At One Community, we are open sourcing the world we want by designing and freely sharing sustainable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, economics, social architecture, and more as a foundation for global stewardship and fulfilled living. Built entirely by an all-volunteer team, our freely shared model is intended to be self-replicating, supporting a global collaboration of teacher/demonstration hubs. By open sourcing and free sharing the complete process, we are evolving sustainability, regenerating our planet, and creating a world that works for everyone—always 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 September 29, 2025 edition (#654) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing 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 main structure for the Earthbag Village. He completed the ventilation system design covering the selection and placement of fans, planning the layout and routing of ducts, and integrating odor removal filters into the system. Ajay also worked on defining airflow requirements, identifying suitable filter configurations, and ensuring that the overall design supports effective ventilation and odor control. One Community’s open source designs for open sourcing the world we want begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Baraka Minja (Civil and Environmental Engineer Pr. Eng.) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet drawings to bring them to construction-ready level. He added a reference layout to link additional door details and the door schedule. A dimension plan was included to show relative measurements to nearby structures, and additional north and south typical elevations were added to to the existing set. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for open sourcing the world we want. See the work in the collage below.

Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village final MEP report by gathering mechanical reference information related to design and calculation breakdowns. He reviewed the latest plumbing plans to update the process of plumbing design, including project information, design considerations, and supporting formulas. Derrell also focused on collecting data on fixtures and water supply fixture units to support the calculation of the domestic water entry. One Community’s open source designs for open sourcing the world we want begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Fangting Xu (Interior Design Intern) continued working on the ADA code requirements for the Earthbag Village. She researched ADA code requirements for the connections between buildings to ensure compliance and accuracy and applied accessibility standards to the project. Fangting also hosted the weekly team meeting, discussed improvements with Jae, and updated the orientation file accordingly. One Community’s open source designs for open sourcing the world we want begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on the Vermiculture Toilet, concentrating on finalizing the design of the waste dumping mechanism. He modified and refined the initial concept to bring the design to its final completed version. In parallel, he contributed to the integration of the full vermiculture toilet facility within the HVAC project framework, laying the groundwork for his teammates to proceed with related tasks. Additionally, Karthik continued work on the Earthbag Village 4 dome cluster roof project, making revisions to the project report in line with feedback and instructions provided by the core team. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for open sourcing the world we want. See the work in the collage below.

Malhar Solanki (Mechanical Engineer) worked on the Earthbag Village tasks originally assigned to another team member due to their unavailability. He managed all scheduled team meetings and adjusted the status of all project tasks according to current progress. Further, he completed the Bill of Materials (BOM) for all required fasteners was completed, and started work on the selection and specification of off-the-shelf equipment for the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for open sourcing the world we want. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on details in the construction documents of the Earthbag Village, working on modeling and detailing the window headers. She created structural column dimension plans for the dining room and living room windows, along with a header plan for the living room window. She also created a header plan for the bedroom windows. In addition, Michaela created a new sheet for window details and reorganized the windows, placing those in the dome on one sheet and those in the vertical earthbag walls on another. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for open sourcing the world we want. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Rahul Kulkarni (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on the Vermiculture Toilet waste water channel design. He alos began work on a revised design that directs wastewater from the vermiculture chamber straight into the septic tank based on the suggested corrections. Following clarification on the drainage approach, he initiated CAD modeling for the drain under the vermiculture chamber. The new wastewater dumping design was formalized, and he made adjustments to refine the drawer modification. The feasibility of the CAD model was reviewed in relation to the other parts of the assembly from a DFMA perspective, and a basic CAD outline of the wastewater dumping mechanism was created. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for open sourcing the world we want. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Rishi Chakrapani (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet, re-modeling the winch from the separator insertion platform with a higher gear ratio to be used for pulling out the drawer. He also remodeled a sloped drainage tray with gutters to redirect solid waste to the main chamber and liquid waste to the filtration unit, with a concept sketch attached and CAD development in progress. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for open sourcing the world we want. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing 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, Anjana Reddy (Architectural Designer) continued work on the Duplicable City Center by finalizing and submitting renderings and exterior walkthrough files for the animal section. She reviewed previous renderings to correct perspectives, material refinements, distortions, and proportions, addressed feedback on the water tower, and began organizing project files from SketchUp and Lumion while initiating work on the landscape area. This open-source Duplicable City Center project contributes to developing open sourcing the world we want. For more details, refer to the image below.

Ayushman Dutta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center hub connector by formatting the report for the manufacturing document and making changes to the Excel sheet comparison of the hub connector slots. He finished the material sheet and attended the weekly team meeting to discuss roadblocks. Ayushman also made corrections in the hub connector FEA model and began working on the FEA analysis of the hub connector for the third row, encountering software issues that he resolved by reinstalling the software. He imported the geometry for the row 3 hub connector, cleaned the geometry, and prepared the model for FEA analysis. This open-source Duplicable City Center project is open sourcing the world we want. For more specifics, view the image below.

Nikhil Bharadwaj (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center dome assembly by drafting the 2D flattened drawings for each spoke to aid fabrication and assembly, and then adding these drawings to the assembly spreadsheet. He integrated the row 3 hub connector into the complete dome assembly, cut beams to create the required clearances and fit, and obtained the beam cut angles while adding color-coded screenshots to the spreadsheet. He connected with Nupur to finalize the row 3 assembly spreadsheet, manage the handoff, understand the procedure for drafting the assembly document, and obtain all related files. Meanwhile, the work for the row 4 hub connector design continued. One Community’s Duplicable City Center is an example of open sourcing the world we want. Here are a few pictures that showcase this work.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs for the Duplicable City Center focusing on meshing the full spa assembly in ANSYS and building separate meshes for the cover panels, tub shell, and outer body. He organized material properties, validated mesh quality, defined mesh controls, grouped contact pairs, and prepared loads and boundary placeholders, documenting all final element counts and updating shared files. Discover One Community’s open-source Duplicable City Center for open sourcing the world we want. The following visuals illustrate highlights from this effort. Discover One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center for open sourcing the world we want. The following visuals illustrate highlights from this effort.

Vineela Reddy Pippera Badguna (Mechanical Engineer) continued her in-depth research on greywater reuse systems for the Duplicable City Center. She reviewed a document on LEED points strategy as well as one on Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Best Management Practices. In addition, she analyzed the Earthbag Village stormwater and rainwater harvesting spreadsheets to better understand and refine the calculations. Vineela also updated the greywater catchment calculations in the spreadsheet by referencing Earthbag Village rainwater catchment data and carefully cross-verifying the details to ensure complete accuracy. This open source Duplicable City Center project is part of open sourcing the world we want. For more details, refer to the image below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing 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. They added the required fencing supplies to the Large Garden, Botanical Garden, and Orchard project documents. Concurrently, a review of the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies (TEMS) document was continued to ensure accurate alignment with the Botanical Garden document specifications. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on open sourcing the world we want, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some images showcasing this work.

The core team also continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. The team finished reviewing and making final edits to the food bars, food procurement and storage, sustainable nutrition calculations, food self-sufficiency plan, and transition kitchen pages. They also did an initial read-through to familiarize themselves with the “What is a solar energy microgrid?” page and the calculation tool associated with it. In addition, they reviewed the report comparing off-grid and grid-tie systems. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on open sourcing the world we want. Below are images related to this project.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan. She created circular logo-style icons including versions for Food Procurement & Storage and Recipe Buildout Tool, revising text and adjusting designs such as adding a chef’s hat and matching backgrounds to the original style. Chelsea sent these mock ups and further instructions to Shireen and Tyson to finalize. She produced a detailed to-do list for immediate and long-term tasks. Chelsea also worked on food bar section drafts by polishing and formatting the Cold Foods section, writing introductions and formatting items for Hot Foods, Sauces and Miscellaneous Toppings, and Liquids sections, and ensuring consistent professional structure across all sections. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports open sourcing the world we want. Below are some images showcasing this work.

Dirgh Patel (Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design updates. He calculated the cooling airflow required to maintain 0 °C, including total heat gain in kWh per day, average power in kW, required flow rate in cubic meters per second, required CFM, ACH per hour, and air volumes per minute for all months. Dirgh then edited the final report and worked on finding connections between heating, ventilation, battery design, and temperature changes across all months to demonstrate how the battery design will react. He calculated the ground temperature, total heat gain, average power, temperature difference, required volume flow rate, required CFM, ACH, and volumes per minute for all months to maintain 30 °C and 24 °C inside the greenhouse. Dirgh created a table with the ground temperature, total heat gain, average power, temperature difference, required volume flow rate, required CFM, ACH, and volume per minute for all months to maintain 30 °C, 24 °C, and 0 °C inside the greenhouse, illustrating how heat and ventilation interact with the battery design. One Community’s open-source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on open sourcing the world we want. The following visuals illustrate highlights from this effort.

Faeq Abu Alya (Architectural Engineer) continued developing house designs for the Earthbag Village 4-dome cluster project. He worked on the 254 aquapini and walipini project, continuing the design of homes in the Southwest and Southeast with a focus on upgrading materials and improving overall appearance. The tasks included refining design components, applying updated features, and enhancing visual presentation to ensure the models reflected project standards. The Earthbag Village is the first of seven planned villages to be constructed as part of One Community’s open source model for open sourcing the world we want, and it is closely tied to the Highest Good Food initiative. Below are some pictures related to this work.

Gayatri Pandkar (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. She focused on refining the Walipini structure, implementing the suggested changes and completing the report on the people spaces. Gayatri updated the SketchUp model with some adjustments, including reducing the width of the pathways and replacing the wooden benches with stone benches. These refinements improved functionality, circulation, and user experience while enhancing integration with the surrounding environment, creating a more cohesive and context-sensitive design that responds effectively to both the landscape and intended social interactions. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while open sourcing the world we want. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting documents. He worked on standardizing the format of the lighting energy calculation document and began developing a concept design for the user interface of the lighting energy calculation software. The standardization process included aligning headings, spacing, and data presentation with webpage formatting. The UI concept focused on structuring user input fields, defining calculation output displays, and outlining essential functional components for greenhouse lighting analysis. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while open sourcing 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 updated the City Center Team Blog #653. Keerthi made changes to the Soil Amendment and Initial Off-grid Site Preparation page in the Google Document as per Jae’s review, including adding h3 and h6 tags to the needed headings. She also started implementing these edits into the website and completed her admin work for the week. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to open sourcing the world we want, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. View examples of her work in the pictures below.

Nitin Parate (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. He worked on updating the 3D files of the Aquapini and Walipini site, with most of the modeling already completed. Tasks focused on surface building and applying minor corrections to refine the model, improve accuracy, and ensure alignment with overall project requirements. The surfaces of the 3D file were updated, though rendering work is still pending. In addition, Nitin held a discussion with Shivangi regarding the updates required for the 2D CAD file to maintain consistency and accuracy across drawings and support coordination with the broader project scope. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, promoting regenerative and participatory development while open sourcing the world we want. Images below showcase his contributions.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting pages. She created new content for blog 653 and worked with her teammates by reviewing their input and integrating feedback to maintain a clear and consistent final version. After applying Jae’s recommendations, she completed the integration of Zenapini #2 content from Silin. Pallavi then moved on to Walipini #2, where she incorporated Junyi Shi’s contributions by updating the page with revised text, links, and images. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates the concept of open sourcing 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. She edited the text and graphic content for the Planting and Harvesting page. Shivangi also developed the master plan render for the Highest Good Food Infrastructure project and the six structures of Aquapini, Walipini and Zenipini on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop in coordination with the volunteer architect. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on open sourcing the world we want. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing 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, Shravan Murlidharan (Electrical Engineer) continued supporting the Highest Good Energy initiative. He focused on reorganizing and refining the One Community Solar webpage with attention to optimizing the presentation of tables and charts and ensuring that the content was arranged in a logical structure. In addition to webpage improvements, effort was directed toward updating and refining the related spreadsheet to align calculations and data presentation with the website content. Work also included development and adjustments to the solar cost analysis tool to make it more functional for users. Finally, tutorials were reviewed and updated to provide clearer guidance on using the tool and interpreting the results. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which supports open sourcing the world we want as a model for global impact. Images below showcase this work.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing 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

This week, Anuneet Kaur (Administrator) continued contributing to the Highest Good Education software platform by creating Figma design elements and refining the visual layout, supporting One Community’s dedication to open sourcing the world we want. She updated the redo assignments UI and project manager dashboard based on Harshitha’s feedback, improving usability and ensuring consistency with project standards. Anuneet also researched sustainable resources by reviewing scholarly articles and compiling statistics for the graphic process. She reviewed Yulin’s infographic on sustainable research and provided feedback. Additionally, she ensured all members were included in the live blog task, drafted content, and selected images for the Highest Good Education Program Licensing and Accreditation webpage. Her administrative contributions included editing summaries and collages for the Highest Good Society team, Highest Good Education team, and the core team, while reviewing fellow admins’ submissions for accuracy and completeness. The One Community model of open sourcing the world we want, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, fosters lasting global impact. Her recent contributions are featured in the collage below.

Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued advancing the Highest Good Education platform by detailing deliverables, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She worked on assigning PRs to Vivek, Sphurthy, and Raahul, clarifying their questions, and updating the HGN Phase 4 document as needed. She assigned new tasks to Srushti and Ravi to develop Figma designs for immediate deliverables. Figma screenshots were attached to action items in the deliverables for developers to reference in the HGN Phase 4 document. Harshitha reviewed the HGN website to understand the objectives of Phase 5 and examine the technical goals and Phase 5 project document. Tasks were added and more details were provided for Deliverable 5 in Phase 4. Additionally, she worked on compiling the weekly blog update, reviewed the Housing team’s weekly progress, edited the blog page and included admin’s feedback. The One Community model of open sourcing the world we want, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, advances meaningful global change. The collage below highlights her recent contributions.

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 enables students to transform their saved interests into weekly learning plans through guided steps. He worked on designing the task card functionality within the learning platform. After atoms and topics were selected, activities were auto-populated on the screen, and he defined how each task would be displayed and interacted with. The task card design included the task name, a pre-filled description, a student-editable reflection box labeled “Why I Chose This,” and a dropdown for strategy suggestions generated from preferred teaching and learning methods. This work focused on shaping the student experience and establishing a clear structure for task engagement. These updates strengthened both the functionality and user experience of the platform, enhancing the One Community model of open sourcing the world we want as a path to lasting global impact. Below are images related to his work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is open sourcing 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 52 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 open sourcing the world we want serves as the foundation of One Community’s broader mission. The following images showcase highlights of this work.

Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on analytics and content management for Meta’s Facebook and Instagram channels. He managed the social media content rotation for Meta platforms by preparing, scheduling, and refreshing the Facebook and Instagram feeds with a regular batch of new posts. He set up the posting schedule and recorded all new content details in the Open Source spreadsheet. Govind also performed the weekly update of social media analytics by collecting and processing new audience data for both platforms. Additionally, he completed PR Review Team Management by modifying a WordPress site with the team’s weekly summary and collage, filling the PR Review Team Table, and updating the Highest Good Network PR spreadsheet. He submitted his admin feedback table, which further supports One Community’s mission of open sourcing the world we want. The images below highlight key aspects of his contributions.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page and key components of the Highest Good Network Phase 2 and Phase 4 dashboards, including the PR Team analytics section. He worked on the Phase 2 Dashboard by editing the design and action items for several components. 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 open sourcing the world we want. The images below highlight his contributions.

Rajrajeshwari Gangadhar Sangolli (Data Analyst) continued working on Google Ads management and strategy evolution. She changed goals for underperforming campaigns, reviewed over 30 low-performing ads, applied Google recommendations, and adjusted budgets and keywords. She created 9 new ad groups and a new campaign for sustainable products, documented changes in Google Sheets, and optimized ongoing campaigns. Rajrajeshwari collaborated with Sudarshan and Mridul on process issues, converted problems into tasks, and rechecked work with Jae’s guidance. She tested 4 merged PRs, commented on others needing changes, coordinated with another tester, created a new testing account, and added tasks for review. She also completed admin work for 12 volunteers, tested materials and equipment pages, added 5 new data points, created 2 purchase orders, and verified chart functionality on the dashboard. This project supports One Community’s commitment to open sourcing the world we want. The images below highlight key aspects of her work.

Yagna Reddy Badvel (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) began working on the Summary Dashboards and Weekly Report page on the Highest Good Network. He worked on validating the Team Stats and Total Org Summary dashboards. He reviewed the Team Stats chart values showing In Team = 136 and Not in Team = 71, compared them against the Leaderboard HGN total of 189, and cross-checked member lists across 54 teams. He identified duplicate entries where the same user was counted multiple times with different join dates and documented the defect root cause as membership rows being counted instead of unique userIds. A detailed defect report was prepared with a problem statement, steps to reproduce, expected versus actual results, and acceptance criteria. After Jae provided access to Prod Teams, Yagna revalidated team counts by opening individual team pages and confirmed that the dashboard totals now matched the actual team memberships, noting that full access made reconciliation possible. He also continued testing other Org Summary components, including Submitted Summaries and Assigned Hours, but highlighted the difficulty of verifying totals due to more than 777 records in the Weekly Summaries Report with no filters, and prepared an explanation of this limitation to share with Jay. In addition, he carried out admin activities by reviewing weekly summaries, checking media folders, posting document comments, and updating tracking tables for missing items. A Priority High issue was also logged for the Total Org Summary Role Distribution Pie Chart, which updates correctly for the current week but does not refresh for previous weeks, with a request submitted to incorporate proper date-filter logic so the chart reflects the selected range. This work supports One Community’s commitment to open sourcing the world we want. 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), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Rajeshwari Bhirud (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 open sourcing the world we want and to One Community’s mission of building a replicable model for a sustainable future.

This week, Ashutosh corrected the image multimodal vector representation for chatbot MCP processing, reviewed volunteer action items, refactored TimeLog Administrator documents, and tested Supabase integration. Divanshu tested and validated HGN pull requests, coordinated task assignments, researched Mastodon strategies, and managed documentation and blogs, contributing to open sourcing the world we want. Georgina created and cross-posted Reddit content, collected Reddit data with Python, cleaned the dataset, and developed a visualization dashboard. Indra completed local HGN setup, tested frontend and backend, reviewed PRs 4002 and 3977, advanced the X/Twitter Analytics Dashboard, scheduled posts, and prepared Blog #653 for CODE CRAFTERS, supporting the mission of open sourcing the world we want. Keerthana reviewed team submissions, prepared the weekly blog, completed Step 2 and Step 4 documents, and contributed to Phase 3 testing with validation and documentation. Mridul managed summaries, optimized collages, generated SEO text, updated the HGN Questionnaire, refined webpage formatting, and collaborated with Sudarshan and Rajeshwari on testing PRs 3976, 3864, 3738, 3488, 3678, and 3254. Neeharika assigned tasks by reviewing management documents, followed up on progress, tested PRs, and reviewed two admins’ work, reflecting the team’s focus on open sourcing the world we want.

