Rapid Learning Facility Proposal

Narrative

The current program of OSE is building an Apprenticeship program to a core model of 24 builders who build one house in 5 days. Given the robust build cost of $85k in materials and labor (75% proven) for a 1000 hour build of a 1300 sf Seed Eco-Home at $60k materials budget that includes the 6kW of rooftop photovoltaics - we expect this system to be highly scalable. The 24 person crew is expected to produce about 50 homes per year, a package that can be replicated rapidly in different locations to reset the supply of housing stock to abundance.

The apprentices are signing up for a 4 year OSE program with intent of continuing with OSE on a program of lifelong learning. Students are encouraged to set their own pay by setting performance goals where competency is documented transparently in the Rapid Learning Facility.

The Rapid Learning facility is a facility of about 16 dedicated bays for learning, documentation, data collection, efficiency measurement, and production. It is part of a visual workplace that enables rapid learning via meticulously prepared environments where assembly and disassembly of modules and submodiules can take place in the most effective way possible, eather with teachers on with independent guidance. With each workstation containing a time lapse video setup, data logging, video broadcasting, and augemented reality QR codes on parts - students can learn rapidly either in a guided, online-guided, or independent study fashion while documenting their progress with time lapse videos and build logging. This is indispensible for rapid learning, continuous quality improvement, and multimodal. 3D printers are available to integrate 3D printing of specific parts from waste plastic using high temperature heated enclosures.

Students collaborate with technical writers and produce AI-assisted video instructionals on teh builds of modules, such that each student is contributing to the development of content and design guides for continuous quality improvement. Over the 4 year persion, students branch into 3D design, 3D printing, welding builds.

Once the single operation of 24 work-study crews is demonstrated, then this enterprise-level module is available for widespread replication to other communities worldwide. Local builder/teachers and students can be recruited, while the cultural learning can be provided by the original OSE facility.

Budget

• 6 builder/teacher Staff - $50k each - $300k
• Apprentices - $24k financial aid *9 (50% scholarship rate) to $216k
• Admissions - $75k staff, psychology background
  • Microfactory Rapid Learning Facility Visual Workplace - $250k 12 bays of rapid learning content for carpentry/tools/measurement/techniques/safety, electrical, plumbing, water system, Core Utility Module, PV, foundnation work, hardscape, landscaping, siding, roofing, cabinetry, interior trim, flooring, heat pump, appliances, welding. Includes current facility and 4 Module Build Bays for Core Utility, Interior, Exterior, and . AR app included with the learning bays for rapid instructionals access
  • Each bay is design for learning and production
  • Cell phone-based AR system is set up, with QR code scanning for augmemted information.
• Technical Writer - $110k - Open Source Ecology/Open Building Institute Builder Book, 3D printing design curriculum
• CAD Draftsperson - $75k
• Marketing Video and Website, Virtual Tour, Module Instructionals ($1000/minute of video) - $175k
• ED - $75k