Technical Resources

Technical Resources in this context are all websites, businesses, manufacturers, organisations etc that provide information, services, materials or technology associated with the requirements of RBE or RBE-like implementation projects. The purpose of this page is, in conjunction with Sister Projects, keeping a comprehensive list of such resources for quick access when needed.

Websites

• Appropedia: Mediawiki, Compilation info - http://www.appropedia.org/
• Egrouphub: Mediawiki, Compilation info - http://egrouphub.com/
• Low Tech Magazine, helpful ideas - http://www.lowtechmagazine.com
• Como Hacer (Spanish): Ideas for DIY - http://www.comohacer.eu/
• Eco Cosas (Spanish): Ideas for DIY - http://ecocosas.com/
• Rational Wiki: A rational perspective on a variety of topics - http://rationalwiki.org/

Guides

• Guide to starting an intentional community: http://thefec.org/start
• Four Keys to Sustainable Settlements - http://www.gaia.org/gaia/resources/fourkeys/

Commercial Educational Services

• Dynamic Groups, Dynamic Learning: Decision making, Permaculture - http://dynamicgroups.com.au/
• SEED International: Sustainability, Ecological Design, Permaculture - http://www.seedinternational.com.au/
• IzaBella Siódmak: Life Coaching - http://www.izabellasiodmak.com/
• Gaia University: Permaculture and eco-building accredited training - http://www.gaiauniversity.org/

Machinery vendors and catalogs

• http://sourcing.alibaba.com/buyer/category/Machinery_p43
• http://www.weiku.com/catalogs/2951/Machinery/

Nutrition

• Peter Attia (living on ketosis) - http://eatingacademy.com/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqwvcrA7oe8#t=122

Agriculture

• Seed Savers - http://www.seedsavers.net/
• Plants for a Future: Rare and unusual plants, Edible plants, Medicinal plants, Useful plants - http://www.pfaf.org/
• Eco Agricultor: general information and guides on agriculture (Spanish) - http://www.ecoagricultor.com/
• La Agricultura sostenibe - la mejor cosecha eBook
• Manual de Horticultura Urbana - eBook
• Plantas y Frutos Silvestres Comestibles - eBook

Permaculture

• Permaculture Principles - http://permacultureprinciples.com/
• Permaculture Wiki - http://permaculture.wikia.com/
• Permaculture Global - http://www.permacultureglobal.com/
• Permaculture Australia - http://permacultureaustralia.org.au/
• Permaculture in United Kingdom - http://www.permaculture.org.uk
• Permaculture in New Zealand - http://www.permaculture.org.nz
• Permaculture in Austria - http://www.permakultur.net/
• Permaculture in Chile - http://www.permaculturachile.org/
• Permaculture Magazine - http://www.permaculture.co.uk/
• Permaculture Activist - http://www.permacultureactivist.net
• Permaculture Research Institute - http://permaculture.org.au/
• Permablitz - http://www.permablitz.net/
• Collection of resources on Permaculture and Bioconstruction (Spanish) - http://vistoenlaweb.org/2012/09/08/biblioteca-online-completa-sobre-permacultura-bioconstruccion-agricultura-ecologica-y-mas/
• Walipini construction - http://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/build-underground-greenhouse-garden-year-round.html

Construction

• Wikihouse - http://www.wikihouse.cc/
• Open Source Ecology: CEB Press - http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/CEB_Press
  • CEB Strength and regulations: http://www.grisb.org/publications/pub34.htm
  • Commercial alternatives: Global Impex http://globalimpex.in/products.php, brickmaker in action http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T0GYYrwVJs)
  • Architectural guide for construction with CEBs - http://www.ecohabitar.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/04-5793-1.pdf
• Brick vaulting roofs (catalan & gustavino vaulting) - http://www.guastavino.net/
  • Physics of gustavino vaulting - http://www.atamturktur.com/publications/structural-assessment-of-guastavino-domes/table-of-contents
  • Multiple resources, links and examples for vaulting roofs - http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/11/tiles-vaults.html
  • Some examples of vaulted roofs (Gustavino) - http://www.atdforum.org/IMG/pdf_BlockATDF2010.pdf
• Waterjet Cutters ($35K-$85k) - http://waterjets.org/ and http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/water-jet-cutting-machine.html and http://www.wardjet.com/ and http://www.techniwaterjet.com/
• Large tents for temporary accommodation whilst building: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/circus-tents-for-sale.html
• Cement bulk prices - http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/bulk-portland-cement-prices.html (calculation: 2.13 tons of cement = 1m³ of concrete)

Creative architecture

• Nested dome house in Thailand - http://www.viralnova.com/dream-dome-home-thailand/

Solar Technologies

• Various solar technologies - http://www.seao2.com/solarsphere/csp.htm
• Solar Forge - http://woodwaredesigns.com/energy/solarforge.html
• Solar Stirling Engine:
  • Study for implementation in Thailand, cost/performance comparision with PV - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTEJ1G4mAVU
  • Vendors: Infinia: http://www.infiniacorp.com/en/solutions/powerdish/, QEnergy: http://www.qnergy.com/solar-stirling-engine
• Small solar water desalinator - http://www.trueactivist.com/gab_gallery/a-simple-solar-oven-makes-salt-water-drinkable/

Industry

• Bioplastics - How to make at home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qmp0Q4AkWM
• Catalog of Food Processing Machines - http://www.weiku.com/catalogs/3065/Food_Processing_Machineries/
• Power machinery and electronics - http://www.free-energy-info.tuks.nl/

New to review

• Builders of the Dawn, Oberion, Denmark - Rolf Jackson - http://www.oberion.com/international/
• Gaia University - Liora Adler - http://www.gaiauniversity.org
• Earth Restoration Corps - Hanne Marstrand Strong, USA - http://www.earthrestorationcorps.org/
• Living Routes - Dan Greenberg. USA - http://www.livingroutes.org/
• Ecovillage Courses at Findhorn - May East - http://www.findhorn.org/ecovillage/
• Findhorn College - May East - http://www.findhorn.org/
• ISEC - Helena Norberg-Hodge - http://www.localfutures.org
• Centre for Alternative Technolgy - Peter Harper - http://www.cat.org.uk
• Schuhmacher College - Jonathan Dawson - http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/
• The Folkecenter in Thy - Preben Maegård - http://www.folkecenter.net/
• Auroville educations - Marti Mueller - http://www.auroville.org/education.htm
• Sarvodya Education Center - Sarvodaya (Vinya Ariyaratne) - http://www.sarvodaya.org/
• Eco-Yoff Education Center - Marian Zeitlin - http://www.gensenegal.org/
• Kobunaki Ecovillage International Education, Japan - Akimura - http://www.japanfs.org/en/pages/013909.html
• Summer University Tamera - Benjamin von Mendelsohn - http://www.tamera.org/index.php?id=657
• University at Damanhur - http://www.damanhurwelcome.com/index.php/en/
• Satyana Institute - Will Keepin - http://www.satyana.org/
• Bija Vidyapeeth - Earth University - Vandava Shiva - http://www.navdanya.org/earth-university
• Crystal Waters Education Centre - Max Lindegger. - http://www.crystalwaterscollege.org.au/
• The Farm Ecovillage Training Center - Albert Bates - http://www.thefarm.org/etc/
• EcoVillage at Ithaca Education Center - Liz Walker - http://www.thefarm.org/etc/
• Lebensgarten Institute for Green Currencies - Declan Kennedy - http://www.lebensgarten.de/
• Integral Institute, Boulder - Ken Wilber Et Al. - http://integralinstitute.org/

(All the following were obtained from http://psslink.freeforums.net/thread/2/objectives)

