Aidan Williamson Log
Week 1
5/31
Arrived at FeF at 10:30 AM. Thanks to Chris DeAngelis for picking me up.
Went grocery shopping.
Moved CEB rollers to dry location under old workshop eaves.
Helped Jose begin to move and reorganize hardware from old workshop.
Practiced MIG Welding under Jose and Brianna's helpful supervision. Need more practice.
Began work on FeF disposal infrastructure redesign.
Tasks this week:
- Locate site for trash units
- Design & Build Trash units for segregated trash
- Collect & organize construction waste around site
6/1
Assessed distributions of recyclable materials in area surrounding HabLab, workshop, and old workshop.
Built structure for dry storage of biomass and construction wood scrap for burning. Much thanks to Chris DeAngeis for all his help.
Contemplated household recycling storage
- Design would need to both store 1-3 months of materials (depending on amount of visitors at FeF)
- Needs to be easily moved manually onto truck bed
- Made of materials already on site
Two options presented themselves:
- 5 gallon paint buckets. Advantages: Abundance of buckets on site. easily transported when full of heavy materials, can be used inside house then simply capped and brought outside.
- 55 gallon rain barrels. Advantages: Abundance of barrels on site. stores more material in less space than stacked 5 gal buckets
Decided to go with rain barrels because the main advantage of 5 gal buckets, that they are easily transported, was nullified when Yoonseo and I lifted a 55 gal bucket full of glass (heaviest configuration of recyclable household mats) the height of a truck bed.
Stil Need to do:
- Organize materials outside hablab
- Organize materials in area surrounding workshops
- Find someone to take old cars
- Fabricate recycling barrels.
Video is a brief look at current material distribution and a view of new wood scrap & biomass storage spot: