At One Community, we are committed to supporting the abundance of earth. We are an all-volunteer organization that is dedicated to creating a sustainable future through our work on sustainable approaches to food, energy, housing, education, for-profit and non-profit economic design, social architecture, fulfilled living, global stewardship practices, and more. Our goal is to develop a model that becomes self-replicating and can be used to create a global collaboration of teacher/demonstration hubs. We believe that everything we create should be open source and free-shared, and we are creating DIY-replicable plans for all aspects of sustainable living.
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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 March 17th, 2025 edition (#626) of our weekly progress update detailing our team’s development and accomplishments:
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One Community is supporting the abundance of earth through Highest Good housing that is artistic and beautiful, more affordable, more space efficient, lasts longer, DIY buildable, and constructed with healthy and sustainable materials:
This week, Adil Zulfiquar (Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet engineering designs. He worked on the Temperature Control for the vermiculture system report, exploring devices for temperature monitoring to maintain optimal operating conditions. He researched options that did not require Wi-Fi direct connections and considered multi-hub router alternatives. Detailed information about the devices was included, along with an assessment of their compatibility with the system’s requirements. The Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages, serves as the initial housing component within One Community’s open source model for supporting the abundance of earth. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.
Anil Karathra (Mechanical Engineer) continued advancing the engineering and design of the Vermiculture Toilet for the Earthbag Village project. He assisted with designs supporting the abundance of earth by working on the CAD models for a new toilet seat, including selecting components for the main assembly and refining the design. The weekly team meeting included a review of progress and task assignments. Development on the vermiculture toilet seat progressed, resulting in the completion of the first iteration of the eco toilet seat models. Raw materials were selected, and the main assembly was finalized. A weekly summary was created, and screenshots of the past week’s work were uploaded to Dropbox. This commitment to supporting the abundance of earth drives the development of innovative, eco-friendly solutions that balance environmental responsibility with high standards of functionality. See below for pictures related to this work.
Audrey Gunawan (Mechanical Engineer) continued working on the Vermiculture Toilet plumbing details. She assisted with designs supporting the abundance of earth by working on the SolidWorks model for the plumbing of the flush toilets, creating holes in the plates of the box for the vermiculture assembly and evaluating different plumbing models for the urinal components of the system. Some time was spent redoing plumbing work after a SolidWorks update caused a loss of progress, as the initial plan did not function as expected. Audrey also searched for parts needed for the main plumbing line. As the first of seven planned villages, Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for supporting the abundance of earth. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.
Derrell Brown (Plumbing Designer) continued working on the Earthbag Village 4-dome home plumbing details. He assisted with designs supporting the abundance of earth by coordinating with Michaela on remaining MEP items, including electrical power and lighting plans, plumbing design, and mechanical design. After this meeting, he reviewed past markups of the current electrical floor plan design and appliances on the recent progress set. Derrell also incorporated the electrical design from last week’s coordination markup and worked on panel schedules corresponding to the circuits shown in the Revit design, including adding circuit nomenclature, load summary, and panel selection. One Community’s open source launching of supporting the abundance of earth begins with Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.
Faeq Abu Alia (Architectural Engineer) continued his work on the Earthbag Village 4-dome home renders. Faeq edited the 4-dome home by refining materials with double layering and incorporating landscape and plants to improve visual presentation and design cohesion based on feedback. Rendering walkthrough videos focused on enhancing overall visual presentation, ensuring consistency in the design, and aligning with project requirements. The Earthbag Village is the first of 7 to be built as the housing component of One Community’s open source plans for supporting the abundance of earth. View examples of this work in the pictures provided below.
Karthik Pillai (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping finish the Vermiculture Toilet engineering and helping with the Earthbag Village 4-dome home roof plan. He worked on the four-dome cluster roof design, focusing on the use of hollow steel beams and performing finite element analyses. Research on the factor of safety included estimating required values and computing them in the software, with results indicating that the design is structurally sound. A report is being prepared for review by Jae. For the vermiculture design, modifications were made. The factor of safety was also plotted, with results meeting the required standards. As the first of seven planned villages, Earthbag Village provides the initial housing within One Community’s open source designs for supporting the abundance of earth. See the work in the collage below.
Keerthi Reddy Gavinolla (Software Developer) continued working on the Vermiculture Eco-toilet Container Transport Solution web page. She worked on the Vermiculture Eco-toilet Container Transport Solution webpage, justifying text, adding links and captions, and embedding YouTube videos. Images were centered using <center>, with width and height adjustments for proper alignment. Alt text with SEO terms was added to improve accessibility and search optimization. The code was updated with for spacing after images and before headings. Headings were adjusted as needed, and overall formatting was refined for consistency and readability. Additional changes were made based on the reference website, and feedback from Jae was incorporated to improve structure and presentation. One Community’s open source tools and tutorials for supporting the abundance of earth begin 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 the architectural details for the Earthbag Village 4-dome home design. Michaela held a meeting to review MEP comments and discuss areas requiring clarification and adjustment. She researched the factor of safety needed for compliance in the structural frame design. Additionally, Michaela worked on modeling the window frame in Revit and created a plan detail. As the first of seven villages in One Community’s open source plan for supporting the abundance of earth, the Earthbag Village represents the housing element. See her work in the collage below.
Rumi Shah (Civil Engineer) continued working on the Earthbag Village upgrades to bring our designs closer to construction-ready plans. Rumi organized and updated a spreadsheet tracking the various phases of the project, pairing each phase with relevant theoretical checklist data to ensure accurate documentation. Work began on the detailed foundation design for the 6-dome cluster structure, focusing on key structural elements. To ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards, Rumi reviewed applicable building codes and design requirements. One Community’s open source resources for supporting the abundance of earth begin with the Earthbag Village, the first of seven planned villages providing housing. See below for some of the pictures related to this work.
Yi-Ju Lien (Environmental Engineer) continued her work on the Earthbag Village LEED points related to stormwater retention. Yi-Ju worked on organizing the rainwater harvesting systems in the Earthbag Village, providing a clear explanation of each system, its intended end use, and how overflow is conveyed to downstream storage. She restructured the content, starting with a brief overview of the village and consolidating rainfall data into a single section to reduce redundancy. Additionally, she corrected errors in the original content and revised the sizing method to account for a more accurate, nonhomogeneous runoff coefficient, highlighting the importance of maintaining collaboration and unity in supporting the abundance of earth. See some of the work done in the collage below.
One Community is supporting the abundance of earth 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:
Jason Bao (Architectural Designer) continued working on producing renders for the Duplicable City Center library. He assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by preparing Lumion file and downsized to improve efficiency for outdoor scene video rendering. Video render settings were adjusted, and test runs for exterior walkthroughs were performed. Preparations for final renders of the exterior and library scenes were made, while the exterior walkthrough render remains in progress and will be uploaded to Dropbox upon completion. Nimika’s file was reviewed to verify accessibility, and adjustments to workflows were prioritized based on compatibility checks. The Duplicable City Center is a foundational part of One Community’s open-source model, which excels in supporting the abundance of earth. See some of this work in the pictures below.
Mohammed Maaz Siddiqui (Architect) continued working on the cupola renders for the Duplicable City Center project. He assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by adjusting the playroom scene to enhance its dynamics, refined the presentation scene for better clarity, and modified the railings. Additionally, he introduced a new activity scene that includes birthday parties, expanding the overall scope. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in the mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The images below showcase some of this work.
Manjiri Patil (Mechanical Design Engineer) continued working on the designs for the Duplicable City Center DIY-replicable hub connector. She focused on sourcing and identifying raw materials for hub connectors, selecting 6061-T6 aluminum pipes and sheets. She researched and outlined the necessary manufacturing equipment, including cutting and bending tools, providing relevant references for the processes. Additionally, Manjiri developed a step-by-step manufacturing procedure, covering marking, cutting, shaping, and finishing to ensure precision and efficiency in fabrication. Her contributions streamlined the production process while maintaining high-quality standards. One Community’s open-source Duplicable City Center is a key part of supporting the abundance of earth. The images below showcase some of this work.
Rudrani “Sravya” Mukkamala (Mechanical Engineer) continued researching the structural components of a Duplicable City Center hydraulic elevator. This week she was focusing on the framework, guide rails, and load-bearing elements. She assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by focusing on updating the design plan according to the new parts list and sorting the already designed parts into categories of those that will be used and those that are not needed. The parts were then organized and properly named for easy access by the new team member. Once the parts were listed out, the process of gathering details for each part began, with an emphasis on calculating speed, motor power, pressure, and other relevant parameters. The work started with gathering information about off-the-shelf parts, and the necessary details for calculations were collected by reviewing the material and identifying any additional data needed to proceed. One Community’s open-source Duplicable City Center is a key part of our ongoing mission for supporting the abundance of earth. The images below showcase some of this work
Srujan Pandya (Mechanical Engineer) continued helping with the Duplicable City Center FEA analysis. This week he set up the model for the dome in Abaqus, defining materials such as structural steel for the frame and machined steel for the hub connectors. He assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by working on frame analysis in Inventor, focusing on defining constraints, load distribution, and material properties. The bottommost row of the frame was fixed with 48 constraints, fixing two nodes at each end of every beam. Rigid links were introduced to connect the open frame structure, ensuring proper stress transmission. Each rigid link had a parent node, with all constraints and loads applied to it for consistency, while child nodes remained dependent. Load distribution was handled by dividing the applied force equally among the vertices of the rigid link. The material was updated to steel from the Inventor library, leading to significant improvements in results. Additionally, Srujan coordinated with Shu, discussing Inventor-related tasks and clarifying project status. An attempt was made to run a stress analysis (FEA) on bonded contacts at bolt locations, but meshing limitations in Inventor prevented effective refinement or local controls. Given the time required for improving the mesh, efforts were directed toward refining the frame analysis, updating results, and documenting key considerations for creating rigid links and constraints in simulations. Within One Community’s open-source framework, the Duplicable City Center plays a central role in our mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The images below showcase some of this work.
Yan “Jenni” Zu (Architectural Designer) continued her work on the greenhouse area of the Duplicable City Center. She completed the rendering of different versions of high-quality animations for the greenhouse exterior, with a total rendering time of 15 hours. Jenni also rendered images from multiple angles and used Photoshop to adjust the color tones of the renders, refining the details of the visuals. The adjustments included enhancing lighting, correcting colors, and improving overall image quality to achieve a more realistic and polished final result. Supporting the abundance of earth relies on open-source tools like One Community’s Duplicable City Center. The images below showcase some of this work.
One Community is supporting the abundance of earth through Highest Good food that is more diverse, more nutritious, locally grown and sustainable, and part of our open source botanical garden model to support and share bio-diversity:
This week, the core team completed adding photos to the Master Tools, Equipment, and Materials/Supplies document, including items related to the Goat, Chicken, and Rabbit sections. They assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by reviewing the Food Graphics Feedback page and providing comments and corrections. Following this, the core team began compiling the individual Tool, Equipment, Materials/Supply lists requested for the various project categories within the Master tools document. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.
Chelsea Mariah Stellmach (Project Manager) continued her work on the Transition Food Self-sufficiency Plan menus and customization spreadsheets. This week she completed three reports on the WBS #: 1.2.3 Action Item: Create Menu Implementation Tutorials covering the Recipe Build-Out Tool webpage, the Master Recipe Tutorial, and the Updated Food Self-Sufficiency Plan webpage. These reports will help the web designers refine and update the website, making it more user-friendly and accessible for individuals who want to understand the self-sufficiency plan and utilize the open-source tools for practicing self-sufficiency. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.
Dirgh Patel (Volunteer Mechanical Engineer) continued his work on the open source Climate Battery designs. This week he assisted with supporting the abundance of earth by researching an article on geothermal heating applications in unconventional climates. He investigated the health and safety aspects of materials like Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate and Fiberglass Insulation, analyzing their impact in different environments and comparing open-cell versus closed-cell foam for insulation effectiveness. His work included examining the principles of ground-to-air heat transfer systems, understanding how air density and static pressure influence fan efficiency, and the optimal use of airflow to maintain temperatures in greenhouse-like environments. Dirgh also looked into the function of fans in ventilation systems, detailing how design and environmental factors affect their performance. Furthermore, he delved into insulation’s role in improving energy efficiency and analyzed soil properties to see how geographical and seasonal variations affect thermal characteristics such as conductivity and capacity. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing his work.
Jay Nair (BIM Designer) continued working on Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting lighting and HVAC design. He assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by recalculating the lighting energy requirements using the Philips GreenPower LED TopLighting Force 2.0, a more energy-efficient fixture, and updated the project documentation accordingly. Additionally, Jay attempted to create a Revit plugin in Visual Studio to automate the fixture creation process but encountered challenges in implementation. Further troubleshooting and research were needed to refine the approach for integrating the automation tool into the workflow. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.
Mary Nelson (Landscape Planner) continued her research and content creation for the Highest Good Food component. This week she worked on the One Community Meadow tutorial, attending a webinar on meadow gardens hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional organization. She reviewed the information provided and identified key points that could be applied to the tutorial. She also assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by focusing primarily on editing the soil amendments strategy and making several updates to the document’s format to align with One Community standards. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.
Pallavi Deshmukh (Software Engineer) continued her admin duties and web design developing the GIS section of the Permaculture Design page. This week’s focus was reviewing team member’s work and incorporated their contributions to ensure completeness. She also completed five interviews and provided details as needed. She then assisted with the web designs for supporting the abundance of earth by working on web page design by integrating Chris’s GIS content into the permaculture page using the web design tutorial. Headers were linked to appropriate pages in web design for improved clarity. The Highest Good Food initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.
Silin Wang (Landscape Designer) continued work on the Aquapini and Walipini Planting and Harvesting #2: Tropical Moist House project. She assisted with design supporting the abundance of earth by modifying the model and addressed issues in the rendered video caused by overlapping materials, which resulted in visual jitter. Fish textures were added to the water features and aquaponics system pools. Silin continued writing the final report, adjusting the report format, and refining the text. Additional detail images were rendered based on the report content, including irrigation pipelines, edible plants, and plant materials with color palettes, which were integrated into the report. The Highest Good Food initiative is essential to One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth. Her contributions are highlighted in the collage below.
Tanmay Koparde (Industrial Engineer And Team Administrator) continued optimizing Food Procurement and storage content. He focused on the research for supporting the abundance of earth by adjusting protein needs for 50 people in Mariposa, California, using plant-based protein options to simplify storage. He studied food logistics to support this and explored better ways to manage food supplies. Later, he implemented Vimarsh’s suggestions into his food procurement document to improve its accuracy and overall effectiveness. The Highest Good Food Initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. See his work in the collage below.
One Community is supporting the abundance of earth through Highest Good energy that is more sustainable, resilient, supports self-sufficiency and includes solar, wind, hydro and more:
This week, Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) continued assisting with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by focusing on Highest Good Energy infrastructure cost analysis and visualization. She made updates to the Excel sheet and PDFs that were created for the source links. Feedback was provided on Bhakti’s blog under the OC Administration tasks. The solar infrastructure cost analysis was completed and sent to Jae for further review. Throughout the week, feedback was provided to other admins on their work, culminating in the creation of a team summary and a collage for the blog. The Highest Good Energy initiative is a key component of One Community’s open source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. Below are some of the images showcasing this work.
Muhammad Sarmad Tariq (Electrical Engineer) continued his work on the Highest Good Energy report and calculator used to determine profit and net savings for both off-grid and grid-tied solar PV systems. He focused on the report introduction, differences between off-grid and on-grid solar PV, summary of findings, and FAQs section. Additionally, he sent Jae a version of the net-metering calculation sheet designed to calculate electricity bills. The Highest Good Energy initiative is a key component of One Community’s open-source plans, focused on supporting the abundance of earth, and exemplifies the organization’s commitment through innovative design and implementation. See his work in the collage below.
One Community is supporting the abundance of earth 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:
This week, Bhavya Prakash (Software Engineer) continued her work on the Figma designs for the Highest Good education component of the Highest Good Network software. This week, she assisted with supporting the abundance of earth by working on adding a progress tab to the student’s dashboard and incorporating the progress of the Highest Good education molecules lesson plan. Additional designs for lesson plans were created, drawing inspiration from various resources. Communication occurred with Jae regarding the last working day, and preparations began for handoff notes. The One Community model of supporting the abundance of earth with sustainably built classrooms like this is an excellent example of sustainable change for the whole planet. See the collage below for her work.
Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) continued work on detailing deliverables for the Highest Good education software platform, outlining various components, developing Figma designs, and expanding the visual layout of the student dashboard. She assisted supporting the abundance of earth by collaborating with Bhavya which included providing feedback on Figma designs and refining various aspects of student views. Additionally, support was provided in compiling the weekly blog update, reviewing the Graphic Design Team’s progress, editing the blog page, and creating a collage. The One Community model of supporting the abundance of earth with sustainably built classrooms like this is an excellent example of sustainable change for the whole planet. See the collage below for her work.
One Community is supporting the abundance of earth through a Highest Good society approach to living that is founded on fulfilled living, the study of meeting human needs, Community, and making a difference in the world:
This week, the core team completed over 50 hours managing One Community’s volunteer-work review not included above, emails, social media accounts, web development, new bug identification and bug-fix integration for the Highest Good Network software, and interviewing and getting set up new volunteer team members. They also shot and incorporated the video above that talks about supporting the abundance of earth. The image below shows some of this work.
Anoushka Hazari (Data Analyst) continued working on code to automate and simplify the Highest Good Network software promotion process. She assisted with supporting the abundance of earth by working on refining Figma designs based on Jae’s feedback to ensure alignment before development. Since certain elements cannot proceed until the designs are finalized, time was spent reviewing notes and the Loom video to refine ideas and explore alternative approaches. Updates were made to three extensive documents incorporating action items assigned by Jae, requiring a detailed review of content to align with expectations. Cross-referencing feedback was necessary to maintain accuracy and consistency. Additionally, the PR review table was updated to reflect team changes, and new team members were onboarded. A blog post was written, accompanied by a designed collage, and a previous error in the blog was corrected. The HGN spreadsheet was updated with necessary modifications, and work from Sheet 4 was reviewed, including peer blog evaluations. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The following images show her work for the week.
Chitra Siddharthan (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) continued focusing on the remaining components of the Highest Good Network Phase II software focused on construction management and tracking. This week, she assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by focusing on various tasks related to the Code Crafters team’s week #624. Tasks 725, 726, and 727 were added, and efforts were made to determine the process for fetching data for Phase 2. The PRs related to Phase 2 were reviewed, including checking the progress of the “Phase 2 Summary Dashboard: Quantity of Materials Used in Projects” task. Research was done on how to fetch data for the “Quantity of Materials Used” task, which Sundar is working on. A Zoom meeting was held with Sanjeev to address his questions about weekly submissions and task assignments, and a task was assigned to him. Additionally, work on the “ADD NEW TOOL or EQUIPMENT” section for the user manual was completed. Backend API endpoints were worked on to assist with data fetching for the “Phase 2 Summary Dashboard: Create a grouped-bar chart named Quantity of Materials Used in Projects frontend” task. The progress of the “Phase 2: Members: Time Logger” task was checked, and it was assigned to Sriram for completion. Research was done to respond to Xiaolei’s query on the “Phase 2 Summary Dashboard: Draw Donut Chart showing different types of material used backend” task. On Slack, Sanjeevkumar’s question was addressed, and a Zoom call was scheduled to discuss further. Sundar’s queries were also resolved. Tasks 732, 733, and 734 were added. Several pull requests (PRs) were reviewed: PR#3158, PR#3197, PR#3249, and PR#3219. PR#3158 was reviewed with changes requested from Anirudh, PR#3197 and PR#3249 had changes requested for Ziddi and Ashrita respectively, while PR#3219 was merged after addressing Bug 84 related to the Material List. PR#3161, which involved adding the “Created_By – email” component to the Materials List Page, was also merged. Finally, tasks 735 and 736 were added. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The following images show her work for the week.
Govind Sajithkumar (Project Manager) continued focusing on Meta (Facebook & Instagram) Analytics Reporting and Tracking, supporting the abundance of Earth by enhancing data-driven decision-making. He updated the Instagram Analytics Report & Tracking Sheet with historical data from 2021, 2022, and 2023 and modified table and graph queries in the Instagram Analytics Dashboard to accept data from any time period, removing previous limitations. An automatic date detection feature was implemented to identify when the Instagram data sheet was last updated, and scheduled posts graphs were adjusted to accommodate data from any year from 2021 onward. Technical issues in the Instagram data sheet were addressed, including formula errors, table range adjustments, and data validation fixes to improve reporting accuracy. Social media content for Facebook and Instagram was updated and scheduled through April 6th, with most days featuring 6-9 posts across both platforms. Posting times were adjusted based on user activity data, and content style and messaging were maintained consistently. All new posts were added to the Open Source Social Media Design spreadsheet with complete details. PR Review Team management tasks were completed, and feedback was provided on Bhakti’s admin team training process. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of Earth. The following images show her work for the week.
Hritvik Mahajan (Data Analyst) continued focusing on marketing and administrative tasks. He also assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by reviewing pull requests for the Highest Good Network software, addressed merge conflicts, and followed up with team members on necessary changes. He also refined the design of the HGN Social Media Scheduler. In marketing and promotion, he managed Twitter community engagement by sharing and resharing content, selecting high-engagement posts, and updating tracking sheets. For administrative work, he reviewed the weekly blog to check for missing or extra contributors and provided feedback on the admin team’s work for Blog #625. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The following images show his work for the week.
Jaiwanth Reddy Adavalli (Project Manager) continued work on designing the Phase 2 Highest Good Network construction summary dashboard. He worked on managing the development of the Job Listing page dashboard. He created wireframes for graphs on two new webpages and outlined the required work for each graph as a set of defined action items for the software team. As part of the PR review team, he reviewed the pull requests of the volunteers assigned to him. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The following images show his work for the week.
Raghav Dinesh Pamuru (Product Manager) continued focusing on project coordination tasks, ensuring that deliverables aligned with timelines and objectives. He collaborated with cross-functional teams to track progress, address roadblocks, and streamline workflows. He updated project documentation, refined task management processes, and provided operational support to improve efficiency. He also reviewed data insights to identify areas for optimization and worked on improving communication between stakeholders. Additionally, Raghav assisted in refining workflows within the project management tools to enhance team productivity. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The following images show his work for the week.
Yash Shah (Data Analyst and Team Administrator) continued his admin work and managed the social architecture (Phase 3) component of the Highest Good Network software. He worked on resolving conflicts and addressing requested changes in pull requests, ensuring approvals were in place for merging. Communication was maintained with team members to expedite conflict resolution, and updates were provided to Jae regarding pull requests without conflicts that had received the necessary approvals. The previous task was reassigned to Nishita, and additional hours were allocated for Khushi. Yash also created a blog for Dev Dynasty, organized the weekly folder, compiled a collage, and provided feedback on other blogs. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The following images show his work for the week.
Zhen Xiang (Financial Analyst) focused on researching potential investors within the interest matrix, refining and adjusting the weightings of various criteria to ensure each scoring factor carried an appropriate level of significance. Zhen also reviewed the link provided by Jae, analyzing the listed investors by examining their past investment targets to determine their alignment with One Community’s requirements. The adjustments made to the matrix aimed to improve the accuracy and relevance of the scoring system, ensuring a more targeted approach to identifying suitable investors. This work involved evaluating historical investment patterns and assessing how well they matched the strategic goals of One Community. The updates to the matrix are expected to streamline the process of identifying and prioritizing potential investors in future analyses. This work helps One Community’s mission of supporting the abundance of earth. The following images show her work for the week.
The Administration Team summary, covering their work administrating and managing most of One Community’s ongoing process for supporting the abundance of earth was managed by Bhakti Tigdi (Project Manager) and includes Himanshu Mandloi (Engineering Project Manager), Jibin Joby (Data Analyst), Kishan Sivakumar (Administrative Assistant and Software Team Manager), Mimansha Kaushik (Data Analyst Team Administrator), Olawunmi “Ola” Ijisesan (Administrative and Management Support), Olimpia Borgohain (Data Analyst and Team Administrator), Preksha Welankiwar (Digital Marketing Manager), Rachna Malav (Data Analyst), Rishi Sundara (Quality Control Engineer And Team Administrator), Ryutaro Wongso (Economic Analyst and Team Administrator), Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer), Shrinivas Patil (Software Engineer), Vasavi Vuppala (Software Engineer), Vikas Pande (Software Administrator) and Vishnu Murali (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for supporting the abundance of earth through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, the Administration team collectively worked on a variety of tasks. Himanshu focused on timelog reviews, member follow-ups, and administrative coordination. He assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by reviewing task updates, followed up on incomplete logs, and reached out to unresponsive members, reporting issues to Jae. He also reviewed summaries and formatting for documents from Olimpia and Bhakti and contributed to the Sunday review and a blog for the Highest Good Network. Jibin formatted insights in the Aircrete Final Documentation, collaborated with Vishnu to extract and organize BlueSky data, managed social media posts, and reviewed the housing team’s work while creating collages and updating assigned pages. Kishan handled senior admin duties, reviewed volunteer documents, tracked progress, addressed requests, reviewed and edited SEO pages, and began new admin tasks while revisiting previously optimized pages. Mimansha worked on content assembly, SEO optimization, and hiring tasks, including interviewing candidates and updating the hiring team’s work breakdown structure. Ola supervised managerial work, ensured the accuracy of PR view reports and summaries, provided feedback, scheduled social media content, and organized administrative files. Olimpia joined as a Volunteer Data Analyst and Team Administrator, completing onboarding training, implementing feedback, and updating documentation.
Preksha worked on online community engagement, created LinkedIn and Threads content, and coordinated social media analytics with Govind. She assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by proposing Instagram engagement strategies, reviewed social images, and interviewed a candidate for a volunteer role. Rachna scheduled and interviewed a volunteer candidate, documented meeting notes, and worked on SEO pages and assignments. Rishi updated AI Music Creation tracking sheets, reviewed team summaries and images, created collages, merged individual blogs, and optimized Blog 625 based on feedback from Sara. Ryutaro reviewed onboarding progress for new volunteers, assessed the Binary Brigade team’s work, and continued developing the city center template. Saumit managed PR workflows for volunteers, reviewed submissions, provided feedback, verified changes, and tested multiple PRs, focusing on front-end functionality and the Highest Good Network Phase 1 document. Shrinivas worked on Blog 625 for Team Moonfall, managed 12 team members, assisted Sara with the admin feedback spreadsheet, and completed research on sustainable plastics, compiling statistical data for the graphics team. Vasavi reviewed multiple PRs, identified issues such as 404 errors and dropdown discrepancies, and verified functional changes for various system features. Vikas focused on OC Administration, reviewing bios, updating PDFs, tracking member records, and following up on pending tasks. Vishnu extracted and visualized BlueSky data, managed social media engagement, reviewed work from Lucky Star team members, provided feedback on Bhakti’s new training work, and collaborated with Jibin on social media strategies while updating analytics for Raghav. This work contributes to One Community’s commitment to supporting the abundance of Earth. See below to view images of their work.
The Graphic Design Team’s summary was managed by Harshitha Rayapati (Program Manager) and includes Aurora Juang (Graphic Designer), Junyuan Liu (Graphic Designer, UI/UX Designer), Ayub Mohammad (Designer) and Yafei (Jojo) Wu (Graphic/UIUX designer) covering their work on graphic designs for supporting the abundance of earth. This week, Aurora revised icons and updated information in the Seven Villages book, importing pictures and making necessary edits. She worked on six social media campaigns focused on education topics, refining previous posts for consistency and accuracy. Additionally, she continued designing new chapter icons for the website, finalized social media campaign images, and submitted them for approval. She maintained efforts in social media content creation from Google Sheets, publishing new volunteer bios, correcting errors, and crafting new bio announcements. Ayub created marketing posts addressing climate change and promoting sustainable solutions offered by One Community. The content highlighted renewable energy, waste reduction, and eco-friendly practices, structured to align with One Community’s mission and engage a broad audience. Visual elements and concise messaging were used to enhance clarity and impact, with posts scheduled for distribution across various platforms.
Junyuan worked on social media content by collecting images and exploring design options, completing three new images and beginning the search for future design ideas. He assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by modifying typography and backgrounds for seven previously created images. Yafei (Jojo) created four social media images and revised them based on feedback, making adjustments to layout, colors, and text placement to improve visual appeal, clarity, and consistency while ensuring alignment with the intended messaging. See the Highest Good Society pages for more on how this contributes to supporting the abundance of earth. See the collage below to view some of their work.
One Community is supporting the abundance of earth through open source Highest Good Network® software that is a web-based application for collaboration, time tracking, and objective data collection. The purpose of the Highest Good Network is to provide software for internal operations and external cooperation. It is being designed for global use in support of the different countries and communities replicating the One Community sustainable village models and related components.
This week, the core team continued their work on the Highest Good Network PRs and confirmed fixes for several issues, including adding managers to view the generate summary button and fixing related bugs (#3147), addressing the material approval process (#2827 and #1138), resolving the tasks number period issue (#3154), adding three “Filter by Special” toggles to the Weekly Summaries Reports page (#3024), fixing toolbar visibility (#3143), restoring the ability for Owners/Admins to interact with others’ dashboards and submit summaries on their behalf (#3129), and completing the addition of an Active/Inactive toggle to Teams (#2701). Unresolved issues included incorrect time logging display for specific tasks on the Dashboard Tasks tab (#1215), for which images and a detailed description were provided, and automatic user reactivation errors (#1219), where the wrong end date appeared in emails and on profile pages, with a case set up to check the results next week. Additionally, they assigned tasks to three volunteers. These improvements represent incremental steps towards the realization of supporting the abundance of earth. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to supporting the abundance of earth. The collage below shows some of their work.
This week, the Alpha Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Lin Khant Htel (Frontend Software Developer) and the team includes Eve Ye (Volunteer Software Engineer Intern), Jiaqi Nie (Software Engineer), Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer), Sujith Reddy Sudini (Full-Stack Software Developer), Rupa Rajesh Bhatia (Software Engineer), and Vinay Vallabineni (Software Engineer).
Lin reviewed and approved PR #3256, tested the codebase locally with all test cases passing as expected, and continued learning about the project. He also assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by reaching out to team members for consultation and reviewed the weekly summaries, photos, and videos submitted by Alpha team members. And Lin handled Alpha Team management duties, including task assignments and oversight.
Eve worked on optimizing the app for Firefox by testing all pages linked to the homepage and verifying most URLs in the routes file to identify compatibility issues. Several code fixes were implemented, including resolving a className error and a <tbody> tag issue in TeamMemberTask.jsx, fixing a key issue in a map function within DropDownSearchBox.jsx, and addressing a similar map key error in the <tr> elements of SetupHistoryPopup.jsx. Additionally, debugging efforts are ongoing to resolve a LocalStorage exceed error and an aria-hidden property error.
Rupa advanced the multi-step form project by enhancing responsiveness across various devices while maintaining a unified design through modular principles and custom visual elements. She also assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by incorporating interactive components such as sliders, custom input fields, and toggle switches, effectively managing them with dynamic state handling. Additionally, she optimized navigation for smooth transitions while preserving user data and implemented real-time validation to ensure data accuracy. Rupa also introduced innovative features like digital signatures and user preference settings. As part of her managerial training, she analyzed workflows and reviewed Lin’s project to strengthen her skills. She also collaborated with Eve, Sujith, and Vinay to refine project summaries and enhance overall functionality.
Sujith worked on the HTML structure for the activity comments section, focusing on creating a clean and organized layout to enhance user experience. He also assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by ensuring that the elements were well-structured and aligned with the overall design guidelines of the project. Additionally, Sujith made sure that the code was easy to maintain and scalable for future updates. His efforts contributed to laying a strong foundation for the comments section, enabling smoother integration of backend functionalities and improving the platform’s interactivity.
Vinay worked on implementing a notification system to inform users about new permissions added to their accounts. He also assisted with the research for supporting the abundance of earth by updating the backend API to support this functionality and ensured the necessary updates were in place. Additionally, Vinay developed a placeholder function to test the implementation and verify that the notification process works as expected. The UI/UX for this feature has not been implemented yet and will be addressed later. See below for some of their work.
