The Open Source & Free-sharing Tropical Atrium Design Portal is Now Live

We are very happy to report that the open source project-launch blueprinting portal for the Tropical Atrium (click to visit) is now live! Along with the creation of this page detailing this component of the One Community sustainable infrastructure, we have… Read More

Why Open Source Sustainable Living Communities – One Community Weekly Progress Update #3

Here’s our sustainable living communities open source project-launch blueprinting update (#3) for the week of March 11, 2013 including updated aquaponics/aquapini drawings, the newest SEGO Center City Hub export, open source Education for Life updates, and more. Also our weekly… Read More

One Community’s First Video Update – One Community Weekly Progress Update #1

This is One Community’s first video update, covering the week of February 25, 2013. If you like this form of update, please comment, like, and/or share it so we know. If the response is positive we will do… Read More

Solution Based Thinking: SEGO Center Open Source City Hub Progress Update

The SEGO Center City Hub is solution based thinking approach to spreading sustainability and starting  comprehensive sustainable communities, villages, and cities all over the world. This component of One Community as a duplicable teacher/demonstration community, village, and city model is purposed to provide an… Read More

Village Development Plan – One Community

Our open source village development plan continues to move forward. We made significant progress last week on the Pod 1 (depicted left) Tropical Dome graywater processing plans that are now complete to the point of a 60-page document outlining the design, permitting,… Read More

SEGO Center Integration of Natural Pond Pool, Eco Hot Tub, and Changing Rooms

The newly named SEGO Center continues to move forward extremely fast. Andrew Sadera (Architect Drafter and Designer), Jennifer Engelmeier (Eco-pool and Spa Specialist and founder of www.LoveYourPool.com), Karl Harris (Architect Drafter, Designer, and founder of Harris Design & Technology Services), and Meg West (Landscape Architect, Permaculturalist, and founder… Read More

SEGO Center Natural Pool and CAD Updated Images from This Week

The SEGO Center City Hub continues to move forward with huge help from our partners Andrew Sadera (Architect Drafter and Designer), Jennifer Engelmeier (Eco-pool and Spa Specialist and founder of www.LoveYourPool.com), Karl Harris (Architect Drafter, Designer, and founder of Harris Design & Technology Services), and Meg West (Landscape… Read More

SEGO Center City Hub Eco-architecture Updates!

Meg West (Landscape Architect, Permaculturalist, and founder of Meg West Design) has completed the second generation layout drawings of the natural pool and eco hot tub component of the SEGO Center! Andrew Sadera (Architect Drafter and Designer) and Karl Harris (Architect Drafter, Designer,… Read More

SEGO Center Update: Table Designs

Here’s a quick update on the SEGO Center City Hub table layout. The images below show a custom table design we will build ourselves and seating for 150 people created by Karl Harris (Architect Drafter, Designer, and founder of Harris Design & Technology… Read More

Open Source Sustainable Food Systems Update

We’ve been busy with infrastructure design details! Here are the initial layouts and aquaponics and walipini combination designs called aquapinis. The three walipini food production systems we will demonstrate as Phase I of the One Community self-sustainable food production plan are:… Read More