin managed Alpha Team’s responsibilities by reviewing weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by team members and overseeing task assignments and progress.
Nanguan worked on the lint fix for the reports component of the project, addressing and resolving multiple refactoring issues during the process. He completed the task and created a pull request on GitHub to merge the changes into the repository’s main branch, improving the code quality and maintainability of the reports component. These improvements will support the development and implementation of sustainable solutions for earth-care communities. Sheetal focused on testing the functionality of the weeklySummariesReport action, covering scenarios for the getWeeklySummariesReport and updateOneSummaryReport functions. She ensured that the correct objects were returned, all actions were properly dispatched, and the functionality of the weeklySummariesReport page was reviewed to provide test coverage.
Sujith continued working on Phase 3 of the Resource Management System, focusing on the front-end development for adding resources (PR #3012). He developed a form at /communityportal/resources/add to enable volunteers to request materials or equipment for activities, such as gym equipment or yoga mats. While the form’s primary functionality is complete, Sujith is refining the CSS and making styling improvements, estimating one more week to finalize the task and submit the pull request. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network will measure and assist in earth-care communities in the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.
The Binary Brigade Team’s summary overseeing advancements in the Highest Good Network software was managed by Vijay Anand Pandian (Full Stack Software Engineer) and includes Aaryaneil Nimbalkar (Software Developer), Anirudh Sampath Kumar (Software Developer), Ashish Nagaraju (Software Engineer), Deepthi Kannan (Software Engineer), Geeta Matkar (Software Engineer), Samman Baidya (Software Engineer) and Sriram Seelamneni (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our progress for earth-care communities through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Aaryaneil worked on testing the Dropbox API for the repository and configuring permissions to restrict automation usage to owner users. As part of his efforts to support earth-care communities, he also created routes for Dropbox and began integrating Sentry APIs for user addition and removal. Additionally, he worked on integrating the Sentry API into the application by creating the necessary routes for its endpoints. Anirudh tested, reviewed, and approved pull requests 2997 through 3006. He addressed a bug on the inventory types page of the BMDashboard, where the search function failed to ignore white spaces in the search column, resulting in incorrect search results. He resolved the issue and raised pull request 3046 for the bug fix.
Ashish worked on resolving bug 21 from phase 2, which involved adding a ‘Hold’ column and an ‘Update Record’ column. He collaborated with Jae to clarify the differences between the columns and modified the ‘View’ button in the ‘Update Record’ column, replacing the previous pop-up view with a new view that includes subtables, allowing users to access update records based on the specified requirements. Deepthi focused on improving the management checkbox tooltip by aligning its bounding box properly and modifying its behavior to disappear when the cursor moves away from the small “i”. Her improvements aimed to streamline interactions for earth-care communities. She also worked on existing pull requests, incorporating team feedback to ensure they functioned correctly and pushing updates to GitHub.
Geeta worked on addressing a project category issue in the profile section. Her debugging efforts spanned both the front-end and back-end code, identifying several errors that need to be resolved to fix the bug and ensure the functionality of the feature. Samman completed the navbar task after resolving a merge conflict and submitted it for review. To further support earth-care communities, he selected a new task from phase II, reviewed the BMDashboard code, and began working on the default view for the dashboard. He started developing the logic for the collapsed view using React states and necessary buttons to toggle between default and collapsed views.
Sriram worked on debugging the reset functionality for a task, identifying that the core feature was operational with the submit button and starting to implement an auto-submit feature triggered by the reset button while awaiting confirmation to proceed. His work included reviewing and resolving feedback from a previous pull request related to the 10-hour filter on the Reports page, addressing errors such as a persistent “Unexpected error” and ensuring the people count feature functioned correctly.Vijay worked on improving unit test coverage for the HGN software project. His implementation of unit tests for the userProfileActionCreator file and his development of unit tests for the ownerMessageActionCreator file are essential steps toward enhancing code quality and functionality validation for earth-care communities. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to earth-care communities. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.
