Product Template

You can insert a box like the one above by typing: {{ToolTemplate|ToolName=CEB Press}}

This can be used for any of the tools; just insert the name of the tool in place of 'CEB Press' and the software will generate the rest of it based on this.

This template generates links the following pages. We will have to gather the information on each tool under the following standard page titles:

Bold links to:

• ToolName Development. See GVCS Development Template
  • When a tool is in an development stage, this page should be updated frequently and kept up-to-date
    • progress report
    • list of unanswered questions
    • current tasks
• ToolName Build Instructions. See Instructional Page Template
• ToolName user's manual. See User Manual Page Template

Followed by:

• ToolName Intro. Can include problem statement, design rationale, maybe a video or photos showing the machine in action. It should familiarize newcomers with the machine's abilities. We can include a comparison to existing commercial models here too. (It's impossible to have a separate page for each of these, because it would make the navigation box way too noisy.)
• Product Icon - icons from Isaiah on blue background such as . Entire set will be put up at the Product Ecologies page
• Status Headline - graphic indicating prototype number, step of completion from the Product Development Template, funding, expected date of completion. Status Chart (references development template), and refers to Master Index for overview
• Problem Statement - what issue the development of the GVCS tool is aiming to address - such as building a low-cost, high performance CEB press at $3k in materials, where the competition charges $45k for the finished product, as a means to increasing access to this environmentally-friendly, low-cost, and high performance building method
• Performance Analysis vs. Industry Standards (data viz) - list our specifications compared to those of off-shelf counterparts
• Cost Analysis vs. Industry Standards
• Conceptual Diagram - how does the tool work? Entry-level explanation using quality information architecture
• Design Rationale - key design features that explain design choices related that were made based on OSE Specifications
• Product Ecology - how the tool fits with the other tools of the GVCS; see Product Ecologies
• Demo Video - video documentation taken from the actual build or testing of the device, plus other interesting footage directly from the project
• Demo Photos
• ToolName Bill of Materials.
• Buy ToolName. This will raise funds for OSE. We can sell both kits and finished devices. This should be used only for tools with Full Product Release status.