At One Community, we are modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through a replicable framework for sustainable living. Created by an all-volunteer team, our work unites sustainable strategies across food, energy, housing, education, economics, social architecture, and fulfilled living into a self-replicating blueprint for global impact. By open sourcing and free sharing our plans and methods, we inspire teacher/demonstration hubs worldwide to regenerate the planet—for The Highest Good of All.

• Here’s our project overview
• Here’s our world-change methodology
  
• Here’s how this becomes self-replicating
• Here’s how we are open source and free-sharing all the do-it-yourself designs

OUR MAIN OPEN SOURCE HUBS

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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 October 27, 2025 edition (#658) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

Conscientious Stewardship of Our Biosphere
One Community Progress Update #658

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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, Ajay Adithiya Kumar Elancheliyan Tamilalagi (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the ventilation system design for the Earthbag Village. He reviewed Rahul’s drawer file to confirm that all components were present and assembled correctly. Duct hangers were designed, researched, and their installation and alignment were verified. Material selection focused on waterproof and all-weather specifications for outdoor duct components, leading to the choice of stainless steel for its rust resistance and durability. Ajay defined insulation and mounting requirements for outdoor ductwork in Detroit winters, focusing on R-8 to R-12 closed-cell or rigid insulation, a zero-perm vapor barrier, and UV- and rain-resistant cladding with sealed seams and terminations. He also compiled a short list of solutions, including Thermaduct pre-insulated systems, FlexClad-400 jackets, and R-8 sleeves or blankets, along with vendor sources for cost and availability. His work this week contributes to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through efficient and climate-resilient design. Below, you’ll find some images of this work.

Baraka Minja (Civil and Environmental Engineer Pr. Eng.) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet drawings. This week he worked on the communal shower drawings by adding finer detail and incorporating door and window schedules. He updated the layout, section, and elevation drawings to reflect changes and maintain consistency with the other structures. The drawings were compiled within title blocks and combined into a drawing set, supporting conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through enhanced accuracy and sustainable design standards. See below for some of the pictures.

Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village final MEP report, updating electrical documentation including design and calculation breakdowns. This week he reviewed feedback from the initial draft and applied the necessary updates. He also reviewed the latest video and made corrections throughout the report’s headings, paragraphs, and tables to improve clarity and accuracy. In addition, Derrell updated the included images to align with the One Community standards, contributing to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through improved communication of sustainable system designs. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on the Vermiculture Toilet, focusing on implementing design modifications for the waste dumping mechanism. This week, he prepared a detailed report for the Waste Dumping Mechanism, which included creating 2D CAD drawings of the assembly to be incorporated into the report. Karthik also made design changes and modifications to the Waste Dumping Assembly based on Jae’s instructions. In addition, he worked on the Vermiculture Unistrut Assembly report and updated the 4 Dome Cluster Roof Design report according to the latest review. His work plays a vital role in conscientious stewardship of our biosphere by improving the durability and environmental efficiency of the system. The related visuals are shown below.

Malhar Solanki (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village, focusing on management discussions and tracking task progress, including addressing challenges with assigned work. This week, he assisted Ajay in verifying the completion of Rahul’s files, and finalized the chimney-type structure for the gases and ventilation system along with its bill of materials, selecting alternative and lower-cost materials where possible. Malhar also met with Ajay to explore possible next steps to advance the work. In addition, he researched available humidity sensors to identify options suitable for tracking and making data accessible remotely. His ongoing contributions support conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through cost-effective and sustainable engineering. Review the latest HVAC updates in the images below.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued developing details in the construction documents for the Earthbag Village. This week, she identified a product to use for the roof soffit and modeled it with the directional pattern oriented perpendicular to the roof structure. She prepared a plan detail to illustrate the soffits and developed sections for each location. Michaela also produced a specific section for the spa soffit to show the condition where the soffit attaches to the joists while the beams extend through it. In addition, she modeled the earthbags that close the roof opening from the exterior. Her detailed architectural modeling advances conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through practical and aesthetic eco-design. Check out the construction detail visuals below.

Rishi Chakrapani (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet. This week, he integrated Joseph’s calculations and the corresponding FEA verification into the master collaboration document. Additional work included taking over some of Rahul’s action items, which involved performing further FEA to validate the winch and drawer setup. The FEA results for the winch gears indicated that while the gears experienced noticeable bending, the overall deformation remained minimal. Although the minimum factor of safety did not exceed 2.5, the lowest values occurred at the gear contact points, which were not part of the modeled geometry and can therefore be reasonably excluded from concern. His analysis supports conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through data-driven design optimization and resource-conscious engineering. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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 Tzu-Chien (Industrial Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center Dormer second-floor window. He developed detailed sketches for the new window framing and explored various joint orientations for optimal alignment and stability. Andrew also examined how the wall and roof framing connect to ensure proper structural alignment and design consistency. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. For more details, refer to the image below.

Anjana Reddy (Architectural Designer) worked on completing feedback revisions for the Duplicable City Center, focusing on refining the central area and improving design details. She adjusted the placement of the lemon trees, modified the ground texture for visual consistency, and uploaded the finalized files to Dropbox for review. This open source Duplicable City Center project contributes to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Explore the landscape visuals in the image below.

Ariana Virginia Gutierrez Doria Medina (Industrial Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by developing a proposal to provide structural support for the window insulation system. She reviewed various insulation types and installation methods, concluding that a protective frame is essential to prevent risks such as moisture damage. Support pieces were added, and the insulation shape was modified for a safer and more durable installation. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See the presentation and research highlights below.

Ayushman Dutta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on reviewing pipe materials for the Duplicable City Center hub connector design. He developed the assembly instructions and reviewed feedback for the manufacturing process. He organized folders on Dropbox with linked files, created assembly drawings to clarify the assembly process, and reformatted the report for improved readability. Ayushman also began creating the cutting sheet document to support the manufacturing documentation process. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Review the connector analysis visuals below for more details.

Bevan Chiu (Mechanical Engineer Volunteer) contributed to the Duplicable City Center by researching DIY sustainable spa construction methods, with an emphasis on cinder block and poured concrete spa tubs. He reviewed California’s commercial and residential spa requirements (Chapter 31B: Public Pools) to gather relevant regulatory information. Bevan also performed initial spacing calculations for the rockwool and cinder block spa concept to assess its feasibility. This open open source Duplicable City Center project contributes to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. For more details, refer to the image below.

Koushik Chandra Katta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by trimming the work for Row 5 and discussing FEA analysis details with Srujan to ensure accurate result interpretation. He also coordinated with Shreyas on Row 6.1 to maintain alignment and progress. These discussions helped ensure workflow clarity and consistency across multiple dome model stages. Explore One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center for conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, which empowers people to learn. Browse the visuals below.

Nikhil Bharadwaj (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center dome assembly on the Row 5 hub connectors, ensuring a consistent design approach with previous sections. He collaborated with Shreyas to complete all four connectors, integrated them into the full dome assembly, and shared the updated model with the team for beam trimming. Nikhil also reviewed team questions to clarify design intent and maintain proper workflow alignment. One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center is an example of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. The visuals below highlight his assembly progress this week.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs for the Duplicable City Center by researching Title 24 regulations to support safe and replicable deployment. He documented structural section performance, identifying I-beams as most efficient for vertical loads, rectangular HSS tubes for mixed loading, and noted weaknesses in C-channels. Sandesh also defined insulation and heat retention strategies for the Eco-Spa to improve energy efficiency and durability. These details inform insulation coverage targets, material screening, and assembly risk for the spa design. Discover One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center, which exemplifies conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See the visuals below for a closer look.

Shreyas Nagaraj (Design Engineer) completed updates to the dome hub connectors and beams for the Duplicable City Center. He refined and finalized model updates for Row 6.3 and resolved beam alignment issues caused by transitioning to new connector models. The completed model was reviewed and handed off for continuation. This open source Duplicable City Center project exemplifies conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. For more details, refer to the image below.

Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) focused on data validation and earthquake analysis updates for the Duplicable City Center. He reviewed spreadsheets shared by Nikhil, verified data accuracy, and collaborated with Dipak on seismic model setup improvements. These updates refined the earthquake documentation and enhanced overall analytical consistency. The Duplicable City Center demonstrates conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through open source solutions that can guide people. The images below illustrate aspects of this work.

Vineela Reddy Pippera Badguna (Mechanical Engineer) continued contributing to the Duplicable City Center and Earthbag Village by updating the greywater system spreadsheet and organizing images for the website. She improved the presentation format, revised AutoCAD drawings with clear labeling, and replaced outdated pictures on the website with updated ones to ensure visual and technical accuracy. This open source Duplicable City Center project contributes to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See the updated rainwater catchment data and design visuals below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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 continued working on the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials and Supplies List for the Large Garden and Botanical Garden. The team created the comparison list for the Botanical Garden (BG) project. Items specific to the BG project that were not on the original Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies List were added to that document. The core team also completed the comparison list for the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies and Chick doc. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on conscientious stewardship of our biosphere and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some images showcasing this work.

Anuneet Kaur (Administrator) continued contributing to the Highest Good food initiative. She completed the Vegan Rice Recipe webpage and updated the Vegan Pasta Recipe webpage. She also worked on the housing section, researching sustainable options for insulation, urinals, and windows by reviewing scholarly articles and compiling relevant statistics to support graphic creation. In addition, Anuneet ensured all members were included in the live blog task and identified any who were missing. She fulfilled administrative duties by editing summaries and collages for the Highest Good Society team, Highest Good Education, and core team, and reviewed fellow admin submissions for completeness and accuracy. Additionally, she reviewed Yulin’s infographic on sustainable research and provided detailed feedback, while participating in the training team’s review process. The One Community model of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms and housing studies like these, fosters lasting global impact. Her recent contributions are featured in the collage below.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan. She updated the Transition Kitchen Software Build Proposal to include expanded functionality for ingredient tracking, seasonal forecasting, and user interface enhancements. Chelsea added new system capabilities such as automated reorder alerts, ingredient tagging for onsite-grown, purchased, and preservable foods, and visual icons for quick reference throughout the software. She incorporated seasonal menu prompts, surplus tracking, and analytics on ingredient usage and preservation, enhancing sustainability and planning accuracy. In addition to revising the proposal’s key functional modules and user interface notes, Chelsea defined specific requirements for mockups to reflect alert systems, tagging, and hover tooltips. She also met with Ravi to strategize about mockup development and ensure alignment between design elements and system objectives. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. The following images provide a view of her contributions.

Dirgh Patel (Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design updates. He edited the explanation of the “Design for Ventilation” section, clarified the ventilation rate equation, and added explanations for the units used in heat loss or gain due to ventilation, including an example on measuring PSI. Dirgh updated the report by adding descriptions for the images showing total heat gain and required volumetric flow rates to maintain 30 °C, 24 °C, and 0 °C, along with attaching the supporting data in a spreadsheet. He revised equation units and explanations, added an overview of the forced convection thermal simulation, detailed the assumptions for the stress–strain simulation, and clarified ventilation requirements in the related sheet. Dirgh performed calculations to determine when external heating and cooling are required throughout the year to maintain different greenhouse setpoints and analyzed whether greater heating or cooling input would be needed overall. One Community’sopen source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See the images below to review this week’s updates.

Gayatri Pandkar (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. She worked on the detailed report for the southwest and southeast areas, adding updated renders that highlight key design features, planting layouts, and tree placements. Gayatri incorporated legends for clarity, revised descriptive details for accuracy, and ensured consistency throughout both reports. She also adjusted the formatting and organization of the content to improve readability and usability, making the reports easier to follow and reference for future project work. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while supporting conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Visual examples from her work are presented below.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting documents. He worked on the Walipini 1 lighting energy calculations, ensuring that data inputs and results align with the latest fixture specifications and project requirements. Jay also continued the standardization of the document, organizing its structure and formatting according to established guidelines to maintain consistency and clarity across the project documentation. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while supporting conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See below for pictures related to this work.

Nitin Parate (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative, focusing on developing and rendering the Walipini 2 plan. Nitin worked on refining the planting layers in GIMP, ensuring alignment with the updated design and project requirements. Corrections were made to the third planting layer to adjust placement and improve accuracy, while a fourth layer was added to enhance depth, detail, and visual clarity within the rendering. The planting and tree legend provided by Jae was reviewed as part of ongoing coordination, following an earlier request to incorporate the specified PSD trees into the Walipini planting plan. This review ensured that the tree types, sizes, and placements matched the updated legend for accurate species representation and visual consistency. Additional corrections were applied to Layers 1 and 2 of the planting plan to align tree positioning and categorization with the reference material provided by Jae, maintaining coherence across all layers. The work focused on refining the visual hierarchy of the planting composition and ensuring that all elements integrated effectively with the overall landscape and project design requirements. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, promoting regenerative and participatory development while conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Images below showcase his contributions.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting. She created new content for blog 657 and collaborated with her teammates by reviewing input and integrating feedback to produce a clear and consistent final version. After applying Jae’s recommendations, Pallavi integrated the Zenapini #2 content provided by Silin. She also updated the Walipini #2 page by incorporating Junyi Shi’s contributions, revising text, links, and images to align with current project requirements, and submitted the updates for Jae’s review. She completed one interview and provided the details accordingly. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates the concept of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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. She received detailed feedback on the Aquapini, Walipini, and Zenapini rendered masterplan. Shivangi incorporated revisions by refining the structural layout across six projects, enhancing the textural quality of landscapes, sidewalks, and planters, and adding realistic shadows and material depth to strengthen the overall visual clarity and spatial coherence. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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, the core team continued contributing to the Highest Good Energy initiative. They reviewed and made minor edits to Shravan’s final updates to the Solar Calculator Tool, the accompanying instructions, and the spreadsheet containing the related calculations. The team added links to the Solar Energy Microgrid document for relevant One Community pages and other online resources to improve accessibility and reference. They also reviewed the outline for the Transition Kitchen Software Build Proposal and provided comments to clarify and refine the proposed structure. The Highest Good Energy initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Below are images related to this project.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued working on the Highest Good Food page. She completed the Soil Amendment and Initial Off-grid Site Preparation webpage by finalizing sections, adjusting formatting, and adding links to images and related content. Keerthi also refined spacing, headings, and bullet points to improve presentation and consistency, and completed her admin tasks for the week. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. Visual examples of her work are shown below.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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. 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, Ravi Kumar Sripathi (Software Engineer) continued developing the Highest Good Education software platform by creating Figma designs and refining the Build Lesson Plan module, which helps students turn their saved interests into weekly learning plans. He also worked on the Transition Kitchen Software Build Proposal. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. The proposal defines a custom software system to improve food management, ordering, and inventory processes, integrating onsite production with external supplier orders to reduce waste and support sustainability. It includes three functional modules: Dashboard Overview, Menu Planning and Forecasting, and Inventory Management, each designed to streamline operations and track ingredients effectively. These updates strengthened both functionality and user experience, enhancing the One Community model of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere as a path to lasting global impact. Below are images related to his work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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 43 hours managing volunteer work reviews, handling emails, overseeing social media accounts, supporting web development, identifying new bugs, and integrating bug fixes for the Highest Good Network software, as well as interviewing and onboarding new volunteer team members. They also produced and integrated the video above, highlighting how conscientious stewardship of our biosphere serves as the foundation of One Community’s broader mission. The following images showcase highlights of this work.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page and key components of the Highest Good Network, tracking updates in the software team management documents to assign and monitor task status. He worked on the PR Analytics Dashboard and Questionnaire Dashboard by testing multiple components and creating action items to address bugs and improve existing functionality. He tracked updates in software team management documents to support task management. Jaiwanth also tested multiple pull requests in the Highest Good Network software. As a member of the pull request review team, he reviewed submissions from the volunteer team assigned to him. This work supports One Community’s commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. The images below highlight his contributions.