The Binary Brigade Team’s summary overseeing advancements in the Highest Good Network software was managed by Vijay Anand Pandian (Full Stack Software Engineer) and includes Aaryaneil Nimbalkar (Software Developer), Anirudh Sampath Kumar (Software Developer), Aureliano Maximus (Volunteer Software Engineer), Deepthi Kannan (Software Engineer), Geeta Matkar (Software Engineer), Jaissica Hora (Software Engineer), Sabitha Nazareth (Software Engineer), Samman Baidya (Software Engineer), and Sriram Seelamneni (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our progress in supporting the abundance of earth through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Aaryaneil tested and reviewed multiple pull requests addressing various updates and fixes. The reviews included improvements to the link requirement for time log submission, user management table adjustments, and weekly summaries AI prompt testing. Additional updates reviewed involved fixes for checkbox functionality in reports, corrections to badge assignment functions, and modifications to icons and summary text headers. Other reviewed changes included updates to the bidding page, permission management logs, inactive user summary displays, and progress bar formatting. Further testing covered enhancements to job posting title search, the addition of mandatory field indicators and warning messages, new buttons in the summary dashboard, and adjustments to role icons and table column widths. His work, supporting the abundance of earth, also included reviewing fixes for small screen display issues on the reports team page, an auto-poster for Facebook, updates to the consumable form, and edits to link type limitations. Further testing included updates to user profile reducers, content updates for the popup bar, total report component fixes, and a reversion of the user management table header background color. Other reviewed pull requests involved unit tests for weekly summaries reports, equipment tool updates, and dropdown null value corrections.
Anirudh worked on a task related to the job application page, addressing issues in an existing pull request. He identified and removed repeated code and fixed cosmetic issues. His contributions, aligned with supporting the abundance of earth, helped streamline processes, though some unresolved issues remain. Aureliano cleaned up backend code and added auto-posting functionality so that images uploaded to Imgur would also be posted automatically. The frontend was updated to include an option to post to Imgur when the Imgur button is toggled. Further research indicated that the backend needed to be modified to upload and post albums instead of individual images. Aureliano refactored the frontend and backend to enable multiple image posting by grouping images into an album and posting the album to the gallery for public view. Several issues with the automated scheduled posting arose with post scheduling for Imgur, but Aureliano resolved them. In supporting the abundance of earth, he focused on functionality and error prevention while keeping the frontend visuals minimal until a general outline for all auto posters was established. Updates included adding scheduled post functionality and Imgur post handling in the Announcements component on the frontend, while backend improvements enhanced Imgur post functionality to support scheduled posts and improve request handling.
Deepthi worked on stabilizing the dropdown fix in the dashboard to ensure it displayed correctly above the “Taking Time-Off Content” overlay across different screen sizes and browsers. She investigated an issue where changes were not reflecting for the first member and addressed a pre-commit Husky error. Debugging and testing continued to identify and resolve these issues. Her efforts, supporting the abundance of earth, also involved fixing PR#2246 to get it merged. Geeta worked on implementing a blue square system to indicate the assigner of a task. While working on this, she attempted to extract the original user’s name but was only able to retrieve other details. She reviewed the backend load and the reducer for payload data to identify where the issue might be. Despite these efforts, the original user’s name was still not being retrieved, so she explored alternative methods to fetch the required information. Jaissica added buttons for the summary dashboard to improve navigation and accessibility, and updated the content for the PopUpBar component to ensure consistency in the user interface and alignment with the overall design. She also resolved an issue related to tracking warnings by correcting the phrasing in the permissions configuration, ensuring that warnings were issued correctly. Additionally, Jaissica tried to address a hotfix related to infringements and warnings in the user profile document, working on improving the tracking and enforcement of these actions. Her adjustments, supporting the abundance of earth, included attempts to enable the assignment of blue squares for clearer accountability.
Sabitha connected to MongoDB and created a database named Village. She went through the codebase to understand its structure and functionalities. Her work, supporting the abundance of earth, focused on backend logic for implementing a drop-down filter for villages, ensuring that data retrieval and filtering operated as required. Sam worked on the SharePdf task from Phase II, creating PDF components in DashboardPDF.js and defining styling using Stylesheet. He structured a table layout to display metrics and modified Dashboard.jsx to import DashboardPDF.js. Sam also integrated the PDFDownloadLink from @react-pdf/renderer to enable PDF generation and added the Share PDF button within the dashboard layout. While testing the implementation, Sam encountered issues, including Jest errors, which he debugged.
Sriram worked on resolving issues raised in PR reviews and addressed merge conflicts in multiple pull requests. He reviewed older frontend PRs to check their status and determine if they were ready for merging. Additionally, Sriram went through around 15 of the oldest PRs, assessing their relevance and closing stale ones where necessary. Vijay worked on fixing the “Filter by Bio Status” issue in the reports page, addressing incorrect results in the filtering functionality. Additionally, he completed the implementation of unit tests for the bmMaterialsController file and submitted the changes in pull request #1265. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to supporting the abundance of earth. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.
The Blue Steel Team’s summary, presenting their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Dishita Jain (Data Analyst) and includes Ramakrishna Aruva (Software Engineer) and Sheetal Mangate (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll be managing and objectively measuring our process for supporting the abundance of earth through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Ramakrishna revisited his previous work to regain context and continue development. He researched optimizing photo storage efficiency, focusing on determining the ideal image size to maintain quality while minimizing storage space, retrieval time, and API transmission latency. He also worked on drafting the basic algorithm structure for the required API calls. While the initial implementation is not yet fully functional, further refinements and optimizations are needed to improve its performance. Sheetal continued her work on the ‘Development for Re-Engagement Strategies’ task from Highest Good Network Phase III. She focused on the select all functionality for the pop-up no show-list and reviewed the reactstrap library for designing the pop-up, determining the best approach for adding the select all functionality. Sheetal also worked on the associated CSS classes. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more on how their work contributes to supporting the abundance of earth. See below to view images of their work.
The Code Crafters Team, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Sundar Machani (Software Engineer) and includes Ashrita Cherlapally (Software Engineer), Denish Kalariya (Software Engineer), Dhrumil Dhimantkumar Shah (Software Engineer), Pavan Swaroop Lebakula (Software Engineer), Pratyush Prasanna Sahu (Software Engineer), Sai Moola (Software Engineer), Sanjeevkumar Hanumantlal Sharma (Software Engineer), and Xiaolei Zhao (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for supporting the abundance of earth through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Ashrita worked on resolving an old pull request, addressing merge conflicts and improving the logic based on comments, supporting the abundance of Earth. Conflicts were resolved in the badgeController.js and userProfileController.js files. Some issues were encountered while solving the merge conflicts. Additionally, time was spent looking up different tasks in the Highest Good Network phase document. Denish worked on optimizing the backend of the WeeklySummariesReport. He evaluated different methods to test performance and observed that the results remained consistent with no significant improvement. He is now researching alternative approaches to assess potential changes in the backend processes and determine whether further adjustments can yield better outcomes without compromising system stability, further supporting the abundance of Earth. Dhumil worked on resolving a bug related to a past pull request (#199) that affected the accuracy of the “Projects With Completed Hours” section in the People Report. The issue involved incorrect total logged hours, which was fixed and merged. Additionally, work continued on the development of the front page, on (#189) for the bidding page overview frontend.
This week, Pavan added icons for suitable roles and adjusted the widths of all components in the role column to ensure proper alignment, supporting the abundance of Earth. He also modified the widths in the editing field of the table data to make them appear centered. Pratyush worked on improving the readability of the donut chart by attaching percentage values and colors to different sections. He refined the chart further, adjusting color labels for better clarity. Pratyush also converted the existing pie chart into a donut chart but encountered issues with the container size. Labels and colors were added to represent different materials accurately. Additionally, he expanded the options for project type, material type, and material numbers to provide a more realistic representation of the data within the chart, further supporting the abundance of Earth. Sai encountered an issue with an API endpoint that prevented updates to village information in the database. The issue was identified and fixed, allowing updates to proceed. The description links and image links for all villages were updated. The schema was modified, all villages were removed, and new documents were created for each village in the database. Each village was assigned a region ID to enable mapping to the static map on the frontend, ensuring accurate representation. Xiaolei tested PR #1208 to verify its functionality and ensure expected behavior. Work was completed on the backend development of the API for retrieving project data using the GET /api/projectsNames endpoint, which returns basic project details. Additionally, she implemented the backend API for retrieving material-related data for a specific project via the GET /api/materials/:projectId endpoint. This endpoint provides material information, including available, used, and wasted materials. The logic for increaseOverLastWeek filtering and calculation remains pending and has not been implemented.