The Blue Steel Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Nazanin Hashemian (Software Developer, Team Manager) and includes Manasa Viswanadhapalli (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer), and Supriya Sudini (MERN Stack Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for designing earth-care communities through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Manasa reviewed a bug document, selected an issue to work on, analyzed related pull requests, and examined the current code functionality while working to resolve the problem. Her efforts contribute to the development of software essential for managing and optimizing earth-care communities. Nazanin investigated the “Team Member Tasks” checkbox bug (Priority: Low) and determined that it was functioning correctly. Ramakrishna searched for new tasks and identified a bug where newly created teams were not displaying correctly despite being created. He requested the task to be assigned, created a branch to investigate, and determined that the frontend was not the issue, leading him to analyze the backend logic for the root cause. This effort is crucial for ensuring the smooth operation of the platform, especially as it scales to support a growing number of users collaborating on projects like the design and implementation of earth-care communities.
Supriya worked on improving the login page for the BM Dashboard by creating a CSS file named BMLogin.css. She designed containers to structure the page elements and adjusted CSS properties to center the form, giving input fields and buttons rounded corners and subtle shadows for a modern appearance. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how their work contributes to designing earth-care communities. See below to view images of their work.
The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Swaroop Udgaonkar (Software Engineer) and includes Denish Kalariya (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Humera Naaz (MERN developer), Pavan Swaroop Lebakula (Software Engineer), Pratyush Prasanna Sahu (Software Engineer) and Summit Kaushal (Backend Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for earth-care communities through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Denish focused exclusively on addressing an issue in the user profile module related to tracking the dates of submitted summaries. The existing database schema only stored the last three weekly summaries in theweeklySummaries array, discarding the oldest entry whenever a new summary was submitted. To enable tracking of all past submissions, a new field, totalSummariesSubmitted, was added to the userProfiles collection to record the dates of each submission without retaining the actual summary content. This enhancement ensures that a comprehensive record of contributions is maintained, supporting the ongoing development of earth-care communities. A new function, getTotalSummariesSubmitted, was implemented in the overviewReportHelper.js file to handle the logic for retrieving and updating this data. This function was integrated into the getVolunteerStatsData function within reportsController.js to ensure the updated data was included in the API response. All changes were developed in a new branch created from the abi-volunteer-trends branch, adhering to the requirements specified for this task.
Dhrumil worked on HGN Phase II. While progressing on the tasks, some questions arose, requiring clarification. To address these, he contacted his manager and Jae, who provided the necessary guidance and insights. After resolving the uncertainties, he resumed work on the project with a clarified understanding. This work contributes to the development of tools and resources that will ultimately support the creation and management of earth-care communities. Humera worked on implementing logic to replace badges when consecutive streaks were achieved, ensuring that only the highest streak was retained in the system. The logic involved identifying badges with matching hours and consecutive weeks, removing lower streaks, and replacing them with higher ones. Additionally, all relevant test cases from Test SpreadSheet 2 were executed to verify that the badge replacement and earned date tracking functionalities were functioning correctly. This included debugging scenarios where streaks were either broken or extended and validating the system’s ability to handle complex badge updates. This rigorous testing ensures the system accurately reflects users’ contributions to earth-care communities.
Pavan worked on a WBS page issue requiring a refresh. The latest branch was cloned after applying a fix, and the issue could not be reproduced. Efforts were focused on investigating how the fix was implemented and assessing whether it is appropriate for deployment. If the fix is deemed insufficient, an alternative solution will be developed. This work contributes to the efficient management of projects related to earth-care communities. Pratyush added additional fields to the event details and statistics page and resolved various lint issues encountered during development. He implemented an email validator, addressed a significant number of lint issues, and fixed the date of birth validation to ensure it only allows entries for individuals aged 18 and above. Work is ongoing to complete the email address validation.
