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Conor: /* My take on the GVCS */

2011-05-05T02:56:57Z

My take on the GVCS

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	**Some will be developed at Factor e Farm, like the CEB Press and LifeTrac		**Some will be developed at Factor e Farm, like the CEB Press and LifeTrac
	**Others will be developed by other open-source groups, like OScar and RepRap		**Others will be developed by other open-source groups, like OScar and RepRap
	**Some can be developed by expert members of the OSE community, using OSE funds. For instance, some people on the forum are very knowledgeable about CNC; it may be that the most efficient way to develop a CNC tool is to throw a few thousand dollars at one of these people and ask them to take the lead on development. Get them to document the build early and often and get online feedback.		**Some can be developed by expert members of the OSE community, using OSE funds. For instance, some people on the forum are very knowledgeable about CNC; it may be that the most efficient way to develop a CNC tool is to throw a few thousand dollars at one of these people and ask them to take the lead on development. Get them to document the build early and often and get online feedback. The wind turbine should probably be built this way, the laser cutter (if Lasersaur isn't up to specs), aluminium extractor, robotic arm etc.

	It is important to realize that if there are to be replicable ecovillages, they will each have different requirements. So some may use wind turbines, while others use solar. Some may farm hydroponically while others use permaculture. Some will be urban and some rural. So the toolkit is to be used on a pick-and-mix basis. We can't say that all 40 tools and 40 tools only will be needed to build a particular village.		It is important to realize that if there are to be replicable ecovillages, they will each have different requirements. So some may use wind turbines, while others use solar. Some may farm hydroponically while others use permaculture. Some will be urban and some rural. So the toolkit is to be used on a pick-and-mix basis. We can't say that all 40 tools and 40 tools only will be needed to build a particular village.

Conor at 02:53, 5 May 2011

2011-05-05T02:53:42Z

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	~~==Problem statement==~~		Good examples of open-source hardware documentation:
	OSE is supposed to be an open-source hardware project, but none of the hardware here is actually open-source. Open-source means that replicable plans are available freely online; this site has fragments of information, but no one could possibly build hardware from the scattered information here. These are examples of open-source hardware:
	*http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/data/zoetrope-wind-turbine.pdf		*http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/data/zoetrope-wind-turbine.pdf
	*http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel_Build_Manual		*http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel_Build_Manual
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	==My take on the [[GVCS]]==		==My take on the [[GVCS]]==
	I was pleasantly surprised to find that once you get clarity on what tools are needed, open-source or DIY designs can be found online for the majority of them. The task of the Open Ecology Network, as I see it, is as much about collecting and organizing existing solutions as it is about inventing new machines. We need to take existing instructions and turn them into out-of-the-box solutions. This is true especially for food/agriculture. In the digital manufacturing area, some open-source designs still have to be done from scratch, but several of them are already under development by other people, like Lasersaur.		I was pleasantly surprised to find that once you get clarity on what tools are needed, open-source or DIY designs can be found online for the majority of them. The task of the Open Ecology Network, as I see it, is as much about collecting and organizing existing solutions as it is about inventing new machines. We need to take existing instructions and turn them into out-of-the-box solutions. This is true especially for food/agriculture. In the digital manufacturing area, some open-source designs still have to be done from scratch, but several of them are already under development by other people, like Lasersaur.

			*First, we get a clear list of the GVCS tools
			*Then we pick a development strategy for each tool
			**Some will be developed at Factor e Farm, like the CEB Press and LifeTrac
			**Others will be developed by other open-source groups, like OScar and RepRap
			**Some can be developed by expert members of the OSE community, using OSE funds. For instance, some people on the forum are very knowledgeable about CNC; it may be that the most efficient way to develop a CNC tool is to throw a few thousand dollars at one of these people and ask them to take the lead on development. Get them to document the build early and often and get online feedback.

	It is important to realize that if there are to be replicable ecovillages, they will each have different requirements. So some may use wind turbines, while others use solar. Some may farm hydroponically while others use permaculture. Some will be urban and some rural. So the toolkit is to be used on a pick-and-mix basis. We can't say that all 40 tools and 40 tools only will be needed to build a particular village.		It is important to realize that if there are to be replicable ecovillages, they will each have different requirements. So some may use wind turbines, while others use solar. Some may farm hydroponically while others use permaculture. Some will be urban and some rural. So the toolkit is to be used on a pick-and-mix basis. We can't say that all 40 tools and 40 tools only will be needed to build a particular village.

