The Design Process
| Assignment | Venture Scout | Laural |
| Web Master: - Collect information from each of the other teams - Load the information onto the Nottingham Venturing Crew web site | Newel Ostvig | open |
| Contact Habitat for Humanity: - How do they decide who gets a house? - How much do the people receiving the house pay for it? - Explore the tax issues associated with building and giving away houses - Does Habitat evaluate alternative building technolgies? - Would Habitat be interested in houses built cheaper and quicker? - Would Habitat be interested in funding our house building project? - Host a Wednesday night activity to describe Habitat and Feb 12th | James Sneidman, April 19th or 26th Activity | Sarah Salt |
| Find a site: - Photograph Nottingham Country Ward boundaries from an airplane - Mosaic the photograph together and make a single large map - Print the map and mark potential undeveloped sites - Visit the county recorders office and find out who owns available sites - Evaluate easements on on next to property (power lines, pipelines, etc. - Contact each site owner: - a. tell them about project - b. find out cost for property - c. see if they are interested in donating property for the project - Host a Wednesday night activity to present the results of the site search | Stephen Jones, take pictures over Spring Break | open |
| Collect data about the top three sites and surrounding area: - geological, geophysical, biological, climate, and polution data - social, cultural, architectural, landscaping, rural, and urban planning data - Host a Wednesday night activity to review learning from the data | James Sneidman, May 10th Activity | open |
| Institute an architectural program: - define use of the house, tie to environment, and design options - Host a Wednesday night activity to review the architectural program | Greg Jones, July 26th Activity | open |
| Build and Update a Virtual Model of the House: - Import the site map - Import alternative architectural programs - Modify virtual model as project progresses - Host a Wednesday night activity to review the virtual models | Austin Beckstrom, July 5th Activity | open |
| Talk to a lawyer to make sure and limit liability - Host a Wednesday night activity talking about what is learned | Jerard Jurinak, May 10th Activity | open |
| Select a family to live in the house: - Contact the Bishop and Stake President to find interested families - Contact Katy Christian Ministries to find interested families - Contact Habitat for Humanity to find interested families - Contact other social groups in the area to find interested families - Host a Wednesday activity to select a family to work with - Notify the family of their acceptance - Keep the family informed of progress on the project | open | open |
| Determine style of house - Collect photographs of different styles of houses - Interview the family and find out their needs and tastes - Host a Wednesday activity to present the styles to the family - Select a style and help to update the Virtual Model | Adam Peterson, 30th Aug Activity | open |
| Raise Funding - Collect lists of potential investors or contributors - Explore the tax ramifiations of contributions and gifts - Contact potential funding sources - Host a Virtual Reality evening to introduce the project and family - Set up a bank account and get the money deposited | open | open |
| Handle building logistics: - Order materials - Schedule deliveries - Determine required inspections and schedule - Determine work schedules - Follow up to make sure participants make and meet commitments | open | open |
| Build the Foundation: - Solicit bids from contractors - Manage contractors - Coordinate electrical, plumbing, gas, and sewage connections | open | open |
| Build House: - Implement the architectural program - Inspect work - Turn over keys to family | vk | ll |
| Historian: - Take photographs and keep a journal of the whole project - Monitor the house for a few years after it is built: successes and failures | Seth Jones | open |
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