Summit updated the HGN document with details of their recent work and provided an updated WIP to Humera, addressing tasks that were pending before their leave. Humera noted that she had resolved the issue, and he requested that she re-verify the document and record her findings in the badge test results. This collaborative effort is crucial for the development of software that will ultimately support the efficient management and coordination of earth-care communities. He also addressed changes requested in a pull request, creating a test video and improving the clarity of the “how to test” instructions. Additionally, he reviewed another change request and retested the feature to confirm its functionality. While the issue was not encountered during testing, he plans to repeat the test with a new user to ensure accuracy. Swaroop worked on setting up the placement of projects and people lists for mobile screens, making changes to the relevant JSX files to ensure consistency and eliminate discrepancies in the layouts. As a manager-in-training, he reviewed the team’s summaries, photos, and videos and uploaded two selected photos for each team member. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to earth-care communities. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.
The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jatin Agrawal (Software Engineer) and includes Mrinalini Raghavendran (Software Engineer), Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer), Nishita Gudiniye (Software Engineer), Shreya Vithala (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer) and Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for earth-care communities through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Jatin completed three bugs, including merging one titled “profile_images_from_website” into the codebase. He took on two new issues, “fix task date editing crashing webpage” and “reload leaderboard and add loading symbol while exiting from another’s dashboard,” and created the respective pull requests. While working on the task date issue, he encountered an additional problem involving memory usage in web storage on the EditTaskModal.jsx page but prioritized resolving the original issue to avoid potential application breaks. These technical improvements contribute to the smooth operation of the platform, ultimately supporting the collaborative efforts required to design and build earth-care communities. Additionally, he worked on linking the HGN form with the main application and created a pull request for that task.
Mrinalini developed a frontend form for the listing and bidding document she previously helped design, referencing existing pull requests and drafted requirements while working on form elements for the “Create a Listing” form. She explored Bootstrap for styling, addressed a frontend timer feature issue related to a past pull request, and completed a basic React component with all fields outlined in her earlier mockup. This form will eventually be used to help manage the complex organization required for creating earth-care communities. Additionally, she debugged errors during local testing and improved the form’s visual design using CSS. Nikita implemented core features for the “Hours by Task” visualization on the Projects Reports page, including a bar chart to display hours contributed by tasks within a project, allowing users to select different viewing options for total and remaining hours. While the main functionalities have been added, further work remains to finalize the feature. This feature will ultimately contribute valuable data to the management and optimization of earth-care communities.
Nishita focused on the front-end implementation of the “Event Description” section, completing the initial design and planning its integration with the “Event Details” page once developed. She worked on styling for consistency and usability, wrote unit tests for the “EditTaskModal” component by identifying and implementing necessary test cases, and resolved alignment issues on the Events Participation page based on feedback from a previous pull request. This work is vital for the effective organization and execution of events within earth-care communities. Shraddha worked on resolving a bug in the latest codebase, identifying an undefined property error related to accessing the category field. She added null checks for task and project, improved fallback logic to handle undefined data, and ensured runtime errors were avoided. Discussions with Jae provided guidance during debugging and issue resolution. Shreya resolved merge conflicts in PR #2895, adjusted the design of the HGN Questionnaire dashboard for better usability, and created a new branch to expand unit tests, which are currently performing well as additional cases are being added. These software improvements will ultimately benefit the management and coordination of earth-care communities.
Zhifan summarized the previous week’s tasks, prepared a demo video and pull request description, and diagnosed an issue with badges not appearing on the summary page. This investigation revealed that badge information was being filtered out after being sent to the frontend. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to earth-care communities. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.
The Expressers Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Strallia Chao (Software Engineer) includes Jinda Zhang (Software Engineer/Machine Learning Engineer) and Shreya Laheri (Software Developer). This week, Jinda focused on familiarizing themselves with the project by reviewing onboarding developer documents, unit testing guides, and the codebases to understand the project’s structure, workflow, coding standards, and best practices. This groundwork is essential for contributing to the development of software that supports earth-care communities. Shreya submitted a pull request titled “Added Activity Agenda Page for Community Portal” for review and began work on the activity attendance page, which is halfway completed. She also made updates to the HGN Questionnaire design based on feedback from Jae and plans to collaborate with Shreya V on further changes before finalizing the design.
