Kyle log

Monday, March 10

• HabLab design works

The design team of our group considered the placement of both the front deck of the FabLab, as well as the gravel road to lead from tthehe front entrance by the workshop to the FabLab. There is an existing road from the main road to the FabLab, however Marcin has requested an alternative solution.

• Cost and benefits were considered for the existing road:

The benefits of keeping the existing road to the FabLab would be easy access for deliveries and other accessibility situations. The negatives of keeping the existing road are unwanted visitors and safety concerns.

• Cost and benefits were considered for the extension of the main entrance to the FabLab:

The benefits of extending the main road would be the ability to remove the road from the main road to the FabLab completely. The negatives of extending the existing road to the FabLab would be extra costs in terms of material costs, and the cost of removing and replacing the water line that would interfere with the gravel path extension. There would be grading issues that would need to be resolved for truck access. The FabLab roof also would obstruct access.

• Solution/result

Sunday, March 9

• Reference to MicroHouse

http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/MicroHouse_Collaboration_2014

• Critically considering alternative framing process than enables both earth-brick stacking and continuous roof framing simultaneous - while ensuring

1) Safety of all workers 2) Quality of roof 3) Speed of construction