Sanjeevkumar focused on testing and development tasks. He retested the changes in PR 1208, performing regression testing based on predefined cases to ensure stability and verify the expected behavior after the new changes. Additional test cases were executed for the awardBadgeTest API to confirm consistency in badge allotment. Sanjeevkumar identified issues, documenting them for further review by Humera. Later, he worked on building an API for financial metrics related to the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard, as outlined in the task document. Sanjeevkumar created the API endpoints and organized the folder and files for Task 10 of Phase 2 of application development, focusing on understanding the requirements. focused on the development of the Phase 2 Summary Dashboard for the HGN Software Development project. Efforts included creating a grouped-bar chart named “Quantity of Materials Used in Projects” on the frontend. Initial tasks involved setting up the basic structure of the dashboard and implementing the header, followed by merging the corresponding pull request. Subsequent work addressed debugging the code to identify necessary resources for retrieving and displaying data in the frontend. The coding process for the chart was reviewed alongside relevant documentation. A placeholder chart was implemented on the /totalconstructionsummary page, but a lack of matching backend data required further debugging and potential modifications to meet project requirements. Additional steps included adding materials such as “Lumber,” “Cement,” and “Gravel” through the add material page, verifying their visibility, and purchasing materials through the purchase page to ensure data availability for visualization. Data from all projects was incorporated to generate the required chart display. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to supporting the abundance of earth. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.
The Dev Dynasty Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Jatin Agrawal (Software Engineer) and includes Honglin Chen (Software Engineer), Ghouse Shahe Meera Ziddi Mohammad (Software Engineer Intern), Michael Lambo (Software Developer), Shraddha Shahari (Software Engineer), Tanvi Anantula (Software Engineer), Yu Yan (Software Engineer), and Zhifan Jia (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for supporting the abundance of earth through our social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes.
This week, Honglin worked on backend and data flow improvements, focusing on team data consistency and synchronization, supporting the abundance of Earth. The getAllUserTeams() action was updated for consistent processing, processTeamCodeData() was added for team code standardization, and updateTeamsAfterModalAction() was created to update the global team state. Modifications were made to the reducer for handling updates, Redux actions were adjusted for team list dispatching and error handling, and component updates were made for team code synchronization. Jatin worked on a hotfix to resolve CSS issues related to blue tables across the Highest Good Network app. He also worked on issues related to HGNForm to facilitate its merge and addressed an issue concerning people report projects and tasks, adjusting completed hours numbers, percentage toggles, and formatting. Additionally, he created a frontend page for the Listing and Bidding Platform messaging system, connecting it with the backend to enable basic data transfer, further supporting the abundance of Earth. Ziddi raised a pull request to add asterisks to required fields in all forms across the application, including the bmdashboard, along with an error message indicating that the field is mandatory. He also worked on a POST API for creating listing data, integrating with Azure cloud for storing and retrieving images, implementing a draft model to distinguish between draft and complete listings, and adding error handlers. Azure integration is pending, awaiting storage account credit from Michael.
Michael worked on debugging and researching ways to implement image rendering in Gmail for image uploads in the weekly progress editor, supporting the abundance of Earth. He investigated potential solutions, explored different approaches for storing and retrieving images, and used Jae’s Azure portal to create a storage account for image uploads. Shraddha worked on fixing formatting issues in EDITING tasks from Work Breakdown Pages, analyzed the bug, debugged various scenarios, and made progress on code changes while addressing remaining challenges, further supporting the abundance of Earth through improved workflow efficiency.
Tanvi reviewed action items for Phase 2 with the team lead and Sundar, analyzed bugs, and discussed with Jae to finalize the selection of one bug for resolution. The pull request is yet to be finalized, and ongoing discussions will determine the next steps. Yu Yan received a hotfix request related to a user management header background color change. After reviewing code changes and tracking related commits, Yu Yan identified the pull request responsible for the modification, traced the issue to a CSS file where the background color had been overridden globally, and resolved the problem by completing PR 3267 to restore the intended background color. Zhifan worked on replacing createdDate with startDate for trophy calculation, identified a backend issue preventing the trophy from appearing, and resolved it. He then implemented a follow-up feature for the weekly summary report, created a pull request, and started work on the backend for the BM dashboard by implementing a model and controller. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to supporting the abundance of earth. View some of the team’s work in the collage below.
The Expressers Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software, managed by Strallia Chao (Software Engineer), includes Jinda Zhang (Software Engineer/Machine Learning Engineer), Meenashi Jeyanthinatha Subrmanian (Full Stack Developer), Rahul Trivedi (Software Engineer) and Shreya Laheri (Software Developer). The Highest Good Network software is how we’ll manage and objectively measure our process for supporting the abundance of earth through innovative software development, testing, and collaboration. This week, Jinda updated and introduced unit tests for the blueSquareEmailBCCAction.js file, responsible for deleting a blue square email assignment through an HTTP DELETE request and dispatching the relevant actions based on the response. The change includes adding unit tests to ensure the function correctly handles asynchronous operations and dispatches appropriate actions. To test, users should check out the branch, run npm install to install dependencies, and execute npm test blueSquareEmailBCCAction.js.test.js. Additionally, a deploy preview is available for review. Meenashi updated the getPayPalAccessToken procedure to use the base URL as an environment variable instead of hardcoding it. She modified the router to call the getPaymentCardToken procedure and added validation for card details, including Card Number, Expiry Date, CVV, and Cardholder’s Name, ensuring valid token creation. The generated token was used to create an order through the PayPal API, but an authorization error occurred. She included the confirmPaymentSource and checkoutNowPost procedures to authorize the order.
Rahul reviewed PRs #1204 and #3070 as requested by Jae, supporting the abundance of Earth by ensuring seamless integration and functionality. PR #1204 focused on verifying Highest Good Network (HGN) Form’s backend integration with the main application, ensuring questions were saved correctly in the database and confirming functionality in owner mode. PR #3070 was reviewed to check if the HGN Form loaded questions per page, allowed editing in owner mode, and applied correct input validations. UI issues, including misaligned radio buttons and button placements, were noted. Updates were made to improve small-screen compatibility, and changes were committed to the local branch. Additional refinements were made to the Reports page, improving dark mode adjustments and layout consistency, further supporting the abundance of Earth through better user experience. PR #3070 was re-reviewed at Jatin’s request after he addressed previous feedback, and additional recommendations were provided. The UI issues were confirmed as fixed, but edited responses on Page 5 were not saving correctly, and dashboard UI issues persisted. Research was conducted for the next phase of the HGN Forms design.
Shreya worked on the HGN Skills Dashboard and reviewed pull requests related to the HGN Survey Form, as the required data for the Skills Dashboard is sourced from there. Feedback was provided on the PRs, and she is awaiting the approval of action items before starting development. Strallia identified issues with the Total Org Summary frontend, including the volunteer trends line, volunteer activities, and global distribution charts. A pull request (PR3268) was created with general data and styling fixes for the Total Org Summary page. A list of additional action items was compiled, and the progress tracking sheet was updated. Work continued on the Volunteer Trends by Time chart, modifying it to use backend data and include x and y labels. Improvements were made to the Date Filter dropdown functionality. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this contributed to supporting the abundance of earth. See the collage below to view the team’s work.
The Lucky Star Team’s summary of the Highest Good Network software, was managed by Anne Zhang (Software Engineer) and includes contributions from Barnaboss Puli (Volunteer Software Engineer), Chetan Sunku (Software Engineer), Dipti Yadav (Software Engineer), Koushica Bosadi Ulaganathan (Software Engineer), Neha Bogireddy (Software Engineer), Manoj Gembali (Software Engineer), Shefali Mittal (Volunteer Software Engineer) and Vaibhavi Madhav Deshpande (Software Engineer). This software is a foundation of One Community tracking and management process for supporting the abundance of earth. This week, Barnaboss worked on backend development for the material cost visualization feature in the HGN Software Development project, implementing API endpoints, integrating database models, improving database performance, and addressing authentication issues. He completed PR reviews, identifying issues such as preventing symbols in input fields, verifying test results, and confirming proper UI functionality. This improvement fostered a sense of ownership, much like that seen in supporting the abundance of earth change where collective action drives progress.
Chetan worked on the “Export All Badges to PDF” feature, which was previously exporting only old assigned badges, and performed final checks to ensure it now exports newly created ones as well. Dipti debugged code, created and assigned two tasks to herself, and reviewed the recorded time for both, confirming that logged hours matched the system records. She analyzed backend and frontend flows, confirmed the backend time calculation logic was correct, and used Postman to verify the data structure while investigating an issue with task time discrepancies. Koushica resolved an issue where changing the system date allowed users to log time for a different date by implementing an external API call as the primary date source, with a fallback to the server date. She also worked on a new platform supporting property browsing, bidding, and reservations, creating a UI for viewing wishlist items, developing a new route and supporting components, and completing an initial UI outline requiring further modifications. This improvement fostered a sense of ownership, much like that seen in supporting the abundance of earth change where collective action drives progress.