Ola monitored team management data, prepared the admin workspace, updated quality metrics, and submitted the weekly report with images. Olimpia oversaw senior admin responsibilities, resolved past comments, flagged issues, analyzed LinkedIn analytics, created graphs, and edited documentation, supporting open sourcing the world we want. Rachna had no new interview scheduling emails, so she caught up on old tasks, revisited emails and comments, and reviewed webpages for updates. Rajeshwari, as Administrator for Blog #653, reviewed summaries, edited the WordPress blog with collages, updated the HGN questionnaire, uploaded corrected files, and tested two UI-related dev environment issues. Rishitha assisted with blog corrections, updated bios, followed up on missing details, uploaded media on Threads, and reviewed her weekend work. Sai Suraj enhanced the Social Media Analytics Dashboard by expanding tabs, developing a volunteer tracker, fixing dashboard components, and updating formatting, while also compiling summaries, organizing images, creating collages, and finalizing the updated webpage—an action that highlights One Community’s commitment to open sourcing the world we want. Samhitha reviewed Divanshu and Sudarshan’s blog, provided detailed feedback, performed Phase 3 testing across accounts, refined the testing process, and recommended improvements. Sudarshan worked on the Alpha Software Team blog with SEO updates and collages, reviewed multiple PRs, validated dashboard data, and coordinated meetings to plan assignments and feedback. To learn more about how this work contributes to open sourcing the world we want, 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 open sourcing the world we want.

This week, Qinyi created and updated bio images and announcements, adding them to the website with prepared visuals as part of open sourcing the world we want. Yulin focused on visual communication and coordination tasks, revising 3 infographics and 10 volunteer announcements. She also prepared and posted the Highest Good Network software team collaboration announcement, maintained organized asset management via Dropbox, and joined weekly review discussions. Their combined efforts highlight open sourcing 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 open sourcing 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 continued working on the Highest Good Network software by completing and confirming several pull request fixes. Implementation of a job analytics graph (#3675), placement of tracking buttons on small screens with updates to the Warning.css file (#3651), the application time chart with role and date filtering (#3609), the Job CC feature for all categories (#3592), profile page data justification and WBS task number updates (#3715), the project page archive button dark mode issue (#2981), updated people count in reports (#3712), clock icon misalignment and horizontal scroll in team member tasks (#3718), addition of a timelog shortcut to the User Management page (#3701), border and justification issues in the profile page (#3722), and timelog formatting errors (#3723).This effort contributes to One Community’s focus on open sourcing the world we want.

Issues not fixed included copy question sets (#3433+1409), feedback on registration status (#3105), start/end date format, validation, and date picker overflow issues (#2915), and the creation of a line chart showing total rental costs over time in the backend (#1411). Additional work included providing more detailed descriptions for developers about previously reported issues such as fixing colors for dark mode, reporting a new bug related to the disappearance of the Team table when the screen width changes, reviewing assigned badges for “Tester One” with 5 hours logged and the same data and badge count issues for the “New Max” badge as noted in previous weeks, and assigning a new task to one volunteer. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work strengthens open sourcing the world we want.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Alpha Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and included Carlos Martinez (Software Developer) and Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer). The Highest Good Network software is a key part of open sourcing the world we want to build, 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 the idea of open sourcing the world we want to build.

Lin managed the Alpha Team summary, reviewed PR #1746, checked the code, tested it with Postman API, confirmed the results as expected, reviewed weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by team members, carried out management duties, and led the weekly online meeting. This outcome reflects One Community’s strategy for open sourcing the world we want. Carlos worked on the phase 3 registration search features for events, adding filtering options by type, date, and location, updated the search functionality to be case insensitive, and converted the existing CSS to module CSS to minimize the risk of unintended style changes affecting other areas of the site, he also reviewed the pull requests 4074, 4092, 4124, 4125 + 1757, and 4128. Nikita continued work on the task “Total Org Summary: Fix stats accuracy (NEW),” which addressed discrepancies between the statistics shown on the Total Org Summary page and those on the Reports > Reports page, documented the issues, investigated their causes, and prepared supporting documentation while considering possible solutions. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to the mission of open sourcing the world we want to build. See the image 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 Abhishek Srikanth (Software Engineer), 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), Manvi Kishore (Software Engineer), Taariq Mansurie (Full-Stack Developer), Xinyi Zhou (Developer) 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 open sourcing the world we want.

This week, Abhishek fixed a bug with the role distribution pie chart so it now updates correctly with date filters, added a loader for data fetching, and reviewed several pull requests. Deep added a mentor-specific pie chart to the Volunteer Status section by updating both backend aggregation logic and frontend components. Harshavarma resolved multiple merge conflicts, validated functionality across paired frontend and backend pull requests, and streamlined the PR review process. Kanishk advanced Phase 3 of the Event Popularity Analytics landing page by fixing routing issues, converting components to CSS modules, and reviewing prior code for optimizations. Manvi tested Pinterest auto-posting but encountered Node, CORS, and login issues tied to recent merges. Ram expanded the task assignment list from 5 to 10 people, investigated a report page timer bug, and began implementing a new plus/minus profile permission. This progress demonstrates One Community’s commitment to open sourcing the world we want.

Rohit documented the badge validation workflow and built reusable scripts to simulate time- and event-driven badge conditions. Sourabh created initial Figma frames and completed the UI for the Slashdot auto-poster, pending admin approval for testing. Srushti completed the Assign Lesson Plan Figma screens and began designs for logging hours across multiple tasks. Taariq resolved merge conflicts, improved email and filterColor functionality, and initiated setup for the Education Portal. Xinyi fixed errors with the “All Time” volunteer trends chart and investigated latency issues in the aggregation query. These combined efforts support One Community’s long-term goal of open sourcing the world we want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more about how this relates to open sourcing 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), Humemah Khalid (Software Engineer/Backend Developer), and Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer).

This week, Felix resolved issues with WBS categories not assigning correctly after page refreshes by refining the business logic to distinguish between default categories and user overrides. He then revised the code so refreshed pages now retain correct task categories, supporting One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want. Linh implemented and debugged unit tests for the taskEditSuggestionController, mocking model dependencies and creating cases for both success and failure scenarios. He also reviewed and tested the taskNotificationController, patched a bug with deleteTaskNotificationByUserId, and improved error handling, reinforcing One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want.

Humemah worked on backend API updates for the “Set Final Day” permission by reviewing where permissions are stored in the user profile schema and planning validation logic to ensure smooth integration. Sheetal managed the weekly summary and improved server-side validation for Reddit post submissions by adding logic to distinguish between link and media formats. She ensured link submissions function correctly while debugging issues with media submissions, with both efforts contributing to One Community’s commitment to open sourcing the world we want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to our mission of open sourcing the world we want. Below are some images showcasing this work.

CODE CRAFTERS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Indra Anuraag Gade (Software Engineer and Team Administrator) and includes Ajay Naidu (Software Engineer), Akshith Kumar Reddy Balappagari Gnaneswara (Software Engineer – Full Stack), Benitha Sri Panchagiri (Software Engineer), Chaitanya Swaroop Kumar Allu (Software Engineer), 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 processes, and support widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This effort exemplifies One Community’s open source commitment to open sourcing the world we want, creating pathways to a more regenerative and thriving future.

This week, Ajay resolved merge conflicts and completed styling tasks by creating a CSS module for the community portal activity page, while converting chart stylesheets to modules and verifying correct component display. Akshith tested multiple PRs, verified front-end changes, and provided feedback to ensure requests ran as intended. Benitha fixed over 100 broken import errors, switched to absolute imports, and began addressing new compile issues to streamline the codebase.

Chaitanya improved the email newsletter system by reorganizing its architecture, consolidating editors, and refining text and video content handling. Juhitha implemented components and refined the UI for Phase 2 of the Summary Dashboard, integrating APIs and resolving errors to ensure full functionality. Rahul advanced the naming convention task, integrating Stylelint and ES Modules while updating configuration and pre-commit files to prevent CSS conflicts. Sphurthy implemented backend logic for the Assign Lesson Plan feature, handling prerequisites, creating StudentTasks, updating StudentAtoms, and writing unit tests for multiple scenarios. Vivek reviewed and ran the authentication profile, resolved branch conflicts, and updated UML diagrams to reflect database changes. All of these contributions support One Community’s mission of open sourcing the world we want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to open sourcing the world we want. Below are some 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 Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer) and includes Adithya Cherukuri (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), Saicharan Reddy Kotha (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Vamsi Krishna Rolla (Software Engineer), and Vamsidhar Panithi (Software Engineer), Varsha Karanam (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for highest good future building through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to support widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This progress supports One Community in open sourcing the world we want.

This week, the team contributed to the Highest Good Network software under the management of Nahiyan, Adithya, Aditya, Deekshith, Manvitha, and Mohan. Nahiyan reviewed PR 4109, verified the spinner on project, people, and team cards, and confirmed proper behavior through local testing. Adithya built a donut chart for injuries by type and severity, integrating filters, refining layout, and ensuring responsiveness, supporting One Community’s mission of open sourcing the world we want. Aditya focused on QA and review of multiple PRs, identifying issues and documenting limitations. Deekshith developed Express.js routes and controllers for listings, bids, and badges, optimizing performance and file uploads, contributing to One Community’s efforts in open sourcing the world we want. Manvitha built APIs and database connections for catalog management and user state assignments, troubleshooting errors. Mohan improved scheduler functionality, tracked timelogs, and validated APIs.

Neeraj implemented a Save as PDF feature, resolved dependency issues, and applied Conventional Commits. Saicharan completed backend implementation of the Summary Dashboard Button task, testing endpoints and refining documentation, contributing to One Community’s approach to open sourcing the world we want. Shraddha fixed lint issues and investigated UI failures. Vamsi finalized the suggestion-only feedback system with a “Share Your Ideas” section, testing and refining UI. Vamsidhar improved the Phase 2 Project Risk Profile Chart by updating formatting and labels, supporting One Community’s work in open sourcing the world we want. Varsha resolved mobile responsiveness issues, migrated styles, and restructured the Medium auto-poster PR. Zhifan fixed timelog functionality, restored badge data, and implemented backend grouping for student tasks. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to our mission of open sourcing 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 Casstiel Pi (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full-Stack Developer), and Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer). This contribution supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want.

This week, Casstiel continued work on the UI portion of the Plurk feature, integrating the Plurk component into the socialMediaComposer.jsx file and confirming that the layout appeared proportionate with the rest of the interface. Progress was affected by a company-wide backend issue that prevented the local backend server from starting, which limited testing of recent updates. After pulling the latest changes from the development branch, an additional error occurred when attempting to start the frontend, creating further delays in verifying the integration and overall functionality. This work supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want. Meenashi resolved the merge conflicts and completed tests without issues for PRs 1462 and 4014. An email was sent to confirm the layout and the fields related to the Application Page and Category Page, and a reply was received confirming approval to proceed. Progress included adding all fields of the Jobs collection, enabling document saving, applying minimal CSS, and introducing basic validation for all fields. The work also covered making the page device-responsive with columns adjusting to full width on mobile, testing compatibility with both light and dark modes, and adding validations for imageUrl, applyLink, and jobDetailsLink. This progress demonstrates One Community’s commitment to open sourcing the world we want. Remaining tasks include filtering titles based on category and updating the backend. Issues identified involve the description field, which currently accepts only numbers with spaces or only spaces and requires restrictions. Integration work is still pending, specifically the React-Redux implementation and converting the page into a React-Redux component through the addition of Actions and Reducers.

Tanmay worked on extending the Mastodon auto-poster beyond the initial post-now functionality by integrating the scheduling components that had been carried over from the earlier branch. The cron job and model files were reviewed, updated, and wired into the backend so scheduled posts could be created, stored, and executed at defined intervals without interfering with the existing live post endpoint. This contribution strengthens One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want. Environment configuration was refined to make scheduled execution controllable through environment variables, ensuring the base URL and access token are handled securely without relying on local files. The router and controller were expanded to provide endpoints for scheduling posts, with added logic for persisting them and triggering the cron job at runtime. Code cleanup included removing unused imports, standardizing on CommonJS syntax across files, and correcting outdated references to avoid lint errors. Testing involved confirming that the post-now endpoint continued to work reliably, verifying that scheduled posts were accepted and executed on time, and ensuring backend responses remained consistent for frontend integration. Together these updates improved the stability, functionality, and integration of the Highest Good Network. This work supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want. Rahul resolved merge conflicts with the development branch, updated the yarn.lock file to include the latest dependencies, and worked on finalizing the assigned task. He wrapped up work by implementing changes to maintain project quality and guidelines, cleaning up and refactoring the codebase for improved readability and maintainability. He completed the final implementation changes, raised the pull request for review, and reviewed and tested all code changes and feature updates. In addition, he carried out team management activities, conducted team meetings, reviewed the team’s work including summaries, videos, and images, and provided feedback through the Slack channel. 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.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator) and Barnaboss Puli (Software Engineer). The team includes contributions from Abhishek Jain (Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (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 continued to support our goal of open sourcing the world we want through collaborative and cross-functional software development.

This week, Barnaboss refined data retrieval logic, added validation checks, and ensured accurate state transitions on the Phase 2: Fix Project Details task. He also addressed UI synchronization issues, optimized query performance, and validated results with Postman for the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard. He improved chart stability in the Volunteer Hours Distribution Pie Chart by adjusting percentage logic and testing consistency across datasets. These efforts contribute to open sourcing the world we want. Abhishek implemented automated linting and unit testing enforcement with GitHub Actions workflows requiring 60% code coverage and zero linting errors. He configured Jest, Vitest, and ESLint, resolved detection issues across directories, and created documentation to guide coverage improvements. His work establishes automated quality gates that streamline reviews and support open sourcing the world we want. Dipti worked on dark mode style updates, fixing invisible text and investigating missing tables and popups on reports, and is awaiting clarification before finalizing her pull request. Durga resolved merge conflicts related to XSS protection, fixed a scroll bar issue, and addressed alignment and PDF generation problems on the Total Org Summary page. Ganesh continued backend development for the Tools Most in Need of Replacement task by adding pagination, refining error messages, optimizing queries, and conducting integration testing. This backend work contributes to open sourcing the world we want.

Shashank tested the fix for the white screen issue, confirmed the solution across multiple tabs, and raised pull requests. He also addressed donut chart bugs by adjusting layouts and tooltips while validating API responses. Shravya developed a feature to display user cards by top skills, raising backend PR 1753 to fetch user preferences and enable filtering. She replaced hardcoded endpoints with dynamic ones, removed unused mock data, and added preferences as parameters while postponing profile picture fetching due to performance issues. Sohail fixed dark mode visibility issues by identifying sanitization logic that stripped color styles and implementing regex replacements to restore readability. Veda advanced the Country of Application Map Chart and Application Analytics features by adding Redis caching with fallback, TTL, invalidation, and monitoring. She optimized MongoDB queries, expanded test coverage, implemented role-based access control, and added filters to the map chart. This progress aligns with One Community’s vision of open sourcing the world we want.

Venkataramanan raised four frontend pull requests (#4116, #4112, #4110, and #4108) fixing UI inconsistencies, improving toggle behavior, and resolving data display issues. He also developed functionality to download user timelogs as a PDF, adding a valuable reporting feature. These efforts support open sourcing the world we want. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work supports open sourcing the world we want. 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 Shashank Halanur Veeresh Kumar (Software Engineer). The team’s progress reflects input from Aayush Shetty (Software Engineer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Bangaru Babu Kota (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), Sudheesh Thuralkalmakki Dharmappa Gowda (Full Stack Developer), Swetha Rachakonda (Software Engineer), Uha Kruthi (Software Engineer), Venkata Nikitha Anakala (Software Engineer), and Zhicheng Tong (Software Engineer). Their efforts contributed to open sourcing the world we want to build through technical updates and feature development.

Zhicheng continued working on his branch, familiarizing himself with the codebase, applying team practices for writing and testing code, reviewing how modules interacted, and making two additional local commits. Shashank completed cleanup tasks, developed a bidding-based booking feature, fixed the lesson-learned component, and built a chart component. Gurusai addressed header responsiveness issues by updating CSS and JSX files, adding the One Community logo, and running tests, but was unable to raise a PR due to fork restrictions and noted the need for direct repository access. Uha standardized the Application and Job Posting landing page with a fixed-height grid, responsive title scaling, improved pagination and spacing, and dark/light mode refinements, followed by regression checks to ensure accessibility. Ramakrishna attempted to reproduce an issue without success, documented his findings, resolved ESLint problems in Teams.jsx and BMDashboard.test.jsx, and raised PR #4134. This update is a step forward in One Community’s plan for open sourcing the world we want.

Sudheesh reviewed documentation across phases 1–4, analyzed requirements for a new project, and worked on pull request #1519 for the Education Portal backend, which included new schemas and conflict resolution in the UserProfile page. Nikitha contributed to the Replicate Task feature by creating a branch, adding a button with tooltip guidance, implementing Redux action types, and integrating an API call to replicate tasks across assigned resources. Aayush worked on the PR Review Dashboard backend by creating an API endpoint and controller, resolving login issues, adding a model and database data, and connecting the API with MongoDB. Alisha completed the Village filter dropdown by integrating the backend API, designed the Village details page, updated the Masterplan page to fetch real data, and advanced wishlist functionality in the Listing and Bidding platform. This task plays a role in One Community’s aim of open sourcing the world we want.

Bangaru refined the system’s handling of the Final Day setting and criteria for Bios ready to post, ensuring the exact final day was saved and displayed, users could log time through their final day, and email notifications aligned with the selected date. Bhavpreet completed features for the listing and bidding dashboard by adding demand graphs and a word cloud, enhancing mobile responsiveness, fixing issues, and linking job forms from the backend to the frontend. Munish reviewed documentation, confirmed that no unclaimed bugs were available, analyzed requirements for managing a team, and reached out to request new tasks. Swetha reviewed and tested multiple pull requests, documenting results that included functioning features such as correct role distribution charts and real-time price updates, while also identifying issues like missing charts, filter failures, and lack of dark mode support. Mani focused on Phase II fixes, restoring the Cost Prediction line chart by retrieving and rebuilding missing files and components, improving the UI layout, and reviewing work on missing cost-breakdown pie charts. Visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work supports open sourcing the world we want to build through freely shared, open-source solutions for food, energy, housing, education, economics, and stewardship. Below are some images showcasing this work. Visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work supports open sourcing the world we want to build through freely shared, open-source solutions for food, energy, housing, education, economics, and stewardship. The collage below captures important contributions from the team over the past 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), Jaydeep Mulani (Software Developer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Namitha Vijaykumar Pawar (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Raahul Sallagunta (Software Engineer), 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 open sourcing the world we want. It supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems.