Rajrajeshwari Gangadhar Sangolli (Data Analyst) continued working on Google Ads management and strategy evolution of the Highest Good Network. She applied recommendations, analyzed performance data, and adjusted ads for improved results. Rajrajeshwari also reviewed campaigns, tracked metrics, performed product testing, and created tasks to support phase 2 improvements of the HGN software. She updated internal sheets, assigned owners, and reviewed task progress with Sudarshan. This project supports One Community’s commitment to demonstrating conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. The images below highlight key aspects of her work.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Prudhvi Marpina (Data Analyst) and includes Ashutosh Mishra (Software Engineer), Divanshu Bakshi (Team Admin), Indra Anuraag Gade (Software Engineer and Team Administrator), Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator), Mridul Bhushan (Volunteer Project Strategy Analyst and Team Administrator), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Priyanshi Sharma (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Rajeshwari Bhirud (Administrator), Rishi Sundara (Quality Control Engineer and Team Administrator), Rishitha Adepu (Administrator), Sai Suraj Matta Veera Venkata (Business Data Analyst), Samhitha Are (Administrator), Sayantan Paul (Volunteer Frontend Tester and Software Team Administrator), and Sudarshan Raju Chintalapati Venkata (Data Analyst). The Administration Team supports the Highest Good Network, a tool designed to track and measure progress while developing conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Through administrative support, documentation, testing, training, recruiting, analytics, and content management, the team advances conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, aligning with One Community’s mission to build a replicable and sustainable future model.

This week, Ashutosh refactored four documents for better data ingestion and indexing, explored open-source agentic model options, and collaborated on backend updates to improve chatbot performance. Divanshu strengthened Mastodon content tracking by creating posts, documenting new bugs and features, and integrating analytics data into the master tracker. Indra handled the Code Crafters weekly update, integrated X/Twitter analytics into the Social Media Master Dashboard, scheduled posts, and created a Community Reposting Tracker while reviewing multiple PRs. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

Keerthana managed administrative tasks by reviewing team submissions, updating Step 2 and 4 tracking sheets, preparing the weekly blog, and assigning new developer action items. Mridul reviewed and finalized the Moonfall Team’s summaries, checked PRs marked “Done and Merged,” ensured formatting compliance, and verified blog SEO accuracy. Neeharika managed task assignments, followed up on contributor progress, tested PR dashboard components, created new bug entries, and reviewed the work of three admins. Olimpia oversaw volunteer document reviews, resolved prior comments, identified members needing follow-ups, and scheduled upcoming LinkedIn posts with visuals. Priyanshi conducted page-by-page testing of Phase 2 PRs, validated dashboards and analytics components, and logged visualization and chart errors for developer attention. This effort supports One Community’s mission of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

Rachna caught up on prior emails and tasks, reviewed One Community webpages for updates, and monitored hiring activity. Rajeshwari served as administrator for Blog #657, reviewed team summaries, created Binary Brigade updates, completed the HGN questionnaire, and tested BM Dashboard login and inventory modules. Rishi reviewed and tested multiple PRs, coordinated Slack communications on high-priority items, merged all individual blogs into Blog #657, and finalized SEO updates. This project aligns with One Community’s focus on conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Rishitha led interviews with new candidates, partnered on blog review and bio administration, followed up on pending details, and maintained engagement through Threads media uploads. Sai Suraj advanced the Social Media Master Dashboard by processing analytics for Facebook and Instagram, standardizing data submissions through a Python script, coordinating contributor exports, and publishing SEO-optimized weekly pages. Samhitha performed Phase 3 testing across user roles, logged new bugs, maintained documentation accuracy, and coordinated follow-ups to ensure smooth testing workflows. Sayantan handled administrative PR management, verified reviewer progress, initiated Level 1 Software Testing, and completed the weekly Team Skye review. Sudarshan managed the Alpha Software Team blog, reviewed PRs for Phase 2, created multiple new feature and bug-fix tasks, validated UX/UI performance, and coordinated meetings to align feedback and assignments. To learn more about how this work supports One Community’s vision of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages. Highlights of the team’s contributions are shared in the collage below.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary includes Yulin Li (Graphic Designer), who focused this week on creating designs that support conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. She worked on social media images and revised old infographics, applying feedback to improve clarity, consistency, and alignment with One Community’s sustainability goals. Yulin also prepared and posted the Highest Good Network software team collaboration announcement and managed assets in Dropbox while participating in weekly review discussions to ensure timely progress. These efforts highlight conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See the Highest Good Society pages and the collage below for examples of her work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere 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 tested HGN pull requests, confirming fixes for adding edit buttons to the Weekly Summaries tab on the Dashboard (PR4094) and resolving the profile page issue so the Projects tab loads only when selected (#3894). This effort highlights One Community’s commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

Some items were not fixed, including the Total Team Report team code fields (PR1140). Nine PRs could not be tested due to missing data on the main branch. Other unresolved PRs included the horizontal bar graph for the applicant-to-volunteer conversion ratio (#3848+1637), filter buttons and Dark Mode formatting (PR3897), actual vs planned cost styling (#3879), the Project page edit button (#3877), and the PR grading screen (#3826), which returned “Page Not Found.” The team also reviewed assigned badges for “Tester One” and logged 40 hours testing the “New Max” and “30 Hours in Week” badges. This work strengthens One Community’s conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages and the collage below for an overview of the team’s contributions.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Alpha Software Team, working on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and includes Carlos Martinez (Software Developer), Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer) and Meron Qelati (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is a key part of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, helping track and measure progress toward conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. It supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes for the open source project and resilient ecosystems. Designed to be portable and scalable, the software is well suited for off-grid and sustainable living communities. This project reflects One Community’s open source commitment to advancing the idea of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

This week, Lin reviewed PR #1804, tested endpoints using Postman, confirmed expected results, reviewed weekly submissions from team members, and managed team responsibilities. This contribution strengthens One Community’s commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Carlos optimized Dark Mode for the Total Construction Summary page, ensuring consistency across all components, including project risk profile, issue tracking, and equipment sections. Meron fixed a continuous loading issue on the Skills page (/hgn/profile/skills/USERID) by updating the .env.development configuration to use the correct API endpoint (:4500), allowing dynamic reading from environment variables. He also improved layout alignment on the Members List Page by centering volunteer names and confirming proper text wrapping for longer names. Nikita addressed discrepancies on the Total Org Summary page, completed updates to the Reports > Reports section, and documented issues to support further investigation of data accuracy. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to the idea of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere that we want to build. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sai Shekhar Reddy Moola (Software Engineer) and includes Ajay Naidu (Software Engineer), Akshith Kumar Reddy Balappagari Gnaneswara (Software Engineer – Full Stack), Chaitanya Swaroop Kumar Allu (Software Engineer), Hemanth Chimakurthi, Juhitha Reddy Penumalli (Software Engineer), Sphurthy Satish (Software Engineer), and Vivek Chandra (Software Engineer). Highest Good Network software manages and objectively measures progress in establishing abundant community systems through social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance, while supporting widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This initiative reflects One Community’s commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, fostering systems and behaviors that honor and protect the planet while advancing regenerative, collaborative solutions.

This week, Ajay resolved merge conflicts, submitted requested changes for review, enhanced the team modal to display member counts, implemented a category-cycling button, and ensured accurate count calculations for all, active, and inactive members, aligning updates with existing pull requests and component styles. Akshith worked on multiple pull requests, including 1746, 1773, 1779, 4157, 1772, 4234, 4235, 4237, 4240, 4253, 4266, 4269, and 4272 with 1853. He tested each PR locally, reviewed functionalities, documented discrepancies, provided feedback, implemented student task creation, pushed changes, and opened a pull request for integration. Chaitanya enhanced system reliability and communication workflows, updated GitHub invite functionality to select teams with permission inheritance, investigated Slack invite email failures, introduced runtime error handlers, and resolved in-app email bugs to improve efficiency. Hemanth verified PRs 4237, 4239, 4253, 4254, 4266, 4277, 4278, 4279, and 4280 for functionality, UI consistency, and dark mode support, ensuring proper alignment and rendering across dashboards and charts.

Juhitha implemented and tested GET and POST markComplete APIs for the Phase 4 Task Progress Indicator and Status Updates, validated integration with mock data, reviewed related tickets, and troubleshooted the Imgur auto-poster registration and client ID configuration. Sai Moola completed backend development for the Phase 4 Announcements module, implementing controller logic for educator and student posts, testing endpoints with MongoDB mock data, and raising pull request #1859. Sphurthy developed the Grade Assignment Functionality, updating the EducationTask model for letter and numeric grading, automating calculations, managing grade status transitions, creating backend API endpoints, and implementing bulk grade updates and summary views. Vivek resolved issues with the userProfile seeder, extended functionality to seed Project, ApplicationAccess, and Badge collections, tested locally, pushed changes, and raised the pull request for review. These contributions strengthen One Community’s mission and commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See the collage below for an overview of this team’s contributions.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Prem Vora (Software Developer) and includes Adithya Cherukuri (Volunteer Software Engineer), Aditya Gambhir (Software Engineer), Deekshith Kumar Singirikonda (Developer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full-Stack Software Developer), Neeraj Kondaveeti (Software Engineer) and Vamsidhar Panithi (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software manages and objectively measures processes for open sourcing a better world through social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance. This progress supports One Community in modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

This week, Nahiyan reviewed PR 4269 and resolved an issue with the Help modal appearing on nested subroutes by enforcing exact route matching for the /hgnhelp path. Adithya worked on the “Listing and bidding platform – Create payment for listing booking backend” task, resolving existing bugs, integrating PayPal, implementing logic to fetch paypal_client_id and paypal_secret, adding Joi validation, and addressing authentication errors for the /create-payment-intent endpoint. This strengthens One Community’s commitment to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Aditya focused on code review and dark mode fixes, resolving CSS module and chart visibility issues, addressing regressions from scoped class refactoring, and validating layouts against WCAG AA contrast guidelines. Deekshith continued backend work on SMS and bid notification controllers via Twilio and Textbelt, maintaining database integrity and modular RESTful API principles. Manvitha set up the Project Manager Dashboard backend and API integration, creating MongoDB models, controller logic, and linking frontend components while identifying remaining CORS issues.

Mohan resolved the “Failed to Load Chart” error on the Utilization Chart page by tracing incomplete aggregation results, adding logging, refining timer state management, and improving performance. Neeraj enabled display of deactivated team members on the Weekly Summaries Reports page, updating backend aggregation, frontend logic, and documenting PRs and test steps, contributing to conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Prem continued Phase 3 date-based filtering work for the community portal dashboard, refining useEffect behavior, fixing imports, converting dates to ISO format, and updating radio buttons and date pickers. Vamsidhar fixed a refresh issue in the BM Dashboard Equipment List module by ensuring Redux store updates and verifying sorting and filtering. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this supports modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Explore 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 Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer) and includes Layne Taylor (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full-Stack Developer), Shashank Halanur Veeresh Kumar (Software Engineer), and Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer). This work supports One Community’s goal of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

This week, Meenashi confirmed the required sections on the Collaboration Ads Creation page, including Descriptions, Requirements, Projects, and Our Community. She added video support, enabled image uploads, fixed full-width display issues, and updated the frontend to send responses as an array. The backend was configured to store each answer with its corresponding questionId, and the respondent record now includes the email address. The CollabAds model, database, and frontend were updated accordingly. Pending work includes final styling updates, required field validation, and confirming the destination screen for saved responses. Layne continued work on PR 3374, resolving issues with creating roles by converting an existing role into a manager role. She fixed missing files caused by a previous rebase, completed a squash merge from a reverted commit, and reviewed overlapping PRs. She noted confusion regarding bell notifications in multiple PRs and plans to clarify the workflow in the next standup meeting.

Rahul focused on resolving merge conflicts and node version errors, updating the branch for stability, fixing linting issues, converting .css files to .module.css, and ensuring proper className references. Shashank worked on dark mode support, resolved merge conflicts, and rebased an older branch in preparation for a new pull request. Tanmay finalized the Plurk auto-poster system by establishing backend connectivity, fixing 401 “Unauthorized” errors, refactoring the router, resolving environment variable loading issues, and confirming successful test posts via Postman and curl. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed in creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The collage below highlights the team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator) and Abhiram Bylahalli Jagadish (Full Stack Software Developer). The team includes contributions from Abhishek Jain (Software Engineer), Chieh “Jerry” Jui Lee (Software Engineer), Chirag Bellara (Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer), Dunstan Dsouza (Software Engineer), Durga Venkata Praveen Boppana (Software Engineer), Ganesh Karnati (Software Engineer), Shashank Madan (Software Engineer), Shravya Kudlu (Software Development Engineer), Sohail Uddin Syed (Software Engineer), Veda Bellam (Software Engineer), and Venkataramanan Venkateswaran (Software Engineer). Their work supports One Community’s goal of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through cross-functional software development.

This week, Abhiram focused on backend development for the educator task submission feature, creating API endpoints for retrieving student tasks, implementing dynamic review workflows, correcting Mongoose model references, resolving ESLint warnings, and testing for stable performance. Abhishek updated the HGN Unit Testing Guide to align with automated coverage standards, adding documentation, troubleshooting guidance, and GitHub Actions commands. Chieh resolved merge conflicts for PR #1342, validated routes, and confirmed controller and endpoint behavior. Chirag finalized the Bugs and Features Tracker Sheet and reviewed multiple PRs to ensure successful changes and document follow-up actions. Dipti restored functionality for the “Fix_making_mousing_over_task_show_who_added_or_created_the_task” task. Dunstan improved the Total People and Total Project Reports by adding warnings for short date ranges and adjusting dark mode label visibility. Durga finalized the timer pop-out, resolved merge conflicts, and began work on the student evaluation module. Ganesh developed the Feedback Form UI with a modal, 5-star rating system, optional comments, and consistent interaction validation.

Shashank fixed mark-as-done button logic, tested end-to-end, and prepared backend/frontend PRs while adding a base collection and route for atom assignment. Shravya implemented the Phase 4 Daily Log backend, including edge-case access restrictions and PR 1815 submission. Sohail built and tested five automation functions for summary and hour compliance, verified email handling, and added structured logging. Veda developed the Job Posting Page Analytics horizontal bar graph, improved responsiveness, updated the UI for dark mode, and resolved Donut Chart branch conflicts. Venkataramanan raised four PRs addressing import button issues, logging, chart calculations, and user creation, while reviewing other PRs for root causes. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work supports conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. The collage below highlights the team’s contributions.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer) and includes Aayush Shetty (Software Engineer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Mani Shashank Marneni (Software Engineer), Munish Patel (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer), Sree Pujitha Kakani (Software Engineer), Sudheesh Thuralkalmakki Dharmappa Gowda (Full Stack Developer), Uha Kruthi (Software Engineer), and Zhicheng Tong (Software Engineer). Their efforts advance One Community’s mission of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, promoting open-source collaboration, ecologically responsible innovation, and holistic global progress.

This week, Bhavpreet improved the teaching children group interface for efficiency and stability and began backend development for the browsable lesson plan while resolving three pull request merge conflicts. Ramakrishna resolved prior PR conflicts, submitted updates, and implemented a refresh button for the timer using WebSocket reconnect logic. Sudheesh built the frontend of the Student Profile page, setting up routes, Redux slices, API integration, progress bars, and testing with Postman. Zhicheng enhanced the log visualization module, optimizing incremental data loading, integrating react-virtualized, and refining component behavior for smoother UI responsiveness. Sree focused on dark mode improvements for the BM Dashboard, adjusting dynamic fonts, contrast, CSS modules, and verifying charts and filters.

