Tiny House

Summary

Tiny House project goals are to:

• Educate LVL1 community and general public on topics including
  • Home maintenance & home repair
  • Reliable/robust construction techniques
  • Safe power tool usage & training
  • Eco-friendly utility alternatives
  • Software modeling (CAD)
• Stimulate interest in STEM fields through workshops hosted at display sites
• And, of course, build the most awesome, jaw-dropping, impressive tiny house a hackerspace can make

Grant Organization Document Link

Google Doc

The Plan

1. Facilities Check
   1. Site to build (check landlord, butchertown neighborhood)
   2. Enough volunteers / commitments
2. Fundraising
   1. Grant Opportunity
      1. Preliminary design choice & model
      2. Budget
      3. Timeline / Gantt Chart
      4. Workshop planning
      5. Metrics of success
   2. Other opportunities
3. Planning
   1. Tiny House Facets
      1. Electric
      2. Water
      3. Heat & A/C
      4. Bathroom
      5. Appliances
      6. Furniture / Materials
   2. Education
      1. Workshops
         1. Woodworking
         2. Electrical
         3. CAD
         4. MakerFaire circuit
      2. Documentation
         1. Hackster.io?
         2. Hackaday.io?
         3. Wiki?
         4. Git?
      3. Media Relations / Marketing
         1. Ads?
         2. Articles?
         3. Maker Faires & Online Publications
4. Construction
   1. Trailer
   2. Floor
   3. Exterior wall framing
   4. Roof framing
   5. Interior framing
   6. Exterior finish & roofing
   7. Wiring & insulation
   8. Interior finishing
   9. Appliance installation
   10. Furniture installation
   11. Decoration
5. Tour
   1. Maker Faire Selection
   2. Other events?
   3. Mini-workshops / Build-A-Things

Workshops

• Woodworking
  • Framing walls, floors, roof
• Electrical
  • Solar panel installation
  • Wiring guidelines & safety
• Plumbing/utility
• CAD
  • SketchUp or AutoCAD
• Home Automation / Monitoring
• Mini Workshops / Build-A-Things
  • Outlet lamp
  • Some wooden construction thing?
• Sustainability
  • Black pipe water heater
  • Rain capture & filter
  • Solar harvesting

Funding

Fundraising needs to be done on multiple fronts including

• Grants to purchase raw materials
  • Gheens Foundation
  • Others?
• Soliciting donations from corporate sponsors
  • GE Mini Kitchen
  • Solar panel folks down the street
  • Trailer?
• Crowd Funding
  • Kickstarter?
• Not boot strapping