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*Surveying and leveling
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=Desired Experience=
==Desired Experience==


*Passive solar design
*Natural building methods
*CEB or adobe construction experience
*House design
*House design
*Steel construction
*Site design
*Site design
*Architectural drafting  
*Architectural drafting  
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*Pond design and digging
*Pond design and digging


==Desired Experience==
=Duties=
 
*Designs and builds a wide range of structures within the built environment - including living, working, agriculture, energy, space heating and other infrastructures
*Installs electrical and water system infrastructure.
*Works with [[Floyd Hagerman]] on technology transfer of CEB Contrstruction methods
*Assists FeF documentation team in producing instructional materials
*Writes scripts for construction instructionals


=Older=
==Details==


*Works with Floyd Hagerman on technology transfer of CEB Contrstruction methods
Planned construction includes:
**Utilizes assistance from FeF Documentor to produce related instructionals
*350 square foot microhouse on a week time-scale and $3000-5000 budget for shell structure including kitchen and bathroom
**Writes scripts for construction instructionals
*Develops a process for building a 350 square foot microhouse on a week time-scale and $3000-5000 budget for shell structure including kitchen and bathroom
*Gains proficiency in Sawmill and forestry operations
*Gains proficiency in Sawmill and forestry operations
*Works with GVCS equipment and provides feedback to related Product Directors on usability/development needs
*Works with GVCS equipment and provides feedback to related Product Directors on usability/development needs
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*Cross trains in [[Core Cross-Training Competencies]]
*Cross trains in [[Core Cross-Training Competencies]]


=Long Term=
See also [[Long Term Construction Goals]]
Long term goals for the construction aspect of the GVCS includes ability to:
 
*Build a limestone firing kiln to produce hydrated lime.
*Demonstrate optimized CEB construction technique workflow for on-demand housing construction.
*Demonstrate state of art rainwater catchment using ozonation as key component of purification process
*Demonstrate greenwood gasification process at 98% efficiency for combined heat power purposes
*Demonstrate green roofs as an effective eco-roofing technique
*Include solar concentrator as part of combined heat and power system at under $1 per peak watt installed cost
*Demonstrate 50 kW wind turbine with open source tower technology
*Demonstrate arched, timbrel vault, Nubian vault, and corbeled arch construction for earthen roofs
*Demonstrate septic fertigation technique for wastewater treatment, and rooftop/well hybrid for freshwater
*Demonstrate open source well rig, open source cement mixer, and open source rebar production
*Demonstrate super-insulated homes with bioplastic glazing from onsite resources, including glass block from cullet
*Demonstrate biomass pellet-fueled construction machinery
*Demonstrate construction material costs at $1 per square foot by using $13k of equipment (starting from metal melting):
**$2k bulldozer
**$2k for two tractors/skid loaders
**$1k CEB press
**$1k sawmill
**$500 cement mixer
**$500 limestone kiln
**$2k bioplastic extruder
**$1k well rig
**$500 soil pulverizer
**$500 trencher
**$1k wind turbine
**$1k solar concentrator
[[Category:Recruiting Wave 2]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 23 September 2012

Introduction

We are looking for a director of the construction and infrastructure aspects of Factor e Farm. This role involves construction, utility infrastructure, site planning, site maintenance, and furnishing of Factor e Farm.

Basic Terms

  • Must live on-site at Factor e Farm (accommodations are provided, applicant covers their own food)
  • Full time commitment (no outside jobs or telecommuting unless specifically negotiated)
  • Applicant covers travel to and from FeF
  • Applicant covers their own insurance needs
  • Semi-monthly blog posting on the Factor e Farm Blog according to FeF Blogging Standards
  • Financial compensation based on experience and culture fit
  • Alignment with open source culture
  • Openness to lifelong learning

Experience

Required Experience

  • Professional (or equivalent) carpentry experience at the virtuoso or master level
  • Experience with water utility infrastructure, plumbing
  • Electrical and plumbing systems design and installation
  • General contracting
  • Pouring foundations
  • Septic system and irrigation system installation
  • Construction equipment operation and maintenance - tractors, skid steers, backhoe, etc.
  • Ability to read architectural blueprints
  • Surveying and leveling

Desired Experience

  • Passive solar design
  • Natural building methods
  • CEB or adobe construction experience
  • House design
  • Steel construction
  • Site design
  • Architectural drafting
  • Interior design
  • Experience in heavy machine operation
  • Pattern Language recognition
  • Basic working proficiency in technical drafting or CAD
    • Reading fabrication drawings
  • Basic mechanical design/machine design skills
  • Teaching experience
  • Pond design and digging

Duties

  • Designs and builds a wide range of structures within the built environment - including living, working, agriculture, energy, space heating and other infrastructures
  • Installs electrical and water system infrastructure.
  • Works with Floyd Hagerman on technology transfer of CEB Contrstruction methods
  • Assists FeF documentation team in producing instructional materials
  • Writes scripts for construction instructionals

Details

Planned construction includes:

  • 350 square foot microhouse on a week time-scale and $3000-5000 budget for shell structure including kitchen and bathroom
  • Gains proficiency in Sawmill and forestry operations
  • Works with GVCS equipment and provides feedback to related Product Directors on usability/development needs
  • Experience in standard construction techniques is a baseline, but should be complemented with quick learning ability of nonstandard and natural building techniques
  • Basic familiarity with equipment maintenance, repair, torching and welding is also desirable
  • Construction management skills are required
  • Required to cross train in basic fabrication/repair and other Core Cross-Training Tompetencies
  • Documents progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone.
  • Interior house design using Sweet Home 3D
  • Produces house design in Sketchup
  • Rooftop water catchment cisterns and shallow well construction
  • Digs and develops deep water wells
  • Cross trains in Core Cross-Training Competencies

See also Long Term Construction Goals