Ecological Sustainable Design Tool: The Sustainable Development Matrix Ethosolution

We just finished our ethosolution feature on a great ecological sustainable design tool called the Sustainable Development Matrix. What the Sustainable Development Matrix is is a comprehensive green development strategy proposed by Sustainable Land Development International (SLDI) for ecological sustainable design for business and land development best practices implementation. Read all about it on this page.

http://www.ethosolutions.org/green-development-strategy-the-sustainable-development-matrix/

Center of Peace Eco-architecture Updates!

The Center of Peace open source eco-hub designs continue to move forward! Here are updated images of both the first and second floors as well as the natural pool and eco hot tub designs.

http://www.onecommunityranch.org/center-of-peace-eco-architecture-updates/

Center of Peace Eco-jacuzzi and Natural Pool Design Progress Update and Pictures

Our open source and free-shared eco-jacuzzi and natural pool designs are starting to move forward. Check out the link to see some initial concept source pictures and updated details.

http://www.onecommunityranch.org/center-of-peace-eco-jacuzzi-and-natural-pool-progress/

Update on the One Community Center of Peace

The One Community Center of Peace is moving forward (see link for pictures). Andrew Sadera (Architect Drafter and Designer) and Karl Harris (Architect Drafter, Designer, and founder of KH Designs) have added a dining area over the industrial sized kitchen as well as a second floor in the VIP room area after making space for two ADA compliant ground floor rooms. They've also added an elevator for ADA compliance.

http://www.onecommunityranch.org/the-center-of-peace-moving-forward/

Home Biogas Plant Design and the Advantages of Biogas for Home Implementation and Sustainability

One Community is partnered with Hestia Home Biogas to help forward home biogas plant design and promote the advantages of biogas over fossil fuels. For those who don’t already know, biogas is virtually identical to fossil natural gas, only instead of taking 65 million years to make, it can be made every day in our own backyard using a simple biodigester that requires no moving parts, special equipment, or chemicals. As amazing as this natural energy source is, it has been greatly under-utilized in the United States with less than 100 homes benefiting from it here. Meanwhile, in China over 50 million households are presently using biogas and towns in countries like Sweden operate complete bus fleets on biogas. Take a look at the video and crowdfunding campaign on this blog :)

http://www.onecommunityranch.org/home-biogas-plant-design-and-the-advantages-of-biogas

One Community Now: World Change and How We Are Existing as a Virtual Organization

One Community has been more than a 15 year process of planning and design leading up to the point we are at now where we are working on the necessary details for permitting so we can move onto the property and actually demonstrate and open source share the process of building and doing everything described on this website. Some aspects of the project are complete, many are 100s to 1000s of hours into the design process, and some are still needing to be designed almost entirely. To see everything we are working on right now, please visit our regularly updated Progress Updates Page.

http://www.onecommunityranch.org/one-community-now/