Living Machines

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Living Machines (LM) are water treatment systems using living plants, duplicating the way water is cleaned in natural ecosystems. They recycle waste water up to drinking quality. In cold climates, they should be housed in a greenhouse. This is one avenue for handling all human organic waste. The notable feature is possibility of integrating living machines with food production - and obtaining drinking water at the same time.

Collaboration

LM - Developments Needed

What is the current status of waste water handling at Factor E?

How large is the water shed in the area?

Are there any running streams nearby?

What is the height of the water table?

What governmental restrictions are in place?

LM - General

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Development Work Template

1. LM - Product Definition
   1. LM - General
   2. LM - General Scope
   3. LM - Product Ecology
      1. LM - Localization
      2. LM - Scaleability
      3. LM - Analysis of Scale
      4. LM - Lifecycle Analysis
   4. LM - Enterprise Options
   5. LM - Development Approach
      1. LM - Timeline
      2. LM - Development Budget
         1. LM - Value Spent
         2. LM - Value available
         3. LM - Value needed
   6. LM - Deliverables and Product Specifications
   7. LM - Industry Standards
   8. LM - Market and Market Segmentation
   9. LM - Salient Features and Keys to Success
2. LM - Technical Design
   1. LM - Product System Design
      1. LM - Diagrams and Conceptual Drawings
         1. LM - Pattern Language Icons
         2. LM - Structural Diagram
         3. LM - Funcional or Process Diagram
         4. LM - Workflow
      2. LM - Technical Issues
      3. LM - Deployment Strategy
      4. LM - Performance specifications
      5. LM - Calculations
         1. LM - Design Calculations
         2. LM - Yields
         3. LM - Rates
         4. LM - Structural Calculations
         5. LM - Power Requirements
         6. LM - Ergonomics of Production
         7. LM -Time Requirements
         8. LM - Economic Breakeven Analysis
         9. LM - Scaleability Calculations
         10. LM - Growth Calculations
      6. LM - Technical Drawings and CAD
      7. LM - CAM Files
   2. LM - Component Design
      1. LM - Diagrams
      2. LM - Conceptual drawings
      3. LM - Performance specifications
      4. LM - Performance calculations
      5. LM - Technical drawings and CAD
      6. LM - CAM files whenever available
   3. LM - Subcomponents
3. LM - Deployment and Results
   1. LM - Production steps
   2. LM - Flexible Fabrication or Production
   3. LM - Bill of materials
   4. LM - Pictures and Video
   5. LM - Data
4. LM - Documentation and Education
   1. LM - Documentation
   2. LM - Enterprise Plans
5. LM - Resource Development
   1. LM - Identifying Stakeholders
      1. LM - Information Collaboration
         1. LM - Wiki Markup
         2. LM - Addition of Supporting References
         3. LM - Production of diagrams, flowcharts, 3D computer models, and other qualitative information architecture
         4. LM - Technical Calculations, Drawings, CAD, CAM, other
      2. LM - Prototyping
      3. LM - Funding
      4. LM - Preordering working products
      5. LM - Grantwriting
      6. LM - Publicity
      7. LM - User/Fabricator Training and Accreditation
      8. LM - Standards and Certification Developmen
      9. LM - Other
   2. LM - Grantwriting
      1. LM - Volunteer grantwriters
      2. LM - Professional, Outcome-Based Grantwriters
   3. LM - Collaborative Stakeholder Funding
   4. LM - Tool and Material Donations
   5. LM - Charitable Contributions