This week, Akshay resolved an issue where active project members were not being listed by updating the getProjectMembership file and began enhancing the summary dashboard by fixing the Most Frequent Keywords mind map, including modifying D3 visualization logic to extend connector lines, adjusting ellipse sizes for improved readability, and implementing multi-line text rendering for long keywords. This update is a step forward in One Community’s plan for open sourcing the world we want. He also explored adding temporary test keywords on the frontend, hosted the weekly Reactonauts meeting, tracked pull requests, assisted with Git issues, and submitted the team review. Aseem worked on resolving frontend setup issues for PR #3549, troubleshooting Node version incompatibilities, reinstalling NVM, adjusting package configurations, resolving ERR_OSSL_EVP_UNSUPPORTED by setting legacy OpenSSL options, and setting up backend hosting with ngrok while creating a test Meta account for the Threads API. This work adds to One Community’s efforts in open sourcing the world we want. Diya advanced Blue Square email features by adding a CC list modal, extending backend logic with a new infringementsCCList field and endpoint, integrating UI and backend changes (PRs #4111 and #1750), updating the modal design (PR #4117), and enabling automatic reassignment of users to the “Volunteer” role upon role deletion (PR #1758). Fatima set up the Figma workspace for Phase 5 dashboard design and developed backend components for the Project Status feature from scratch, including API endpoint and database design. Ghazi enhanced the task management system (PR #3586) by optimizing TagsSearch and AddTaskModal components, improving performance, resolving data mapping inconsistencies, fixing a critical test failure, handling password feature conflicts, and adding debugging logs. This task plays a role in One Community’s aim of open sourcing the world we want.

Guna Pranith continued frontend work on the listings page, submitting fixes for image GET errors and tab headings in PR #3999, which remains under review, while preparing for future tasks. Jaydeep worked on the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard (PR #3432) by adding map visualizations, state management, and API calls, troubleshooting data loading issues, investigating backend workflow failures, and resolving merge conflicts for multiple PRs including BlueSquare Manual Email Trigger Buttons (#3873, #1652), People Load Optimization (#3911, #1664), and Event Value Tracking (#4022). Kristin worked on backend PR #1555 for promotion eligibility, adding console logs to trace issues, verifying routing and middleware configuration, and rewriting controller functions to support both member IDs and names in the POST /api/promote-members endpoint. This work supports One Community’s mission of open sourcing the world we want. Namitha created a chart with truncated labels and hover-based tooltips, normalized backend scores, implemented dynamic data fetching with a custom hook, and added a label-description dictionary for improved UX while continuing to address label overlap issues. Peterson improved the Reports page (PR #4109) by adding loading spinners to the Projects, People, and Teams cards. Raahul enhanced upload functionality in the Education Portal by enabling file and link submissions, adding validation with error messages, displaying user names, refactoring the UploadPanel to unify submissions, and refining UI flows for better usability. Sudheeksha spent 13 hours implementing backend logic for displaying a User Skill Radar Chart, focusing on routing, controller logic, and API endpoints in the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard. This step contributes to One Community’s broader effort of open sourcing the world we want. Siva fixed the missing “Form Creation” form on the job form builder page (PR #3532) and addressed a color rendering issue in the Reports → People pie chart (PR #2992) by resolving merge conflicts and testing display consistency. Suparshwa integrated Supabase authentication by developing sign-in, sign-up, and logout APIs and connecting them to newly built UI pages. Ujjwal completed a backend fix (PR #1748) to remove users from tasks and teams upon account deletion and began resolving merge conflicts for the next task. See the Highest Good Network and Highest Good Society pages to learn more about how this work supports open sourcing the world we want. See below for the work done on open sourcing the world we want.

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), Marcus Yi (Software Engineer), and Snehal Dilip Patare (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 open sourcing the world we want.

This week, Anthony resolved merge conflicts for PR#3978 and PR#1682, ensuring they were up to date, and revised the review instructions to cover all related changes. He also created an updated demo video for PR#3978 to demonstrate the expected functionality and prepared for potential reviewer feedback. This progress supports One Community’s dedication to open sourcing the world we want. At Jae’s request, he reviewed PR#3873 and PR#1591 to check if they might affect the automated email tasks, but found no issues since both only pulled data rather than updated it. However, he identified a separate error in one of the functions and reported it to Jae. Lastly, he continued progressing on the email automation task, recording videos for Jae’s review and feedback, applying suggested adjustments, and created an overview video to help a colleague assigned to the same task catch up on, with his changes. This work supports One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want.

Julia worked on completing the special filter for extra members by adding a new API endpoint to improve the speed of updating filters when team codes change, resolving a frontend bug where filter updates were not displaying correctly due to outdated state, and handling cases where a team code no longer had members or duplicate team codes appeared. This contribution strengthens One Community’s goal of open sourcing the world we want. She also pulled the latest updates from the development branch, merged them with the current code, and updated Node to version 20. Marcus worked on developing the post schedule and post history database, adding functionality to support direct posting of pictures from X and enabling scheduled posts, while also identifying the need to refine the database to reduce clutter and keep stored information relevant to the associated account. Snehal merged changes from the development branch to keep the frontend consistent, implemented functionality to post and schedule content on Facebook including support for images, and made updates to the SocialmediaComposer.jsx file. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to open sourcing the world we want. See the collage below for the team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-F

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for members with names starting with A–F, managed by Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), highlights their contributions to the Highest Good Network software. This platform forms the foundation for measuring our results of open sourcing the world we want. Active team members included Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Abhiram Bylahalli Jagadish (Full Stack Software Developer), Aryan Rachala (Software Engineer), Carl Bebli (Software Developer), and Chris Bellara (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 open sourcing 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 G-N

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting with G–N, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Govind Sajithkumar (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of open sourcing the world we want. This week’s active members of this team were: Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Layne Taylor (Software Engineer), Meron Qelati (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer), and Nick Hujarski (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 open sourcing the world we want by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting with O–Z, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results of open sourcing the world we want. This week’s active members of this team were: Prem Vora (Software Developer), Som Ramnani (Junior Software Engineer), Sundar Machani (Software Engineer), and Yiyun Tan (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures open sourcing the world we want by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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One Community welcomes Samhitha Are to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Samhitha holds a master’s degree in Computer and Information Sciences from Saint Louis University. She is a skilled Data Analytics Engineer with experience in software testing, automation, business analysis, and data-driven decision-making. She has worked as an Advanced App Engineering Analyst at Accenture, where she developed and maintained frontend test automation frameworks with Playwright, integrated CI/CD pipelines, and improved testing efficiency using Sauce Labs. At Aspire Vision Tech, she contributed as a Business Analyst Intern by developing a Hospital Management System with Tkinter and MySQL, analyzing operational trends, and automating reporting processes. As a member of the One Community team, Samhitha has served as an administrator for the Alpha Software Development Team and as a frontend tester for Phase 3 of the Highest Good Network, contributing to testing, coordination, and advancing key software development milestones.

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One Community welcomes Saicharan Reddy Kotha to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Saicharan is a software engineer specializing in full-stack development with Java, Spring Boot, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and ReactJS. He recently earned his master’s degree in Computer Science from Indiana University Bloomington. Passionate about building scalable and maintainable software, he has developed REST APIs, event-driven microservices with Apache Kafka, and deployed containerized applications on AWS. As a member of the One Community software team, Saicharan has contributed to the Highest Good Network through PR reviews, CSS modularization, Phase 2 documentation audits, and both frontend and backend feature enhancements.

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

Shashank is a Computer Science graduate from NC State University with expertise in software engineering and cybersecurity. He has built scalable applications using the MERN stack, React, TypeScript, Flask, FastAPI, and Django, and developed mobile modules with Swift, Java, and Flutter. Shashank also holds the CompTIA Security+ and ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) certifications. His work spans software engineering, AI research, and information security. Passionate about agentic AI systems, he has developed projects in AI-driven event planning, gamified financial literacy, and distributed consensus algorithms. As a full-stack developer on the One Community software team, Shashank has contributed to the Highest Good Network through the Skills Dashboard, issue charts, and timer and timelog modules, while also working across the frontend and backend to enforce access controls, implement interactive data visualizations, optimize performance, and resolve critical bugs.

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One Community welcomes Prasanth Bhimana to the Software Development Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Prasanth is a software engineer with over 2 years of experience in full-stack development, cloud technologies, and modern DevOps practices. He holds a master’s degree in Computer Science from Indiana University Bloomington and has professional experience at Cognizant, where he worked on scalable web applications using Java, Spring Boot, Python, React, and SQL. He has developed REST APIs, event-driven microservices with Apache Kafka, and deployed containerized applications on AWS. Prasanth is also interested in the data side of engineering, with experience in SQL optimizations, analytics, and data-driven problem-solving. As a member of the One Community software team, Prasanth has contributed to the Highest Good Network through PR reviews, bug fixes, CSS modularization, Phase 2 checks, documentation audits, feature enhancements across the frontend and backend, task cleanup, and UI/UX improvements.

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One Community welcomes Nikhil Bharadwaj to the Engineering Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Nikhil earned his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and has experience in simulation, thermal analysis, and mechanical design through both academic and industry projects. He has worked on system modeling, CAD design, and product development while collaborating with cross-functional teams in research and manufacturing environments. He is passionate about applying engineering principles to create efficient, reliable, and scalable designs that contribute to sustainable development. As a member of the One Community engineering team, Nikhil has worked on the Duplicable City Center geodesic dome project, completing hub-and-spoke designs for multiple rows, generating fabrication drawings, and creating assembly instruction spreadsheets to support efficient construction and documentation.

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One Community welcomes Sandesh Kumawat to the Engineering Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Sandesh specializes in CAD tools such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD, FEA/CAE analysis—including linear static, buckling, and modal studies—and thermal systems modeling for conduction, convection, and evaporation. His work includes mechanism design, design layouts, parametric modeling, and building Excel calculation spreadsheets to translate assumptions into clear heat-loss and power estimates. He focuses on practical manufacturability, cost control, and the efficient use of materials. As a member of the One Community team, Sandesh has analyzed site constraints and clearances in AutoCAD, rebuilt and constrained SolidWorks assemblies, created an Excel thermal workbook for conduction, convection, and evaporation, and progressed structural preprocessing and checks for key components of the spa tub and cover system.

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One Community welcomes Shravan Murlidharan to the Engineering Team as our newest Volunteer/Consultant!

Shravan is an electrical engineer with 2 years of experience specializing in vehicle electronics, power systems, and renewable energy applications. Through both academic and professional projects, he has applied his expertise to advancing modern mobility technologies and sustainable energy systems. As a member of the One Community team, Shravan has worked on the Solar Microgrid project component focused on grid-tie vs off-grid system cost analysis, where he analyzed system design trade-offs, evaluated cost implications, and assessed long-term sustainability for different energy infrastructures. His work emphasizes efficiency, reliability, and practical solutions that balance technical performance with economic and environmental considerations.

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At One Community, we are focused on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all by demonstrating how food, energy, housing, education, economics, social architecture, and more can be designed into a holistic system for thriving and fulfilled living. Every aspect of our work is created by an all-volunteer team and made open source and free-shared, with the goal of forming a model that becomes self-replicating. Through open sourcing and free sharing the complete process, we aim to build a global network of teacher/demonstration hubs, regenerating our planet and evolving sustainability for The Highest Good of All.

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

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One Community’s physical location will forward this movement as the first of many self-replicating teacher/demonstration communities, villages, and cities to be built around the world. This is the September 22, 2025 edition (#653) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:

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HIGHEST GOOD HOUSING PROGRESS

One Community is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all 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) worked on the verification of the main structure and trolley assembly for the Earthbag Village. He used SolidWorks simulation tools to analyze two load cases, applying material properties for structural steel from the SolidWorks library. He applied bonded contact conditions between the frame members, wall panels, and floor plate. He calculated the downward force by the structure’s self-weight and added payload applied to the trolley floor. He also considered options for lateral side wall pressure for study. One Community’s open source designs for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Baraka Minja (Civil and Environmental Engineer Pr. Eng.) continued updating the CAD drawings for the Vermiculture Toilet communal shower by updating the excavation, basement, and first floor layouts. He added roof and wall plan layouts to the existing set and included an additional section through the building that illustrates both entrances to the first floor and the basement. He also added more detailed dimensions across these drawings to improve clarity and alignment with the overall design. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The photos below showcase some of his work.

Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village final MEP report by gathering mechanical reference information related to design and calculation breakdowns. He reviewed the latest mechanical plans to update the process of mechanical design, including project information, design considerations, and supporting formulas. He also developed step-by-step processes within the mechanical scope to outline mechanical design procedures, emphasizing formulas and numerical data. One Community’s open source designs for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on the Vermiculture Toilet focusing primarily on the integration of new team members. Three individuals joined the team, and he provided an overview of the project and addressed questions. For the waste dumping assembly, Rahul made modifications to the drawer design, requiring adjustments to the mechanism to accommodate the changes. In parallel, work continued on the Earthbag Village 4-dome cluster project on the report outlining the current developments of the roof structure. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The collage below highlights recent progress.

Ketsia Kayembe (Civil Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village project after realizing she had used the wrong files for the three-dome plans. She began by identifying and organizing the correct files, then updated the drawings based on the construction template and the feedback she had received. She completed the elevation drawings by adding the correct grade information and elevation dimensions, and made progress on several floor plans, including placing the dome circle locations, the dimensions plan and excavation plan. Ketsia also started identifying the file with the windows and door details. She also participated in the team meeting to provide a progress update, answer questions, and clarify any misunderstandings. One Community’s open source framework for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Rahul Kulkarni (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on the Earthbag Village channel design. He participated in the weekly meeting and shared channel design plans and received a briefing on overall project deliverables. He created a line sketch for the channel design in CAD, and continued to develop initial revisions. Research was carried out on channel design with a focus on ventilation and its effects, and additional investigation was started on the preliminary design of the wastewater channel, considering its impact on the surrounding environment. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Rishi Chakrapani (Mechanical Engineer) focused on reviewing the available CAD files to become familiar with the model and attending the weekly meeting to understand assigned deliverables, along with running Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to define more boundary conditions. His work included verifying calculations that had previously been completed for the waste removal system, with a note that cross-checking the associated CAD model dimensions is still pending due to lack of access to the files. He initiated an FEA for the drawer to determine the maximum allowable force on the handle in order to identify an appropriate winch. In addition, Rishi performed research to identify manual winches with higher gear ratios that present more feasible options compared to the current manual winch on record. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all 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, Ayushman Dutta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center hub connector spoke plate by conducting aluminum material bending characterization and researching different manufacturing processes. He corrected the bolt hole FEA analysis based on team feedback and attended the weekly meeting to discuss roadblocks and next action items. Ayushman researched heating aluminum sheet metal before bending, watched videos, and reviewed papers on performing the process effectively. He formatted a report documenting his findings and prepared reports for both the FEA hole analysis and the heating requirements of the hub connector spoke plate to provide complete manufacturing process documentation. This open-source Duplicable City Center project is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. For more specifics, view the image below.

Nikhil Bharadwaj (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center dome assembly by integrating the row 3 hub connector into the complete dome structure, cutting beams to create the required clearances and fit, and obtaining the beam cut angles while adding color-coded screenshots to the spreadsheet. He connected with Koushik to troubleshoot Inventor issues and planned subsequent activities with Nupur to finalize the row 3 assembly spreadsheet, manage the handoff, understand the procedure for drafting the assembly document, and obtain all related files. One Community’s Duplicable City Center is an example of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Here are a few pictures that showcase this work.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs for the Duplicable City Center in SolidWorks by adding and positioning a flange-bearing unit at the plate hinge line to enable rotation and lift of the cover panels, then modeling ground supports and a cinder-block base with an aircrete layer to carry the spa load. He organized subassemblies and mates so the bearing axis, plate interfaces, and supports align with the intended motion. In ANSYS, he defined materials for the plates, bearing housing, fasteners, and support stack, created named selections, and began meshing individual components, testing element sizes to balance contact fidelity at hinges with lower computation time. He set up boundary conditions for the support interfaces and prepared the first load cases for structural checks. All reference images, CAD files, and setup screenshots were added to the shared Dropbox folder for review. Discover One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The following visuals illustrate highlights from this effort.

Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center FEA analysis by finalizing the Version 2 load cases with nine cases spanning three datasets. He carefully updated the results sheet and transferred the verified data into the main report, discarding outdated Version 1 outputs. Srujan scheduled a verification meeting with Dipak and notified other team members about participation opportunities. He also ensured the report included all necessary images, references, and clear documentation for review. The Duplicable City Center demonstrates creating a sustainable world to benefit us all and open source solutions that can guide people. The images below illustrate aspects of this work.

Vineela Reddy Pippera Badguna (Mechanical Engineer) worked on the Duplicable City Center by reviewing the Earthbag Village stormwater management system to identify changes that could be incorporated into its design. She integrated relevant elements from previous work into the current project and studied sustainable walkway resources to gain a clearer understanding of rainwater catchment design. Vineela also reviewed multiple sources to understand rainwater catchment approaches, filtration techniques, and water catchment methods specific to the Earthbag Village. This open source open source Duplicable City Center project is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. For more details, refer to the image below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all 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 (LG) and then began with the Botanical Garden (BG). The Team transferred all the TEMS to the BG from the LG and reviewed the Master Tools, Equipment, Materials/Supplies, which was necessary due to some tools not being required for the new document. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some images showcasing this work.

The core team also continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. The team completed reviewing and updating all eight recipe pages, covering both vegan and omnivore versions of rice, pasta, potato, and sweet potato recipes. They also located information related to the prevalence of organic food and food diversity. The team continued reviewing materials on the transition kitchen, food self-sufficiency, food procurement and storage, nutrition calculations, the recipe build-out tool, and food bars. The core team also reviewed the report comparing off-grid and grid-tie systems. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Below are images related to this project.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan. She worked with the core team to finalize the HG food reports. Jae assigned them to compile and check the initial ordering spreadsheet, cost analysis, and space requirements for 20 people with the ability to expand to 50 for the first two to three months. Chelsea also worked on adding more cross-page links in the Frequently Answered Questions section and rewording parts of the reports to align with the current use of the recipe build-out tool. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Below are some images showcasing this work.

Dirgh Patel (Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design updates. He revised sections of the report to simplify the explanations of pressure and thermal simulation equations for easier reader understanding, edited the area and heat gain calculation explanations, clarified stress-strain assumptions and results, and added definitions for all symbols in the solar radiation heat gain section. Dirgh calculated the total solar radiation heat gain for each month and determined the cooling airflow required to maintain 30 °C, including average cooling power, required flow in cubic meters per second, cubic feet per minute, air changes per hour, and air volumes per minute. He then created a Google Sheet with two tables, the first showing the monthly solar radiation heat gain calculations for each greenhouse surface and the second presenting airflow rates needed to maintain 30 °C. Dirgh calculated the cooling airflow required to maintain 24 °C, again presenting monthly results with energy, power, airflow, CFM, ACH, and volumes per minute. One Community’s open-source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The following visuals illustrate highlights from this effort.