Mani developed the Education Portal Student Progress feature, including the Student Profile page, progress charts, protected routes, and interactive tooltips. Munish optimized frontend performance by reducing re-renders, improving data fetching and pagination, and assisting with Node.js environment issues. Uha implemented the Simple Tool Chart with project/date filters, dynamic updates, and responsive Recharts visualizations. Aayush updated models and controllers for Phase 4 Task-Level Comments, tested APIs, and reviewed dark mode implementation on the Lessons Form page. Alisha completed Phase 2 of the Summary Dashboard with a grouped bar graph, backend integration, dark mode, and started work on the Learner Knowledge Evolution View, configuring database schemas, routers, and aggregation logic for subject-wise learner progress. Visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work supports conscientious stewardship of our biosphere through open-source development and globally accessible resources. The collage below highlights the team’s key accomplishments for the week.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactonauts Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Sai Suraj Matta Veera Venkata (Business Data Analyst) and Akshay Jayaram (Software Engineer). The team includes Aseem Deshmukh (Software Developer), Fatima Villena (Software Engineer), Guna Pranith Reddy Cheelam (Software Developer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Siva Putti (Software Engineer), Sri Satya Venkatasai Siri Sudheeksha Vavila (Software Engineer), Suparshwa Patil (Software Engineer), and Ujjwal Baranwal (Full-stack Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure progress by focusing on modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere, supporting social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes for sustainable and thriving ecosystems.

This week, Akshay added the total weekly summaries submitted count on the Tasks page by analyzing component data flow, Redux store, and API calls. He hosted the weekly team meeting, coordinated daily pull requests, assisted team members with Git issues, and submitted the weekly review. Aseem reviewed and approved frontend pull request 4240, identified tooltip and graph display issues, and replicated changes from pull request 3514 to improve filters and the planned vs actual cost chart. Fatima completed backend testing of the Project Status Dashboard route, raised a pull request for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard, and fixed frontend issues with the “Distribution of Labor Hours” pie chart, including merge conflicts and dark mode styling.

Guna Pranith advanced the listings home page frontend (PR 3999) and worked on Phase 3 Re-Engagement Strategies, resolving a “Page not Found” issue for automated follow-up emails. Kristin implemented a new controller integrating dailyLog and activityLog models, updated the .env file, tested APIs, and expanded controller functionalities for the Support Team Daily Log Access feature. Peterson improved the Manage User Permissions modal, fixing autocomplete issues and adding a spinner for better user experience. Sudheeksha worked on frontend enhancements, including dark mode for the member list, modal fixes, and the radar chart for user skills. Suparshwa optimized the authentication code and database design, and Ujjwal updated the Total Construction Summary page and InjuryChart task, addressing import, routing, and backend functionality issues. See the Highest Good Network and Highest Good Society pages to learn more about how this work supports modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. See below for the work done on demonstrating modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Sayantan Paul (Frontend Tester and Software Team Administrator) and Anthony Weathers (Software Engineer). The team includes Julia Ha (Software Engineer), Lavanya Lahari Nandipati (Software Developer) and Marcus Yi (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure progress by focusing on conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. It supports 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 – an example of conscientious stewardship of our biosphere.

This week, Julia resolved conflicts between her pull request (#3537) and the development branch, converted all CSS files to module.css format, tested responsiveness across all pages, and merged her fixes into development. Lavanya resolved merge conflicts across badge-related pull requests (#1395, #1394, #1193, #1477), aligned her branch with upstream development, updated logic for awardBadgesTest, notifyInfringements, and category-based badge assignments, and verified badge functionality while correcting ESLint errors. Marcus continued research on the Facebook autoposter, progressed on the wireframe, and refined layouts for the video, article, and photo posting tabs to improve alignment and consistency with the platform’s design framework.

Anthony resolved merge conflicts, updated CSS files to module.css for PR #3978, implemented BCC recipients in Blue Square emails for PR #1682, verified environment values, and confirmed both PRs were ready to merge. He also advanced the email automation task to ensure emails remain in the same thread per case while separating weeks into distinct threads, researching Gmail threading behavior via Nodemailer documentation. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contribution advances One Community’s goals for conscientious stewardship of our biosphere in the Highest Good Network open-source hub. See the collage below for the team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-Z

The PR Review Team’s summary for members with names starting A–N, managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), highlights their contributions to the Highest Good Network software. This platform forms the foundation for measuring our results in modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere. Active team members included Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Apoorva Jain Ramapura Prashanth (Software Engineer), Aswin “Tony” Kanikairaj (Software Engineer), Carl Bebli (Software Developer), Maneesh Buddha (Software Developer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer), Sanjeev Raichur (Software Engineer), Sundar Machani (Software Engineer), Tom Linn (Software Engineer), and Yiyun Tan (Software Engineer). They supported the project by thoroughly reviewing all pull requests shared this week. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network tracks progress toward modeling conscientious stewardship of our biosphere in the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below showcases a compilation of this team’s work.

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is solutioneering the world we want 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, Ajay Adithiya Kumar Elancheliyan Tamilalagi (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the ventilation system design for the Earthbag Village. He collected existing CAD models, created new ones, and set up an HVAC system configuration for the construction team based on last week’s bill of materials. Ajay assembled the models into the main structure file to verify proper alignment and integration, then developed a corresponding model for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis to evaluate airflow and odor control performance. After encountering initial errors, he worked with Karthik to resolve the issues and successfully complete the simulation, ensuring there was no backflow of odors from the drainage system. This work continues to contribute to solutioneering the world we want through One Community’s collaborative design process. Below, you’ll find some images of this work.

Baraka Minja (Civil and Environmental Engineer Pr. Eng.) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet drawings. This week, he worked on the communal shower drawings and produced typical elevation views for the north, south, west, and east sides of the structure. Baraka added a setting out layout drawing to show the four different locations of the communal shower relative to other structures and updated the section drawings to include additional details. His detailed work supports solutioneering the world we want through improved sustainable infrastructure. See below for some of the pictures.

Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village final MEP report by revising electrical documentation and detailing design and load calculations. He reviewed the latest electrical plans to refine the design process, finalized the load breakdown chart, and added details and images describing load specifications. Derrell also reviewed the entire report to proofread for grammatical accuracy and incorporated an overview section in preparation for the final review. His contributions play an essential role in solutioneering the world we want through efficient design documentation. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Fangting Xu (Interior Design Intern) continued working with ADA codes related to building connections for the Earthbag Village to ensure compliance with accessibility standards. This week, she reviewed Ketsia’s files with guidance from Jae, officially took over her assignments, hosted the group meeting to track team progress, and completed ADA drawings for the 3 Dome Cluster. She also reorganized ADA-related files for better coordination and managed communication regarding Ananya’s departure. Fangting’s consistent organization and leadership contribute to solutioneering the world we want through inclusive and accessible design. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is solutioneering the world we want 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 Tzu-Chien (Industrial Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center Dormer second-floor window. He analyzed the existing window design and documented various load paths, including dead and environmental loads, from multiple angles. He observed how these loads interact with the current structure and sketched diagrams illustrating the findings. Andrew also began developing a new window framing concept through sketches designed to improve insulation and structural stability. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates solutioneering the world we want. For more details, refer to the image below.

Anjana Reddy (Architectural Designer) continued work on the Duplicable City Center by completing the second half of the landscape area, updating plant groupings based on the final planting plan and its polyculture concept. The process included refining plant placements, addressing model performance issues in Lumion, and resolving a temporary license problem that affected rendering progress. After these fixes, she completed the final landscape area and renders and uploaded the walk-around for review. This open source Duplicable City Center project contributes to solutioneering the world we want. Explore the landscape visuals in the image below.

Ayushman Dutta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by reviewing the assembly instruction sheet, checking each step, and revising for accuracy. He documented the process step by step, re-verified the spreadsheet instructions, wrote detailed guidance for the row 2 hub connector, and adjusted the overall format to enhance clarity and usability. Ayushman continued iterating on the row 2 hub connector instructions throughout the week to ensure all steps were properly documented and easy to follow. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates solutioneering the world we want. Review the connector analysis visuals below for more details.

Nikhil Bharadwaj (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center dome assembly, training the team on the hub connector design process and outlining procedures to ensure consistency. He completed the hub connector designs for two connectors in row 5 (5.1 and 5.3), coordinated with Shreyas on the remaining two, integrated all four row 5 hub connectors into the complete dome assembly, and shared the updated model with Shreyas for beam trimming and verification. One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center is an example of solutioneering the world we want. The visuals below highlight his assembly progress this week.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs for the Duplicable City Center by completing the master task list, including workstreams, owners, dependencies, and near-term deliverables. He also reviewed Panasonic ADVANC-R vacuum insulation panel documentation to extract specs and handling constraints for insulation benchmarking. Key takeaways included R-66 center-of-panel performance, available sizes, Class A flame/smoke ratings, non-hazardous composition, service temperature limits, and critical handling/installation rules (no cutting or puncturing, avoid fasteners, protect in layered install, dry storage, keep clearances). These details inform insulation coverage targets, material screening, and assembly risk for the spa design. Discover One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center, which exemplifies solutioneering the world we want. See the visuals below for a closer look.

Shreyas Nagaraj (Design Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by updating the hub connector models. He reviewed the recorded meeting with Koushik and Nikhil to confirm the new constraints for Row 5, then implemented and tested the updates in Autodesk Inventor. He drafted the Row 5.2 model using instructional materials, finalized the updates, and shared the STEP file. Progress on Row 5.4 reached the halfway point midweek and was completed later. One Inventor crash required a restart before continuing. This open source Duplicable City Center project exemplifies solutioneering the world we want. For more details, refer to the image below.

Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center report by updating the Earthquake section, refining model descriptions, and incorporating the latest data where available. He adjusted content based on prior discussions, ensured clear formatting and cross-referencing, and updated the tracking table to reflect checks and progress. Srujan then sent the revised report to Jae for a second review and feedback. The Duplicable City Center demonstrates solutioneering the world we want through open source solutions that can guide people. The images below illustrate aspects of this work.

Vineela Reddy Pippera Badguna (Mechanical Engineer) continued contributing to the Duplicable City Center and Earthbag Village by updating calculations in the Google spreadsheet to reflect the latest greywater system modifications. She reviewed related website content to align revisions with the new data. Vineela also incorporated changes from revised downspout placements and adjusted gutter sizes accordingly, cross-checking each calculation for accuracy and consistency. This open source Duplicable City Center project contributes to solutioneering the world we want. See the updated rainwater catchment data and design visuals below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is solutioneering the world we want 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 continued working on the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials and Supplies List for the Large Garden and Botanical Garden. The team established a comparison protocol for creating the Large Garden project list using the Master TEMS document, involving a comprehensive review of the complete list and cross-referencing project acronyms. This protocol now serves as the standard format for listing Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies for all future projects. Furthermore, upon completion of each individual project listing, the corresponding list headings will be alphabetized on the Master TEMS document. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on solutioneering the world we want and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some images showcasing this work.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan. She developed a detailed build proposal for the Transition Kitchen Management software to guide the UX/UI design process, outlining the system’s purpose, key functions, and design priorities. The proposal specifies that the system will be built from scratch and primarily used by one on-site operator. Chelsea defined five main modules for the interface: Dashboard Overview, Menu Planning and Forecasting, Inventory Management, Ordering and Procurement, and Reporting and Budgeting. She described how each feature should support onsite food production, supplier coordination, and budget tracking to reduce waste and improve efficiency. The document also specifies user experience requirements, including a simple layout, responsive design for laptop or tablet use, and visual consistency with One Community’s sustainability-focused branding, as well as integration notes for onsite data management, CSV uploads, and potential offline access. Chelsea’s findings provide a clear direction for engineers and UX/UI designers to begin building an adaptable, efficient inventory system aligned with the project’s operational and environmental objectives. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports solutioneering the world we want. The following images provide a view of her contributions.

Dirgh Patel (Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design updates. He edited the final report for the greenhouse project, adding a detailed explanation of how the volumetric flow rate equation is derived, how it relates to solar heat gain, and the meaning of each term. Dirgh also updated all titles in the thermal simulation section and added explanations showing the relationship between heat gain by radiation, ventilation, and overall thermal performance. He expanded the analysis following the volumetric flow rate calculation to clarify the airflow needed to maintain the desired internal temperature of the greenhouse. In addition, Dirgh revised the “Design for Heating” section, providing detailed explanations for the calculations and incorporating color-coded formatting to distinguish elements such as heat gain by radiation and the summer angle. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on solutioneering the world we want. See the images below to review this week’s updates.

Gayatri Pandkar (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. She completed the detailed reports for the southeast and southwest areas, organizing collected notes into the designated report template and incorporating renderings for the southwest area to visually represent key elements. The work focused on clearly structuring and presenting the information within the report format. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while supporting solutioneering the world we want. Visual examples from her work are presented below.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting documents. He updated lighting energy calculations for the Walipini 1 greenhouse and verified data accuracy using the latest fixture specifications. Jay also standardized the document, aligning its format, structure, and presentation with required guidelines to maintain consistency across project documentation. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while supporting solutioneering the world we want. See below for pictures related to this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued working on the Highest Good Food page. She completed the Soil Amendment and Initial Off-grid Site Preparation webpage by finalizing sections, adjusting formatting, and adding links to images and related content. Keerthi also refined spacing, headings, and bullet points for better presentation and consistency, and completed her admin tasks for the week. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to solutioneering the world we want, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. Visual examples of her work are shown below.

Nitin Parate (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative, focusing on developing and rendering the Walipini 2 plan. He created a base file to establish the layout framework for layers, planting zones, and key design components, ensuring alignment with project requirements. Rendering work in GIMP applied initial colours to define planting zones, pathways, and structural boundaries, while layers were managed to streamline updates and maintain precision. The visuals were reviewed for consistency with existing drawings and design intent. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, promoting regenerative and participatory development while solutioneering the world we want. Images below showcase his contributions.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting. She completed three interviews, added Zenapini #2 content from Silin, corrected misplaced data, and verified all images and links before submitting updates for review. Pallavi also reviewed the page based on Jae’s feedback, created new content for blog 656, and collaborated with teammates to ensure consistency and clarity. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates the concept of solutioneering the world we want 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 initiative. She reviewed feedback for the three pages (Highest Good Food Infra, Open Source Hub, and Planting and Harvesting) and for the first cut of the masterplan render. Shivangi also developed the initial diagram showing differences between Walipini, Aquapini, and Zenipini. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on solutioneering the world we want. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is solutioneering the world we want 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, the core team contributed to the Highest Good Energy initiative. They finished modifying a simple calculator tool to estimate total off-grid versus grid-tie costs and shared the tool with Shravan for integration of grid connection and total cost once he is available next week. The team also began a final read-through of the solar microgrid page to prepare it for publication. The Highest Good Energy initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on solutioneering the world we want. Below are images related to this project.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is solutioneering the world we want 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

Highest Good Education: All Subjects | All Learning Levels | Any Age – Click image for the open source hub

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is solutioneering the world we want 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 48 hours managing volunteer work reviews, handling emails, overseeing social media accounts, supporting web development, identifying new bugs, and integrating bug fixes for the Highest Good Network software, as well as interviewing and onboarding new volunteer team members. They also produced and integrated the video above, highlighting how solutioneering the world we want serves as the foundation of One Community’s broader mission. The following images showcase highlights of this work.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page and key components of the Highest Good Network, tracking updates in the software team management documents to assign and monitor task status. He worked on the PR Analytics Dashboard and Questionnaire Dashboard by testing multiple components and creating action items to address bugs and improve functionality. Jaiwanth also tested multiple pull requests in the Highest Good Network software and, as a member of the pull request review team, reviewed submissions from his assigned volunteer team. This work supports One Community’s commitment to solutioneering the world we want. The images below highlight his contributions.

Rajrajeshwari Gangadhar Sangolli (Data Analyst) continued working on Google Ads management and strategy evolution of the Highest Good Network. She reviewed multiple pull requests to verify functionality, provided feedback, and suggested improvements for Shreya’s work. She completed the Google Ads Search Certification with a score of 89%, logged two previously identified bugs, and added them as tasks on the HGN page. Rajrajeshwari analyzed recent ad performance, added new keywords, implemented Google’s optimization recommendations, and updated titles and SEO metadata for contributors. She also tested PRs, clarified questions with team members, and recorded results in a new tracking sheet. This project supports One Community’s commitment to demonstrating solutioneering the world we want. The images below highlight key aspects of her work.