Conor at 14:37, 13 March 2011

2011-03-13T14:37:57Z

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	I was pleasantly surprised to find that once you get clarity on what tools are needed, open-source designs can be found online for the majority of them. The task of the Open Ecology Network, as I see it, is as much about collecting and organizing existing solutions as it is about inventing new machines. We need to take existing instructions and turn them into out-of-the-box solutions. This is true especially for food/agriculture. In the digital manufacturing area, some open-source designs still have to be done from scratch, but several of them are already under development by other people, like Lasersaur.		==Problem statement==
			OSE is supposed to be an open-source hardware project, but none of the hardware here is actually open-source. Open-source means that replicable plans are available freely online; this site has fragments of information, but no one could possibly build hardware from the scattered information here. These are examples of open-source hardware:
			*http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/data/zoetrope-wind-turbine.pdf
			*http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel_Build_Manual

			Every Internet success story - Wikipedia, YouTube, Google, FaceBook - have something in common: none of them have given people content; they have given people platforms on which they can build content. If OSE is to be a successful open-source hardware project, we need to stop focusing so much on creating content, and start focusing on building a platform.

			==My take on the [[GVCS]]==
			I was pleasantly surprised to find that once you get clarity on what tools are needed, open-source or DIY designs can be found online for the majority of them. The task of the Open Ecology Network, as I see it, is as much about collecting and organizing existing solutions as it is about inventing new machines. We need to take existing instructions and turn them into out-of-the-box solutions. This is true especially for food/agriculture. In the digital manufacturing area, some open-source designs still have to be done from scratch, but several of them are already under development by other people, like Lasersaur.

	It is important to realize that if there are to be replicable ecovillages, they will each have different requirements. So some may use wind turbines, while others use solar. Some may farm hydroponically while others use permaculture. Some will be urban and some rural. So the toolkit is to be used on a pick-and-mix basis. We can't say that all 40 tools and 40 tools only will be needed to build a particular village.		It is important to realize that if there are to be replicable ecovillages, they will each have different requirements. So some may use wind turbines, while others use solar. Some may farm hydroponically while others use permaculture. Some will be urban and some rural. So the toolkit is to be used on a pick-and-mix basis. We can't say that all 40 tools and 40 tools only will be needed to build a particular village.
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	* Lifetime design		* Lifetime design
	* Modular design for easy disassembly and repair		* Modular design for easy disassembly and repair



	*Housing		*Housing

Conor at 19:01, 26 February 2011

2011-02-26T19:01:48Z

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	**Modular building system. [http://www.gridbeamers.com/ GridBeam] is an open-source modular building system. http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/MICRO_DWELLINGS/micro_dwellings.html - These are open-source modular geodesic octahedral structures that can be stuck together to form a variety of forms.		**Modular building system. [http://www.gridbeamers.com/ GridBeam] is an open-source modular building system. http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/MICRO_DWELLINGS/micro_dwellings.html - These are open-source modular geodesic octahedral structures that can be stuck together to form a variety of forms.
	**Geodesic domes. Plenty of instructions online on how to build these		**Geodesic domes. Plenty of instructions online on how to build these
	**Air-formed domes. Place a balloon-like membrane on the ground. Cover it with wet concrete. Inflate the balloon. Let the concrete harden. Voila - an indestructible concrete dome built in a day using 20% of the material and 20% of the energy of a normal home. [http://binishells.com/technology.html][http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/09/back-to-the-future-the-binishell-returns/]. There is unfortunately very little open information on this building method. A lot of experimentation would be needed to turn it into a DIY technology
	**Underground housing

	*Energy		*Energy

Conor at 19:40, 12 February 2011

2011-02-12T19:40:28Z

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	**Metal roller		**Metal roller
	**Metal press, shear and hole puncher		**Metal press, shear and hole puncher

	~~==Possible structure for food production information==~~
	*Animals
	*Plants
	**Permaculture
	***Agroforestry
	***Pests and weeds
	***Soil and compost
	**Controlled-environment growing
	***Hydroponics
	***Aeroponics
	***Aquaponics
	*Farm equipment