Faeq Abu Alya (Architectural Engineer) continued developing house designs for the Earthbag Village 4-dome cluster project. He focused on completing and continuing design work for homes in the Southwest and Southeast, ensuring that materials were consistently enhanced and appearances improved throughout the models. The tasks included refining design details, applying updated materials, and enhancing visual elements to achieve a more accurate and clear presentation of the intended standards. The Earthbag Village is the first of seven planned villages to be constructed as part of One Community’s open source model for creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, and it is closely tied to the Highest Good Food initiative. Below are some pictures related to this work.

Gayatri Pandkar (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. She worked on refining the Walipini structure, focusing on adjustments to improve both functionality and integration with the surrounding environment. Gayatri developed the design for the pathways, introducing stepping stones that create a defined circulation route and connect directly to wooden and stone seating areas intended for rest and gathering. To enhance the landscape and create a stronger connection with its setting, she incorporated shrubs and plants that help the design blend naturally into the desert botanical garden context. Gayatri also began writing the report for the people spaces, using images from the SketchUp model to illustrate the work. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting. He worked on standardizing the documentation for the lighting energy calculations of Walipini 1 to align with formatting requirements used on the project webpage. This included adjusting headings, spacing, and layout for clarity and consistency, while ensuring the content remains accurate and accessible for future updates and publication. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, focused on sustainable and participatory development while creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See below for pictures related to this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued working on the Highest Good Food page. She continued working on the Soil Amendment and Initial Off-grid Site Preparation page. She made changes as per Jae’s review, added headings, content, and videos where required, and formatted the headings while correcting mistakes. Keerthi submitted the updated version to Jae for review and also completed her admin work for the week. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. View examples of her work in the pictures below.

Nitin Parate (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food. The work was centered on updating the 3D files of the Aquapini and Walipini site. He has completed most of the modeling. The current focus is on surface building and applying minor corrections to refine the model, improve accuracy, and ensure it aligns with project requirements. He maintained coordination through discussions with Shivangi over messages to track progress and align on project tasks effectively. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key part of One Community’s open source platform, promoting regenerative and participatory development while creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Images below showcase his contributions.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting pages. She created new content for blog 652 and worked with teammates by reviewing their suggestions and incorporating feedback to produce a clear and consistent final version. Pallavi applied Jae’s feedback and finished adding Zenapini #2 content from Silin to the website, then moved on to Walipini #2, where she incorporated Junyi Shi’s work with updated text, links, and images for the webpage. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates the concept of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all 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 focused on planning the schedule for the graphics for the three pages, continued to coordinate with the architect volunteer for the graphics, and continued to edit the contents and the text for the 6 structures of the Planting and Harvesting page. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all 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, Shravan Murlidharan (Electrical Engineer) continued supporting the Highest Good Energy initiative. continued supporting the Highest Good Energy initiative. He focused on reorganizing and refining the One Community Solar webpage to improve clarity and usability. His main effort was optimizing the presentation of tables and charts so that information is structured logically and easier to follow. Revisions were made across the webpage to align related content more effectively, ensuring that data and visuals are consistent and support straightforward interpretation. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all as a model for global impact. Images below showcase this work.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them. With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

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

This week, Anuneet Kaur (Administrator) continued contributing to the Highest Good Education software platform by creating Figma design elements and refining the overall visual layout, supporting One Community’s dedication to Highest Good Future Building. She updated the project manager dashboard using Figma according to Harshitha’s feedback. She incorporated design adjustments to improve usability and ensure consistency with project standards. She focused on researching resources for the most sustainable Flooring, reviewing scholarly articles, and compiling relevant statistics for the graphic process. Anuneet ensured that all members were included in the live blog task and identified any who were missing. Additionally, she completed the drafting of the content and selecting images for the Highest Good Education Program Licensing and Accreditation webpage. She also reviewed the most sustainable research work of Yulin infographic and provided the feedback. Her administrative contributions included editing summaries and collages for the Highest Good Society team, Highest Good Education, and the core team, while reviewing fellow admins’ submissions for accuracy and completeness. The One Community model of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, fosters lasting impact on a global scale. Her recent contributions are featured in the collage below.

Dashaarna Srinivasa (Project Engineer) began developing the Highest Good Education platform, detailing deliverables. She developed the Ultimate Classroom WBS and also coordinated with Ketsia, Baraka, Fangting, Suprasanna, and Ananya to align progress, including a separate meeting with Fangting to explain her work and complete the handoff of responsibilities. In addition, she edited Blog #652 by finalizing the summaries for the Duplicable City Center section, created collages to showcase the team’s work, and incorporated changes requested during the week to ensure the content was accurate and complete. The One Community model of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, drives lasting impact on a global scale. Her recent contributions are featured in the collage below.

Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued advancing the Highest Good Education platform by detailing deliverables, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She collaborated with Vivek to review Deliverable 0 requirements and identify gaps in code, assigned tasks, and informed stakeholders. She worked with Raahul and Srushti to assign, clarify, and add tasks for Phase 4. Harshitha cleaned up Figma action items for various profiles to prepare them for inclusion with the PRs and assigned priorities for building out the teacher dashboard Figmas. She provided inputs to Anuneet’s designs for the Project Manager Dashboard. She reviewed work items and assisted Ravi, Srushti, and Vivek with troubleshooting their respective action items. Additionally, she worked on compiling the weekly blog update, reviewed the Housing’s weekly progress, edited the blog page, created a collage and made changes based on feedback given by the admin team. The One Community model of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, advances meaningful global change. The collage below highlights her recent contributions.

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 enables students to transform their saved interests into weekly learning plans through guided steps. He created editable wireframes for student-facing dashboards. The Analytics section includes visualizations such as heatmaps, radar charts, line graphs, and bar charts to show strengths, gaps, performance trends, and the effect of teaching and life strategies. The Knowledge Evolution view uses education molecules with dynamic atoms to track mastery and allow saving of interests. The My Saved Interests dashboard provides options for organization, prioritization, and strategy selection. The Evaluation Results section gives a breakdown of grades, assignments, and feedback to help students track progress and engage with teacher input. These updates strengthened both the functionality and user experience of the platform, enhancing the One Community model of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all as a path to lasting global impact. Below are images related to his work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is creating a sustainable world to benefit us all 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 50 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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all serves as the foundation of One Community’s broader mission. The following images showcase highlights of this work.

Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on analytics and content management for Meta’s Facebook and Instagram channels. He handled the content cycle for the Facebook and Instagram channels by preparing, scheduling, and publishing a new set of posts. He populated the content calendar and logged all post information and metadata into the Open Source spreadsheet. Govind also completed the weekly update for the social media analytics spreadsheet by collecting the most recent data and updating the master spreadsheet with audience and engagement statistics for both platforms. Additionally, he completed PR Review Team Management by modifying a WordPress site with the team’s weekly summary and collage, filling the PR Review Team Table, and updating the Highest Good Network PR spreadsheet. He submitted his admin feedback table, which further supports One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The images below highlight key aspects of his contributions.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page and key components of the Highest Good Network Phase 2 and Phase 4 dashboards, including the PR Team analytics section. He worked on the Application Page by editing the design and action items for several components. 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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The images below highlight his contributions.

Rajrajeshwari Gangadhar Sangolli (Data Analyst) continued working on Google Ads management and strategy evolution. She completed campaign analysis, applied Google recommendations to improve six responsive search ads, add broad match keywords, and remove redundancies, and created four new ads for Highest Good Housing. A total of 18 new ad groups were set up, including seven across campaigns and eleven in the new Highest Good Society campaign, while the Highest Good Energy campaign was paused. A new Highest Good Economics campaign with three ad groups was launched, goals were set, budgets allocated, and ad strength reviewed. Work continued on the weekly website for 11 volunteers with content review, SEO updates, collages, and image attribution. Additional tasks included preparing onboarding documentation, certification study, creating and managing test accounts, and reviewing the site map. Product testing also began, focusing on improving data charts by providing solutions, offering suggestions, and identifying issues during PR testing to ensure readability and proper functionality after merging. A total of eight PRs were tested and documented, including one flagged for merging, with clarifications reviewed through training videos. This project supports One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. 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), 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), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), 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), Sudarshan Raju Chintalapati Venkata (Data Analyst) and Yagna Reddy Badvel (Data Analyst and Team Administrator). 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 their focus on administrative support, documentation, testing, training, recruiting, analytics, and content management, the team directly contributes to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all and One Community’s mission of building a replicable model for a sustainable world.

This week, Ashutosh completed backlog Timelog activities, commented on entries, flagged incorrect tags, and began automating data capture with Selenium for faster analysis while also working on chatbot-related document preparation. Divanshu prepared and executed test cases, validated functionality, managed task assignments, analyzed mock data with graphs, explored API integrations, researched Mastodon, and supported documentation and team communications. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Georgina created and cross-posted Reddit content, reviewed Skye’s weekly summary, provided feedback to new admins, and analyzed Reddit dashboard data for reach tracking. Indra prepared Blog #652 for the Code Crafters team, scheduled and logged Twitter/X posts, reviewed the Social Media Tracker, created a posts log with formulas and dropdowns, advanced analytics dashboard development to about 70–75% completion, and generated AI music for prompts 59–82 using SUNO. This effort reflects One Community’s dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Keerthana completed administrative responsibilities, prepared the weekly blog, finalized documentation, and carried out Phase 3 testing by comparing platform pages with Figma designs while collaborating with Samhitha on action items. Mridul managed Team Moonfall’s summaries, applied SEO revisions with feedback from Rishitha, Keerthi, and Sara, updated images and alt text, reviewed admin training materials, checked HGN tracking sheets, and began assigning tasks for the Phase II tracking system outline with Sudarshan. This project supports One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Neeharika reviewed management documents and PR dashboards, followed up with team members on progress, tested pull requests, and completed her admin responsibilities, including reviewing two admins’ work. Ola organized the administrative workspace, monitored and documented HGN spreadsheet data for quality, completed weekly file documentation, and prepared the weekly progress report. This work is part of One Community’s larger vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Olimpia managed senior admin responsibilities by monitoring task completion, resolving past comments, flagging issues requiring warnings, informing Jae, analyzing LinkedIn analytics data in Excel, creating graphs, and adjusting a Word document as requested. Rachna had a slower week without new interviews to schedule, so she focused on catching up on past tasks, emails, and comments. This contribution advances One Community’s goal of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Rajeshwari continued as Blog #652 administrator, reviewed summaries, added feedback, updated Step 2 for Binary Brigade, edited the WordPress private blog, completed the HGN questionnaire, updated the feedback log, and uploaded the fixed PDF. Rishi reviewed completed PRs, labeled high-priority items, followed up with contributors on Slack, merged all blogs into Blog #652, completed SEO work, tested assigned PRs, and adjusted project hours for teammates. This progress highlights One Community’s dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Rishitha supported Mridul and Sudarshan in identifying and correcting mistakes in the weekly blog, updated bios, followed up for missing information, maintained activity on Threads by uploading images and videos, and reviewed her weekend tasks. Sai Suraj advanced the Social Media Analytics Master Dashboard by structuring the monthly tab, creating KPI cards, validating data, building multiple charts, adding a Top 10 posts table with ranking and clickable links, and on the admin side, compiled reports, created a summary for a late submission, edited and formatted the webpage with SEO updates, organized and prepared images, created collages, and published the updated webpage. This task plays a role in One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Samhitha reviewed blogs by Sudarshan and Prudhvi, provided detailed feedback, performed Phase 3 testing across multiple account levels, updated the spreadsheet with action items, and collaborated with Keerthana to add new ones. This step adds to One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Sudarshan worked on the Alpha Software Team blog, reviewed Phase 2 PRs with attention to UX/UI and cleanup, provided feedback, and added missing tasks to the Phase 2 list. Yagna validated Phase 1 Master Dashboard components, tested Active, New, and Deactivated Volunteers, identified inflated totals and role exclusions, reviewed summaries and task charts, documented issues and suggestions, and consolidated findings into the updated Excel report. To learn more about how this work contributes to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, 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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

This week, Qinyi created the weekly website announcement, edited images, designed posters, and expanded character artwork with ChatGPT, supporting the vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Yulin revised infographics and announcements, managed assets, shared collaboration updates, and joined review discussions, supporting the vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Their combined efforts highlight creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See the Highest Good Society page and the collage below for examples of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

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

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

This week, the core team continued working on the Highest Good Network software by completing and confirming several pull request fixes. Confirmed fixed PRs included migrating src/components/JobCCDashboard CSS to module CSS #3641, correcting the Project page rendering issue #3703, updating Hours wording text #3676, fixing the refresh redirection issue on the User Management page #3704, resolving the issue of pages refreshing back to the dashboard #3706, creating a new summary text header #3235, fixing the Tasks Table User Status column #3653, handling null comparison for start and end dates #1330, and ensuring new accounts created in User Management no longer appear at the top of the list #1465. This effort contributes to One Community’s focus on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Items not fixed included the community portal activity comment section #3590 returning “PAGE NOT FOUND,” job search tooltips #3591, report graph and page issues #3520, migration of src/components/HGNForm CSS to module CSS #3640, migration of src/components/HGNHelpSkillsDashboard, HGNSkillsDashboard, and LandingPage CSS to module CSS #3643, migration of src/components/LBDashboard CSS to module CSS #3644, migration of src/Dashboard, src/EducationPortal, and src/FeedbackModal CSS to module CSS #3639, and LB platform messaging #3476+1366. They also reviewed assigned badges for “Tester One” and logged 5 hours, recording the same issues with data and badge counts for the “New Max” badge as noted in the previous week. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work strengthens creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

This week Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) managed the Alpha Team summary, the team includes Carlos Martinez (Software Developer) and Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer). The Highest Good Network software is a key part of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all, helping track and measure progress toward creating a sustainable world. The software supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes that contribute to creating sustainable 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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Lin reviewed PR #1674, tested the code with Postman API, checked weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by team members, and performed management responsibilities. This work is a part of One Community’s pathway toward creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Carlos focused on the blue squares description pull request, addressed merge conflicts caused by updates to the development branch, worked on the events page to ensure that searching and filtering functions operated correctly, and migrated all CSS to module CSS for the events page to maintain consistent styling without affecting other components. Nikita worked on the task “Total Org Summary: Fix stats accuracy (NEW),” which addressed discrepancies between statistics displayed on the Total Org Summary page and the Reports page, resolved issues with the “npm install” process for the frontend that were blocking progress, and recreated the data mismatch issue to better understand the root cause by writing informal tests that defined the expected behavior and a working goal for resolving the problem. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. 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 Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Harsha Rudhraraju (Software Engineer), Sourabh Bagde (Software Developer), Srushti Patel (Software Developer), Soham Sharma (Software Engineer), Manvi Kishore (Software Engineer), Taariq Mansurie (Full-Stack Developer), 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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

This week, Amalesh worked on fixing an issue with incorrect team codes displayed in the Weekly Summaries Reports page by aligning the report view to reflect updated team codes after reactivation of accounts, tested and documented the work with screenshots and videos, uploaded them to Dropbox, and tracked time with the HGN timer while completing onboarding steps to maintain tool access. This effort strengthens One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Harshavarma worked on the “Cleanup and completion for Application Page/Function” task by reviewing and verifying PRs 4001, 4048, 3937, 3913, 4002, 4033, 4055, and 3886, confirming functionality for several, approving or requesting merges, reporting issues such as incomplete graph lines, responsiveness problems, and dark mode inconsistencies, and updating the PR review sheet. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Manvi attempted to test the Pinterest auto-posting functionality but encountered permission, Node, and CORS-related issues blocking login attempts from the local environment, which were later resolved. Nikhil worked on migrating legacy CSS files to CSS Modules for components including LeaderBoard, Badge, TeamOrgLocations, and Teams, converting files, updating imports and JSX className attributes, addressing issues in PRs 3777, 3770, and 3222, making updates for PR 3760, reviewing PR 3768, reviewing older pull requests, and delegating tasks across the team. This effort reflects One Community’s dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Ram focused on fixing WBS task category handling across Add and Edit flows by treating project detail as the source of truth, ensuring proper syncing after data loads, and opening PR 4086 for the category fix and PR 1742 for a failing test related to the Task Edit modal. This work is part of One Community’s larger vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Rohit documented the badge validation workflow in detail, finalized proof-of-concept scripts to simulate time-based and event-driven badge conditions, enhanced scripts to handle edge cases, and established a reusable automation framework to reduce manual checks. This development reinforces One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Sourabh worked on the Slashdot integration by building an auto-poster panel with smart-fill helpers, validation, copy-to-clipboard buttons, and a preview, integrated it into the announcements tab, and added consistent UI styling, though the task remains in progress. This task plays a role in One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Srushti worked in Figma on the Assign Lesson Plan UI, creating the Assessment Forms Library component with a grid layout for template cards, preview and duplicate actions, a customization panel, and preparing the layout for the upcoming Form Editor. This step adds to One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Taariq finalized features for accessing and unarchiving projects, resolving issues with list updates and modal behavior, submitting pull requests, addressing merge conflicts, ensuring passing tests, sharing a demo video, and improving performance, while also fixing weekly summary email merge conflicts, troubleshooting a MongoDB storage quota error, and documenting findings. Zoha explored the codebase across frontend and backend to understand its structure and claimed a task from the “HGN Phase I Bugs and Needed Functionalities” document by adding their name and providing an estimated timeline. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more about how this relates to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. The collage below shows images of their work.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

This week, 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), and Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer). Felix fixed the refresh issue and ensured that the task category was made uneditable by users as intended. During testing, he identified that updating the parent category did not save changes, creating a consistency issue when verifying alignment between task categories and parent projects within the broader goal of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. He recorded two videos to review both the implemented fix and the newly identified bug, requesting clarification on how to proceed. He also reproduced the overlapping text issue and determined it was not reproducible, though he identified a misalignment problem and informed Jae for guidance. This action furthers One Community’s vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Linh worked on backend unit tests for the taskEditSuggestionController by analyzing logic, identifying dependencies on the userProfile and wbs models, and configuring Jest mocks to isolate database interactions. He wrote test cases for createOrUpdateTaskEditSuggestion to validate both success and error conditions, confirmed correct query structures and response handling, and added coverage for findAllTaskEditSuggestions and deleteTaskEditSuggestion, including scenarios for counts, result lists, failed deletions, and exception handling. This work is a part of One Community’s pathway toward creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. All test cases passed, mocks were cleared between runs to prevent contamination, and preparations were made for the pull request description documenting these updates. Sheetal worked on implementing Reddit OAuth2 login and post submission using access tokens for API authentication. She added logic to apply refresh tokens when access tokens expired, automated the post submission process, and ensured authentication flow stability. Work also progressed on extending support for multiple post types, including text and link submissions as part of advancing the mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to our mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. 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), Benitha Sri Panchagiri (Software Engineer), Chaitanya Swaroop Kumar Allu (Software Engineer), Hemanth Chimakurthi (Software Engineer), Juhitha Reddy Penumalli (Software Engineer), Rohith Mallipudi (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 processes, and support widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This effort exemplifies One Community’s open source commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all to a more regenerative and thriving future.