Yagna Reddy Badvel (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) continued working on the Summary Dashboards and Weekly Report page on the Highest Good Network. He reviewed trainee submissions and validated dashboard comparison filters to ensure accurate data across different date ranges. Yagna verified Month-over-Month and Year-over-Year calculations, export functionality, and visual consistency within the dashboards. He also reviewed trainee Shreya Gajjar’s submission, checking formatting, image quality, and adherence to admin standards while providing detailed feedback. Additionally, he cross-checked assigned training documents, verified Dropbox folder organization, and ensured all review tasks were current. This work supports One Community’s commitment to solutioneering the world we want. The images below highlight his contributions.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Prudhvi Marpina (Data Analyst) and includes Ashutosh Mishra (Software Engineer), Divanshu Bakshi (Team Admin), Indra Anuraag Gade (Software Engineer and Team Administrator), Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator), Mridul Bhushan (Volunteer Project Strategy Analyst and Team Administrator), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Priyanshi Sharma (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Rajeshwari Bhirud (Administrator), Rishi Sundara (Quality Control Engineer and Team Administrator), Rishitha Adepu (Administrator), Sai Suraj Matta Veera Venkata (Business Data Analyst), Samhitha Are (Administrator), Shreya Gajjar (Volunteer Data Analyst), and Sudarshan Raju Chintalapati Venkata (Data Analyst). The Administration Team supports the Highest Good Network, a tool designed to manage and objectively measure progress while building open-source solutions for global sustainability. Through administrative support, documentation, testing, training, recruiting, analytics, and content management, the team directly contributes to solutioneering the world we want, aligning with One Community’s mission to build a replicable and sustainable future model.

This week, Ashutosh enhanced model workflows by converting structured data into paragraph formats, tested multiple Hugging Face agentic models, finalized front-end dark and light modes, and completed API design for Mistral 7B. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to solutioneering the world we want. Divanshu created and published Mastodon posts, documented bugs and feature improvements in the HGN Bugs II file, and streamlined issue tracking. Indra managed the Code Crafters weekly update, refined the Twitter Analytics Dashboard, resolved formula errors, and provided training feedback. This work supports One Community’s mission of solutioneering the world we want. Keerthana reviewed team submissions, maintained folder organization, added action items to Phase 3 documents, and guided two new admins. Mridul validated weekly summaries, prepared Blog #656 for publication with SEO updates, and reviewed admin training submissions. Neeharika assigned software tasks, tracked contributors’ progress, tested PR dashboards, logged new issues, and completed admin duties. Ola supervised PR managers, ensured data accuracy in the Highest Good Network spreadsheet, and helped establish new folder structures. Olimpia reviewed volunteer documents, addressed admin feedback, handled LinkedIn analytics, and created updated visual graphs.

Priyanshi tested Phase 2 PRs, compiled volunteer summaries, and refined formatting based on mentor feedback. Rachna reviewed old emails, revisited previous tasks, and monitored One Community webpages. Rajeshwari managed Blog #653, edited WordPress content, completed the HGN questionnaire, and tested the BM Dashboard. Rishi reviewed pull requests, followed up on contributors, merged blogs into Blog #656, and completed SEO tasks. This effort reflects One Community’s dedication to solutioneering the world we want. Rishitha drafted and finalized the weekly blog, supported new admin training, updated bios, and maintained Threads activity. Sai Suraj focused on Facebook and Instagram analytics, updated dashboards, organized content, and published SEO-optimized pages. Samhitha updated Phase 3 documentation, tracked testing results, logged new issues, and maintained project accuracy. Shreya finalized Blog #655, reformatted summaries, standardized titles, and corrected grammar. Sudarshan managed the Alpha Software Team’s blog, tested PRs, tracked dashboard performance, coordinated meetings, and provided feedback to admins in training. To learn more about how this work contributes to One Community’s vision of solutioneering the world we want, visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network. Highlights of the team’s contributions are shared in the collage below.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary includes Qinyi Liu (Graphic Designer) and Yulin Li (Graphic Designer), who focused this week on creating graphic designs that support solutioneering the world we want. This week, Qinyi refined previous posters based on feedback, adjusted logo dimensions, and updated the file. She also created new characters using ChatGPT and MidJourney to design posters supporting solutioneering the world we want, focusing on layout, copy, and color. Yulin worked on visual communication, creating social media images aligned with One Community’s sustainability goals. She shared the solutioneering the world we want announcement, managed assets via Dropbox, and joined weekly reviews to track progress. Their combined efforts highlight solutioneering the world we want. See the Highest Good Society pages and the collage below for examples of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is solutioneering the world we want 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 tested HGN pull requests and confirmed 11 fixed PRs. This effort highlights One Community’s commitment to solutioneering the world we want. The following items were not fixed: created actual vs. planned expense bar chart #3456, Phase 2 financials summary cards #3365, HGN Questionnaire Dashboard: Frontend #3775 and #1547, fix logging error #3822, and Frontend Display Team Members’ Skills and Contact Information #3857. They reviewed assigned badges for “Tester One” and logged 30 hours to test the “New Max” and “30 Hours in Week” badges. Additionally, they reported two bugs: “Finish ‘pop out’ functionality to the timer” and “Fix issue adding a new account from the User Management page.” They assigned the task “Finish ‘pop out’ functionality to the timer” with 25 hours to a volunteer. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work strengthens solutioneering the world we want. See the collage below for an overview of this team’s contributions.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Alpha Team, working on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer). The team includes Carlos Martinez (Software Developer), Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer) and Meron Qelati (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is a key part of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, helping track and measure progress toward solutioneering the world we want. The software supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes that contribute to the open source project and resilient ecosystems. Designed to be portable and scalable, the Highest Good Network software is well suited for off-grid and sustainable living communities. This project reflects One Community’s open source commitment to advancing the idea of solutioneering the world we want to build.

This week, Lin reviewed PR #1765, tested it on a local machine to confirm all test cases passed, and reviewed weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by Alpha Team members. This effort reflects One Community’s dedication to solutioneering the world we want. Carlos completed the donut chart by ensuring the new API routes functioned correctly with the chart component for accurate applicant analytics, resolved merge conflicts and sonar errors to enable testing by other developers, and began optimizing dark mode on the Total Construction Summary Dashboard, adjusting related components for consistent appearance and functionality.

Meron completed the assigned task for the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard after resolving permission issues that prevented branch access to the remote repository. He pushed the branch and created a pull request now pending final approval. This contribution advances One Community’s vision of solutioneering the world we want. His task involved adding a frontend feature to display the top 15 community members ranked by selected skill criteria with clickable email and Slack details, hover messages for private information, color-coded scores, and a redirect button to the Community Members page. He then fixed the user profile skills dashboard rendering issue caused by blocked frontend API requests due to authorization restrictions on the staging server, tracing the issue to a hardcoded local endpoint and implementing a dynamic configuration using process.env.REACT_APP_APIENDPOINT for environment-based flexibility while testing staging connectivity. This progress strengthens One Community’s focus on solutioneering the world we want. Nikita continued work on the “Total Org Summary: Fix stats accuracy (NEW)” task, focusing on discrepancies between statistics displayed on the Total Org Summary and Reports pages, investigating backend causes of inconsistent time allocation data, and extending the analysis to identify other fields showing similar inconsistencies. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to the idea of solutioneering the world we want. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Binary Brigade Team, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Nikhil Routh (Software Engineer) and included Zoha Khan (Software Engineer), Kanishk Agarwal (Software Engineer), Srushti Patel (Software Developer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Harsha Rudhraraju (Software Engineer), Sourabh Bagde (Software Developer), Xinyi Zhou (Developer), Taariq Mansurie (Full Stack Developer), and Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is our tool for managing and objectively measuring progress, ensuring that all contributions are tracked, aligned with our mission, and demonstrating solutioneering the world we want.

This week, Amalesh implemented the “Replicate Task” functionality, allowing admins and owners to duplicate a task and assign it to multiple individuals listed as Resources. Each selected individual receives their own copy of the task with all hours and task details copied while preserving existing shared-task behavior. He added a confirmation modal, updated backend logic through PR 1796, tested the implementation, documented the process, and maintained time tracking and access compliance. This progress strengthens One Community’s focus on solutioneering the world we want. Harshavarma focused on cleanup and completion tasks for the Application Page/Function, resolving pending issues and validating multiple frontend and backend pull requests, including 4195 + 1798, 3889 + 1656, 3886 + 1654, 4091, 3964, 4208, 3892, 3977, and 1636. He verified functionality, identified issues with the application count mismatch, date filter closure, and backend “All” filter behavior, created new tasks for unresolved PRs, and tracked progress through completion. This update showcases One Community’s active role in solutioneering the world we want. Kanishk worked on Phase 4 of the Task Comments Frontend, implementing a React-based comment system within the Education Portal’s task upload component. He created CommentBox, CommentList, and Toast components with dark mode support, localStorage persistence, inline validation, and delete functionality, addressing authentication, styling, and responsive design issues. This project plays a part in One Community’s journey toward solutioneering the world we want.

Nikhil migrated legacy CSS files to the CSS Modules format, updated Community Portal, BM Dashboard, and Teams components, modified import statements and className references, reviewed PR 3768, tracked migration progress, and investigated MongoDB timeouts on the backend development branch and time logging issues in production. This contribution helps advance One Community’s shared purpose of solutioneering the world we want. Ram (Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan) made updates to PR 1822 and PR 4202, refining role-based permissions so that only the Owner has access to the HGN Add Access button and related role assignments, and fixed PR 3857 to correctly display a ranked list of team members by skill rating with functional contact links and privacy handling. Sourabh enhanced the Slashdot module by implementing a scheduler for drafted posts, enabling users to set publication times, edit scheduled content, and manage saved data through localStorage while identifying two remaining bugs involving empty fields and unrestricted past-date selection. This work represents another step in One Community’s process of solutioneering the world we want. Srushti began work on Phase 5 of the Governance and Collaboration Tool, developing initial design concepts, defining core features, and outlining the framework for future development.

Taariq progressed on the Phase 4 Lesson Plan Assignment feature, finalizing frontend UI, implementing API integrations for assignment triggers, resolving backend issues related to Node 20 updates, and maintaining synchronization between frontend and backend repositories while improving responsiveness and resolving merge conflicts and test failures. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to solutioneering the world we want. Xinyi corrected data parsing issues in the Volunteer Roles & Team Dynamics pie chart and added a filter to the Weekly Summary report page to allow users to view entries by logged-hour range. Zoha developed the TruthSocialComposer React component to post content to Truth Social, implementing authentication with access tokens, media upload functionality, state management for post creation and UI feedback, and a tab-based interface for composing, scheduling, and reviewing posts. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more about how this relates to demonstrating solutioneering the world we want. The collage below shows images of their work.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Blue Steel Software Team, working on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Divanshu Bakshi (Product Manager) and includes Linh Huynh (Software Engineer), Felix Huang (Software Engineer), Som Ramnani (Software Engineer), and Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer).

Linh worked on the Event Management Page (Organizer View), implementing required features and addressing bugs that emerged during development. Her tasks involved refining component structures, managing data flow between event details, date selector, and calendar modules, and ensuring proper state synchronization across the page in alignment with solutioneering the world we want. Linh resolved runtime crashes caused by asynchronous rendering and dependency conflicts by modifying component logic and preventing re-render loops. She also debugged the description editor and event update features to maintain stable backend communication and reviewed CSS modules to correct layout inconsistencies and improve responsiveness. This work supports One Community’s mission of solutioneering the world we want. Som worked on fixing the issue with selecting featured badges and saving changes by addressing a blank screen error in BadgeReport.jsx, updating imports, and refining the sorting logic in FeaturedBadges.jsx for accurate badge display. He also updated mockData.jsx to ensure tests reflected correct featured statuses. After pushing changes to GitHub, he resolved Quality Gate-reported issues by reviewing files, optimizing code, fixing merge conflicts, and maintaining functional and test integrity. This effort reflects One Community’s dedication to solutioneering the world we want.

Felix worked on resolving the overlapping text issue on the HGN Dashboard, refactoring frontend components, resolving merge conflicts, and improving UI consistency and layout alignment. His work focused on addressing text overlap problems and enhancing frontend implementation as part of the ongoing development process. Sheetal completed the delete scheduled post functionality, continued work on the edit feature, finalized the interface for listing and displaying posts, and integrated Reddit AutoPoster with the UI, in support of solutioneering the world we want. She also participated in a team meeting to review progress and coordinate next steps. The collage below shows images of their work.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sai Shekhar Reddy Moola (Software Engineer) and includes Ajay Naidu (Software Engineer), Akshith Kumar Reddy Balappagari Gnaneswara (Software Engineer – Full Stack), Chaitanya Swaroop Kumar Allu (Software Engineer), Hemanth Chimakurthi, Rahul Bagul (Software Engineer), Sphurthy Satish (Software Engineer), and Vivek Chandra (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 efforts, while supporting widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This initiative reflects One Community’s commitment to solutioneering the world we want, creating clear pathways toward a more regenerative, collaborative, and thriving future for everyone.

This week, Ajay addressed UI issues in task views by stopping progress bars and progress text from shrinking sections after reload, removing outdated styles, and adding new rules to stabilize the layout. This project aligns with One Community’s goal of solutioneering the world we want. He corrected the floating deadline bubble, adjusted the positions of the followback checkbox, progress bar, and information icon for consistent alignment, and refined the placement of the submit button and related icons across multiple task views. Akshith created the controller and router for the student tasks table, developed the student atoms and strategy tables, and tested them in Postman to ensure proper functionality. This contribution advances One Community’s vision of solutioneering the world we want. He also verified PR 1780, 1801, 1804, 1811, 4175 + 1783, and 4202 + 1822 locally. Chaitanya improved the access management system’s reliability and interface by implementing a new error handling framework, enhancing Dropbox and Sentry modules with on-demand detail views, adding functionality for revoked access records and re-invite options, and refining the email templates management interface for better usability. This progress strengthens One Community’s focus on solutioneering the world we want.

Hemanth verified PR 1807, 4172, 4183, 4201, 4208, 4210, 4214, 4217, 4234, and 4235, confirming correct functionality across features such as the “Mark Done” button, listing dashboards, analytics pages, and experience charts. This task adds to One Community’s ongoing work in solutioneering the world we want. He also ensured consistent UI responsiveness, accessibility, and styling with no console errors or regressions. Rahul resolved a permission management issue by refactoring the backend from a PUT to a PATCH API call, separating logic into dedicated controllers and routes for scalability, and improving the frontend UI with reduced scrolling and a loading bar for smoother permission updates. This update showcases One Community’s active role in solutioneering the world we want. Sai Moola updated the announcements schema by adding announcement IDs, modified the controller accordingly, and began work on allowing authenticated educators to post announcements while addressing backend node module issues. Sphurthy implemented and refined the Phase 4 lesson plan assignment API by adding a POST endpoint for educators to assign tasks, validating prerequisites, aligning model references, fixing lint errors, restructuring code for Promise-based batching, and testing all positive and negative scenarios. Finally, Vivek developed and tested seeder scripts for multiple database collections, created automated starter scripts for data population, executed them locally to confirm proper setup, verified seeded data accuracy, and identified areas for future validation to ensure data integrity. These contributions strengthen One Community’s mission and commitment to solutioneering the world we want. See the collage below for an overview of this team’s contributions.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Prem Vora (Software Developer) and includes Adithya Cherukuri (Volunteer Software Engineer), Aditya Gambhir (Software Engineer), Deekshith Kumar Singirikonda (Developer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full-Stack Software Developer), Neeraj Kondaveeti (Software Engineer) and Vamsidhar Panithi (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our processes for open sourcing a better world for us all through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This progress supports One Community in solutioneering the world we want.