Medical

• Austere Medicine Manual: http://www.aussurvivalist.com/downloads/AM%20Final%202.pdf
• CDC Triage Guidelines: http://www.cdc.gov/fieldtriage/
• Hesperian Health Guides: http://hesperian.org/books-and-resources/
• Navy manual of preventive medicine: http://www.med.navy.mil/directives/pub/5010-9.pdf
• Military First Aid and Medical Handbooks: http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/milmed/

Tools & Manufacturing

• Cargo Container Based machine shop: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJZQYEkGpCw

Movements & Organizations

• ATTAC Anti Globalization: http://www.attac.org/
• AntiCapitalist Initiative: http://anticapitalists.org/
• Center for a new american dream: http://www.newdream.org/
• Craftivism, Activism through arts & crafts: http://craftivist-collective.com/about/
• Znet Parecon and Social Change: http://www.zcommunications.org/znet

Alternative Economics / Currency

• Alternative Money Systems: http://www.newciv.org/ncn/moneyteam.html
• Currency Solutions for a Wiser World: http://www.lietaer.com/
• Local Exchange Trading System (LETS): http://www.gmlets.u-net.com/faq.html
• New Economics Foundation: http://www.neweconomics.org/
• Participatory Economics: http://books.zcommunications.org/books/polpar.htm
• Perfect Currency: http://www.theperfectcurrency.org/
• Sacred Economics: http://sacred-economics.com/
• Schumacher Center For a New Economics: http://centerforneweconomics.org/
• Social Credit: http://www.mondopolitico.com/library/socialcredit/socialcredit.htm
• Time Based Currency: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-based_currency
• TimeBanking / TimeDollars: http://timebanks.org/about

Construction

• Contour Crafting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdbJP8Gxqog

Education

• Open Source Education Foundation: http://www.osef.org/
• Design for Open Systems, Processes, Projects, Places: http://www.openp2pdesign.org/

Law / Legal

• Creative commons: http://creativecommons.org/
• Free Software Foundation: http://www.fsf.org/
• The Linux Foundation: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
• Open Source Hardware Association: http://www.oshwa.org/

Theory General

• Design Science (Bucky Fuller): http://bfi.org/design-science
• Open Systems Theory: http://www.opensystemstheory.org/
• Simple Living: http://www.december.com/simple/live/index.html
• Voluntary Simplicity: http://simplicitycollective.com/

Biotechnology

• Synthetic biology: http://www.indiebiotech.com/
• Open Source DNA Sequencer (Arduino): http://atmelcorporation.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/atmega32-in-your-home-built-dna-sequencer/

Cars / Drones/ Transportation

• Oscar: http://www.theoscarproject.org/
• Tabby: http://www.osvehicle.com/
• DIYDrones: http://www.diydrones.com/
• OpenPilot: http://www.openpilot.org/

Community / Social

• FLOK Society, Ecuador: http://floksociety.org/
• Complete Solution: http://www.onecommunityglobal.org/open-source/

Construction

• Open Source Construction Set: http://www.wikihouse.cc/
• Open Source Container Home Project: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/liseman/shipping-container-to-off-grid-house-conversion
• Home in a box, container house: http://homeinabox.blogspot.com/
• Open Source Tiny House: http://www.opensourcetinyhouse.com/#!home/mainPage

Energy generation / Power

• Bazman Open Source Biochar / Gasifier: http://www.biochar.net/bazman-gasifier/
• Open Source Energy Monitor (Arduino): http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/
• GEK Open Source Gasifier: http://www.gekgasifier.com/products/gasifier-kits
• Open Source Steam Engine Project: http://sites.google.com/site/opensourcesteam/
• Parabolic Solar Thermal: http://georgesworkshop.blogspot.com/p/solar-thermal.html
• Zenman Energy Evacuated Tube Solar Steam Generator: http://www.zenmanenergy.org/

Food Production

• Automated Aquaponics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2wWTadsBDA
• Edible Insects: http://www.openbugfarm.com/
• FarmBot: http://go.farmbot.it/
• Farmhack DIY Farming Tools: http://farmhack.net/tools
• Windowfarms Window hydroponics: http://www.windowfarms.com/windowfarms-indoor-herb-garden-kits/