This week, Ajay implemented a feedback modal triggered by the feedback button, defining the modal structure, creating and styling input fields, buttons, a five-star rating control, and a multiline comment area with character limits. He wired state and validation to capture ratings, connected the modal trigger to the page, performed basic functional tests, documented component properties, created a new branch, and pushed changes to the repository for review. This effort strengthens One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Akshith contributed to the HGN Rest App and HighestGoodNetwork App by reviewing and testing multiple pull requests, including PRs #1741, #1743, #4090, #4092, #4050, #4097, #4065, #4072, #4074, #4026, #4089, and #4025, and also spent time reviewing development documentation. This outcome represents One Community’s ongoing dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Benitha resolved 106 persistent import and compile errors by fixing exports and references across reducers, actions, and components, bringing the project’s overall error count to zero. Chaitanya focused on Google Groups access management by researching the Google Admin SDK, creating a simulation based on existing integrations, developing backend and database support, enhancing the UI with validation and error handling, and improving overall code quality. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Hemanth validated numerous pull requests, including PRs #4022, #4074, #4082, #4089, #4091, #4093, #4094, #4098, #4103, and #4105, confirming correct rendering, styling, routing, and behavior across dashboards, forms, modals, summaries, announcements, and charts, while flagging an issue with the Injury Tracking page.

Juhitha created a Donut Chart for Project Status, resolved merge conflicts, fixed yarn.lock issues, addressed backend errors, and ensured compatibility between frontend and backend components. This effort reflects One Community’s dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Rohith performed code reviews and documentation work, tested CSS module changes in PR #4034, examined PR #4055 for improvements to the Collaboration landing page, and coordinated with teammates to progress the review process. Sai Moola completed a horizontal bar graph for tool and equipment utilization and downtime by fixing the backend schema, verifying data in Postman, researching access control, and submitting a pull request. This project supports One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Sphurthy implemented dark mode across multiple pages and components by integrating Redux state, applying conditional CSS, updating reusable elements, and ensuring consistent styling for readability and contrast. Vivek concentrated on authentication and profile view tasks by reviewing documentation, working with the local database, addressing deliverable issues for different user profiles, reviewing migrations, clarifying requirements, and examining project intent, user structures, stories, and code for related education modules. These contributions strengthen One Community’s open source mission and commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. 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 Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer) and includes Adithya Cherukuri (Volunteer Software Engineer), Deekshith Kumar Singirikonda (Developer), Dharmik Patel (Software Engineer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full-Stack Software Developer), Neeraj Kondaveeti (Software Engineer), Saicharan Reddy Kotha (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Vamsi Krishna Rolla (Software Engineer), and Vamsidhar Panithi (Software Engineer), Varsha Karanam (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for highest good future building through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to support widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This progress supports One Community in creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

This week Nahiyan reviewed PR4038 by examining changes to the codebase, verifying alignment with project standards, testing functionality for expected results, and assessing impacts on maintainability, performance, and readability while providing feedback on potential issues. This work is part of One Community’s larger vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Shraddha worked on fixing lint issues in PeopleTasksPieChart.test.jsx, analyzing errors, modifying related files, and implementing a fix that is still being tested, while also addressing PRs 2210, 2266, and 3492 by resolving conflicts, investigating build failures, and troubleshooting issues related to Node 20, eslint, vite:esbuild, and jest:esbuild. This development reinforces One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Vamsi enhanced feedback management and organizer controls by implementing filters and sorting options for hosts, adding a toggle in event settings for review requests, creating notices for participants when reviews are disabled, and including a “Contact Admin” link, followed by testing and refinements to ensure host-only feedback, filtering, and toggling functioned correctly. This task plays a role in One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Manvitha resolved review comments related to the logo, fixed merge conflicts in PRs 3870, 4001, 3647, and 1454, implemented event rescheduling functionality including sending participant emails, and began integrating polling options through email while troubleshooting an unauthorized request error. Saicharan completed the Phase-2 Project Status Donut Chart by creating and pushing frontend and backend PRs with detailed descriptions, testing instructions, screenshots, and explanations of the React component with Chart.js, CSS Modules, backend model, service, and controller logic, connecting the frontend to the API, validating functionality with filters, and refining PRs after feedback. This step adds to One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Deekshith strengthened wishlist functionality for the listing and bidding platform by creating secure backend APIs with ownership and validation rules, implementing createWishlist, addListingToWishlist, and removeListingFromWishlist functions that validate user authentication, deduplicate listings, and ensure proper ownership and existence checks. This work is a part of One Community’s pathway toward creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Adithya contributed to Phase 3 tasks and analytics features for HGN Software Development by resolving dependency conflicts, updating yarn.lock, merging from development, verifying component placement for the Social and Recreational Management page and Event Popularity Analytics landing page, completing frontend and backend development for the Popularity by Timeline Chart, and submitting a pull request awaiting review. This progress demonstrates One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Neeraj reviewed potential new tasks, examined previously completed work for bugs or misalignments, and submitted a self-summary with the requested information. Mohan implemented timelog usage tracking by populating databases with mock events, optimizing queries, enabling live updates via WebSocket with fallbacks, linking event creation to backend confirmation, handling idle and network interruptions, and improving UI confirmations for accurate logging. This effort strengthens One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Prasanth drove Phase 2 document finalization by reviewing over 50 pages, testing PRs locally, identifying issues, creating new action items—especially around modular CSS—coordinating with developers via Slack, and proposing workflow and UI/UX improvements to strengthen Phase 2 deliverables. Vamsidhar resolved merge conflicts and tested PR3040, implementing a feedback modal with a rating system, comment field, duplicate prevention, Node.js version updates, Jest-to-Vitest migration, accessibility fixes, and CI workflow updates, achieving 1945 of 1951 passing tests and preparing the PR for deployment. This outcome represents One Community’s ongoing dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Varsha created and submitted a questionnaire form within the collaboration module, integrated video links, improved state management and validation, and transitioned global CSS to modular CSS for various components, including the event no-show chart, resolving related styling errors and ensuring modular, isolated design consistency. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Zhifan advanced the Node 14 to Node 20 upgrade by resolving lint violations, merging the latest development branch, validating tests, confirming functionality across 80 files, and working on backend analytics by implementing strict role checks for endpoints and adding warnings for overlapping dates in the summary API. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. 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 Casstiel Pi (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full-Stack Developer), and Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer). This contribution supports One Community’s goal of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

This week, Casstiel worked on the Plurk feature UI, integrating the component into socialMediaComposer.jsx and aligning it with the existing design. Progress was interrupted by a backend issue that prevented the local server from starting, limiting testing. He updated the .env file to verify variables but continued facing connection errors, including login issues with MongoDB needed to update the Compass connection string. Work remains in progress to identify the root cause and restore backend functionality for testing and development. This effort is part of One Community’s goal of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Meenashi worked on multiple pull requests: for PR 4014, she fixed position list issues caused by a merge conflict, verified the dropdown display, and updated the PR with comments; for PR 1701, she resolved MongoDB connection errors by pulling the latest development changes, fixing conflicts, and testing locally; for PR 1462, she merged updates from development into Meena-Bidding-Booking-Backend, resolved conflicts in package-lock.json, and confirmed all tests passed. On the Collaboration Ads Creation Page, she added fields for title, category, and description, created submit and cancel buttons, and noted validations and remaining fields for later work. This reflects One Community’s dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Tanmay revived and extended prior work on the Mastodon auto-poster feature. He created a new branch from development, ported key files from the older branch, and updated access token handling to use environment variables. The mastodonPostController was rewritten to follow CommonJS format and simplify dependencies. A POST endpoint at /api/mastodon/status was added, server configuration updated, and pre-commit linting issues resolved. Local testing with curl confirmed successful posting to Mastodon using the environment token. Together these updates improved the stability, functionality, and integration of the Highest Good Network and support One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Rahul investigated errors with table and column hovering in dark mode and issues where dark mode changes affected light mode. He optimized table rows and columns, restructured the codebase, and updated class names for smoother transitions. He also resolved merge conflicts, adjusted the UI and layout to match HGN standards, and completed formatting for table and dropdown columns. Dark mode support was added for the new changes. In addition, Rahul fulfilled team management responsibilities by reviewing tasks, summaries, and videos from team members. 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.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator) and Barnaboss Puli (Software Engineer). The team includes contributions from Chieh “Jerry” Jui Lee (Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all through collaborative and cross-functional software development.

This week, Barnaboss worked on multiple HGN Software Development tasks, including reviewing bugs, fixing mismatches between project details and database records, finalizing the volunteer hours distribution pie chart with improved readability and draft documentation, and optimizing queries and endpoints for the horizontal bar graph on tool utilization and downtime. This contribution supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Chieh investigated and validated the account information issue on the Account Edit page, identifying that legacy accounts lacked an id field and confirming that both new and old accounts now support full edit functionality. His work verified that editing is reliable and highlighted potential differences in database views across environments, strengthening usability while drawing attention to the need for database version consistency. Dipti completed a task to fix linting errors in the given files, creating a pull request with clear documentation, and continued work on fixing styling issues in dark mode by debugging errors across multiple files. This effort contributes to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Durga worked on aligning the system date with the server date, addressing partial retrieval issues where the API sometimes returned errors, and updated her pull request with progress notes for the team. This effort supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Ganesh focused on backend development for the Tools Most in Need of Replacement task by enhancing API routes, extending controller functions, validating query parameters, fixing integration issues, and refining query efficiency to ensure consistent database responses. This backend work supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Kedarnath progressed on Job Posting Page Analytics by implementing a donut chart to visualize applicants by experience levels and began developing a Bidding Dashboard to enable real-time bid tracking and management with a focus on usability, data accuracy, and visualization. This work improves reporting tools in support of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Shashank reworked timer functionality to meet new requirements, raised pull requests to address the timer losing time at the end of the week, and fixed the white screen refresh issue by replicating the bug and improving WebSocket handling. He also added better error handling, removed a duplicate reducer, and updated WebSocket logic to support multiple user connections. These updates strengthen system reliability in support of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Shravya resolved merge conflicts across several branches, ensured successful CI/CD pipeline deployment, raised PR #4092 for Rental Charts with module.css updates and refactoring, began work on user cards while identifying backend issues, and updated the local environment with the latest backend and MongoDB changes. This effort supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Sohail addressed dark mode readability issues by improving font colors, began converting CSS files to module.css format with proper imports and syntax updates, and prepared a pull request. He also planned a systematic Phase 2 review to identify additional dark mode issues across pages. This work supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Veda implemented the Application Map and Statistics Dashboard with responsive cards, filters, and a functional interactive map, integrated React Query with Axios for optimized fetching, and added accessibility and performance features. She also developed backend support for Application Analytics, including a MongoDB schema, APIs for data retrieval and comparison, caching utilities with Redis, and a test suite for validation and filtering logic. These improvements align with One Community’s focus on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Venkataramanan raised six pull requests frontend PRs #4099, #4097, #4095, #4080, and #4084, along with backend PR #1737 in HGNRest addressing UI alignment, rendering, and interaction issues. He also updated the MongoDB connection string in development and production environments by modifying Azure environment variables and documentation to ensure a smooth transition. These updates enhance platform stability and support creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. 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 Shashank Halanur Veeresh Kumar (Software Engineer). The team’s progress reflects input from Aayush Jayant Shetty (Software Engineer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Bangaru Babu Kota (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), Swetha Rachakonda (Software Engineer), Uha Kruthi (Software Engineer), Venkata Nikitha Anakla (Software Engineer), and Zhicheng Tong (Software Engineer). Their efforts contributed to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all through technical updates and feature development.

This week, Shashank focused on improving API performance and dashboard responsiveness by reducing latency, optimizing rendering logic, and fixing a dark mode issue that required an overhaul of a core component. Aayush advanced two tasks, building a promotion confirmation display box for the PR Review Dashboard with a new API and documentation, while also refining the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard charts by fixing bugs and submitting updates to GitHub. This work is part of One Community’s larger vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Alisha developed a village dropdown filter for the listing and bidding home page, identified routing problems from prior merges, restored missing APIs, raised pull request 4103, and resumed frontend fixes. Bangaru updated the Weekly Summaries Report filter in PR3529 so eligibility depended on meeting performance thresholds of hours and valid summaries instead of time on the team. This development reinforces One Community’s commitment to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Bhavpreet progressed demand charts by updating branches and adding dark mode CSS, enhanced another feature with structural changes and dark mode, and resolved issues in the job application form through merges and fixes. Gurusai restructured the header file in PR2987 to improve responsiveness on smaller screens and continued follow-ups on 135 applications and postings, bringing them close to completion. This progress highlights One Community’s dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Mani completed the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard late-return tools feature, building a Chart.js bar chart with working filters on the frontend and implementing a MongoDB endpoint with schema and aggregation on the backend, verified with real records, and submitted in two pull requests. This task plays a role in One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Munish joined the development team midweek, studied GitHub and bug documentation, and clarified task-claiming requirements to ensure his work aligned with existing project standards. Ramakrishna resolved MongoDB issues introduced in a new branch, optimized the UserProfileBasicInfo API with caching, fixed the Teams API, tested and raised a PR, and began preparing to address linting. This action furthers One Community’s vision of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Sai tested and raised a pull request for editing not submitted weekly summaries and designed the ActualCost schema in MongoDB with indexing, validation, timestamps, and aggregation pipelines for cost analysis, supported by a full controller with CRUD functions and filtering options. Sree reviewed PRs 3029, 3404, and 3405, verifying the Community Calendar, enhancing the Registration Confirmation Modal, and beginning testing of the Comment Tab feature, while working through node-sass and Node.js compatibility issues. This activity supports One Community’s dedication to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Sudheesh reviewed the HGN Phase I Bugs and Needed Functionalities document, assessed pending and resolved items, reviewed the code flow, and analyzed how updates aligned with project objectives. Swetha tested multiple pull requests, confirming layouts, graphs, filters, forms, dropdowns, dark mode, and link generation, while identifying a few issues, such as a missing profile page after submission and incomplete dark mode coverage. This work is a part of One Community’s pathway toward creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Uha improved the Application/Job Posting Landing Page by limiting jobs to 18, normalizing card height, refining typography, adjusting messaging, moving SMS notifications to a global opt-in, and simplifying in-app and email preferences. Nikitha developed the Replicate Task feature by adding a button to duplicate tasks for assigned resources, introduced a tooltip, created Redux actions, and implemented an API call to handle replication and update the store. This progress demonstrates One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Zhicheng advanced the fix-demo-logs task by aligning his code with standards, studying module interactions and the logging system, applying coding practices, and committing further changes while building his experience with task tracking and version control. Visit the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all through open-source and freely shared solutions for food, energy, housing, education, economics, and stewardship.

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), Jaydeep Mulani (Software Developer), Namitha Vijaykumar Pawar (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Raahul Sallagunta (Software Engineer), Siva Putti (Software Engineer), Sreeja Nandyala (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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. It supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems.

This week Akshay resolved the issue of active project members not being listed by updating getprojectMembership in PR1705 to remove the isActive filter and include it as a property, hosted the weekly Reactonauts team meeting, and coordinated activities including pull request tracking, Git assistance, and weekly team review. Aseem created a meta app for Threads testing, investigated the ERR_NGROK_3200 issue, and reported that Marcus’s announcement tab wireframe PR3866 was overridden by Namitha’s lint fix PR4029, raising the dependency conflict with Akshay and Jae. Diya analyzed dev–main merge conflicts, recommended a squash-and-merge strategy with routine back-merges, fixed Quick Setup project assignment persistence by rebuilding payloads and normalizing identifiers under PR4067 and PR1726, assisted with backend environment updates in Azure, improved WBS task creation UX and recalculation logic under PR4083, enhanced BlueSquare email search and assignment handling under PR4096, implemented default BCC behavior in PR4102, and logged a new bug for incorrect hours tracked. This work adds to One Community’s efforts in creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Fatima raised PR4105 for the Distribution of Labor Hours pie chart on the Phase 2 dashboard and advanced backend work on the Project Status donut chart and PR1319. Ghazi optimized task management in PR3586 by using preloaded datasets, resolving mapping inconsistencies, fixing test failures, addressing password feature conflicts, and adding debugging logs. Guna Pranith finalized fixes on the listings home page under PR3999 to resolve image errors and tab headings while beginning additional listings page tasks. Jaydeep worked across frontend and backend by resolving conflicts and testing BlueSquare manual email trigger PRs 3873 and 1652, merging and testing Community Calendar PR3029, preparing to wrap up tasks, and analyzing schema and API needs for the Summary Dashboard interactive map PR3432 and PR1342, making fixes to ensure consistent map display and integration.

Namitha implemented a Skills Radar Chart connected to Redux with custom tooltips and responsive styling, fixed a 401 Skills Profile API error by aligning authorization and endpoints, cleaned up routing and imports, validated self-view and edge cases, and documented follow-up needs. Peterson fixed dropdown readability on the Total Org Summary page in PR4089 by updating hover colors. Raahul worked on Phase 4 Upload Functionality for Write Tasks by reviewing action items, developing the UploadModal with conditional triggers, outlining drag-and-drop and URL submission features, preparing validation and progress indicators, and beginning backend coordination for S3 integration and task status updates. This work supports One Community’s mission of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Siva resolved the missing Form Creation form bug in PR3532, reproducing and fixing the issue on the job form builder page for Admin accounts. Sreeja tracked high- and low-priority items including merging backend title search PRs 1188, 1195, and 1285, completing PR3892 fixes, reviewing and confirming analytics frontend PR4033 and backend PR1636, referral link PR4012, and job posting bar graph PR3913, merging the Figma analytics ideas, and following up on FAQ tool progress. Sudheeksha spent 20 hours fixing lint issues in TeamMembersPopup, verifying a password reset email PR, and beginning work on Questionnaire Dashboard backend requirements for a User Skill Radar Chart, while documenting tasks and referencing resources for future development. Suparshwa fine-tuned an embedding model, added guardrails for performance consistency, and optimized the retrieval endpoint to reduce latency and improve efficiency across workloads. Ujjwal addressed user deletion issues by updating queries to remove associated task model records, tested deletion behavior with multiple accounts, investigated additional incomplete removal cases, and improved the Edit function in task features by enabling auto-suggestions for adding members. See the Highest Good Network and Highest Good Society pages to learn more about how this work supports creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See below for the work done on creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

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), Marcus Yi (Software Engineer), and Snehal Dilip Patare (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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

This week, Anthony responded to a new review on PR#3713 to confirm details before proceeding with further checks. He then focused on the automated email task, repeatedly testing the emails and adding a mixed case with condition checks for situations where a user earned their fourth blue square as a result of requesting time off. He also updated the styling of the emails to make them more consistent and aligned with the spacing and ordering of other email templates. During further testing, he discovered a bug with the Blue Square Email BCCs button on the profile page, which was required for the task’s functionality. He reported the issue to Jae, who coordinated a quick resolution. With the button fixed, Anthony added test accounts as CC recipients to validate the remaining requirements of the task and reported successful results so far. This work supports One Community’s goal of creating a sustainable world to benefit us all.