This week, Nahiyan reviewed PR 4200, which addressed an issue with the rehireable checkbox not toggling properly in dark mode. After verifying the fix, he confirmed that the component now behaves as expected and noted that Diya’s update correctly resolved the prop replacement error. This update showcases One Community’s active role in solutioneering the world we want. Manvitha resolved merge conflicts and fixed failing tests in PRs 1648, 4157, and 1772. She implemented the Daily Student Log feature and completed the Project Manager Dashboard with educator and student listings, announcements, backend integration, and server-side pagination. Vamsidhar re-implemented the Donut Chart for Project Status on the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard, aligning frontend and backend components linked to PRs 4040, 1709, and 3589, and verified API accuracy, token authentication, and deployment behavior across environments.

Neeraj enhanced the Student Display task list with sortable columns, filters, and client-side pagination. He added empty and error states and built an isolated PDF export button with paginated output, headers, and page numbers while addressing lint and Sonar issues. This work represents another step in One Community’s process of solutioneering the world we want. Adithya advanced the Listing and Bidding Platform by defining backend structures for booking and payment flows, integrating the updated PayPal SDK, creating new MongoDB schemas, and implementing payment intent functionality. He also improved the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard Donut Chart with date-based visibility and grouping toggles. This progress embodies One Community’s approach to solutioneering the world we want. Aditya focused on extensive code review and testing, identifying and resolving UI and data aggregation bugs, ensuring dark mode consistency, and verifying analytics accuracy across reporting modules. Mohan implemented comprehensive duplicate time entry prevention through validation, idempotency key support, optimized indexing, and synchronized frontend handling to improve system reliability. This result supports One Community’s open-source commitment to solutioneering the world we want. Deekshith developed the Equipment Update React component with a responsive, mobile-friendly layout and cohesive styling for better usability. Prem refined the Phase 3 Community Portal Dashboard by resolving overlapping UI elements, modularizing CSS for consistency, and initiating date-based filtering logic to support dynamic data presentation. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to our mission of solutioneering the world we want. Explore 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 Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer) and includes Layne Taylor (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full-Stack Developer), Shashank Halanur Veeresh Kumar (Software Engineer), and Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer). This contribution supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing solutioneering the world we want.

This week, Meenashi focused on resolving merge conflicts and validating functionality for the Application and Category Page modules. This result supports One Community’s open-source commitment to solutioneering the world we want. After aligning the latest updates from the development branch, she successfully merged PRs 1462 and 4014, tested both modules, verified document-saving functionality, and refined CSS for layout consistency. Layne worked on front-end integration of the Plurk auto-poster feature, embedding the component into socialMediaComposer.jsx, testing its rendering across different screens, and ensuring smooth integration with other social media elements. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to solutioneering the world we want.

Rahul strengthened backend functionality by refining data-handling logic for key API endpoints, optimizing responses for smoother frontend-backend interaction, and implementing validation checks to prevent redundant entries. This work supports One Community’s mission of solutioneering the world we want. Shashank enhanced backend service performance by optimizing slow queries, resolving task completion issues, and verifying integration stability, ensuring improvements were deployed without impacting existing functionality. Tanmay expanded the Plurk auto-poster backend by adding scheduling capabilities, refining cron jobs and model files, configuring environment variables, and securing automated post execution. This contribution supports One Community’s mission of open sourcing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed in creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The collage below show’s this team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator) and Abhiram Bylahalli Jagadish (Full Stack Software Developer). The team includes contributions from Abhishek Jain (Software Engineer), Aryan Rachala (Software Engineer), Chieh “Jerry” Jui Lee (Software Engineer), Chirag Bellara (Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer), Dunstan Dsouza (Software Engineer), Durga Venkata Praveen Boppana (Software Engineer), Ganesh Karnati (Software Engineer), Kedarnath Ravi Shankar Gubbi (Software Engineer), Shashank Madan (Software Engineer), Shravya Kudlu (Software Development Engineer), Sohail Uddin Syed (Software Engineer), Veda Bellam (Software Engineer), and Venkataramanan Venkateswaran (Software Engineer). Their collaborative work continues to support One Community’s goal of solutioneering the world we want through cross-functional software development.

This week, Abhiram advanced backend development for the Educator Task Submission feature, implementing API endpoints, correcting Mongoose model references, and testing dynamic task workflows. Abhishek updated the HGN Unit Testing Guide with new coverage standards and troubleshooting instructions, while Aryan defined specifications for Deliverable 3, detailing schema, API, and UI requirements. Chieh resolved merge conflicts and validated controller mappings, Chirag finalized the Bugs and Features Tracker, Dipti re-implemented logic for a mouse-over task fix, Dunstan updated the Total People and Project Reports, and Durga completed the timer pop-out feature and began the student evaluation module. These contributions collectively support solutioneering the world we want.

Ganesh built the Feedback Form UI with a 5-star rating system, controlled comments field, and interaction validation. This effort reflects One Community’s dedication to solutioneering the world we want. Kedarnath resolved complex merge conflicts to prevent regressions, Shashank fixed mark-as-done button logic and prepared atom assignment infrastructure, Shravya implemented the Phase 4 Daily Log Backend with access restrictions, and Sohail developed automation functions for summary and hour compliance. Veda improved Job Posting Page Analytics with responsive horizontal bar graphs, dark-theme support, and chart updates. This project aligns with One Community’s goal of solutioneering the world we want. Venkataramanan raised pull requests addressing import, logging, chart calculations, and user creation issues while reviewing other PRs for root causes. These efforts continue advancing solutioneering the world we want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work supports solutioneering the world we want. The collage below highlights the team’s work for the week.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer). The team’s progress reflects input from Aayush Shetty (Software Engineer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Mani Shashank Marneni (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer), Sai Krishna (Software Engineer), Sree Pujitha Kakani (Software Engineer), Uha Kruthi (Software Engineer), and Zhicheng Tong (Software Engineer). Their efforts contributed to advancing One Community’s mission of solutioneering the world we want that promotes open-source collaboration, ecologically responsible innovation, and holistic global progress.

This week, Bhavpreet developed the frontend for Teacher-Created Student Groups and both frontend and backend components of the Browsable Lesson Plan Library while completing his managerial duties. This progress strengthens One Community’s focus on solutioneering the world we want. Alisha worked on the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard, building a grouped bar graph for issues created versus resolved, implementing filters, validation, and backend integration. Zhicheng optimized frontend performance, improving rendering, pagination, and data handling, and assisted teammates with Node.js version issues. Sai implemented the donut chart for the actual cost breakdown, integrating frontend and backend components. Uha developed the Most Wasted Materials dashboard feature with filters, CSV export, and optimized chart rendering. This task adds to One Community’s ongoing work in solutioneering the world we want.

Ramakrishna addressed the Return Cart task, resolving npm, routing, dark mode, and ESLint compatibility issues. Aayush progressed on the Phase 4 Task-Level Comments backend, adding models, updating schemas, inserting test data, and implementing role-based access control. Sree enhanced the Engagement tab and Feedback section, integrated sorting and search, and verified dashboard summary logic. Mani developed the Education Portal Student Progress feature by creating backend APIs, models, routes, and connecting frontend components through axios to ensure smooth data flow. Visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work supports solutioneering the world we want through open-source development and globally accessible resources. The collage below features this week’s notable team contributions.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactonauts Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Sai Suraj Matta Veera Venkata (Business Data Analyst) and Akshay Jayaram (Software Engineer). The team includes Aseem Deshmukh (Software Developer), Diya Wadhwani (Software Developer), Fatima Villena (Software Engineer), Ghazi Rahman Shaik (Software Engineer Intern), Guna Pranith Reddy Cheelam (Software Developer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Namitha Vijaykumar Pawar (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Siva Putti (Software Engineer), Sri Satya Venkatasai Siri Sudheeksha Vavila (Software Engineer), Suparshwa Patil (Software Engineer), and Ujjwal Baranwal (Full-stack Software Developer). Their contributions support One Community’s mission of solutioneering the world we want by managing and measuring progress in social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance to build sustainable ecosystems.

This week, Aseem clarified task ownership, resolved PR errors, coordinated work on the Comment and Feedback tab, and logged new bugs and tasks. Diya implemented reliability and UI fixes, updated the Weekly Summaries Report, addressed re-rendering and styling issues, and collaborated with team members to correct UI problems. Fatima refined backend routing, finalized dashboard mockups, and corrected styling and functionality in the InteractiveMap module. Ghazi enhanced task management components, resolved data inconsistencies, fixed test failures, and improved task assignment reliability. These efforts demonstrate One Community’s ongoing commitment to solutioneering the world we want. Guna Pranith advanced the listings home page frontend and Phase 3 Re-Engagement Strategies project, addressing page integration issues. Kristin improved backend functionality for Support Team Daily Log Access, added new test coverage, and expanded access control features.

Namitha resolved responsive layout and modal alignment issues, ensuring visual consistency, while Peterson enhanced the Manage User Permissions modal with validation and feedback. This achievement moves forward One Community’s aim of solutioneering the world we want. Siva improved readability in Dark Mode and resolved merge conflicts. Sudheeksha addressed API endpoint errors, authentication issues, and questionnaire dashboard bugs, while Suparshwa optimized the chatbot database structure for scalability and performance. Ujjwal resolved merge conflicts, created a new backend pull request, and fixed the Most Wasted Materials bar graph by updating frontend routing. These combined contributions strengthen the Highest Good Network software and advance One Community’s mission of demonstrating solutioneering the world we want. See the Highest Good Network and Highest Good Society pages to learn more about how this work supports demonstrating solutioneering the world we want. See below for the work done on demonstrating solutioneering the world we want.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Sayantan Paul (Frontend Tester and Software Team Administrator) and Anthony Weathers (Software Engineer). The team includes Lavanya Lahari Nandipati (Software Developer) and Marcus Yi (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure progress by focusing on creating an ecological living paradigm. It supports 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 – an example of solutioneering the world we want.

This week, Anthony updated CSS files to module.css for PR#3600, encountered a stylelint error preventing completion of merge conflict resolution, and identified default role permissions that were not being reset in backend PR#1447, planning to add a fix to PR#3600. This update showcases One Community’s active role in solutioneering the world we want. He also resolved merge conflicts for PR#1682 and adjusted the frontend layout in PR#3978, preserving button size and placement within a modal while preparing remaining files for updates. Lavanya resolved merge conflicts and completed badge-related backend tasks in the HGNRest project, performing rebases, verifying routes, and ensuring the backend server ran without errors. She tested badge APIs via Postman, validated authentication, response codes, and token-based access, and debugged route registration and environment variables to ensure proper badge retrieval and assignment. This project plays a part in One Community’s journey toward solutioneering the world we want.

Marcus refined the wireframe layout by expanding the article, video, and photo tabs across both rows of platform displays, addressing challenges scaling the tabs to fit the new design parameters, and continues adjusting the tab structure to complete the layout. Together, these tasks advanced both frontend and backend functionality, ensuring integration stability and usability across the platform. These combined contributions strengthen the Highest Good Network software and advance One Community’s mission for solutioneering the world we want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contribution advances One Community’s goals for solutioneering the world we want in the Highest Good Network open-source hub. See the collage below for the team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-N

The PR Review Team’s summary for members with names starting A–N, managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), highlights their contributions to the Highest Good Network software. This platform forms the foundation for tracking and measuring progress toward solutioneering the world we want. Active team members included Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Aswin “Tony” Kanikairaj (Software Engineer), Carl Bebli (Software Developer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), and Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer), all of whom thoroughly reviewed the pull requests shared this week. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network tracks progress toward solutioneering the world we want in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below showcases a compilation of this team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

The PR Review Team’s summary for 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 in solutioneering the world we want. Active team members included Sanjeev Raichur (Software Engineer), Sumedh Kumar (Full-Stack Developer), Sundar Machani (Software Engineer), Tom Linn (Software Engineer), and Yiyun Tan (Software Engineer), all of whom thoroughly reviewed the pull requests shared this week. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures progress toward solutioneering the world we want in the Highest Good Network open source hub. This team’s work is illustrated in the collage below.

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One Community welcomes Harshavarma Rudhraraju to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Harshavarma has over 3 years of experience as a software engineer, specializing in designing scalable microservices, developing secure RESTful APIs, and building high-performance applications using Java, JavaScript, React, and Spring Boot. He earned his Master’s degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University–Kingsville, where his thesis focused on scalable parallel algorithms for biological sequence alignment, improving runtime and memory efficiency for large-scale genomic data. As part of the One Community Software Team, Harshavarma has contributed to the Highest Good Network software, including the “Application/Job Posting Page” and the “PR Review Team Admin and Analytics Dashboard.” He has also resolved merge conflicts, reviewed tasks for completeness, and led the reviewer team in completing action items for the “Application/Job Posting Page.”

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One Community welcomes Alisha Walunj to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Alisha is a skilled full-stack developer with expertise in React, Spring Boot, and cloud-based application design. As a member of the One Community team, she has contributed to key initiatives on the Highest Good Network software, such as project versioning upgrades, including Node.js updates, and resolving linting issues to enhance code quality and maintainability. She has also implemented dropdown filters to improve search functionality for a listing and bidding platform, developed a detailed view page with image carousels and integrated map displays, and configured application routing for seamless navigation.

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At One Community, we are demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions that make evolving sustainability practical, replicable, and accessible to all. Our all-volunteer team integrates sustainable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, economics, social architecture, and fulfilled living into a model for global stewardship. By sharing every plan and process freely, we inspire a global network of teacher/demonstration hubs, regenerating the planet and building a world that works for all—for The Highest Good of All.

• Here’s our project overview
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• 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 October 13, 2025 edition (#656) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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, Ajay Adithiya Kumar Elancheliyan Tamilalagi (Mechanical Engineer) continued developing the ventilation system design for the Earthbag Village. The full bill of materials for the HVAC system was completed, but some components had to be redesigned because certain items previously included were either unavailable or too expensive. The updated design focused on identifying durable, cost-effective alternatives that meet performance requirements. With the revised bill of materials finalized, the next step is to proceed with the CFD simulation phase, contributing to One Community’s designs for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. One Community’s open source designs for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions begin with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for images related to this work.

Ananya Ranganatha (Architect and Project Engineer) continued working on the plans for the Tropical Atrium. This week, she worked on the first-floor dimension plan and the wall type diagram. While working on these tasks, she noticed that the current drawings contained several unjoined lines and cluttered layers, which affected their overall clarity and accuracy. To address this, she began refining and organizing the drawings to establish a cleaner and more reliable base. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the work in the collage below.

Baraka Minja (Civil and Environmental Engineer Pr. Eng.) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet drawings. This week, he focused on the structural drawings for the communal shower, updating the floor plan to include column supports. He added beam details and dimensions and incorporated these updates into the beam layout plan. Baraka also modified the sectional views to align with the new structural elements, and he is in the process of adding elevation drawings to reflect the changes, helping strengthen One Community’s open source designs for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The latest structural updates can be seen in this week’s compilation.

Fangting Xu (Interior Design Intern) continued working with ADA codes related to building connections for the Earthbag Village to ensure compliance with accessibility standards. She researched code requirements for the three-dome cluster design to support project development aligned with One Community’s mission of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. She also reviewed Ketsia’s work, using the reference materials shared by Jae, and provided constructive feedback. One Community’s open source designs for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions begin with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Malhar Solanki (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village, discussing management topics and task progress, including challenges encountered in completing assigned work. He began reviewing power options for the structure, focusing on renewable sources. The duct design and filter specifications for the exhaust system were finalized, and he assisted Ajay in preparing the bill of materials for the system. It was observed that the current list of components is relatively expensive, so alternative, more cost-effective options will be explored as part of One Community’s designs for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Review the latest HVAC updates in the images below.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued developing details in the construction documents for the Earthbag Village. She evaluated options for installing the drywall ceiling, which must be attached every 16 inches on center. The existing joist framing is spaced at 16 inches on center, but a secondary braced frame would be needed to lower the ceiling height to 9 feet, 6 inches above the finished floor. Michaela modeled an alternative using roof trusses instead of wood joists to achieve the required structural depth while providing space above the ceiling for mechanical lines and power. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Check out the construction detail visuals below.