Conor at 15:26, 12 February 2011

2011-02-12T15:26:08Z

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	**CAD software		**CAD software
	**3D scanner		**3D scanner
	**Laser cutter~~. '''[http://www.buildlog.net/cnc_laser/index.php/ Self-replicating, open-source laser cutter]'''. Let's get in touch with the guy who made this~~.		**Laser cutter.
	**3D printer. RepRap		**3D printer. RepRap
	**CNC torch table [[RepTab]]		**CNC torch table [[RepTab]]

Conor at 01:37, 8 February 2011

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 **CAD software
 **3D scanner
-**Laser cutter
+**Laser cutter. '''[http://www.buildlog.net/cnc_laser/index.php/ Self-replicating, open-source laser cutter]'''. Let's get in touch with the guy who made this.
 **3D printer.  RepRap
 **CNC torch table [[RepTab]]
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 **Metal roller
 **Metal press, shear and hole puncher

Conor at 00:00, 15 November 2010

2010-11-15T00:00:09Z

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	*Food		*Food
	**[[Organoponic Raised Bed Gardening]]		**[[Organoponic Raised Bed Gardening]]
	**[[~~Hydroponiocs~~\|Vertical hydroponic units]]		**[[Hydroponics\|Vertical hydroponic units]]
	**[[Aquaponics\|Scalable aquaponic system]]		**[[Aquaponics\|Scalable aquaponic system]]
	**Beehives. All that needs to be done is for someone to turn Langstroth or National hives into CAD files so that they can be 3D printed.		**Beehives. All that needs to be done is for someone to turn Langstroth or National hives into CAD files so that they can be 3D printed.

Conor at 23:57, 14 November 2010

2010-11-14T23:57:31Z

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	*Food		*Food
	**[[Organoponic Raised Bed Gardening]]		**[[Organoponic Raised Bed Gardening]]
	**Vertical hydroponic units~~. Complete open-source designs exist: http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/HOME_HYDRO/HOME_HYDRO.html~~		**[[Hydroponiocs\|Vertical hydroponic units]]
	**Scalable aquaponic system~~. Barrelponics and Farm Fountain are complete open-source aquaponic systems.~~		**[[Aquaponics\|Scalable aquaponic system]]
	**Beehives. All that needs to be done is for someone to turn Langstroth or National hives into CAD files so that they can be 3D printed.		**Beehives. All that needs to be done is for someone to turn Langstroth or National hives into CAD files so that they can be 3D printed.
	**Wormery. Many complete open-source designs exist: [http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/SOIL_FACTORY/SOIL.html], [http://paulstownallotments.com/Wormery/Wormery.html#Large_scale]		**Wormery. Many complete open-source designs exist: [http://www.n55.dk/MANUALS/SOIL_FACTORY/SOIL.html], [http://paulstownallotments.com/Wormery/Wormery.html#Large_scale]
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	**[[Open Source Crop Planning Software]]		**[[Open Source Crop Planning Software]]
	**[[Spirulina]]		**[[Spirulina]]
	**Mushrooms. Again, a lot of information online about how to do it, but no complete out-of-the-box design.		**[[Mushrooms]]. Again, a lot of information online about how to do it, but no complete out-of-the-box design.
	**Tractor		**Tractor

Conor at 19:16, 14 November 2010

2010-11-14T19:16:44Z

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	*Energy		*Energy
	**Microbial fuel cell. ~~Plenty of open-source designs for these. Need to combine the best features of each, make instructional video.~~		**Microbial fuel cell.
	~~<br> http://www.microbialfuelcell.org/www/index.php/Tutorials/~~
	<br>Instructables [http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Algae-Home-CO2-Scrubber-Part-III-An-Algae/ Part 1], [http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Microbial-Fuel-Cell-MFC-Part-II/ Part 2] and [http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Microbial-Fuel-Cell-MFC-Part-III/ Part 3].
	~~<br>[http://www.youtube.com/user/MicrobialFuelCell Six part YouTube tutorial]~~
	~~<br>[http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/mitei/videos/6081-bruce-logan-bioenergy-production-using-microbial-fuel-cell-technologies Lecture by Bruce Logan] with lots of ways to optimize power output~~
	**Run-of-the-river hydroelectric generator.		**Run-of-the-river hydroelectric generator.
	**Geothermal. SHPEGS heat pump can be adapted for geothermal use		**Geothermal. SHPEGS heat pump can be adapted for geothermal use