The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost set of blueprints that enables fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts. The name, GVCS, has been coined for the [project]... [O]ur Vision [is] collaborative design for a transparent and inclusive economy of abundance.
-- From the GVCS Wiki
The GVCS concept was introduced by Marcin Jakubowski in 2003, and its goals reframed in 2019. It's principle aspects include:
- Open source designs
- Off-the-shelf components
- 'Tinker'-level assembly
- Modularity (allows tools to be combined and/or used with others)
- Boot-strap approach
- Prioritized Design / Develop / Prototype / Completion schedule
- Pursuit of "...human evolution for a transition from a proprietary, military economy - to a collaborative economy.
Related Links:
- GVCS Introductory Video: https://www.ted.com/talks/marcin_jakubowski_open_sourced_blueprints_for_civilization
- GVCS Wiki: https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Global_Village_Construction_Set
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The GVCS is not specifically oriented toward rebuilding industrial civilization post-cataclysm, but it seems well worth considering in that context. Its organizational principles seem sound and as, if not more manageable than industrial evolution in a market environment.
Off-the-shelf components may well abound in the Grace Period. Certainly, they will be more common than specialized hardware components. Later, development with a target of the GVCS or some equivalent may be one viable pathway forward.
Dave Z