Julia worked on enhancing the weekly summaries report by adding filter permissions, a seven-character limit for filter names, update and delete modals, and an API endpoint to replace team codes for better performance. Marcus resolved issues with posting to X, restoring direct publishing after failures, though time zone handling still affects scheduling. Snehal advanced Phase 3 of the Event Popularity Analytics landing page, investigated a reported bug, and resolved local setup issues by adjusting node versions and environment files. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. See the collage below for the team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-F

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for members with names starting A–F, 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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. Active team members included Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Abhiram Bylahalli Jagadish (Full Stack Software Developer), Abhishek Srikanth (Software Engineer), Aditya Gambhir (Software Engineer), Aditya Kumar (Software Engineer), Aryan Rachala (Software Engineer), Carl Bebli (Software Developer), Chris Bellara (Software Engineer), Deep Shah (Software Engineer), and Dunstan Dsouza (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 creating a sustainable world to benefit us all in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below showcases a compilation of this team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM G-N

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from G–N, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Govind Sajithkumar (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring progress toward a sustainable world to benefit us all. This week’s active members of this team were: Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Meron Qelati (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), and Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures creating a sustainable world to benefit us all by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from O–Z, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring progress toward creating a sustainable world to benefit us all. This week’s active members of this team were: Prem Vora (Software Developer), Som Ramnani (Junior Software Engineer), Sundar Machani (Software Engineer), Xinyi Zhou (Developer), and Yiyun Tan (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures creating a sustainable world to benefit us all by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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This week, Baraka Minja (Civil and Environmental Engineer Pr. Eng.) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet and communal shower CAD drawings. He added layouts to show wall types and edited the sections to reflect the current vermiculture design. He also continued developing the communal shower layouts, sections, and elevations by incorporating additional details in alignment with earthbag construction standards, ensuring consistency across the design documentation. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for global-sustainability systems design. See the work in the collage below.

Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village 4-dome home details. He advanced work on the final MEP report by gathering electrical reference information on design and calculation breakdowns. He advanced work on the final MEP report by gathering electrical reference information and calculation breakdowns. He reviewed the latest electrical plans to update the scope of work section, aligning it with current design requirements. Derrell also developed step-by-step processes within the electrical scope to identify procedures for electrical design, with a particular focus on schedules and equipment. One Community’s open source designs for global-sustainability systems design begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Fangting Xu (Interior Design Intern) started orientation, accepted all required software invitations, and familiarized herself with the project workflow by reviewing the drawing task instruction files. She also gained an understanding of the 6-dome and 3-dome files, exploring their structure and purpose within the project. In addition, Fangting learned about the “blue squares” section, including how these elements are defined and the process the team uses to obtain them. One Community’s open source framework for global-sustainability systems design begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on the Earthbag Village 4-dome cluster project. For the roof design, after submitting an initial report outlining the current developments of the roof structure, he received feedback from the core team and began making revisions based on the comments provided. In parallel, work continued on the Vermiculture Toilet design, where a significant portion of the week was spent bringing new members up to speed on the project scope and progress. Alongside this, he worked on refining the design by making adjustments to the center pivoting point of the mechanism and carrying out related calculations to support the modification. As the first of seven planned villages, the Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for global-sustainability systems design. See the work in the collage below.

Ketsia Kayembe (Civil Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village 3-Dome structure, focusing on the excavation plans and Earthbag plans A102. She had a meeting with Dashaarna to review progress and address questions related to the drawings. Ketsia received feedback during the meeting and began making edits based on the comments provided. She also started working on the building sections and the structural column plans, using the four-dome drawings as a reference for the column locations. One Community’s open source framework for global-sustainability systems design begins with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Michaela Silva (Architect) continued working on details in the construction documents of the Earthbag Village. She worked on the kitchen by creating a plan and section detail for an option that includes a stacked washer and dryer. She also created a separate plan and section detail showing an alternative layout with a pantry cabinet in place of the washer and dryer. The Earthbag Village is the first of seven villages to be constructed as part of One Community’s open source framework for global-sustainability systems design. See her work in the collage below.

Rahul Kulkarni (Mechanical Engineer) continued work on the Vermiculture Toilet. He reviewed the floor plans and overall design of the Earthbag Village to gain a better understanding of the requirements for the channel design. The report was reviewed with particular focus on the emptying chamber to check its alignment with the channel design needs. A prototype design was prepared for discussion with the team. Following discussions, the channel design process was formalized, and work began on finalizing the drawer modifications. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for global-sustainability systems design. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

Rishi Chakrapani (Mechanical Engineer) joined the team and completed the onboarding process by reviewing all documents provided by the core team and going through the associated reference materials. Each section of the provided information was examined to ensure understanding of the requirements and expectations. As part of the process, comments in the Google Doc were reviewed and acknowledged. The assigned action items were clearly understood and noted. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source framework for global-sustainability systems design. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.

DUPLICABLE CITY CENTER PROGRESS

One Community is developing global-sustainability systems design 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, Anjana (Architectural Designer) continued working on the Duplicable City Center animal section, completing renders and walk-around videos while addressing feedback from previous reviews. She made corrections to the walking tour and real-time renders to align with requested adjustments, ensuring that all updates were implemented in the scenes. The updated assets were reviewed to confirm that the changes were applied accurately and to ensure the workflow maintained consistency with project standards. All modifications to the visual elements, camera paths, and scene compositions were finalized according to the specified requirements. This open-source Duplicable City Center project is developing global-sustainability systems design. For more details, refer to the image below.

Ariana Virginia Gutierrez Doria Medina (Industrial Designer) continued the analysis and cost estimation of the windows for the Duplicable City Center. She reviewed the details of the assembly and optimized the positioning of the pieces to minimize cuts and reduce wood waste. Additionally, costs were reviewed to determine how this optimization reduces both the labor hours for window construction and the overall material use. Explore One Community’s open-source Duplicable City Center for developing global-sustainability systems design, which empowers people to learn. Browse the visuals below.

Ayushman Dutta (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on reviewing pipe materials for the Duplicable City Center hub connector design. He worked on the report formatting of the FEA analysis and also repeated the FEA analysis for the holes to address previous issues. Ayushman made corrections to the FEA analysis, finished the formatting, and added links to the source files in Dropbox for better accessibility. He worked on the manufacturing process document, completing research about different processes required for the hub connector. Ayushman also researched the bending of the spoke plate with aluminum material, focusing on heating requirements and surface considerations to understand the manufacturing constraints and requirements for the project. This open-source Duplicable City Center project is developing global-sustainability systems design. For more specifics, view the image below.

Koushik Chandra Katta (Mechanical Engineer) joined the team and began by working on the Duplicable City Center Inventor model, focusing on the beam elements to improve accuracy and alignment. He created new beams where needed and adjusted existing ones to meet the project’s design specifications, trimming excess sections to ensure clean intersections and proper load distribution throughout the structure. Explore One Community’s open-source Duplicable City Center for developing global-sustainability systems design, which empowers people to learn. Browse the visuals below.

Nikhil Bharadwaj (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on creating the spoke designs for the Duplicable City Center He drafted the 2D flattened drawings for each spoke to aid fabrication and assembly and added these drawings to the assembly spreadsheet. He integrated the row 3 hub connector into the complete dome assembly, cut the beams to achieve the required clearances and fit, and obtained the beam cut angles, adding color-coded screenshots to the spreadsheet. Nikhil connected with Koushik to discuss the next steps for completing the dome assembly and planned next steps with Nupur to finalize the row 3 assembly spreadsheet, manage the handoff, understand the procedure for drafting the assembly document, and obtain all related files. One Community’s Duplicable City Center is an example of developing global-sustainability systems design. Here are a few pictures that showcase this work.

Sandesh Kumawat (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the City Center Natural Pool and Eco-spa Designs. He reviewed the spa layout in AutoCAD to verify clearances around the pool edges and adjacent features, adjusted the envelope where needed, and conducted a circle-packing analysis to estimate the number of occupants that can be accommodated within the water surface while maintaining spacing. He documented key distances (edge offsets, aisle widths, and equipment clearances) and noted any locations that approached minimums. Sandesh then updated the SolidWorks model to match the latest plan geometry, rebuilding mates and sketches so the 3D assembly reflects the revised footprint and wall profiles. In parallel, he refined the thermal Excel workbook by updating inputs and formulas for conduction through the cover stack, surface convection, and evaporation, and summarized the losses into heater power and energy use so the model can compare operating scenarios. Discover One Community’s open source Duplicable City Center for developing global-sustainability systems design. The following visuals illustrate highlights from this effort.

Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping with the Duplicable City Center FEA analysis. He focused on completing the revised snow load analysis for Version 1, carefully validating the results and updating the worksheet with accurate calculations. He integrated these outcomes into the main report, ensuring proper formatting, inclusion of images, and referenced sources as comments. After finalizing the snow load section, Srujan began preparing for the earthquake analysis and scheduled a meeting with Dipak for Monday. The Duplicable City Center demonstrates developing global-sustainability systems design and open source solutions that can guide people. The images below illustrate aspects of this work.

Vineela Reddy Pippera Badguna (Mechanical Engineer) continued conducting in-depth research on greywater reuse systems for the Duplicable City Center. She reviewed and verified the greywater and rainwater catchment calculations in detail. She updated the report by adding an overview section and related page icons based on feedback. Vineela also updated the pictures by replacing the old images with new ones, and added cross-references to the Duplicable City Center and Greywater pages, plus placeholders for future visuals. In addition, she included source links for all images, updated the additional design details section, and reviewed the greywater website content. This open source open source Duplicable City Center project is developing global-sustainability systems design. For more details, refer to the image below.

HIGHEST GOOD FOOD PROGRESS

One Community is developing global-sustainability systems design 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. This involved individual reviews of the Master Document entries to address inconsistent acronym punctuation and the absence of specific items under the LG designations. The list is anticipated to be completed next week, after which the focus will shift to the Botanical Garden. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on global-sustainability systems design, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some images showcasing this work.

The core team also continued providing feedback on the Highest Good Food documents, including combining multiple food spreadsheets into one, creating a new data table, and adding a hyperlinked table of contents. In addition, the team reviewed and made changes to the Transition Kitchen pages, Food Procurement and Storage, Food Self-Sufficiency Plan, Sustainable Food Nutrition Calculations, Recipe Build-Out Tool, Food Bars, and Recipe pages. All Highest Good Food reports are expected to be ready for publication by the end of next week. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on global-sustainability systems design. Below are images related to this project.

Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan menus and customization spreadsheets. Chelsea watched the Loom videos Jae provided and made changes throughout the reports to fine-tune them. The core team requested additional help from Chelsea with the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section so it would connect more closely with the other pages and tools, and the team also asked her to gather information on healthy eating practices. As an essential aspect of One Community’s open source goals, the Highest Good Food initiative supports global-sustainability systems design as a foundation for sustainable living. Below are some images showcasing this work.

Dirgh Patel (Mechanical Engineer) continued assisting with the Climate Battery design updates. He edited the final report by adding an introduction with images of ventilation types, describing how the three types differ and outlining their characteristics. He also edited the stress and strain simulation section to include extra details for clarity and understanding. Dirgh then updated the assumptions section of the stress and strain simulation, expanding the explanations in the results section to provide clearer justification and ease of understanding, while moving the ventilation information to a separate section. He worked on the Excel file by updating images, revising the equation explanation in the heating design, and adding explanations of symbols for the thermal convection coefficient and pressure units. Dirgh added explanations to the thermal simulation assumptions and results to improve clarity. One Community’s open-source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Food initiative, which is focused on global-sustainability systems design for global benefit. The following visuals illustrate highlights from this effort.

Faeq Abu Alya (Architectural Engineer) continued developing house designs for the Earthbag Village 4-dome cluster project. He designed houses in both the Southwest and Southeast areas, focusing on updating materials used in the models to ensure consistency and accuracy, while also introducing new features that align with project requirements. In addition, the visual presentation of the houses was enhanced for clarity and overall appearance, ensuring the models meet the intended design standards. The Earthbag Village is the first of seven planned villages to be constructed as part of One Community’s open-source model for global-sustainability systems design, and it is closely tied to the Highest Good Food initiative. Below are some pictures related to this work.

Gayatri Pandkar (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. She refined the plantation tree layout to better align with the original plan and explored various seating options appropriate for the project site. She also introduced plantings at ground level and reviewed their integration into the overall layout to ensure consistency with the design framework and support the intended functionality of the space. She also began working on the rendering file for the Walipini structure. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on global-sustainability systems design. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting. documents. He standardized the document format to align with the webpage layout and presentation. At the same time, he began developing a concept for the user interface of a software tool for performing lighting energy calculations in greenhouses, focusing on defining the functional requirements and layout structure. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting global-sustainability systems design through sustainable and participatory development. See below for pictures related to this work.

Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued working on the Highest Good Food page. She reviewed the Code Crafters team’s work and updated their blog. She also continued working on the Soil Amendment and Initial Off-Grid Site Preparation page, making updates based on Jae’s feedback. Keerthi adjusted the formatting, added required content, including paragraphs after each heading and before bullet points, and completed her admin work for the week. Built on One Community’s open source foundation, the Highest Good Food initiative is dedicated to global-sustainability systems design, empowering communities through self-sustaining systems. View examples of her work in the pictures below.

Nitin Parate (Architect) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. His work focused on multiple updates and refinements to the site drawings and models. The updated Southwest site plan was reviewed for integration with the remaining parts of the site to maintain consistency and accuracy across drawings. Initial updates did not align well with the existing layout, requiring further adjustments and coordination. The master plan was then revised in discussion with Jae to resolve alignment issues and incorporate the necessary changes. Parallel to this, the SketchUp file was updated based on the revised AutoCAD base to prepare the Axonometric View, with efforts directed toward ensuring correct scale, proportions, and consistency with the overall layout. Focus then shifted to developing the Sun Study Axonometric View, highlighting sunlight movement while maintaining scale and proportion accuracy to align with project requirements and presentation standards. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform, promoting and supporting the global-sustainability systems design through sustainable and participatory development. Below are some images showcasing this work.

Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued working on the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting pages. She created new content for blog 651 and completed and submitted information for eight interviews, scheduling more for next week. She worked with teammates by reviewing their suggestions and incorporating feedback to produce a clear and consistent final version. She applied Jae’s feedback and added Zenapini #2 content from Silin to the website, then moved on to Walipini #2, incorporating Junyi Shi’s work with updated text, links, and images for the webpage. In alignment with One Community’s open source objectives, the Highest Good Food project integrates the concept of global-sustainability systems design into a larger vision of regenerative living. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.

Shivangi Varma (Architectural Designer and Planner) continued contributing to the Highest Good Food initiative. She made edits to the overview of the Planting and Harvesting content and the developed Zenapini 2 details. She also began creating content for the other structures, including text and determining the placement of the necessary graphics. The Highest Good Food initiative plays a leading role in One Community’s open source platform by promoting sustainable and participatory development focused on global-sustainability systems design. Below are visuals highlighting this work.

HIGHEST GOOD ENERGY PROGRESS

One Community is developing global-sustainability systems design 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, Shravan Murlidharan (Electrical Engineer) continued supporting the Highest Good Energy initiative. He focused on reorganizing and refining the One Community Solar webpage. The effort involved optimizing the presentation of tables and charts while ensuring that the information was arranged in a logical and accessible manner. Each day was dedicated to improving the structure so that data was displayed clearly, with particular attention to consistency across sections and alignment between visual elements and supporting content. This included adjustments to both layout and formatting so the webpage presented information in a streamlined, coherent way that enhanced usability and clarity for readers. One Community’s open source mission is powerfully reflected in the Highest Good Energy initiative, which supports global-sustainability systems design as a model for global benefit. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.

HIGHEST GOOD EDUCATION PROGRESS

One Community is developing global-sustainability systems design through Highest Good education that is for all ages, applicable in any environment, adaptable to individual needs, far exceeds traditional education standards, and more fun for both the teachers and the students. This component of One Community is about 95% complete with only the Open Source School Licensing and Ultimate Classroom construction and assembly details remaining to be finished. We’ll report on the final two elements to be finished as we develop them. With over 8 years of work invested in the process, the sections below are all complete until we move onto the property and continue the development and open sourcing process with teachers and students – a development process that is built directly into the structure of the education program and everything else we’re creating too:

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

This week, Anuneet Kaur (Administrator) continued contributing to the Highest Good Education software platform by creating Figma design elements and refining the overall visual layout, supporting One Community’s dedication to Highest Good Future Building. This work reflects One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. She updated the Project Manager Dashboard using Figma according to Harshitha’s feedback, incorporating design adjustments to improve usability and ensure consistency with project standards. She focused on researching resources for the most sustainable flooring, reviewing scholarly articles, and compiling relevant statistics for the graphic process. Anuneet ensured that all members were included in the live blog task and identified any who were missing. Additionally, she completed drafting the content and selecting images for the Highest Good Education Program Licensing and Accreditation webpage. Her administrative contributions included editing summaries and collages for the Highest Good Society team, Highest Good Education, and core team, while reviewing fellow admins’ submissions for accuracy and completeness. The One Community model of global-sustainability systems design, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, fosters lasting impact on a global scale. Her recent contributions are featured in the collage below.

Dashaarna Srinivasa (Project Engineer) began developing the Highest Good Education platform, detailing deliverables. She worked on Blog #651 by creating detailed summaries for the volunteer contributions and designing visual collages to accompany them, ensuring they aligned with publication standards. She reviewed and provided feedback on the compiled work to maintain consistency and accuracy across all sections. Dashaarna also conducted a coordination meeting with Ketsia and Baraka to discuss their current progress, clarify deliverable expectations, and address any blockers. She maintained ongoing communication with Ananya and Fangting to track their tasks and ensure they remained aligned with the overall timeline. Lastly, she continued developing the Ultimate Classroom drawings in AutoCAD, focusing on drafting the building elevation to establish the foundational layout for further detailing. The One Community model of global-sustainability systems design, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, drives lasting impact on a global scale. Her recent contributions are featured in the collage below.

Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued advancing the Highest Good Education platform by detailing deliverables, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She reviewed Anuneet’s Figma design for the Project Manager Profile and detailed the action items into PRs for Phase 4 ensuring consistency across all software components. Srishti was onboarded, and her Figma work on the Teacher Dashboard was reviewed, while Vivek was onboarded to the HGN Phase 4 backend tasks. Questions from Raahul regarding deliverables were clarified, and repositories and resources were identified to help the onboarded software engineers better understand the documentation and available materials. The One Community model of global-sustainability systems design, exemplified by sustainably built classrooms like these, advances meaningful global change. The collage below highlights her recent contributions.

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 enables students to transform their saved interests into weekly learning plans through guided steps. This work supports One Community’s mission of global-sustainability systems design. He worked on the student logging interface, which was designed with a timer-based system to record time spent on tasks in the lesson plan. The interface includes a text box for entering logs, a dropdown menu for selecting related courses or assignments or marking entries as general logs, and an optional notes section for sending questions or clarifications to the teacher. Rules were defined to allow editing until the teacher had reviewed the log, after which the log becomes view-only with teacher comments and grades displayed when applicable. Commenting features were added for interaction between student and teacher after grading, and the submission process was set up to return students to the dashboard after submitting logs. These updates strengthened both the functionality and user experience of the platform, enhancing the One Community model of global-sustainability systems design as a path to lasting global impact. Below are images related to his work.

HIGHEST GOOD SOCIETY PROGRESS

One Community is developing global-sustainability systems design 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 66 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 global-sustainability systems design serves as the foundation of One Community’s broader mission. The following images showcase highlights of this work.

Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on analytics and content management for Meta’s Facebook and Instagram channels. He created and scheduled new posts for the Facebook and Instagram feeds and recorded all content details, data, and analytics in the Open Source spreadsheet. He also performed the weekly update of social media analytics by collecting and processing new audience data and refreshing the master spreadsheet with current audience demographics and engagement statistics. Additionally, Govind completed PR Review Team Management by modifying a WordPress site with the team’s weekly summary and collage, filling the PR Review Team Table, and updating the Highest Good Network PR spreadsheet. He submitted his admin feedback table, which further supports One Community’s mission of global-sustainability systems design. The images below highlight key aspects of his contributions.

Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued developing the Job Applicants page and key components of the Highest Good Network Phase 2 and Phase 4 dashboards, including the PR Team analytics section. He worked on the Social Architecture Software, Application Page, and PR Review Dashboard by creating action items for new components. 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 global-sustainability systems design. The images below highlight his contributions.

Rajrajeshwari Gangadhar Sangolli (Data Analyst) continued working on Google Ads management and strategy evolution. She tracked key KPIs for running ads, monitored weekly performance, and applied Google recommendations to improve results, including removing redundant keywords, adding select broad match versions of existing keywords, and updating ad headlines and descriptions. She reviewed over 25 ads in housing and society campaigns, created twelve new ad groups based on the site map, improved responsive search ads, and paused underperforming campaigns while noting stronger performance in newer philosophy and housing campaigns compared to older ones. Additional tasks included reviewing a new admin’s work with comments, following Jae’s instructions for the product testing group, reviewing videos and raising related questions, and starting a process documentation file for the ads team. Rajrajeshwari also made progress on Google certifications. This project supports One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. 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), Georgina George (Business Intelligence Analyst), Indra Anuraag Gade (Software Engineer and Team Administrator), Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator), Neeharika Kamireddy (Data Analyst), 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), Sudarshan Raju Chintalapati Venkata (Data Analyst) and Yagna Reddy Badvel (Data Analyst and Team Administrator). 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 their focus on administrative support, documentation, testing, training, recruiting, analytics, and content management, the team directly contributes to creating global-sustainability systems design and One Community’s mission of building a replicable model for a sustainable world.

This week, Ashutosh completed partial integration of the chatbot framework, performed initial user interface testing, fixed bugs, tested image data retrieval, and provided feedback to Sudarshan while also handling debugging and timelog work. This project advances One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Divanshu focused on Mastodon project analysis by reviewing requirements, identifying improvements, preparing test cases, assigning tasks, coordinating with developers, and managing access rights and documentation. Georgina completed and posted multiple pieces of content on Reddit and crossposted them to different subreddits, which contributed to increased engagement and views, and she also reviewed Skye’s weekly summary and provided feedback. This work aligns with One Community’s goals for global-sustainability systems design. Indra generated music with SUNO AI, provided onboarding feedback for new admin members, created a step-by-step framework for Twitter moderation, and scheduled balanced posts with captions and hashtags. Keerthana carried out Phase 3 configuration testing by reviewing software pages against Figma designs, maintained testing logs, reviewed new admin trainees’ work, ensured image and folder organization, updated Step 2 and Step 4 documents, and handled blog and review tasks. This contribution strengthens One Community’s pursuit of global-sustainability systems design. Neeharika assigned tasks by reviewing management documents and PR dashboards, followed up on progress, tested pull requests, and completed her weekly admin duties. Olimpia managed senior admin responsibilities by monitoring volunteer task completion, resolving comments, flagging issues requiring attention, and scheduling three LinkedIn posts per day with hashtags and adjustments for the platform. This work is part of One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design. Rachna spent her time on SEO work, explored sections of the website, caught up on emails, and attempted to schedule interviews, though faced availability conflicts.

Rajeshwari continued as blog #651 Administrator, reviewed and commented on summaries, updated Step 2, edited the WordPress blog for the Binary Brigade with summaries and collage, completed the HGN questionnaire, and updated the feedback tracking log. This effort reflects One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Rishi merged all individual blogs into the main blog #651, performed SEO tasks, coordinated on Slack to resolve PR merge conflicts, tested and reviewed PRs, and labeled high-priority reviews while following up in HGN. Rishitha interviewed Prem and logged feedback, updated bios, and followed up for missing details, uploaded posts on Threads, reviewed Jae’s promotion video, read the Aircrete visualization document, and reviewed her weekend assignments. This progress adds to One Community’s vision of global-sustainability systems design. Sai Suraj advanced the Social Media Analytics Master Dashboard by designing the layout, building core structures, developing data schema and mapping documents, cleaning and validating data, aligning sources, and creating visualizations; he also provided trainee feedback, compiled reports, edited a webpage with SEO adjustments, prepared team images, created a collage, and finalized content for review. Samhitha completed her blog Open Source Utopia Models #651 by refining links, corrections, hover effects, and documentation, submitted the PDF, tested PRs with results logged in spreadsheets, and reviewed Sudarshan’s work with detailed feedback. This project demonstrates One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Sudarshan worked on the training program to learn reviews and feedback processes, participated in a blog review, completed the Open Source Utopia Models #651 blog with requested changes, and created his HGN profile with a photograph. Yagna validated the Volunteer Status and role distribution dashboards, documented requirements for new pie charts, supported administrative activities for the Expressers team, and provided constructive feedback to trainees. To learn more about how this work contributes to global-sustainability systems design, 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 global-sustainability systems design.

This week, Qinyi created new characters using ChatGPT and MidJourney and used the revised characters to design multiple posters, focusing on layout design, text editing, color selection, and integrating global-sustainability systems design for project needs. Yulin revised infographics, creating social media images, posting the Highest Good Network announcement, managing assets in Dropbox, and joining weekly discussions. Their combined efforts highlight global-sustainability systems design. See the Highest Good Society pages and the collage below for examples of their work.

HIGHEST GOOD NETWORK PROGRESS

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

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

This week, the core team continued working on the Highest Good Network software by completing and confirming several pull request fixes. They worked on HGN PRs testing. Confirmed fixed PRs included Project page colors in Dark mode #2981, Resource Adding Form #3636, Event Attendance and No Show track #3081, Develop Visualizations for Event Popularity Analytics #3192, Listing and bidding platform: Create wish lists for users frontend #3325, Resource management dashboard #3611, Projects not showing up #3677, dropdown menu formatting in User Management page #3693, and the “failed to update task” issue when resolving tasks on the dashboard #3637. This effort contributes to One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design.

Items not fixed included finishing the “pop out” functionality for the timer PR 3112 #3559 and implementing pagination for the member list on the HGN Questionnaire Dashboard #3460. Additional work included reviewing assigned badges for “Tester One” and logging 5 hours for the week, with results recorded in the ongoing badge issues document. They also reported new bugs including fixing incorrect team codes after updates, restoring the missing “Form Creation” form on the ../jobformbuilder page, and correcting colors in Dark mode, and also assigned tasks to three volunteers. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this work strengthens global-sustainability systems design.

ALPHA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

This week, the Alpha Software Team, working on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and included Carlos Martinez (Software Developer) and Nikita Kolla (Full Stack Developer). This software serves as an internal management and communication platform designed to showcase global-sustainability systems design and supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes that contribute to creating sustainable 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 global-sustainability systems design as a path to long-term ecological solutions.

This week, Carlos worked on the HGN Form and the associated User Skills page, focusing on adding dark mode styling to the components. Additionally, he completed tasks assigned by Rishitha, which involved creating an announcement post about joining the team and integrating this information onto the team website. This work highlights One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Furthermore, new work began on addressing fixes for bugs identified in the bug tracking documents. This work supports One Community’s goal of creating global-sustainability systems design. Lin managed the team before his week-off due to personal reasons. Nikita completed the task of ensuring that core team members’ additional hours are processed properly and uploaded the related code to a GitHub pull request. She then reviewed and analyzed the code related to the Blue Song assignment in preparation for making updates required for the Blue Square assignment tests. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to global-sustainability systems design. See the collage below for 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 Amalesh Arivanan (Software Engineer), Ramsundar Konety Govindarajan (Software Engineer), Harsha Rudhraraju (Software Engineer), Sourabh Bagde (Software Developer), Srushti Patel (Software Developer), Soham Sharma (Software Engineer), Manvi Kishore (Software Engineer), Taariq Mansurie (Full-Stack Developer), 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 global-sustainability systems design.

This week, Sourabh began work on creating the Slashdot auto-poster under the Announcements module by examining the codebase to determine placement and reviewing existing modules, such as Bitly and Blogger, for consistency in UI state management, form handling, and scheduling, with the task remaining in progress. Ram investigated two issues raised by Jae, confirming that the Resources section in Add Tasks worked as expected without changes and analyzing a problem with WBS categories defaulting to “Unspecified” after a page refresh; he traced the cause to AddTaskModal relying on allProjects, which may not be available on refresh, and updated the logic to use projectById, though additional fixes were still needed as the task view did not load properly. Nikhil worked on migrating legacy CSS files to CSS Modules, updating the LeaderBoard, Badge, TeamOrgLocations, and Teams components by converting .css files to .module.css, updating imports, and modifying className attributes. He also addressed issues in PRs 377, 3770, and 3222, updated PR 3760, tracked the CSS-to-Module migration task, reviewed PR 3864 and older pull requests, and oversaw teamwork by delegating tasks. Together, these efforts advance One Community’s pursuit of global-sustainability systems design.

Amalesh resolved the final linting errors in the UserProfile folder, fixed the Contributors Report display issue, addressed a bug with the dashboard header message on certain screens, submitted and merged a hotfix as PR 4060, and documented the work with screenshots and videos uploaded using the required conventions while tracking time with the HGN timer. This project strengthens One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Taariq worked on filterColor functionality, archived projects, and weekly summaries, addressing pull request comments, running local tests, implementing archive and unarchive features in Project.jsx and Projects.jsx, resolving modal confirmation issues and console errors, fixing discrepancies in weekly summaries to ensure correct active and inactive user counts, and investigating backend integration test failures caused by Node version incompatibility. This work adds to One Community’s efforts in global-sustainability systems design. Harshavarma focused on application page/function cleanup by creating tasks for problematic pull requests, following up on in-progress work, and verifying completed items; reviewing PRs 4010 + 1693, 3964, 4048, 3889, 4034, 3937, and 1516; and identifying issues such as merge conflicts, dark mode inconsistencies, responsiveness problems, and missing data, while approving or requesting fixes as needed and updating CSS-to-module-CSS task tracking. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design.

Manvi attempted to test Pinterest auto-posting but faced permission and Node-related issues, and also assisted Jae with resolving a white page bug during project editing and an error in the WBS listing. This work reflects One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Rohit analyzed badge validation workflows, focusing on time-based and event-driven dependencies, drafting test scenarios to reflect real-world behavior, and exploring opportunities for automation to reduce manual testing. Soham reviewed 10 pull requests, verifying functionality across charts, profile updates, FAQ alignment, dropdowns, dark mode behavior, redirection handling, and lint/test case compliance, reporting issues where necessary. Srushti worked on the teacher portal Figma frames and components, improving organization and usability, while also resolving two urgent bugs to maintain project stability. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more about how this relates to global-sustainability systems design. The collage below shows images of their work.

BLUE STEEL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

This week, 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), Humemah Khalid (Software Engineer/Backend Developer), and Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer). Linh worked on configuring the local development environment to connect the frontend with the backend service running on port 4500, which required modifying the Vite configuration to set up a proxy for API calls, adjusting environment variables to prevent defaulting to the staging API, and validating backend startup logs to confirm database connectivity and port usage within the global-sustainability systems design framework. He tested communication between the React frontend running on port 5173 and the backend server, verified the use of .env.local for local overrides, ensured compatibility with Create React App style environment variables, and reviewed proxy and CORS configurations. He also documented how to isolate local API calls during development and completed updates to the FAQ Tool unanswered question logging issue by adding support for both raw and Bearer tokens, refining duplicate detection, and modifying logging behavior when no owner emails are available. This work supports One Community’s mission and focus on global-sustainability systems design.

Felix resolved the issue of WBS categories not assigning correctly on refreshed WBS pages and submitted a pull request, then began investigating overlapping text on the Dashboard after refresh; while reproducing the bug, he confirmed the issue was absent in the development branch but persisted in production and reached out to Jae for guidance. Humemah worked on the bell notification feature for task deadlines by implementing alerts at 50%, 75%, and 90% of a task’s deadline, extending existing logic originally built under reference #2631 to align with prior functionality. Sheetal resolved merge conflicts in the Announcement module, integrated code into the updated design structure, continued connecting frontend flow with backend APIs under the global-sustainability systems design initiative, and added functionality to detect existing Reddit tokens when loading the editor, with logic to display a connection button if tokens were expired or invalid, though testing of Reddit API integration was limited by IP rate restrictions. These combined efforts advance One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Below are some images showcasing this 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), Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Benitha Sri Panchagiri (Software Engineer), Chaitanya Swaroop Kumar Allu (Software Engineer), Hemanth Chimakurthi (Software Engineer), Juhitha Reddy Penumalli (Software Engineer), Rohith Mallipudi (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 processes, and support widespread and lasting eco-lifestyle access. This effort exemplifies One Community’s open source commitment to Global-Sustainability Systems Design as a path to a more regenerative and thriving world.

This week, Ajay built the feedback UI landing page component that serves as the entry point for opening the feedback modal, created and applied page-specific CSS, organized styles into dedicated files, imported those styles into both the page module and global stylesheet to maintain consistency, wired the landing page interaction to trigger the modal, aligned the component structure with the project’s module pattern, and reduced style duplication by centralizing shared rules. This work aligns with One Community’s goals for global-sustainability systems design. Ashrita worked across the frontend and backend of the Highest Good Network codebase, resolving a blocked stash, preparing ESLint fixes for unused imports and variables, updating parseInt calls with a radix, resolving duplicate keys and shadowed variables, and documenting options to bypass hooks while outlining follow-up steps to restage and commit clean changes. This initiative supports One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Benitha reduced compile and test errors by fixing missing exports and incorrect imports in multiple action files, added required functions to align with test cases, updated reducers and actions for consistency, and lowered the ESLint error count from 106 to 78. Chaitanya focused on the Access Management component and Google Group integration, migrated Dropbox data from emails to folder IDs using scripts, analyzed inconsistencies and missing records, reviewed and confirmed a fix with teammates, and worked on adding Google Group invite access by testing API documentation and exploring efficient implementations. This work is part of One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design. Hemanth validated multiple pull requests, confirming dashboard messages (PR #4025), new fields and modal behavior in the ApplicationForm (PR #4026), project membership features (PR #4027), filters on the listing and bidding dashboard (PR #4028), analytics graphs and date range functionality (PR #4033), scoped CSS styles (PR #4034), dark and light themes on HGNForm pages (PR #4038), error messaging for non-existent profiles (PR #4042), participation report loading (PR #4065), and also investigated bug #1720. This effort reflects One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design.

Juhitha contributed to the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard line chart by adding a backend POST API for injury data, testing with mock data, integrating the API on the frontend, verifying filters and graph behavior, completing full implementation testing, and raising pull requests for both frontend and backend while also beginning work on the Project Status Donut Chart by resolving merge conflicts and checking stability. This work highlights One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Rohith reviewed multiple pull requests, confirming CSS module updates in PRs #4001 and #3937, verifying one merge, and testing PR #4034, where a loading issue blocked further validation, after which he coordinated with Varsha Karanam on the related FAQ section task currently under review. Sai Moola progressed on the Summary Dashboard by creating a horizontal bar graph titled “Utilization Rate and Downtime of Tools/Equipment.” This involved generating mock data with POST endpoints, modifying the schema to handle date ranges, testing the GET endpoint for tool downtimes, and verifying date query parameters. This contribution advances One Community’s goals for global-sustainability systems design. Request optimization is pending. Sphurthy resolved a countdown timer bug by correcting toast content formatting, adding a state check to ensure notifications triggered only once, restoring proper functionality, and also updated Phase 4 deliverables by reviewing, modifying, and aligning them with project requirements. Vivek reviewed Harshitha’s software document, examined code contributions to understand the project state, joined a call on HGNRest Phase 4 to clarify responsibilities and deliverables, evaluated planned tasks, and studied the onboarding document to support his ongoing work. These contributions strengthen One Community’s open source mission and commitment to global-sustainability systems design. 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 Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer) and includes Adithya Cherukuri (Software Engineer), Deekshith Kumar Singirikonda (Developer), Dharmik Patel (Software Engineer), Manvitha Yeeli (Software Engineer), Mohan Satya Ram Sara (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full-Stack Software Developer), Neeraj Kondaveeti (Software Engineer), Prasanth Bhimana (Software Engineer), Saicharan Reddy Kotha (Software Engineer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Vamsi Krishna Rolla (Software Engineer), and Vamsidhar Panithi (Software Engineer), Varsha Karanam (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for global-sustainability systems design through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes. This progress supports One Community in developing global-sustainability systems design.