Rahul Kulkarni (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet wastewater channel CAD design, focusing on compiling all design modifications and preparing for project handoff. He continued compiling the final design ideas and initiated a report to formalize the drawer modification and wastewater drainage concepts. Analyses were performed on both the drawer modification and drainage approach to evaluate functionality and integration. He clarified the deliverables related to the drawer and wastewater drainage for the handoff process. Based on team discussions, the final drainage design was completed by adding a chamfer and increasing the number of holes to improve flow and performance, further advancing One Community’s designs for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

Rishi Chakrapani (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet, completing calculations for the winch and performing an FEA to verify the results and assess whether the bolts could withstand the impact of the pulling force. Due to limitations with the ANSYS student version, a simplified FEA was conducted, focusing on the bolts under shear loading, which confirmed that the design is adequate when using SAE Grade 5 steel for the bolt material. In addition to the analysis, research was carried out to identify cost-effective sensors suitable for integration into the waste system to monitor humidity, temperature, and methane/ammonia levels. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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 Tzu-Chien (Industrial Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center Dormer second-floor window. He researched relevant United States building safety codes and reviewed how they apply to the current design. Andrew simplified presentation slides to share with teammates, focusing on key points of his research and identifying specific problem areas that require further attention or clarification. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. For more details, refer to the image below.

Anjana Reddy (Architectural Designer) continued work on the Duplicable City Center by focusing on the landscape planting component, specifically the NW polyculture gardening area renders. The final planting plan was reviewed and applied to update the landscape model, incorporating the polyculture concept to organize plant groupings. Adjustments were made to align the layout with the plan, and one section of the area was developed in detail. Progress was made toward completing this portion of the design and moving the renders closer to finalization. This open source Duplicable City Center project contributes to developing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Explore the landscape visuals in the image below.

Ariana Gutierrez (Industrial Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center presentation by improving formatting details and reviewing assembly tools for clarity and consistency. She enhanced the color coding in the assembly instructions, converted all measurements to the metric system to support international use, and began research on insulation systems, specifically focusing on support structures to improve the design. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the presentation updates and research highlights below.

Ayushman Dutta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by finishing updates to the cost analysis sheet and implementing all necessary changes. He reviewed the assembly instruction document created by Nupur and Nikhil to verify step-by-step usability. Ayushman created the FEA analysis comparison document, comparing row 2 and row 3 results and developing assumptions based on the findings. He worked on feedback from the team regarding the manufacturing process report formatting and implemented all requested revisions. This open source Duplicable City Center project demonstrates sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Review the connector analysis visuals below for more details.

Nikhil Bharadwaj (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center dome assembly by completing the design for the row 4 hub connector and sharing it with Koushik to update the dome assembly with the new component. He began work on the row 5 hub connector, ensuring design consistency with previous rows while addressing structural and assembly considerations unique to this section. Nikhil provided team training on the hub connector design process, recorded the session for future reference, and clarified questions related to design intent and workflow. He distributed updated assembly instructions to collect feedback and confirm team alignment. One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center is an example of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The visuals below highlight his assembly progress this week.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs for the Duplicable City Center by documenting the design per Jae’s feedback video, reorganizing project notes, and adding labeled CAD images, drawing views, and explicit dimensions for the tub, cover plates, hinges, and support frames. He updated change statements in the design log to reflect model edits, part renames, and drawing revisions, and aligned dimensions between the AutoCAD site layout and the SolidWorks assembly. Sandesh also created drawing sheets for each major component with section views, callouts, and a brief spec block so reviewers could trace updates. He prepared structural durability simulations by defining initial load cases (panel self-weight, user load, boundary supports, and hardware reaction points), confirmed units and materials, and recorded modeling assumptions and version history in the documentation package. Discover One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center, which exemplifies sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the visuals below for a closer look.

Shreyas Nagaraj (Design Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center by completing initial project setup, holding introductory meetings, and finalizing modifications to the dome’s hub connectors and beams by trimming geometry. He researched design requirements for the dome’s cladding, analyzing Rockwool insulation for fire and moisture resistance to support DIY goals and optimize thermal performance. This open source Duplicable City Center project exemplifies sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. For more details, refer to the image below.

Vineela Reddy Pippera Badguna (Mechanical Engineer) continued contributing to the Duplicable City Center and Earthbag Village by reviewing time-of-concentration calculations for the greywater system design. She updated the floor-wise downspout layout and routing to improve greywater flow toward the main collection pond. Vineela revisited the Earthbag Village greywater documentation for clarity on system integration and researched bioretention design criteria suitable for incorporation into the City Center project. Additionally, she examined different gutter types to accommodate the revised rainwater catchment plan and identified appropriate gutter systems for the cupola roof. This open source Duplicable City Center project contributes to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the updated rainwater catchment data and design visuals below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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 continued working on the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials and Supplies List for the Large Garden and Botanical Garden. The team began comparing tool lists for individual projects, starting with the Botanical Garden project. Some entries from this project were created prior to the Master List and were subsequently added to the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies List. Additionally, a list was created of tools, equipment, materials, and supplies that are on numerous project lists but will be maintained and stored in the shop due to infrequent use. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some images showcasing this work.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan. She advanced research on open source inventory management software to guide the development of a custom system for the Highest Good Transition Kitchen. Chelsea evaluated leading platforms including Odoo, ERPNext, and OpenBoxes, identifying their potential to meet project goals for sustainability, automation, and resilience. Through her analysis, Chelsea determined that ERP-based systems such as Odoo and ERPNext offer the best scalability, supplier management, and data integration features needed for Mariposa’s complex supply chain. Her findings provide a clear direction for software engineers and UX/UI designers to begin building an adaptable, efficient inventory system aligned with the project’s operational and environmental objectives. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The following images provide a view of her contributions.

Dirgh Patel (Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design updates. He updated the detailed explanation comparing the greenhouse’s total and highest monthly heat gains by side and converted those values into the equivalent number of 2-ton air conditioning units to simplify communication of results. Dirgh added calculations for maintaining the greenhouse’s internal temperature, including air properties, volume, and power. He calculated ventilation requirements for three configurations to maintain internal temperatures of 30 °C, 24 °C, and 0 °C for the month of July, covering parameters such as volumetric flow rate, cubic feet per minute (CFM), air changes per hour (ACH), and volumetric rate per minute. He edited and refined the report sections related to total heat gain from all sides across all months and revised the portions detailing air properties, volume, and power requirements. Dirgh also incorporated a clear explanation of the “volume per minute” concept used to maintain temperature control within the greenhouse. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the images below to review this week’s updates.

Gayatri Pandkar (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. She worked on completing the detailed report for the Zenapini 1 structure, adding descriptions of individual spaces and other structural features. Gayatri also included a legend and a conclusion section to finalize the document. In addition, she began preparing the next report, focusing on the southeast and southwest structures by reviewing drawings and organizing reference materials for documentation. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while supporting sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Visual examples from her work are presented below.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting documents. He worked on standardizing the document related to the Walipini 1 greenhouse project, ensuring consistency in layout, formatting, and structure according to established standards. Jay also updated the lighting energy calculations to reflect the latest fixture specifications, aligning the data and methodology with current project requirements for accuracy and clarity. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while supporting sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See below for pictures related to this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued working on the Highest Good Food page. She updated the City Center Team Blog #655. After editing the Soil Amendment and Initial Off-grid Site Preparation document, she implemented the updated sections into the website. Keerthi edited the formatting, adjusted images and videos, added links where needed, improved spacing, and refined headings and bullet points for consistency. She also completed her admin work for the week. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. Visual examples of her work are shown below.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting pages. She created new content for blog 655 and collaborated with her teammates by reviewing input and integrating feedback to maintain a clear and consistent final version. After applying Jae’s recommendations, Pallavi integrated the Zenapini #2 content provided by Silin. She then updated the Walipini #2 page by incorporating Junyi Shi’s contributions, revising text, links, and images to align with current project requirements. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates the concept of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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 initiative. She worked on developing and completing the first draft of the Highest Good Food Infrastructure master plan using Illustrator and Photoshop, incorporating textures, materials, line weights, and layouts for the site landscape, central pond, amphitheatre, and the six individual structures of Aquapini, Zenipini, and Walipini as per the autocad files shared with her. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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, the core team contributed to the Highest Good Energy initiative. The team finished taking screenshots of tables and graphs, added the images to a Dropbox folder, and shared the folder link in the Solar Energy Microgrid document. The core team reviewed the document and the calculator tool more closely and provided suggestions to Shravan for improving usability. They made a copy of the spreadsheet containing the calculator tool and began implementing the suggested edits to evaluate their feasibility. The Highest Good Energy initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Below are images related to this project.

Shravan Murlidharan (Electrical Engineer) continued supporting the Highest Good Energy initiative by focusing on two key areas related to the One Community Solar project. His work centered on analyzing the Energy Need spreadsheet and organizing the cost analysis for the project. This involved reviewing energy consumption patterns, categorizing different load types, and identifying areas where energy demand could be optimized. Cost data related to equipment, installation, and maintenance were structured to align with projected system requirements. Preliminary calculations were performed to compare various energy system configurations and assess their feasibility based on efficiency and budget considerations. The spreadsheet was organized to improve clarity, ensuring that future updates and data entries could be completed systematically and accurately. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which supports sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions as a model for global impact. The following visuals illustrate Shravan’s contributions.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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. 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, Anuneet Kaur (Administrator) continued contributing to the Highest Good Education software platform by updating the Project Manager Dashboard in Figma, incorporating Harshitha’s feedback to refine the Resource Requests, Teacher Certificates, and Resource Utilization sections for improved usability and design consistency. She focused on researching resources for the most sustainable flooring, reviewing scholarly articles, and compiling relevant statistics for the graphic process. She ensured that all members were included in the live blog task and identified anyone who was missing. Anuneet also completed and published the Highest Good Education Program Licensing and Accreditation webpage, and she began work on the Vegan Rice recipe webpage. Additionally, she reviewed Yulin’s infographic on the most sustainable research work and provided feedback. She fulfilled administrative responsibilities by editing summaries and collages for the Highest Good Society team, Highest Good Education, and core teams, and reviewed fellow admin submissions for completeness and accuracy. The One Community model of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, fosters lasting global impact. Her recent contributions are featured in the collage below.

Ravi Kumar Sripathi (Software Engineer) continued developing the Highest Good Education software platform by refining the announcements page, implementing updates aimed at improving usability and clarity for educators. The primary focus was on enhancing the functionality related to creating, managing, and viewing announcements. A dialogue box feature was designed to enable educators to select specific students, groups, learning team members, or particular courses and classes when sending announcements, allowing for more precise communication. Work was also completed to clearly distinguish between saved drafts and scheduled announcements after the corresponding button actions are performed, helping users identify the status of each announcement. In addition, an expanded view for past announcements was designed to resemble the preview interface from the “Create Announcements” section, providing a consistent layout for reviewing previously published content. These updates aim to improve workflow efficiency, minimize confusion, and support easier access to both current and past announcements within the platform. Overall, they strengthened both the functionality and user experience of the platform, enhancing the One Community model of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Below are images related to his work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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 58 hours managing volunteer work reviews, handling emails, overseeing social media accounts, supporting web development, identifying new bugs, integrating bug fixes for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and onboarding new volunteer team members. They also produced and integrated the video above, highlighting how sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions serve as the foundation of One Community’s broader mission. The following images showcase highlights of this work.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page and key components of the Highest Good Network  working on tracking updates in the software team management documents to assign and track the status of tasks. He also tested multiple pull requests in the Highest Good Network software. As a member of the pull request review team, he reviewed submissions from the volunteer team assigned to him. This work supports One Community’s commitment to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The images below highlight his contributions.

Rajrajeshwari Gangadhar Sangolli (Data Analyst) continued working on Google Ads management and strategy evolution of the Highest Good Network. She summarized contributions from 11 volunteers and reviewed four PRs, adding one suggestion and one task. She coordinated with Sudarshan to determine next steps for new charts and upcoming tasks. Rajrajeshwari completed the weekly analysis of Google Ads data, identifying the best-performing ads and campaigns while examining factors that influenced performance changes. She applied three Google recommendations, identified and reactivated a paused campaign after reviewing Jae’s video, and verified its related links. She reviewed over 30 ads, assessed ad strength for the newly launched volunteer campaign, and cross-checked the completion of Priyanshu’s assigned tasks. Rajrajeshwari also created two additional tasks and corresponding charts for the development team to enhance data tracking and dashboard clarity. She reviewed the existing dashboard and designed new charts to improve visualization and understanding. Additional work included creating charts for upcoming tasks scheduled for Monday and adding a task to optimize dark mode. This project supports One Community’s commitment to demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The images below highlight key aspects of her work.

Yagna Reddy Badvel (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) continued working on the Summary Dashboards and Weekly Report page on the Highest Good Network. He focused on validating key components of the Total Org Summary dashboard under HGN Software Development. He verified the Volunteer Trends Line Chart (Xinyi PR1751) and Role Distribution Pie Chart (Abhishek Srikanth PR4125 + PR1757), confirming that both charts display accurate data across multiple date ranges and that the date filter logic functions properly. He also tested the Anniversary Celebrated Component (Xinyi PR1770 + PR4153) and the Task Completed Chart, noting that while both modules display correctly, full validation is not possible without access to the underlying datasets. Suggestions were provided to include detailed export or summary views to enable ground-truth verification. In addition, Yagna reviewed all four Admin Training Steps for an Admin-in-training, ensuring proper understanding of formatting, feedback flow, and publishing structure, and completed the weekly administrative review to maintain reporting consistency. This work supports One Community’s commitment to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The images below highlight his contributions.

ADMINISTRATION TEAM

The Administration Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Prudhvi Marpina (Data Analyst) and includes Ashutosh Mishra (Software Engineer), Divanshu Bakshi (Team Admin), Georgina George (Business Intelligence Analyst), Indra Anuraag Gade (Software Engineer and Team Administrator), Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator), Mridul Bhushan (Volunteer Project Strategy Analyst and Team Administrator), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Rajeshwari Bhirud (Administrator), Rishi Sundara (Quality Control Engineer and Team Administrator), Rishitha Adepu (Administrator), Sai Suraj Matta Veera Venkata (Business Data Analyst), Samhitha Are (Administrator), and Sudarshan Raju Chintalapati Venkata (Data Analyst). The Administration Team supports the Highest Good Network, a tool designed to manage and objectively measure progress while building open source solutions for global sustainability. Through administrative support, documentation, testing, training, recruiting, analytics, and content management, the team directly contributes to the development of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, aligning with One Community’s mission to build a replicable and sustainable future model.

This week, Ashutosh completed the weekly blog creation for the Dev Dynasty Team and developed a front-end proof of concept for the chatbot with dark and light mode features, Pinecone integration, and TypeScript safety checks. Divanshu created and posted Mastodon content, prepared detailed Phase-2 frontend issue tickets with documentation, and organized social media materials for future use. Georgina refined the Reddit engagement insights and visuals and provided feedback on admin training work. This effort contributes to One Community’s commitment to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Indra finalized the X/Twitter Analytics Dashboard, validated all components, fixed errors, updated documentation, and created a performance report while reviewing Blog 655 and training feedback. Keerthana reviewed team submissions, updated Step-2 and Step-4 documents, prepared the weekly blog, and continued testing in Phases 1–3 for functionality verification. Mridul reviewed and refined individual summaries for formatting, compiled the Moonfall Team blog with SEO updates, validated multiple pull requests, and reviewed admin training work. This work supports One Community’s mission to develop sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Neeharika managed task assignments, followed up on contributor progress, tested PRs, completed admin duties, and conducted an interview. Ola updated administrative files, organized documentation spaces, monitored progress sheets, and supervised PR-review managers. Olimpia managed One Community’s LinkedIn presence with scheduled daily posts, suitable hashtags, and senior-admin monitoring of volunteer tasks. These contributions align with One Community’s vision for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

Rachna revisited previous tasks and communications, reviewed older emails, and explored One Community webpages for updates. Rajeshwari worked as Administrator for Blog #655, reviewed summaries and feedback, edited the WordPress private blog with Binary Brigade content, completed the HGN questionnaire, and tested bmdashboard development features. This work helps further One Community’s goal of creating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Rishi reviewed the HGN 1 bugs document, followed up with contributors, labeled high-priority PRs, merged individual blogs into Blog #655, and completed SEO tasks. Rishitha conducted interviews with multiple candidates, supported blog reviews, managed bio updates, and maintained social media engagement on Threads. Sai Suraj handled analytics and content management for Facebook and Instagram, updated dashboards, scheduled posts, managed SEO updates, and organized team images for publication. Samhitha worked on Phase-3 testing, refined project documentation, updated progress notes, and proposed improvements for process efficiency. Sudarshan managed the Alpha Software Team blogs, reviewed and tested Phase-2 pull requests, validated dashboards, coordinated meetings, and provided feedback to the admin-in-training. To learn more about how this work contributes to One Community’s vision of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages. Highlights of the team’s contributions are shared in the collage below.

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

The Graphic Design Team’s summary includes Qinyi Liu (Graphic Designer) and Yulin Li (Graphic Designer), who focused this week on creating graphic designs that support sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

This week, Qinyi updated posters, designed a logo, added a biography image and announcement to the website, and corrected prior content errors to support sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Yulin refined infographics, shared the Highest Good Network update, and managed assets via Dropbox to support sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Their combined efforts highlight sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the Highest Good Society pages and the collage below for examples of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

One Community is demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions 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 tested HGN PRs and confirmed several fixed PRs, including Phase 3 – Finish/Fix Track Estimated Event Value (#4022), the one-day difference in end dates between the User Management and Reports pages (#3157), layout correction of the Total Org Summary page (#3803), saving edits after using quick setup buttons (#3656), and Phase 3 Error Handling (#3043). This effort highlights One Community’s commitment to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. They also verified fixes for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard with a horizontal bar graph titled “Tools Most Susceptible to Breakdown” (#3810+1601), font color and text alignment in the Role “i” icon popup (#3806), active QST retrieval and team tab refresh (#3652+1456), the Timelog issue by updating Timelog.jsx (#2843), and bolder task icons for team members (#3825). Items not fixed included issues with displaying the Contributors Report (#3958), inactive users in weekly summaries (#3554+1412, #3807), formatting in the People Report (#3670), weekly summary emails for admins (#3671+1478), logging virtual vs. in-person attendance (Phase 3, #3194), and the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard bar graph titled “Most Wasted Materials” (#3809+1600). Additionally, they reviewed assigned badges for “Tester One” and logged seven hours testing the “New Max” badge. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work strengthens sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

This week, The summary for the Alpha Team was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer), the team includes Carlos Martinez (Software Developer), Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer), Nick Hujarski (Software Engineer) and Meron Qelati (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network is a key part of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, helping track and measure progress toward creating a sustainable world. The software supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes that contribute to the open source project and resilient ecosystems. Designed to be portable and scalable, the Highest Good Network software is well suited for off-grid and sustainable living communities. This project reflects One Community’s open source commitment to advancing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

Lin managed the Alpha Team summary. Carlos worked on the donut chart for visualizing applicant work experience, integrating earlier front-end updates from Pranav and adjusting them to prevent application issues. He improved the interface by modifying the date picker to function as a single date range picker instead of two components and implemented a spinning loader to indicate data retrieval and processing. This work aligns with One Community’s purpose of promoting sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Lin reviewed PR #1764, checked the code, tested it locally, verified that all 15 test cases passed, reviewed weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by Alpha Team members, and handled team management responsibilities. Meron reviewed PR #4167 by clearing site data and cache, logging in as an admin user, and verifying functionality against the demo video. He noted an accessibility issue with the dark mode header on the Reports page and suggested improving contrast. Meron also completed Step 1 of the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard after installing Node 14 to match the project version, reviewed PR #3581 with over 500 file changes, fixed conflicts, analyzed the feature scope involving top-ranked community members and related UI elements, and created a clean branch based on the latest development to isolate relevant files for verification. This effort represents One Community’s continued focus on sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

Nikita worked on the “Total Org Summary: Fix stats accuracy (NEW)” task, investigating inconsistencies between the Total Org Summary and Reports pages by analyzing backend logic and examining discrepancies in time allocation and related data fields. Nick reviewed the routes to locate the blueSquareStats endpoint and used Postman to test responses, identifying that the infringements data lacked a type field needed for grouping and counting. He evaluated whether this field should be added to the database, analyzed how to validate and pass date inputs to the component, and prepared the returned data for integration with the donut chart. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to the idea of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the collage below to view the team’s work.

BINARY BRIGADE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Binary Brigade Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Nikhil Routh (Software Engineer) and included Deep Shah (Software Engineer), Kanishk Agarwal (Software Engineer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Harsha Rudhraraju (Software Engineer), Sourabh Bagde (Software Developer), Srushti Patel (Software Developer), Xinyi Zhou (Developer), Taariq Mansurie (Full Stack Developer), Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer), and Rohit Mamidi (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is our tool for managing and objectively measuring progress, ensuring that all contributions are tracked, aligned with our mission, and demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

This week, Amalesh implemented the “Replicate Task” functionality, allowing admins and owners to duplicate tasks and assign them to multiple individuals listed as Resources. Each individual now receives their own copy of the task, with all hours and details replicated without affecting existing shared task behavior. He added a confirmation modal to prompt users before replication, implemented backend support under PR 1796, tested the feature, and documented the work with screenshots and videos uploaded to the shared Dropbox folder. He also deep-reviewed multiple PRs assigned by Jae before starting a new task related to the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard, analyzing components through Google Docs and Figma references, identifying necessary updates, and implementing filtering, search, and skill-based filtering functionalities. After completing implementation, he adjusted CSS layouts, fixed linting issues, and tested frontend changes before pushing updates. This work represents One Community’s continued focus on sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Harsha worked on the “Jobs Hits and Applications” bar graph under Job Analytics, creating a dummy backend API, integrating role-based filters, converting the layout from horizontal to vertical for better readability, improving responsiveness, adjusting axis labels, repositioning legends, and setting up reducers, actions, and constants for state management, along with configuring routing and URL paths for independent frontend testing.

Kanishk continued work on Phase 4 of the Task Comments feature for the Education Portal, developing the CommentBox and CommentList components with dark mode and mobile responsiveness, implementing a toast notification system with custom hooks, and resolving merge conflicts from previous pull requests. Nikhil migrated legacy CSS files to CSS Modules across the Community Portal, BM Dashboard, and Teams components, updating imports and JSX references, addressing report issues in PR 4119, tracking CSS-to-Module migration progress, reviewing PR 3768, and overseeing task delegation across the team. Ram refined the permissions for the profile page plus button, modifying the system so only teammates with explicit access can manage GitHub, Dropbox, Slack, and Sentry permissions, separating role and permission checks, introducing a new permission called “HGN People +/- Setup,” and implementing the frontend and backend updates in PRs 4202 and 1803. Rohit documented the badge validation workflow, enhanced automation scripts to simulate time- and event-driven conditions, handled edge cases, and created reusable frameworks to improve consistency and reduce manual checks. This effort highlights One Community’s commitment to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

Sourabh continued improving the Slashdot module, developing new features for scheduled posting, adding tabbed navigation for task organization, and refining the “Suggest Dept” logic for better department recommendations. Srushti addressed feedback from her previous Figma task by creating additional Announcements screens and began designing Daily Logs for Educators, Logs Summary, and Daily Summary for Students. Taariq refined the frontend UI for the Lesson Plan Builder and Assignment modules in Phase 4, enhancing responsive layouts, styling, and backend integration readiness, while fixing issues with filters, archived projects, and Node version compatibility. Xinyi resolved an issue in the Badges Awarded component by fixing date formatting and enabling current-day selection, corrected inconsistencies in the Weekly Summaries Report “Over Hours” filter, and reviewed several pull requests from other contributors. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more about how this relates to demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The collage below shows images of their work.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Blue Steel Software Team, working on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Divanshu Bakshi (Product Manager) and includes Linh Huynh (Software Engineer), Felix Huang (Software Engineer), Som Ramnani (Software Engineer), Humemah Khalid (Software Engineer/Backend Developer), and Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer). This week, the team worked on various development and testing tasks within the HighestGoodNetwork project. Felix focused on resolving issues with WBS categories and dashboard alignment, implementing a hotfix to ensure categories were assigned correctly on refreshed pages, revising business logic for consistency, and submitting paired frontend and backend pull requests to support sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. He also began addressing text alignment issues on the dashboard after page refresh. Som identified and corrected routing issues that caused the PR Analytics link to fail by updating route definitions, adding a new PR Analytics route in route.jsx, and creating pull requests for review. He also removed unintended file changes introduced by Prettier and lock file updates and is now addressing issues with selecting and saving Featured Badges.

Humemah concentrated on pull request #2210, completing and fixing unit tests for the BasicInformationTab component by resolving JSX parsing errors, converting Jest mocks to Vitest format, and ensuring all tests executed correctly to validate component rendering. Linh initiated the structure for the new Event Management Page (Organizer View) feature by setting up a new branch, organizing the frontend folder hierarchy, adding placeholder components, configuring routes, and validating layout rendering through test runs to align the framework with the existing frontend environment. Sheetal integrated a new UI into the Reddit autoposter module, created a REST endpoint for retrieving scheduled Reddit posts, and completed the scheduling functionality, with ongoing work focused on the image upload process using OAuth 2.0 and the post listing view with status indicators. A team meeting was held on Tuesday to review active tasks, identify blockers, and coordinate next steps. This effort continues to support One Community’s mission of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. The collage below shows images of their work.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sai Shekhar Reddy Moola (Software Engineer) and includes Ajay Naidu (Software Engineer), Akshith Kumar Reddy Balappagari Gnaneswara (Software Engineer – Full Stack), Chaitanya Swaroop Kumar Allu (Software Engineer), Hemanth Chimakurthi, Juhitha Reddy Penumalli (Software Engineer), Rahul Bagul (Software Engineer), Sphurthy Satish (Software Engineer), and Vivek Chandra (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 efforts, while supporting widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This initiative reflects One Community’s commitment to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions, creating clear pathways toward a more regenerative, collaborative, and thriving future for everyone.

This week, Ajay resolved merge conflicts in the yarn.lock file, addressed failing pre-checks during a branch push, and re-pushed the branch for PR-4119. He restored chart configurations in PeopleReport.jsx, refined section layouts, fixed theme-related display issues, and ensured reporting views behaved as expected across components. He also resolved failed test cases associated with the PR-4178 request workflow and confirmed that the branch status was clear for review. This effort focused on stabilizing the build pipeline, aligning UI layout and styling, and restoring expected behavior for reporting views across affected components and branches, playing a key role in One Community’s advancement of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Akshith continued Phase 4 of the Lesson Plan Database, developing models for student tasks, atoms, and strategies while aligning existing models with new structural requirements, and creating and testing mock data scripts to verify schema relationships and database integrity. Chaitanya enhanced the frontend for the Email Announcements feature by designing interface pages that support both predefined templates and plain-text messages, improving error handling in GitHub access management, introducing insights into user-service relationships, and refining UI layouts for consistency across modules.

Hemanth validated multiple pull requests to ensure functionality, UI consistency, and stable dark mode support across various modules, including PRs #1783, #4175, #4168, #4170, #4171, #4191, #4195, and #4197, focusing on edit flows, dashboard graph updates, CSV export functionality, and accurate data visualization. PR #4200 was also checked for the removal of outdated sections and proper alignment without breaking responsiveness. Juhitha worked on multiple development tasks within the HGN Software Development project, primarily under Phase 4 of the Summary Dashboard. She created and integrated frontend components for the Task Progress Indicator and Status Updates, configured routers and APIs in Postman for testing, developed a new route for the Student Education Portal, and contributed to APIs for the stacked bar graph tracking tool costs. Rahul completed the integration of SonarQube with the OneCommunity GitHub organization, identifying a race condition issue related to PUT vs. PATCH API calls. Sai Moola worked on Phase 4 – Announcements Backend, designing the database schema, developing controller files with GET and POST endpoints, and testing them via Postman. Sphurthy implemented a backend API for bulk task assignment in the lesson plan system, adding validation logic, configurable deadline calculations, and transactional safety, while testing live data and resolving schema mismatches. Vivek refined and expanded seeder scripts for the Education Portal, generating realistic interrelated data, testing scripts across multiple collections, and collaborating on database structure requirements. Together, these contributions strengthen One Community’s mission and commitment to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See below for pictures of the team’s work.

DEV DYNASTY SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Prem Vora (Software Developer) and includes Adithya Cherukuri (Volunteer Software Engineer), Aditya Gambhir (Software Engineer), Deekshith Kumar Singirikonda (Developer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), and Neeraj Kondaveeti (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our processes for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions through social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This progress supports One Community in demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

This week, Nahiyan reviewed PR 4200, identified an issue with the rehireable checkbox in dark mode caused by a replaced prop, and provided detailed feedback with recommended corrections to maintain consistent UI behavior, supporting One Community’s open source approach to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Aditya implemented fixes for the volunteer statistics dashboard, improving data accuracy by resolving double-counting issues through enhanced filtering and aggregation logic, debugging data source mismatches in the Total Org Summary dashboard, and submitting PRs 1790, 1794, and 4191 for weekly summary and donut chart enhancements. Adithya focused on backend and frontend development for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard, implementing the /api/injuries/distribution endpoint with filtering and aggregation, integrating it with a donut chart visualization, refining chart visuals and filters, and ensuring consistent and accurate data flow across components. Deekshith strengthened backend functionality for the wishlist and no-show analytics modules by implementing CRUD operations with secure ownership validation, organizing routing for efficient data retrieval and visualization, and resolving ESLint issues to maintain code quality.

Manvitha developed the Daily Log page for the student dashboard, creating React components and CSS modules to display student time logs, integrating mock data for dynamic updates, and adding summary metrics and refined styling aligned with the existing design system. Mohan resolved duplicate time entry issues by implementing a save lock mechanism and disconnect event listener, refined the timer UI and frontend components, fixed merge conflicts, and cleaned up imports and linter warnings to ensure reliable builds and accurate time tracking. Neeraj enhanced the student-facing Tasks Dashboard by improving sidebar responsiveness, refining task card details and rubric modals, enhancing grouping, sorting, and due date awareness features, and initiating dark mode and an additional navigable page for extended functionality. Prem advanced backend development for the Student Evaluation Results module by defining aggregation and notification logic, verifying endpoints and authentication, coordinating with team members on schema alignment, and assuming managerial responsibilities for summarizing team progress, organizing materials, and finalizing database structures. Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to our mission of demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Explore 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 Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer) and includes Layne Taylor (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full Stack Developer), and Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer). This contribution supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

This week, Layne worked on PR #3374, focusing on resolving persistent Node version errors that prevented npm install from running properly. She spent most of her time troubleshooting version conflicts, consulting online resources, and coordinating with the branch owner, who suggested switching to Node 14 or updating package.json to support version 20. Layne created new frontend and backend branches, modified configuration files, and fixed a MongoDB whitelist error, which allowed her localhost to start, though some UI elements remained unresponsive. She carefully documented each troubleshooting step, researched compatibility issues, and posted for guidance on Slack while continuing efforts to achieve full functionality. This contribution supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Meenashi created a new JobDetails component to display job information not stored in Dropbox, using Category and Position as props to show the corresponding details. She resolved URL encoding issues with spaces and slashes by applying encodeURIComponent and decodeURIComponent, and addressed duplicate entries by adding the _id to job links while setting localhost:5173 as a backend environment variable for link generation. After fixing a validation schema error, she confirmed proper navigation from the Collaboration Page and began developing an Apply Now component that loads template-based questionnaires with Submit and Cancel options. She also identified that Dropbox image URLs must end with raw=1 for proper display and continued implementing styling, validation, and database-saving functionality. This week’s development efforts align with One Community’s goal of open sourcing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

Tanmay Arora focused on building and testing functionality for the Plurk auto-poster system, completing backend development of the /api/postToPlurk endpoint with OAuth 1.0a authentication and secure integration with the Plurk API for automated posting. She validated functionality using Postman and curl, resolved environment variable and authorization issues, and refined backend routing for clearer responses and better reliability. This contribution supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Rahul Trivedi concentrated on resolving linting and refactoring issues within the src/badge folder, fixing multiple files, standardizing naming conventions, and reviewing additional repository folders to ensure overall code consistency. Along with his technical contributions, he managed team activities, reviewed videos, summaries, and images, and provided guidance to teammates as needed. This contribution supports One Community’s mission of open sourcing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed in creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See the collage below for the team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator). The team includes contributions from Abhiram Bylahalli Jagadish (Full Stack Software Developer), Abhishek Jain (Software Engineer), Aryan Rachala (Software Engineer), Chieh “Jerry” Jui Lee (Software Engineer), Chirag Bellara (Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer), Dunstan Dsouza (Software Engineer), Durga Venkata Praveen Boppana (Software Engineer), Ganesh Karnati (Software Engineer), Kedarnath Ravi Shankar Gubbi (Software Engineer), Shashank Madan (Software Engineer), Shravya Kudlu (Software Development Engineer), Sohail Uddin Syed (Software Engineer), Veda Bellam (Software Engineer), and Venkataramanan Venkateswaran (Software Engineer). Their work continued to support our goal of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions through collaborative and cross-functional software development.