Economics

• Drupal Software used for Community Exchange, TimeBanking,Virtual and Community Currencies: http://drupal.org/project/mutual_credit
• MetaCurrency: http://www.metacurrency.org/
• The Open Money Project: http://www.openmoney.org/
• Open Project to Investigate Money and Economic Systems: http://www.optimaes.info/
• Vancouver Participatory Economics Collective: http://vanparecon.resist.ca/

Education

• Instructables, Open Learning: http://www.instructables.com/
• OpenCobalt Virutal Workspace Environment Sofware: http://www.opencobalt.org/
• Opigno LMS (Learning Management System)(Drupal): http://www.opigno.org/en

Electronics and General Automation

• Arduino Open Source Microcontroller: http://arduino.cc/
• Dangerous Prototypes, misc OS hardware: http://dangerousprototypes.com/
• Designspark, micro-controller projects: http://www.designspark.com/
• Hacked Gadgets / Arduino: http://hackedgadgets.com/
• Inventables: http://www.inventables.com/
• Nanode, Arduino wireless sensor array: http://www.nanode.eu/
• Open Source Hardware Users Group: http://www.designspark.com/

Health / Medical

• ECG / Pulse meter (Arduino): http://medicarduino.net/
• E-Health monitor: http://www.cooking-hacks.com/ehealth-sensor-shield-biometric-medical-arduino-raspberry-pi
• RoboHands Prosthetic hands: http://robohand.net/

Open Source Hardware, General

• Blender: 3D Modeling, Animation and Rendering: http://www.blender.org/
• FreeCAD: CAD / 3D modeling software: http://www.freecadweb.org/
• Os-Cam computer aided manufacturing software: http://os-cam.org/
• OpenScad, CAD / 3D modeling software: http://www.openscad.org/
• OpenScam, 3D modeling sofware: http://openscam.com/

Research, General

• Biomedical research: http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Open Notebook Science Network: http://onsnetwork.org/
• Open Research Network: http://www.openresearchnetwork.org/

Open Source Software

• Centos Linux: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/
• Drupal: http://drupal.org/
• Ubuntu Linux: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/

Textiles

• Bamboo, Corn, Soy and Wood fiber textiles: http://www.socksheaven.com/Fiber.pdf
• Open Source fabric making: http://opensourcetextiles.org/
• Open Source Jacquard Loom (Arduino): http://www.osloom.org/
• Plastic from corn, how to: http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Biodegradable-Plastic/
• Plastic from hemp, how to: http://www.hempplastic.com/
• Hemp Plastic, Hempstone: http://www.hemp.com/hemp-education/uses-of-hemp/hemp-plastics/

Telecommunications

• BigBlueButton Open Source Web Conferencing: http://bigbluebutton.org/
• Mesh Networks: http://opengarden.net/
• Open Telepresence: http://code.google.com/p/telepresence/

Tools & Manufacturing

• AxRap / AxCut Laser Cutter: http://axrap.blogspot.com/
• Global Village Construction Set: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Lasersaur laser cutting system: http://www.lasersaur.com/
• Lobo Open Source Milling Machine: http://jrkerr.com/lobocnc/index.html
• Lyman 3D Printer filament extruder: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145500
• MakerScanner 3D image scanning: http://www.makerscanner.com/
• MicroSlice Laser Engraver: http://www.instructables.com/id/MicroSlice-A-tiny-Arduino-laser-cutter/
• Multimachine: http://opensourcemachine.org/
• OpenBuilds machining projects: http://openbuilds.org/
• OpenTechForever, localized OS manufacturing: http://opentechforever.com/about.html
• Shapeoko milling machine: http://www.shapeoko.com/
• RepRap 3D Printer: http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
• TechShop Community Maker Shops: http://www.techshop.ws/index.html