Status Brief

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The status brief describes the up-to-date status of GVCS 50 Projects, Infrastructure Buildout, Worldwide Collaboration, and Organizational aspects of the 2012 Rollout Plan.

GVCS

  1. 3D Printer
  2. 3D Scanner
  3. Aluminum Extractor
  4. Backhoe
  5. Bakery Oven
  6. Baler
  7. Bioplastic Extruder
  8. Bulldozer
  9. Car
  10. CEB Press
  11. Cement Mixer
  12. Chipper Hammermill
  13. CNC Circuit Mill
  14. CNC Torch Table
  15. Dairy Milker
  16. Drill Press
  17. Electric Motor Generator
  18. Gasifier Burner
  19. Hay Cutter
  20. Hay Rake
  21. Hydraulic Motor
  22. Induction Furnace
  23. Industrial Robot
  24. Ironworker
  25. Laser Cutter
  26. Metal Roller
  27. Microcombine
  28. Microtractor
  29. Multimachine
  30. Nickel-Iron Battery
  31. Pelletizer
  32. Plasma Cutter
  33. Power Cube
  34. Press Forge
  35. Rod and Wire Mill
  36. Rototiller
  37. Sawmill
  38. Seeder
  39. Solar Concentrator
  40. Spader
  41. Steam Engine
  42. Steam Generator
  43. Tractor
  44. Trencher
  45. Truck
  46. Universal Power Supply
  47. Universal Rotor
  48. Welder
  49. Well-Drilling Rig
  50. Wind Turbine

Global Collaboration

  1. Manuael Antonio Aguilar - Guatemala. TED Fellow and builder of a sustainable community in Guatemala. OSE USA developers are planning to help him set up a workshop and produce the tractor/CEB/Sawmill package for natural construction.

Infrastructure

  1. HabLab - Roof complete. Needs: base blocks so walls can start; need to move pallets to site. 1/18/12
  2. Open Source FabLab - Windows being finished so structure is airtight. Needs: CEB columns to be finished inside CE1/18/12
  3. OSE Microhouse - v0.5 plans from CoHabitat Group available in Civilization Starter Kit DVD online. Discussing construction details with Floyd Hagerman and Factor e Crew this week. Needs: details finished; integration with biogas generation and aquaponics, and closed loop flush toilet blackwater system. Last updated 1/18/12.
  4. Tooling Up - acquiring 2 mills, one lathe, surface grinder, 4400 lb battery, 12.5kW of Stackable Inverters. Ironworker Machine and CNC Torch Table prototype II forthcoming. Will procure hydraulic hose crimper. 1/18/12

Organizational

  1. Recruiting - writing Recruiter specifications and discussing recruiting assistance with Shuttleworth Foundation. 1/18/12
  2. DPVs - Negotiating DPV with Sterling McIntosh. 1/18/12