OBI Webinars

List of Webinars

Announced in this Kickstarter Update - [1]

• Dec. 2, 2016 - Living Home

• Resources - [2]

• Dec. 9 - Aquaponic Greenhouse: Design and Operation
• Jan 20, 2017 - Seed Eco-Home: Off-Grid Utility Systems
• Jan. 27, 2017 - House Design Crash Course

• This webinar covers basic design principles of how to design the structure of a house, with consideration of code compliance.

• Feb 3 - Using the OBI Module System to Design Buildable Structures.

• This webinars goes over the Part Libraries of engineered house modules of the OBI building system - and how one can use these modules to build technically correct designs. The key is understanding basic design rules of house construction as discussed in the House Design Crash Course - and understanding basic additional rules of how the modules fit together and how to manipulate them within the open source SweetHome3d design software.

• Feb 10 - Navigating Code Compliance for Eco-Housing
• Feb 17 - Open Source Machines for House Building
• Feb 24 - Landscape Design: Integrating the Seed Home in a Regenerative Environment
• March 3 - Applications of 3D Printing in Construction
• March 10 - Seed Eco-Home and Aquaponic Greenhouse Automation

• We will discuss how to use automated controllers and Internet of Things monitoring and data collection for the built environment. Main data points include temperatures (thermal performance) and humidity, and water quality measurements for the aquaponics. Greenhouse automation includes automatic control of watering of beds, towers, and duckweed troughs; misting for humidity and cooling; automatic fish feeding, chicken door opening, hydronic heating, fans, and pumps. House automation includes automatic turning of of fans, pumps, and pellet stove heating, as well as smart control of the PV system to maximize power output.

• March 17 - Open Source Architecture Tools: FreeCAD, BIM, Blender, WebGL, and SweetHome 3D
• March 24 - Collaborative Literacy 101: How to Work Effectively in an Open Source Hardware Movement

Log

Living Building Webinar

I hope that you enjoyed the presentation today and that it fulfilled the desire of the participants. The recording is being converted as we speak and I will share it as soon as complete. When you share it with participants you might also share these resources that answer some of the good questions I should have anticipated but couldn’t answer on the spot. I’m really sorry that I didn’t look up the fee structure beforehand, because of course that would be primary question. I meant to, but it just slipped away. The cost is much more reasonable than I imagined.

Case Studies of Certified Projects http://living-future.org/casestudies

Affordable Housing Framework for Overcoming Barriers to the LBC in Affordable Housing https://living-future.org/sites/default/files/LBC_AffordableHousing.pdf

Net Zero and LBC Financial Study http://living-future.org/dcfinancialstudy

Fee structure: http://living-future.org/living-building-challenge/certification/details Single Family Residents Cost $1,750-2000 for full certification