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=== Summary ===
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== Summary ==
Hacker House project goals are to:
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Tiny House project goals are to:
 
* Educate LVL1 community and general public on topics including
 
* Educate LVL1 community and general public on topics including
 
** Home maintenance & home repair
 
** Home maintenance & home repair
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* And, of course, build the most awesome, jaw-dropping, impressive tiny house a hackerspace can make
 
* And, of course, build the most awesome, jaw-dropping, impressive tiny house a hackerspace can make
  
=== Workshops ===
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== Grant Organization Document Link ==
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[https://docs.google.com/document/d/19nfRQ1glxcPDxaqajnDC3u-WVDnRmav9eG5Yc8MN11s/edit?usp=sharing Google Doc]
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== The Plan ==
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# Facilities Check
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## Site to build (check landlord, butchertown neighborhood)
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## Enough volunteers / commitments
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# Fundraising
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## Grant Opportunity
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### Preliminary design choice & model
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### Budget
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### Timeline / Gantt Chart
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### Workshop planning
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### Metrics of success
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## Other opportunities
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# Planning
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## Tiny House Facets
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### Electric
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### Water
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### Heat & A/C
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### Bathroom
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### Appliances
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### Furniture / Materials
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## Education
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### Workshops
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#### Woodworking
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#### Electrical
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#### CAD
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#### MakerFaire circuit
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### Documentation
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#### Hackster.io?
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#### Hackaday.io?
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#### Wiki?
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#### Git?
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### Media Relations / Marketing
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#### Ads?
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#### Articles?
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#### Maker Faires & Online Publications
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# Construction
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## Trailer
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## Floor
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## Exterior wall framing
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## Roof framing
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## Interior framing
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## Exterior finish & roofing
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## Wiring & insulation
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## Interior finishing
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## Appliance installation
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## Furniture installation
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## Decoration
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# Tour
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## Maker Faire Selection
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## Other events?
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## Mini-workshops / Build-A-Things
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== Workshops ==
 
* Woodworking
 
* Woodworking
 
** Framing walls, floors, roof
 
** Framing walls, floors, roof
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** SketchUp or AutoCAD
 
** SketchUp or AutoCAD
 
* Home Automation / Monitoring
 
* Home Automation / Monitoring
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* Mini Workshops / Build-A-Things
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** Outlet lamp
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** Some wooden construction thing?
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* Sustainability
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** Black pipe water heater
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** Rain capture & filter
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** Solar harvesting
  
=== Funding ===
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== Funding ==
 
Fundraising needs to be done on multiple fronts including
 
Fundraising needs to be done on multiple fronts including
 
* Grants to purchase raw materials
 
* Grants to purchase raw materials

Latest revision as of 21:38, 18 June 2015

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