Builder

We are recruiting a master builder to test and demonstrate the usability of GVCS tools in the construction of state-of-art housing and other infrastructure at Factor e Farm.

We are particularly interested in those people with diversified experience set, from foundations to framing and finishing. 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.

The builder is required to document progress openly with a daily log and vlog on the wiki (see Marcin Log for an example) using an automatic upload platform such as an Android smart phone (provided).

Overall Duties

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 askey component of filtration process
• Demonstrate greenwood 98% gasification process for combined heat power purposes
• Demonstrate green roofs
• Include solar concentrator as part OD cho system at under $1 per peak watt installed cost
• Demonstrate 50 kw wind turbine with OS tower tech
• Demonstrate arched, timbrel vault, and stepped 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 superinsulation performance of homes with bioplastic glazing from onsite resources and glass lock 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