This week, Abhiram developed backend functionality for the Highest Good Education portal, including APIs for retrieving filtered student task data with dynamic logic and status-based workflows. His testing and refinements improved data accuracy and backend stability, contributing to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Abhishek updated the HGN Unit Testing Guide to align with GitHub Actions workflows, enforcing a 60% code coverage requirement and clarifying troubleshooting steps. His improvements strengthened continuous integration and testing consistency, supporting sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Aryan defined backend and frontend specifications for Deliverable 3 of the Highest Good Education project, focusing on student group management and collaborative lesson planning. His structured design ensures clarity for upcoming implementation and contributes to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Chieh resolved merge conflicts in Pull Request #1342, verified Express route registration, and ensured consistent API responses. His careful testing maintained backend reliability and supports sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Chirag finalized the Bugs and Features Tracker Sheet and reviewed multiple pull requests, identifying issues and improving documentation. His updates streamlined development reviews and supported sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Dipti enhanced the Listing and Bidding Dashboard with two reusable bar charts comparing villages and properties, improving layout and performance. Her visual analytics enhancements contribute to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Dunstan analyzed the Total People Report feature to resolve missing chart data by tracing data-fetching and filtering inconsistencies. His debugging clarified data flow and laid groundwork for accurate visualization, contributing to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Durga finalized the timer pop-out feature, resolved merge conflicts in the Age Bar Chart component, and began the student evaluation module. His updates improved functionality across pages and support sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

Ganesh advanced the Weekly PR Grading backend by developing CRUD endpoints, adding validation, and performing integration tests to ensure reliable performance. His refinements to backend structure and data handling contribute to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Kedarnath implemented a donut chart for Job Posting Page Analytics and developed a Bidding Dashboard for real-time bid tracking. His work improved responsiveness and visualization quality, supporting sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Shashank tested the mark-as-done API and verified live data integration for student task displays. His focus on backend validation and frontend synchronization contributes to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Shravya finalized the user profile accordion interface and added filter-by-preference functionality before starting backend planning for the Phase 4 Daily Log feature. Her frontend and backend updates support sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Sohail refined dark-mode styling, migrated components to CSS Modules, and resolved regex and build errors. His code cleanup improved accessibility and maintainability, contributing to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Veda created the Country of Application Map Chart for Job Posting Analytics, integrating backend APIs and responsive layouts. Her work expanded visualization capabilities and supports sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Venkataramanan improved User Management and Profile pages with input validation, date fixes, and authentication logic updates. His improvements enhanced system accuracy and contribute to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work supports sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the collage below highlighting the team’s work for the week.

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Moonfall Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Mridul Bhushan (Project and Strategy Analyst and Team Administrator). The team’s progress reflects input from Aayush Shetty (Software Engineer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer), Gurusai Chittoji (Software Engineer), Mani Shashank Marneni (Software Engineer), Munish Patel (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer), Sai Krishna (Software Engineer), Sree Pujitha Kakani (Software Engineer), Sudheesh Thuralkalmakki Dharmappa Gowda (Full Stack Developer), Uha Kruthi (Software Engineer), and Zhicheng Tong (Software Engineer). Their efforts contributed to advancing One Community’s mission of developing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions that promote open source collaboration, ecologically responsible innovation, and holistic global progress.

This week, Aayush worked on the Phase 4 Task-Level Comments backend by setting up APIs, configuring controllers, and building data models for MongoDB integration to enable comment retrieval without task ID dependency. Alisha advanced the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard by creating new APIs and routes to display grouped bar graphs comparing issues created versus resolved and resolving model integration errors. Bhavpreet updated the lesson planner portal by developing a backend feature for student task submissions, adding validation for file size and URL format, and merging updates for stability. Gurusai corrected font color inconsistencies in Dark Mode, reviewed pull requests from the coding problems area, and fixed recurring deployment conflicts. Mani resolved 401 authorization errors in Financials Tracking, integrated shared authentication logic, and verified accurate project list and cost visual renderings. Each of these updates strengthened One Community’s foundation for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Munish continued progressing on his branch by studying module interactions, refining code testing workflows, and committing updates to reinforce his understanding of the project. Ramakrishna completed his assigned tasks and reviewed PRs for LBDashboard, Job Application, community page, dark mode popups, and volunteer pie components to ensure system stability.

Sai Krishna resolved logout errors by introducing a polling timer for automatic session updates and adding user alert banners. Sree finalized PR #3404 for the Event Management Engagement tab, refining comment sorting and reply logic, and contributed to PR #1790 to ensure accurate dashboard counts. Sudheesh built and tested backend routes and controllers for the Student Profile View page and began planning the material utilization ratio chart for the summary dashboard. Together, their work advanced One Community’s mission of developing sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Uha debugged the “Most Wasted Materials” bar graph in PRs #3809 and #1600, reproducing rendering issues, refining component logic, and confirming fixes through cross-browser testing. Zhicheng strengthened his knowledge of module dependencies, improved testing workflows, and ensured proper version control conventions. Collectively, the team enhanced backend stability, refined data visualizations, and resolved dark mode and authentication inconsistencies to support future feature expansions within the Highest Good Network. Visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work supports creating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions to benefit us all through open source development and globally accessible resources. The collage below highlights the impactful contributions made by the team this week.

REACTONAUTS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Reactonauts Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Sai Suraj Matta Veera Venkata (Business Data Analyst) and Akshay Jayaram (Software Engineer). The team includes Aseem Deshmukh (Software Developer), Diya Wadhwani (Software Developer), Fatima Villena (Software Engineer), Ghazi Rahman Shaik (Software Engineer Intern), Guna Pranith Reddy Cheelam (Software Developer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Namitha Vijaykumar Pawar (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Siva Putti (Software Engineer), Sri Satya Venkatasai Siri Sudheeksha Vavila (Software Engineer), and Ujjwal Baranwal (Full Stack Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure progress by focusing on demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. It supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems.

This week, Akshay completed work on the Most Frequent Keywords mind map and opened pull request 4198. He removed a truncateText method, implemented logic to render long keywords across multiple lines, adjusted D3 text rendering with tspan elements, centered text vertically within ellipses, and increased element spacing for readability. This work aligns with One Community’s purpose of promoting sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. He also added a temporary frontend test keyword option for layout verification, hosted the Reactonauts team meeting, monitored team pull requests, assisted with Git issues, and submitted the weekly team review. Aseem searched for a new task related to the Instagram autoposter feature, resolved Git-related issues preventing branch publication, clarified task ownership overlap with other contributors, reviewed relevant pull requests, contacted peers for assistance, and submitted her collaborator bio. This update is a step forward in One Community’s plan for demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Diya addressed multiple frontend and backend issues, including restoring the total construction summary page, limiting weekly summary emails to active users, preventing duplicate team memberships, fixing CCList counter sync issues, enabling CC user viewing in Blue Square workflows, refining the People Report UI, and resolving tooling issues through configuration and testing fixes. Fatima finalized the Project Status backend feature for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard, addressed reviewer feedback, implemented dark mode header text, corrected CSS issues, and advanced detailed mockups for the Governance and Collaboration dashboard. Ghazi optimized the task management system by improving TagsSearch and AddTaskModal performance, resolving data mapping inconsistencies, fixing test failures, handling password-related conflicts, and adding detailed debugging logs to strengthen member data tracking. This task plays a role in One Community’s aim of demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

Guna Pranith continued work on listings home page frontend fixes under PR 3999 and investigated a “Page Not Found” error in the Re-Engagement Strategies project to restore page functionality. This effort plays a key role in One Community’s advancement of sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Kristin implemented backend functionality for the Support Team Daily Log Access feature by developing a new controller, configuring route mounting, enforcing role-based access control, and adding activity logging for audits. Namitha integrated CSS modules into the Announcements Board and Modal components, replaced inline styles with modular structures, ensured import consistency, and refactored layout and typography for improved styling hierarchy. This work supports One Community’s mission of demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Peterson enhanced the clock-out modal by adding a warning message when users attempt to add notes without selecting a project or task, ensuring proper interaction flow. This contribution enhances One Community’s mission of fostering sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Siva fixed the missing visual representation of assigned versus completed tasks in the Total Organization Summary dashboard, addressed overlapping issues in the Hours Completed section, and continued resolving a color discrepancy bug in the Reports pie chart. Sudheeksha implemented the POST endpoint for task hour tracking, created route handlers, added database logic for logging hours, introduced time-capping logic to prevent over-reporting, and ensured persistence in StudentTasks data. Ujjwal worked on integrating the Project Dropdown feature, continued development for the Project Dashboard, investigated the Most Wasted Material bar graph bug, traced data flow in the controller, and restarted implementation to address missing data issues. See the Highest Good Network and Highest Good Society pages to learn more about how this work supports demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See below for the work done on demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

SKYE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Georgina George (Business Intelligence Data Analyst and Team Administrator) 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 measure progress by focusing on creating an ecological living paradigm. It supports 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 effort exemplifies One Community’s open source commitment to global-sustainability systems design as a path to global sustainability. This contribution advances One Community’s goals for sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.

This week, Anthony created PR#1788 for a task still in progress to share the code with his colleague, allowing them to collaborate on the same branch instead of duplicating work and making coordination easier. He also updated the instructions on PR#3978, adding a link to the email document so reviewers could configure their .env values properly to test the email functionality in its backend pair, PR#1682. This contribution enhances One Community’s mission of fostering sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions.  Anthony then merged the latest development branch into PR#1447 but encountered an issue where a role change triggered an undefined value. After reviewing the problem, he identified the cause and added a missing value to the userProfile modal to resolve it. On PR#3600, he merged development and began updating the related CSS files to align with the new module.css convention. He also started updating CSS imports for PR#3713, adjusting styling and ensuring all references to renamed files were properly updated. Julia focused on resolving conflicts in the pull requests julia_fix_mobile_responsive and julia_fix_report_responsiveness. This work supports One Community’s open source approach to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. She adjusted the Owner Message module to appear at the top of the page on smaller screens while maintaining header responsiveness and resolved conflicts in multiple components, including Header, CPHeader, WeeklySummariesReport, UserProfileAdd, and the package-lock.json file. Julie converted CSS files to module.css format, updated related code to ensure styles applied correctly, and expanded the conversion to additional files to meet the new requirement for using module.css before pushing changes. Afterward, she tested the Header, Weekly Summaries Report, and User Management pages before pushing updates to GitHub. This effort represents One Community’s continued focus on sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Marcus developed design plans and setup steps outlining his priorities for the organization and took over Snehal’s Facebook pull request while she is unavailable. He also began redesigning the overall wireframe to include support for photos, videos, and articles to expand the system’s content functionality. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. See the collage below for the team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-N

The PR Review Team’s summary for members with names starting A–N, managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), highlights their contributions to the Highest Good Network software. This platform forms the foundation for measuring our results in demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. Active team members included Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Carl Bebli (Software Developer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Lavanya Lahari Nandipati (Software Developer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), and Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer). They supported the project by thoroughly reviewing all pull requests shared this week. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network tracks development toward demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below showcases a compilation of this team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

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 in demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions. This week’s active members of this team were: Shradha Bhadrannavar (Software Engineer) and Sundar Machani (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 demonstrating sustainable and free-shared eco-solutions in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The images below highlight the work completed by this team

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One Community welcomes Mani Shashank Marneni to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Mani is a Master of Computer Science graduate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with experience in web development, data science, and cloud computing. He has worked on projects involving mobile safety applications, OCR-based vehicle number plate recognition, and NLP-driven slang definition generation, and on cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP. He also holds certifications including IBM Data Science, IBM Data Analyst, and AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials. As a member of the One Community software team, Mani has contributed by creating the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard bar chart showing the percentage of tools returned late, resolving dark mode and validation bugs on the Job Posting Page Analytics dashboard, and fixing lint issues in the Announcements component in the Highest Good Network  software.

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One Community welcomes Sphurthy Satish to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Sphurthy is a software engineer specializing in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large-scale distributed systems. She has experience building scalable APIs, optimizing cloud-native applications, and developing generative AI and multi-agent platforms. Sphurthy has also worked with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and LangChain, and has contributed to projects focused on recommendation systems, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and intelligent automation. She is passionate about creating sustainable technology solutions that balance innovation, efficiency, and accessibility. As a member of the One Community software team, Sphurthy has contributed to implementing dark mode functionality across multiple BM Dashboard components in the Highest Good Network software, enhancing frontend styling, and ensuring a consistent user experience across tools, forms, and reusable components.

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One Community welcomes Rahul Bagul to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Rahul is a skilled software engineer with more than three years of experience designing and building scalable, high-performance software applications. Proficient in Java, Python, and JavaScript, he combines strong technical expertise with a passion for solving complex problems. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Purdue University, where he honed his analytical and problem-solving skills. In his professional journey, Rahul has contributed to diverse projects across multiple domains, consistently delivering solutions that improve efficiency and performance. While a member of the One Community team, Rahul played a key role in developing automation workflows for seamless user onboarding and offboarding, as well as implementing performance optimizations that enhanced overall software reliability in the Highest Good Network software.

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One Community welcomes Ajay Kumar Naidu to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Ajay brings over two years of professional experience as a Full Stack Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), where he developed enterprise-scale applications and automated deployments to improve efficiency and reliability. Alongside his industry background, he has gained applied expertise in generative AI and deep learning through projects that include building neural networks, autoencoders, GANs, VAEs, and transformers, as well as fine-tuning large language models and developing retrieval-augmented generation pipelines. He is passionate about integrating AI-driven intelligence into full-stack systems to build scalable, user-focused applications. As part of the One Community team, Ajay has contributed to the Volunteer Management Dashboard of the Highest Good Network software, addressing a lack of structured feedback by building a user review system, stabilizing the platform by resolving complex merge conflicts, and streamlining team management through active/inactive user categorization. His work has improved search efficiency for admins, enhanced reporting accuracy, and supported scalability while exploring AI-powered insights.

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One Community welcomes Rajeshwari Bhirud to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Rajeshwari is a Software Engineer with more than three years of industry experience and a Master’s in Information Systems from Pace University. She has a strong background in full-stack development, database design, and building scalable systems with Java, Python, REST APIs, and cloud technologies. Passionate about user-centric solutions and technology for social good, she has contributed to enterprise-level applications and developed innovative projects that address everyday needs. As part of the One Community software team, Rajeshwari supports the Administration Team by reviewing documentation, identifying gaps, and improving clarity by providing structured feedback for the Highest Good Network software. She also streamlines processes by compiling summaries, editing content, and maintaining documentation across collaborative tools.

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