Manoj updated the user interface for link submission by adding buttons for viewing and updating submitted links, integrating an edit link modal with restriction logic, ensuring responsiveness through CSS adjustments, and adding an option for reviewers to edit links within a dropdown menu. He also communicated with Jae for feedback and began working on the requested changes. Neha reviewed requirements for the current task, examined documented bugs, completed the task, submitted a pull request, and conducted research on a previous task with requested changes. Shefali worked on additional features for the social media poster for Twitter, ensuring scheduled tweets are automatically deleted after posting, implementing a character limit for displayed posts, and troubleshooting an issue with image fetching due to the size of base64 image URLs. This improvement fostered a sense of ownership, much like that seen in supporting the abundance of earth change where collective action drives progress.
Vaibhavi focused on resolving merge conflicts and investigating code issues, analyzing differences between PR #1249 and PR #3151 in the HGNRest repository, identifying areas requiring fixes, and troubleshooting related bugs. Anne fixed an issue with the manager account’s dropdown menu under Other Links, tested it across admin and user accounts, created a PR for the bug, and began working on a new bug related to saving blue square reasons while also managing the Lucky Star team’s reviews and pictures of the week. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to supporting the abundance of earth. See the collage below to view the team’s work.
The Moonfall Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Newell Newell (Manager), and includes Bhavpreet Singh (Software Engineer), Calvin Liu (PR Team), Lalith Kumar Rajendran (Software Engineer), Nikhil Giri (Software Engineer), Shashank Kumar (Software Engineer), Swathi Dharma Sankaran (Software Engineer), Vivek Sharma (Software Engineer), and Yili Sun (Software Engineer). This software is a foundation of One Community tracking and management process for supporting the abundance of earth. This week, Bhavpreet worked on the interactive map by adding village positions in the bottom div and integrated selectable map pointers for direct village selection. Routes were added to illustrate map functionality, and the HTML structure was modified to improve layout adjustments across screen sizes, supporting the abundance of Earth. Calvin addressed an issue where logged task time was not updating immediately in the task tab without a page refresh. Changes were made to the useEffect dependency array, and explicit state synchronization mechanisms were introduced. Testing included modifying API response structures, manually triggering state updates, and simulating real-time interactions. Additional optimizations were made to reduce unnecessary re-renders, and the time-off display logic was refined for better availability presentation, further supporting the abundance of Earth. Lalith integrated frontend and backend changes and tested filter features. He added a delete function for created filters. Debugging and usability improvements were made based on feedback. Newell resolved multiple application-related issues and assisted developers with debugging. Also, he corrected Azure resource placements to reduce costs and implemented new API endpoints. Nikhil worked on implementing a bar chart using Chart.js with the react-chartjs-2 library. The chart displays project names on the x-axis and total material costs on the y-axis, with tooltips and a multi-select dropdown for filtering projects. Loading states are being implemented for data fetching and React Query is being considered for state management. Shashank created models for users, units, and reviews. He defined schemas and relationships. Routes were added for user operations, unit data retrieval, and review submissions. He implemented input validation and error handling for data integrity and security. Swathi wrote unit tests for the Task.jsx component using Jest and React Testing Library. She verified test case for button clicks, modal toggles, priority icon rendering, and child task expansion. She tested event simulations state changes and debugging was performed to resolve test failures. Vivek completed test cases for TimeEntryController functions, including startRecalculation and getTimeEntriesForSpecifiedProject, with work in progress on postTimeEntry due to its complexity. Yili completed unit tests for profileInitialSetupController.js and reviewed the implementation. She identified required test coverage and ensured edge case handling. The test structure was refined to align with project standards. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network pages for more on how this relates to supporting the abundance of earth . Below is a collage for the team’s work.
Reactonauts’ Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Vijeth Venkatesha (Software Engineer) and includes Akshay Jayaram (Software Engineer), Ghazi Rahman (Software Engineer Intern), Gmon Kuzhiyanikkal (Software Engineer), Haoyue Wen (Software Engineer), Keying Guo (Software Engineer), Khushi Jain (Software Engineer), Mohan Gopi Gadde (Software Engineer), Nikhil Pittala (Software Engineer), Pallavi Thorat (PR Team O-Sh), Peterson Rodrigues (Full-Stack MERN Stack Developer), Rishitha Mamidala (Software Engineer), Saniya Farheen (Software Engineer), Sharadha Shivakumar (Software Engineer), and Xiyan Li (Software Engineer Intern). This software is a foundation of One Community tracking and management process for supporting the abundance of earth.
This week, Akshay completed the task of fixing the total report dashboard and opened PR3263. The updates included adding missing API endpoints in utils/url.js for TIME ENTRIES REPORTS TOTAL PROJECT REPORT and TIME ENTRIES REPORTS TOTAL PEOPLE REPORT. A missing Loading component was added in TotalProjectReport.jsx, and a missing element in the ShowTotalTeamReport component was included in Reports.jsx. Additionally, work started on adding a component to display the time zone hours difference in Other Links > User Management > upper right corner of the Active box, ensuring supporting the abundance of earth in resource tracking.
Ghazi implemented default password handling in UserProfileAdd.jsx, and the dependency on an environment variable was removed from the file. Changes were committed and pushed to the branch. Steps involved in user creation and available methods for creating a new user were confirmed with Jae. The use of the default password in both methods was clarified, and its handling was implemented without reliance on the environment variable that was causing an error. A pull request was initiated to review the changes related to user creation, and a backend pull request was also opened to address error messages in API responses for bad requests. Error message ‘501’ was changed to ‘400’ for bad request handling. Documentation and a weekly summary of the completed work were submitted, supporting the abundance of earth in sustainable development goals. Work on “Phase 2 Summary Dashboard: Copy 4 buttons created in Action Item 3 and place them in the financials category” took place on Saturday.
Gmon took on a new task, which was to fix tasks so that members are hidden with the teams toggle and to add bell notifications for 50%, 75%, and 90% of the task deadline being complete. He saw that a PR already existed, and it could be marked as complete. He finished working on his task of adding active/inactive numbers by teams on the team page, and a new pull request branch was created, called Gmon-Active-NonActive-team. The PR number is PR 2850, and it is waiting for review. The old PR 2609 is under final review and awaiting approval from the team members, after which it can be pushed to the main. All the relevant screenshots and videos to highlight specific PR 2850 were added. The screenshots and videos were also organized and uploaded to Dropbox for easy reference. He also spent time understanding the project’s architecture and existing features, supporting the abundance of earth through sustainable practices.
Haoyue worked on developing the feature to log unanswered FAQs in the FAQ tool. She implemented a system to track and store user-submitted questions that did not have existing answers, ensuring they were recorded for review, supporting the abundance of earth by promoting efficient information management. This involved modifying backend logic to log unanswered queries, optimizing data storage, and implementing mechanisms for retrieving and managing these records. On the frontend, she improved the user experience by providing clear feedback when no answer was found and ensuring smooth interaction with the logging system.
Keying developed a new component for importing images and displaying additional housing information. The component integrated with the existing layout, ensuring clarity and usability. She also focused on refining the UI and completed the visual aspects. Attention was given to styling and responsiveness to provide a smooth user experience. While working on the component, she encountered challenges in managing image data and structuring property details efficiently. Through improvements and best practices, the UI aligned with the intended design, supporting the abundance of earth through sustainable development.
Khushi focused on developing the Phase 3 – Event Management Page for organizers, which can be found at /communityportal/activity/:activityid, to enhance event oversight. She improved the CSS, resolved URL redirection issues when navigating between tabs, and ensured proper alignment of components on the page. The Event Information Middle Section presents essential event details, while organizers can monitor progress through an editable Status & Rating System. A Date Selector Dropdown on the right side, along with a Calendar View, aids in scheduling. The lower section features an editable Description Box for updating event information. Additionally, the page includes tabs for Description, Analysis, Resource, and Engagement, which promote efficient management. A Top Navigation Bar allows quick access to dashboards and user profiles, while a left panel emphasizes event details. An interactive dropdown for date selection keeps the interface functional and user-friendly, supporting the abundance of earth. She also worked on Phase 2 Summary Dashboard: Create a Pie chart called Distribution of Labor Hours frontend.