This week, Nahiyan reviewed PR4038 by examining changes to the codebase, verifying alignment with project standards, testing functionality for expected results, and assessing impacts on maintainability, performance, and readability while providing feedback on potential issues. This effort helps One Community’s pursuit of global-sustainability systems design. Shraddha worked on fixing lint issues in PeopleTasksPieChart.test.jsx, analyzing errors, modifying related files, and implementing a fix that is still being tested, while also addressing PRs 2210, 2266, and 3492 by resolving conflicts, investigating build failures, and troubleshooting issues related to Node 20, eslint, vite:esbuild, and jest:esbuild. Vamsi enhanced feedback management and organizer controls by implementing filters and sorting options for hosts, adding a toggle in event settings for review requests, creating notices for participants when reviews are disabled, and including a “Contact Admin” link, followed by testing and refinements to ensure host-only feedback, filtering, and toggling functioned correctly. This project strengthens One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Manvitha resolved review comments related to the logo, fixed merge conflicts in PRs 3870, 4001, 3647, and 1454, implemented event rescheduling functionality including sending participant emails, and began integrating polling options through email while troubleshooting an unauthorized request error. This work adds to One Community’s efforts in global-sustainability systems design.

Saicharan completed the Phase-2 Project Status Donut Chart by creating and pushing frontend and backend PRs with detailed descriptions, testing instructions, screenshots, and explanations of the React component with Chart.js, CSS Modules, backend model, service, and controller logic, connecting the frontend to the API, validating functionality with filters, and refining PRs after feedback. This initiative aligns with One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Deekshith strengthened wishlist functionality for the listing and bidding platform by creating secure backend APIs with ownership and validation rules, implementing createWishlist, addListingToWishlist, and removeListingFromWishlist functions that validate user authentication, deduplicate listings, and ensure proper ownership and existence checks. Adithya contributed to Phase 3 tasks and analytics features for HGN Software Development by resolving dependency conflicts, updating yarn.lock, merging from development, verifying component placement for the Social and Recreational Management page and Event Popularity Analytics landing page, completing frontend and backend development for the Popularity by Timeline Chart, and submitting a pull request awaiting review. Neeraj reviewed potential new tasks, examined previously completed work for bugs or misalignments, and submitted a self-summary with the requested information. Mohan implemented timelog usage tracking by populating databases with mock events, optimizing queries, enabling live updates via WebSocket with fallbacks, linking event creation to backend confirmation, handling idle and network interruptions, and improving UI confirmations for accurate logging. Prasanth drove Phase 2 document finalization by reviewing over 50 pages, testing PRs locally, identifying issues, creating new action items—especially around modular CSS—coordinating with developers via Slack, and proposing workflow and UI/UX improvements to strengthen Phase 2 deliverables. Vamsidhar resolved merge conflicts and tested PR3040, implementing a feedback modal with a rating system, comment field, duplicate prevention, Node.js version updates, Jest-to-Vitest migration, accessibility fixes, and CI workflow updates, achieving 1945 of 1951 passing tests and preparing the PR for deployment. Varsha created and submitted a questionnaire form within the collaboration module, integrated video links, improved state management and validation, and transitioned global CSS to modular CSS for various components, including the event no-show chart, resolving related styling errors and ensuring modular, isolated design consistency. Zhifan advanced the Node 14 to Node 20 upgrade by resolving lint violations, merging the latest development branch, validating tests, confirming functionality across 80 files, and worked on backend analytics by implementing strict role checks for endpoints and adding warnings for overlapping dates in the summary API. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to developing global-sustainability systems design. 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 Casstiel Pi (Software Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha (Full-Stack Developer), and Tanmay Arora (Software Engineer). This contribution supports One Community’s goal of advancing global-sustainability systems design.

This week, Casstiel worked on the Plurk auto-poster feature, troubleshooting environment setup issues with Node Version Manager and package installations, then updating the user interface to align with the unified tab structure for auto-posters across social media platforms. This work is part of One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design. Meenashi updated the Application/Job Posting Page and design document, added images for multiple views including Category List, Position List, Show Summaries, Dark Mode, and Mobile View, and contributed to PRs #1701, #4014, and #1462 by resolving merge conflicts, enhancing test coverage, and addressing review comments. She also investigated access restrictions for the Skills form related to PR #4009.

Tanmay focused on advancing the Mastodon auto-poster feature by reviving backend code from an earlier pull request, configuring environment variables, and creating a POST endpoint for publishing to Mastodon. On the frontend, he added a dedicated Mastodon tab within the Announcements module, extended the SocialMediaComposer with new props and controls, and confirmed successful posting from the dashboard to Mastodon. Together these updates improved the stability, functionality, and integration of the Highest Good Network. This work contributes to One Community’s mission of advancing global-sustainability systems design. Rahul refined the codebase by creating modular classes to handle duplicate logic and improve maintainability. He added functional components for light and dark mode transitions, optimized related files, and polished CSS to ensure smoother theme switching. He augmented class names, improved event listeners, and removed unused styles that were causing overrides, resulting in cleaner styling and faster load times. In addition, Rahul fulfilled team management responsibilities by reviewing tasks, summaries, and videos from team members. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to advancing global-sustainability systems design. See the collage below for the team’s work.

LUCKY STAR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

The Lucky Star Team’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Keerthana Chitturi (System Administrator) and Barnaboss Puli (Software Engineer). The team includes contributions from Chieh “Jerry” Jui Lee (Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (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 global-sustainability systems design through collaborative and cross-functional software development.

This week, Barnaboss extended validation and refined logic for the volunteer hours distribution pie chart, improved performance through pipeline adjustments and safeguards, optimized aggregation queries for utilization and downtime metrics, aligned backend responses with frontend schemas, and fixed state management issues in the Project Details section. This contribution supports One Community’s initiative of global-sustainability systems design. Chieh tested and investigated the Account Edit page, identifying that legacy accounts lacked an id field and confirming that both new and old accounts now support full edit functionality. This update ensures data consistency and supports the development of global-sustainability systems design. Dipti debugged and fixed a reported error with the unsubscribe and subscribe pages by restoring missing lines in the routes.jsx file, then began reviewing data flow and code patterns to prepare for graph creation and functionality integration. This task adds to the progress toward global-sustainability systems design. Durga resolved header alignment issues across screen sizes, addressed additional problems in a previous pull request, progressed on renaming files to module.css, and began initial work on the system date issue. This effort advances the work on global-sustainability systems design. Ganesh worked on the backend for the Tools Most in Need of Replacement task, setting up and refining API routes, updating controller functions, validating queries, and verifying results through integration testing. This backend development supports global-sustainability systems design.

Kedarnath progressed on Job Posting Page Analytics by implementing a donut chart to visualize applicants by experience levels, focusing on chart integration and responsive UI behavior. This work improves reporting tools in support of global-sustainability systems design. Shashank implemented functionality for handling the timer and time logging process when the week closes, ensuring timers pause, auto logging occurs with temporary descriptions, backend payloads update correctly, and frontend modals handle these conditions. His contributions strengthen system reliability for global-sustainability systems design. Shravya completed the feature request to add CC email input with the Enter key under PR #4002, converted CSS to module.css with dark mode support under PR 4053, restored routing and reorganized files under PR #4049, and refactored frontend code for consistency with backend changes under PR 4053. This effort continues to improve user functionality for global-sustainability systems design. Sohail collaborated with Anthony on the HGNRest email automation project, reviewed documentation, began local setup, and prepared for cronjob-based automation to handle different user conditions. This automation work supports global-sustainability systems design. Veda worked on the Country of Application Map Chart by reviewing requirements, documenting backend schema and caching needs, aligning frontend code for hover data and filters, and setting up the technical environment by installing dependencies and resolving Apple Silicon build issues. These improvements align with One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design. Venkataramanan raised seven pull requests frontend PRs #4039, #4041, #4043, #4044, and #4051, along with backend PRs #1714 and #1719 addressing UI issues, fixing layouts, refining component interactions, and ensuring backend consistency. These updates enhance platform stability and contribute to global-sustainability systems design. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how this work supports global-sustainability systems design. Below is a collage highlighting the team’s contributions

MOONFALL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEAM

This week, Team Moonfall’s summary, which covers their work on the Highest Good Network, was managed by Shashank Halanur Veeresh Kumar (Software Engineer) and includes Aayush Jayant Shetty (Software Engineer), Alisha Walunj (Software Engineer), Bangaru Babu Kota (Software Engineer), Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer),Gurusai Chittoji (Software Engineer), Mani Shashank Marneni (Software Engineer), Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer), Sai Krishna (Software Engineer), Swetha Rachakonda (Software Engineer), Uha Kruthi (Software Engineer), Venkata Nikitha Anakla (Software Engineer), and Zhicheng Tong (Software Engineer). This contribution supports One Community’s goal of advancing global-sustainability systems design.

This week, Shashank created a new pull request for the weekly summary dashboard, fixed issues with the chart, moved files, and added a module.css file for styling. Aayush worked on the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard by creating line and bar charts, fixing bugs, and adding a dark mode toggle. Alisha resolved merge conflicts, built backend and frontend components for the bid page overview, added endpoints for listings and bids with notifications, and fixed issues with dark mode, alignment, image zooming, and username display. Bangaru addressed HGN Software Development tasks by resolving dashboard queries, improving documentation clarity, finalizing design elements, and reviewing requirements. Bhavpreet connected the LB dashboard with the word cloud and demand-over-time charts, merged them, and resolved conflicts in older pull requests. These efforts reflect One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Gurusai reviewed pull requests within the Application 135 initiative, provided feedback, collaborated with the team lead on improvements, and finalized the weekly summary report. Mani fixed a bug in the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard related to tool returns by building a controller and router, integrating with MongoDB, validating records, and resolving errors.

Ramakrishna began fixing an issue where zero time was displayed on the reports page by creating a new branch, correcting an API call and MongoDB team ID handling, and improving data retrieval. Sai implemented modal handling functions in WeeklySummaries.jsx with an edit button, modal rendering, and updates for the initialActiveTab prop. Swetha implemented the job application form page with React components, CSS styling, validation, file handling, and dark mode preparation. This work highlights One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Uha progressed on the SMS notification feature by working on backend services, user preferences, secure storage, and frontend settings. Nikitha developed the Replicate Task feature by adding a task replication button, creating Redux action types, connecting them to the reducer, implementing an API call, and adding a tooltip. Zhicheng familiarized himself with the codebase and logging system, set up a branch named fix-demo-logs, worked on adjustments to align with standards, reviewed task-tracking processes, and applied the team’s practices for writing and testing code. Together, these contributions support One Community’s pursuit of global-sustainability systems design. For more context on how this contributed to advancing global-sustainability systems design, see the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network. The collage below features select contributions from our team members 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), Ghazi Rahman Shaik (Software Engineer Intern), Guna Pranith Reddy Cheelam (Software Developer), Jaydeep Mulani (Software Developer), Kristin Dingchuan Hu (Software Engineer), Namitha Vijaykumar Pawar (Software Engineer), Peterson Rodrigues dos Santos (Full Stack Developer), Raahul Sallagunta (Software Engineer), Siva Putti (Software Engineer), Sreeja Nandyala (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 developing global-sustainability systems design. It supports social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems.

This week Akshay continued working on the issue of project members not being listed, traced the problem to changes introduced in PR1714 that modified the getprojectMembership function, consulted with Jae about whether to adjust the existing endpoint or create a new one, and coordinated Reactonauts activities including pull request tracking, Git error assistance, weekly team review, and discussions about team call leadership. This work adds to One Community’s efforts in global-sustainability systems design. Aseem analyzed conflicts between Marcus’s base announcement tab wireframe in PR3866 and Namitha’s PR4029 addressing lint issues that replaced Marcus’s implementation, noted that progress depended on code merging, created new developer accounts for Instagram and Threads, began setting up an application for Threads, and reviewed a reference link. Diya configured Gmail OAuth credentials for reset-password email flow, verified functionality, and opened PR1716, fixed a failing test, resolved conflicts from Backend release 2.57 in PR1715, and opened PR1717. This project contributes to One Community’s approach to developing global-sustainability systems design. She also addressed an urgent bug where resources were not visible when adding tasks by fixing a role mismatch in the database, corrected WBS visibility from user profiles by aligning parameter naming differences, and raised PR4056 for the fix. Ghazi optimized task management components under PR3586 by using a preloaded dataset, resolving data mapping inconsistencies, unblocking merges by fixing a critical test failure, resolving password-related conflicts, and adding debugging logs. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design.

Guna Pranith finalized listings home page fixes under PR3999 by resolving image request errors and correcting tab headings, with the focus shifting toward review, approval, and preparing for further listings page tasks. This work reflects One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Jaydeep reviewed and tested multiple frontend and backend PRs including PR4042 for user profile error messaging, PR4050 for profile save functionality, PR4049 and PR4048 for materials and roles graphs, PR4053, PR4033, and PR4031 for graph rendering and styling, PR3629 for form validation, PR3625 for Teams table alignment, PR3613 for filters and buttons, and PR3029 for community calendar conflicts, while also troubleshooting PR4040 compatibility issues and reviewing internal task documents. This work supports One Community’s mission of global-sustainability systems design. Kristin addressed changes in PR3851 and PR4036, resolved lint errors in TeamMemberTasks including TeamMemberPopup.jsx, removed files from eslint ignore, fixed merge conflicts, updated the Promotion Table UI for better dark mode visibility, and began unit tests for the backend reports controller. This project contributes to One Community’s approach to developing global-sustainability systems design. Namitha fixed a missing route entry in routes.jsx so EventParticipation rendered correctly at /communityportal/reports/participation, tested it locally, checked other routes for conflicts, and submitted PR4065. Peterson updated the User Profile page in PR4042 so that invalid user IDs show a clear “no matching user” message with a redirect option instead of hanging on a loading indicator. This effort contributes to One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design. Raahul spent 20 hours on HGN Phase 4 Deliverables 4 and 5 by reviewing documentation for badge integration, reporting and analytics features, ensuring requirements were well structured with roles and deadlines, suggesting sample data flows, and starting work on an urgent backend bug related to project assignment persistence tied to PR1719. This work aligns with One Community’s goals for global-sustainability systems design.

Siva worked on PR2816 to restore missing search functionality on the Team Member Reports page and on PR2992 to fix pie chart color discrepancies, addressing merge conflicts and ensuring consistent chart display. This work is part of One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design. Sreeja tracked progress on backend title search merges, confirmed completion of PR3892 fixes, monitored analytics page frontend and backend updates, reviewed referral link PR4012, merged the Figma analytics task, followed up on FAQ tool progress, confirmed closure of the job posting analytics bar graph fix PR3913, and reviewed PRs 3989, 1685, and 3870. This effort reflects One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Sudheeksha dedicated 20 hours across four days to resolving resource access issues in PR3924, fixed lint issues in TeamMembersPopup, implemented and tested urgent hotfixes to restore resource add/view functionality, and ensured stable access for users. Suparshwa researched tools for document storage, evaluated free options for reliability and ease of use, and identified candidates that could meet project needs. This work highlights One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Ujjwal contributed to two urgent hotfixes by resolving a member display issue caused by a permission mismatch, fixed a dashboard styling bug by refactoring FollowUpEmailTemplate.css to module.css under PR4074, addressed merge conflicts, and worked on the “Make Delete function remove people” task by investigating the underlying bug. See the Highest Good Network and Highest Good Society pages to learn more about how this work supports developing global-sustainability systems design. See below for the work done on developing global-sustainability systems design.

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), Marcus Yi (Software Engineer), and Snehal Dilip Patare (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 global-sustainability systems design.

This week, Anthony addressed a reviewer’s comment on PR#3978 regarding a reported 401 error. During his investigation, he reproduced related log errors but did not encounter the 401 himself. This work represents One Community’s focus on global-sustainability systems design. After reviewing the code, he determined the error message originated from notification files rather than his own changes, and he wrote a response requesting additional details. He then continued testing the email features from the reverted PR#1104 and PR#1334, fixing one of the email functions to correctly retrieve a required user value from the database. He recorded videos outlining his findings, submitted them for feedback, and began testing automation of the emails through a cronjob using preset values. This effort helps One Community’s pursuit of global-sustainability systems design. This work prepared the feature for further testing next week to ensure it met the desired functionality. Finally, he began work on the Tracking Modal task for moving descriptions in the Dashboard warning tracker, enabling reordering of the tracker list. Although saving functionality had not yet been added, he created a video update on his progress and awaited feedback on how best to proceed with meeting the task requirements. This work supports One Community’s goal of creating global-sustainability systems design.

Julia continued working on creating the special filter for team codes and individuals by adding a CRUD backend that allowed users to create, read, update, and delete filters in the database. This work adds to One Community’s efforts in global-sustainability systems design. She integrated the API with the frontend so that interactions from the user interface were stored in the database and addressed the team code change scenario to ensure filters were updated when codes changed. She also fixed several bugs in the existing code, including updating tableData when a team code changed, and optimized the filterWeeklySummaries function to improve performance. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to global-sustainability systems design. Marcus worked on diagnosing a failure in the scheduled post feature for X, reviewing request and response handling while API rate limits limited full end-to-end debugging. He supported Jae by investigating and addressing a main branch error, including checks on build and dependency integrity, and he organized his development environment by cleaning VS Code extensions, settings, and workspace files to streamline future work. This work reflects One Community’s dedication to global-sustainability systems design. Snehal worked on cleaning the Facebook auto poster code in index.js, updated it to handle scheduling posts in the PST timezone, and modified the system to display hints for both Twitter and Facebook when the corresponding social media tabs were selected. She also completed backend tasks PR3466 and PR1359 and was waiting for approvals. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to global-sustainability systems design. See the collage below for the team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM A-F

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for members with names starting A–F, 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 developing global-sustainability systems design. Active team members included Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Abhishek Srikanth (Software Engineer), Aditya Gambhir (Software Engineer), Carl Bebli (Software Developer), Chris Bellara (Software Engineer), Deep Shah (Software Engineer), and Dunstan Dsouza (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 developing global-sustainability systems design in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below showcases this team’s work.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM G-N

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from G–N, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Govind Sajithkumar (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results in developing global-sustainability systems design. This week’s active members of this team were: Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), Munish Patel (Software Engineer), Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), and Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures developing global-sustainability systems design by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

SOFTWARE PR REVIEW TEAM O-Z

This week, the PR Review Team’s summary for team members with names starting from O–Z, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation for measuring our results in developing global-sustainability systems design. This week’s active members of this team were: Pujitha Kakani (Software Engineer), Sudheesh Thuralkalmakki (Full-Stack Developer), Sundar Machani (Software Engineer), Xinyi Zhou (Developer), Yiyun Tan (Software Engineer), and Zoha Khan (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 developing global-sustainability systems design by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.

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