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Video: Building open source tools

By | July 29, 2011, 8:58 PM PDT

Even the simplest do-it-yourself projects require tools. So imagine what is needed to build your own civilization.

Missouri based Open Source Ecology are developing a modular construction set to build the industrial machines needed to build. The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a ‘life-sized lego set’ meant to enable the creation of a sustainable society with modern comforts. The toolkit consists of 50 manufacturing and construction devices with interchangeable, modular components. In keeping with their barrier free philosophy, all design, assembly, and budget information for the GVCS is available on the team’s wiki.

Watch the video of their working prototype village:

Global Village Construction Set in 2 Minutes from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo.

Via: Good.is

Video: Open Source Ecology

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Sun Joo Kim was a contributing editor for SmartPlanet from 2011 to 2012.

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Sun Joo Kim is an architect and creative consultant based in Boston. Her projects include design and master planning of museums, public institutions, hospitals, and university buildings across the U.S. She holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.

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Sun Joo is an independent architectural designer who contracts with design firms. She does not hold any investments in the companies she covers.

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Open Sourcing Civilisation
Yes!!

Finally reap the harvest of standardization.

Now all we need is the lego set to build the lego set ....
Posted by PassingWind
1st Aug 2011
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RE: Open Sourcing Civilisation
They're working on that, too. I've been following this project for awhile. Pretty cool stuff they're doing.
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2nd Aug 2011
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