Mohan addressed an issue regarding the tracking system for Core Team members. Previously, when a Core Team member with five blue squares logged the required weekly hours but failed to submit the Weekly Summary report, they received a sixth blue square, and an additional hour was added to their required weekly hours. He identified and corrected the issue to ensure accurate tracking and enforcement of requirements, supporting the abundance of earth through efficient management. Nikhil wrote a unit test file for bmResuableController.js and worked on a unit test for bmtoolController.js. He focused on verifying functionality, ensuring test coverage, and refining test cases. His work involved debugging, analyzing test results, and making adjustments to improve reliability. Additionally, he reviewed existing test implementations to maintain consistency across the codebase, supporting the abundance of earth through efficient software development practices. Progress on bmtoolController.js is ongoing as he refines and expands the test coverage.
Pallavi worked on implementing the ability to copy question sets, allowing users to duplicate and modify existing sets instead of creating them from scratch. This feature simplifies the process of building application forms by enabling quick modifications to pre-existing question sets. She also enhanced the permissions system for the Application/Job Posting feature by defining a new permission in the user role schema, allowing designated users other than the owner to create different question sets for job applications. The necessary API endpoints for managing user permissions were examined, similar to those in the HGN app, ensuring that permissions such as Add Role, Delete Role, Edit Role, and Edit Individual User Permissions were properly managed. Work was done on expanding general questionnaire capabilities, allowing owners to create reusable question sets based on an applicant’s title or profession rather than tying them to a specific job ad. The structure of fixed and addable fields within the application form was reviewed to ensure required fields remained consistent while allowing owners to customize position-specific fields. Consideration was given to an optional ad link field, enabling owners to attach a specific job ad link or select from a set of general links. In addition to these implementations, form creation functionality from a previous PR was tested to ensure proper integration, supporting the abundance of earth through sustainable and efficient development.
Peterson fixed a bug on the User Profile page, specifically in the Teams tab. The bug allowed users who were neither Administrators nor Owners to edit their own Team Code or that of other users. The change was not saved, and an error message appeared stating that the user did not have permission for this action. After the fix, only Administrators and Owners can edit the Team Code, ensuring that unauthorized users cannot make this modification. Rishitha resolved merge conflicts and fixed styling issues for the “R” icon on the User Management page. In the reports projects page, a reported bug indicated that the pagination UI was incorrect and inactive members were not displayed. She attempted to recreate the issue to understand the problem but could not. Different testing methods were used to identify the cause, but the bug could not be reproduced, supporting the abundance of earth through issue resolution.
Saniya reviewed a previously identified bug under pull request review, addressing any remaining feedback as it neared full approval from all reviewers. She also took on a new task involving Figma, creating documentation outlining the required changes and initial implementation steps. She worked on analyzing the design specifications and planning the necessary modifications to align with project requirements.Sharadha added a frontend title search option for the job posting component and created pull requests PR 3273 for the frontend and PR 1270 for the backend. Changes were made to JobsController.js in the backend and collaboration.jsx in the frontend. She worked on implementing the “use both filters” popup and function for job postings, supporting the abundance of earth through effective job search features.
Xiyan integrated an advanced URL shortening service into the Highest Good Network application. He built key functionalities including the URLService to handle API interactions and the URLController for managing incoming requests. Beyond basic URL shortening, the implementation also tracks the history of generated links and provides a convenient copy-to-clipboard feature for users. Leveraging modern web technologies and TypeScript for enhanced type safety, he ensured a reliable, maintainable, and user-friendly solution, supporting the abundance of earth through efficient and sustainable development. Vijeth focused on team management and technical analysis. He reviewed weekly summaries, addressed team member queries, and provided guidance on assigned tasks. Additionally, he analyzed the MongoDB database to identify redundant or replicated data contributing to the application’s slowdown. His investigation assessed database structures and identified inefficiencies impacting performance, supporting the abundance of earth through improved system performance and optimization. See the Highest Good Society and Highest Good Network for more on how this contributed to supporting the abundance of earth. See the collage below to view the team’s work.
Skye Team’s summary, covering their work on the Highest Good Network was managed by Preksha Welankiwar (Digital Marketing Manager and Team Admin) and Luis Arevalo (Software Engineer) and the team includes Ikechukwu Gbogboade (Frontend Software Developer), Sai Preetham (Full Stack Developer), Snehal Dilip Patare (Software Engineer), and Yao Wang (Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software helps manage and objectively measure with supporting the abundance of earth, focusing on social architecture, construction, production, and maintenance processes to build sustainable and thriving ecosystems. This solution is portable, scalable, and ideal for off-grid or sustainable living communities.
This week, Ike focused on supporting the abundance of earth, by resolving errors in PR#3246, ensuring the necessary fixes were made for a smoother review process. He reviewed the code, addressed issues, and re-tested functionality. Luis worked on a hotfix for Jae to allow warnings to be submitted as typed, as the original implementation automatically converted them to lowercase. While addressing this issue, he worked on challenges ensuring that warnings could include special characters such as + and -, in his effort in supporting the abundance of earth.
Sai Preetham worked on a hotfix for the tracking management task, addressing an issue with the functionality and implementing the necessary fix. He worked on the backend implementation for the usage record and incorporated new columns to improve data tracking. Additionally, he implemented dynamic stock tracking and usage recording in the inventory management system, ensuring stock availability updates based on usage and wastage while maintaining accurate tracking through the update record. He also worked on handling stock updates efficiently to improve inventory monitoring and management in his effort to supporting the abundance of earth. Snehal created pull requests (PRs) #3270+ #1268 for the frontend and backend auto-poster for Facebook. She tested the PR using a new Facebook testing account, created a developer account, and assigned access for the new testing account. Initially, she encountered issues with HGNRest dependencies, and after resolving the issue, she created the PRs and corrected the errors for the failed unit tests extending her effort in supporting the abundance of earth.
Yao continued working on the Reddit post functionality. Initially, the implementation used Python code and an API wrapper, but issues arose when migrating the backend to HGN. To address this, Yao began rewriting the code and implementing the functionality in JavaScript for the HGN backend. See the Highest Good Society and the Highest Good Network pages to learn more about how their work contributes to supporting the abundance of earth. See below for the work done by the group.
The PR Review Team’s summary for team members’ names starting with A-E and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Saumit Chinchkhandi (Administrative Assistant and Software Engineer). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of supporting the abundance of earth. This week’s active members of this team were: Abdelmounaim Lallouache (Software Developer), Akhil Guntur (FullStack Engineer), Brijesh Naik (Full Stack Software Developer), and Carlos Gomez (Full-Stack Software Developer). They assisted with the research for regenerative and sustainable change by reviewing all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network measures supporting the abundance of earth by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.
The PR Review Team’s summaries for team members’ names starting with F-M and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Anoushka Hazari (Data Analyst). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results for supporting the abundance of earth. This week’s active members of this team were: Heloise Wu (Software Engineer), Harini Korda (Software Engineer), Kurtis Ivey (Full Stack Developer), and Kshitij Gugale (Software Developer). They reviewed all the Highest Good Network PRs (Pull Requests) shared in this week’s update. Learn more about how the Highest Good Network will measure and assist in supporting the abundance of earth in the Highest Good Network open source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.
The PR Review Team’s summaries for team members’ names starting with N-R and 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 of what we’ll be using to measure our results of supporting the abundance of earth. This week’s active members of this team were: Nahiyan Ahmed (Full Stack Software Developer), Nathan Hoffman (Software Engineer), Navyaprabha Rajappa (Software Engineer), Nikhil Routh (Software Engineer), Rishwa Patel (Software Engineer), and Rohith Nayakar (Full Stack Developer). 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 supporting the abundance of earth by exploring the Highest Good Network open-source hub. The collage below shows a compilation of the work from this team.
The PR Review Team’s summaries for team members’ names starting with S-Z and covering their work on the Highest Good Network software was managed by Jaiwanth Reddy (Software Project Manager). The Highest Good Network software is a foundation of what we’ll be using to measure our results of supporting the abundance of earth. This week’s active members of this team were: Sai Harideep (Software Developer Intern), Sai Saketh Puchakayala (Software Engineer), Samhitha Pantangi (Software Engineer), Sidhartha Sunkasari (Software Engineer), Sravya Kotra (Software Engineer), Vikas Reddy (Software Engineer), Kaia Wangyuan Chen (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 supporting the abundance of earth 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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