Strallia worked on debugging issues, assisting a team member in resolving commit problems caused by the Husky pre-commit command on their Windows system. This work supports the development of software essential for managing and coordinating activities within earth-care communities. She also collaborated with another team member to track progress on a backend task for retrieving the total number of summaries submitted to the Total Org Summary page and assigned a new task to update the backend controller for populating a new database field. In addition, Strallia reviewed the frontend codebase for the Total Org Summary page, prepared to integrate charts into the parent component, and updated the getBlueSquareStats function in the backend to retrieve data for the corresponding chart. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating earth-care communities. See the collage below to view the team’s work.
The Lucky Star Team’s summary of the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Anne Zhang (Software Engineer) and includes contributions from Chetan Sunku (Software Engineer), Koushica Bosadi Ulaganathan (Software Engineer), Nikhitha Kalinga (Software Engineer), Neha Bogireddy (Software Engineer), Samarth Bhadane (Software Engineer), T R Samarth Urs (Data Analyst), Shefali Mittal (Volunteer Software Engineer) and Vaibhavi Madhav Deshpande (Software Engineer).
This week, Chetan continued investigating the root cause of a bug related to the “Interact with Task ‘Ready for Review’” permission not functioning as intended, where the button remains disabled despite the permission being enabled. Koushica resolved a UI issue caused by changes to table-related tags by creating a dedicated class and modifying selectors to isolate the styles, and she worked on improving the consistency of the dark mode implementation across the platform by addressing visual inconsistencies in various components. These technical improvements are crucial for the smooth operation of the platform, ultimately supporting the collaborative efforts towards building earth-care communities. Neha focused on the timer popout feature, determining that the timer would open in a separate window after attempts to keep it always on top proved ineffective, and she reviewed and communicated findings about a format issue in the BM dashboard.
Nikhitha refined functionality related to the Set Final Day permission access, updating logic to handle edge cases and streamlining checks to enhance efficiency while ensuring compatibility with the existing codebase. This contributes to the broader goal of creating efficient and user-friendly tools for managing earth-care communities. Samarth B worked on resolving linting issues, addressing merge conflicts, and updating tasks to align with code standards, ensuring consistency and quality in the project. Samarth managed a PR review team, evaluated the quality and quantity of their reviews, provided feedback, summarized their work in a blog post, and ensured bios were requested from eligible contributors. Shefali added functionality to the auto-poster for Twitter/X, implemented cron job scheduling for timed actions, and worked on both front-end and back-end updates based on feedback from Jae. These contributions to the software infrastructure will ultimately support the development and dissemination of information about earth-care communities.
Vaibhavi resolved a version compatibility issue and started developing a frontend feature to create an Event Rescheduling button, adding a ReschedulePage component and addressing access errors while pushing code. Anne wrote developer notes for bugs requiring future development, created a PR to fix sorting mechanisms in the member column filter, tested and worked on an issue related to the manager account dropdown menu, clarified prerequisites with Vijeth, and managed the Lucky Star team’s reviews and pictures of the week. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating earth-care communities. See the collage below to view the team’s work.
The Moonfall Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Newell Newell (Manager), and includes Bhavya Prakash (Software Engineer), Calvin Liu (PR Team), Nikhil Giri (Software Engineer), Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer), Swathi Dharma Sankaran (Software Engineer) and Yili Sun (Software Engineer). This week, Bhavya organized designs using a flow chart and started with dashboard and feedback designs. She prepared notes to clarify aspects with Yash and setted aside user flow designs for further review. The Figma file was structured to align with the flow chart, with notes added to describe each design. This contributes to the efficient design of user interfaces for earth-care communities.
Calvin worked on the Quick Setup Tool and removed the “Save Changes” button to enable immediate database updates when confirming or deleting a Quick Setup Title. He improved input validation and addressed errors in the initial submission to ensure proper database transactions. This streamlined workflow ensures data integrity and supports the efficient development of tools for earth-care communities. Newell resolved issues with caching technologies and addressed missing website assets. He created a mockup for an email template editor and researched Single Sign-On using Google Workspace. He set up a demo WordPress application with SAML-based SSO. Nikhil began work on the “Which Tool or Equipment to Update” feature by creating new components and route and retrieved project and equipment lists. He setted up a form under a dedicated branch. These technical advancements will ultimately benefit the development of earth-care communities by improving the functionality and user experience of online resources.
Shashank raised pull requests and resolved GitHub issues. He synchronized main and development branches, and provided technical support to Jae to address challenges and enhance efficiency. Swathi fixed a React component issue causing ‘NaN’ to display in suggestion categories and revised the code to correctly parse indices and category names. She integrated a validation check to prevent future occurrences. Yili addressed issues with “Edit Task” permissions for managers and analyzed the logic. She began changes to enable direct task editing for users assigned the Manager role. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to earth-care communities. Below is a collage for the team’s work.
Reactonauts’ Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Vijeth Venkatesha (Software Engineer) and includes Gmon Kuzhiyanikkal (Software Engineer), Haoyue Wen (Software Engineer), Jinxiong You (Software Engineer), Khushi Jain (PR Team I-N), Mohan Gadde (Software Engineer), Nikhil Pittala (Software Engineer), Pallavi Thorat (PR Team O-Sh), Peterson Rodrigues (Full-Stack MERN Stack Developer), Saniya Farheen (Software Engineer), Sharadha Shivakumar (Software Engineer) and Xiyan Li.
This week, Gmon worked on fixing tasks related to hiding members’ tasks with the teams toggle and added bell notifications for deadline completion. He identified an existing pull request (PR) that could be marked complete and finished adding active/inactive numbers by teams on the team page. He created a new branch named Gmon-Active-NonActive-team (PR #2850). These software improvements will ultimately support the efficient management of earth-care communities. Haoyue implemented the FAQ function and improved Title Code functionality. She resolved merge conflicts and worked on team code and FAQ management, search, and history features. Jinxiong addressed bugs in HGN Apps and included fixing a poorly designed reset time button pop-up window. Khushi focused on enabling users to send feedback forms via text or email and set up a feedback modal with preference options. She reviewed PRs related to category column updates and the Event Popularity Analytics page. This ongoing work on the Highest Good Network software is vital to One Community’s mission of creating earth-care communities.
Mohan refined the Admin UI and improved box alignment and resolving issues with the “Hours Logged This Week” box. Nikhil completed nine pull request reviews and fixed a badges icon bug obstructed by the save changes button. He verified functionality without affecting other features. These technical improvements contribute to the efficient management and development of the platform, ultimately supporting the creation of thriving earth-care communities. Pallavi enhanced the Register page by adding dynamic tabs for Description, FAQs, Comments, and Participants, with CSS updates for consistency and collaboration on phase 3 tasks. Peterson resolved a Dashboard page bug preventing volunteer users without tasks from viewing the Current Week Timelog tab. Saniya monitored a pull request requiring additional approvals before submission. Sharadha developed the front-end for resource usage overview and identified rendering issues in the route.js file. She collaborated on Task 124 for viewing activities on the Weekly Summaries Reports page. Her contributions are vital to the development of efficient resource management tools for earth-care communities.
Vijeth managed team operations and hosted meetings. He addressed queries and investigated app slowdown issues. Xiyan developed a Bitly URL shortener feature and integrated API communication, URL history tracking, and error handling with TypeScript typing. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to earth-care communities. Below is a collage for the team’s work.
Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Rishabh Rao (Administrator) and Luis Arevalo (Software Engineer) and the team includes Abi Liu (Software Developer), Koba Kvantrishvili (Software Developer), Laura Cohen (Software Engineer), Sai Preetham (Full Stack Developer), Snehal Dilip Patare (Software Engineer) and Yao Wang (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for earth-care communities through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes, working on building earth-care communities.
This week, Abi identified and resolved a bug caused by Moment.js that resulted in incorrect start and end dates, where an extra month was being added. The issue involved the handling of date calculations, and adjustments were made to ensure the dates remained within the intended range. Efforts were also focused on investigating why custom date ranges were not behaving as expected, including analyzing data manipulation logic and testing various scenarios to identify potential causes. The work involved reviewing related code and experimenting with different configurations to narrow down the source of the issue, as well as working on building earth-care communities.
Koba worked on creating login and registration pages for a listing and bidding platform, routing the pages through updates to the routes.js file, and implementing custom routes to prevent the navbar from appearing on the login page. Both pages send API requests to the backend for testing on localhost, and include instructions for testing in a pull request. Laura focused on integrating the permissions context provider into the Permission List and Basic Information Tab components to fix a bug where user permissions did not update correctly on the front end after manual removal. She adjusted component logic to ensure permission changes were accurately reflected, working on building earth-care communities.
Yao worked on the Reddit auto poster, developing the API calling body and troubleshooting authentication issues, including a persistent 401 error. Efforts included testing different authentication methods, reviewing API documentation, and modifying request parameters, alongside debugging issues with backend requests, adjusting error handling, and refining request formatting. Snehal addressed changes in pull request PR2862 to resolve duplicate ID issues and reviewed performance-related feedback, finding no system issues. She also worked on PR2801, removing an unused variable and creating a new pull request (PR3074), while addressing tasks involving the Facebook API in JavaScript, and working on building earth-care communities.
Sai Preetham implemented conditional rendering for the WarningModal in Warning.jsx, ensuring it displayed only for users with appropriate permissions or roles, and introduced fallback values for roles and permissions to address missing or null props. He implemented features for toggling warnings, managing warning tracker actions, and resolving tracking management errors and bugs. Additionally, Sai Preetham enhanced test coverage to address edge cases, resolved failing tests, completed the feature set for tracking management, and handled weekly summary and Dropbox-related tasks working on building earth-care communities.
Luis refactored the email template to handle issuing two warnings and issuing two warnings with a blue square. After incorporating feedback from Jae, he completed the updates to ensure a warning is issued, and an email is sent when both actions are triggered. Following further refinement, Luis and Jae agreed to disable the “both” button until the user has at least two warnings. Luis also created a new route and function call, which resulted in some duplicated code, and plans to refactor it into a single function for posting a new warning. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to earth-care communities. See below for the work done by the group.
The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with A-H and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of building earth-care communities. This week’s active members of this team were: Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Anjali Maddila (Software Engineer), Carl Bebli (Software Engineer), Carlos Gomez (Full-Stack Software Developer), Eve Ye (Volunteer Software Engineer Intern), Ghouse Shahe Meera Ziddi Mohammad (Software Engineer Intern), and Honglin Chen (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 and supports building earth-care communities by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.
The PR Review Team’s summaries for team members’ names starting with I-N and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Anoushka Hazari (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results for earth-care communities. This week’s active members of this team were: Ikechukwu Gbogboade (Frontend Software Developer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha Subrmanian (Full Stack Developer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer) and Nathan Hoffman (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 will measure and assist in earth-care communities in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.
The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with O-Z and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support) and Samarth Urs (Administrative Assistant and Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software forms the foundation for measuring our results in earth-care communities’ practices. This week’s active members of this team were Sabitha Nazareth (Software Engineer), Sai Girish Pabbathi (Software Engineer), Sharan Sai Marpadaga (Software Developer), Shengwei “Peter” Peng (Software Engineer), Srikanth Pusthem (Full Stack Developer), Vinay Vallabineni (software Engineer), Vivek Sharma (Software Developer) and Yiyun Tan (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 and supports earth-care communities’ practices 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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