Mission: To inspire, train, and connect the next generation of collaborative problem solvers to design and implement effective solutions for social impact around the world.
Co-Hosted Design Thinking workshop with Speculative Futures Meetup
I recently co-hosted a #designthinking workshop with the Speculative Futures Meetup outlining my plans in ‘Campaigning for a sustainable future’ through the lens of the 17 UN Global Sustainability Goals in Austin, TX.
10ft 3dPrinter for large scale 3dprinting
Building a 3dprinter is no easy task and building a 10ft 3dprinter is even more difficult. But now that we've built it, the question is, what large project ideas do you want to 3dprint?
Preparing our IoT integration lab for our futurist TinyHackerHouse
One of the challenges with integrating IoT devices into a future tinyhouse is getting different technology products to talk to each other. This IoT lab will be used for our hackathon to create cool hack projects. What ideas would you like to develop? Add your comments below..
Excited to announce my new role as organizer of @SXSW Create 10-11 March 2018
@SXSW #Create 10-11 March 2018, Austin, Texas.
HACKSTARZ incubator launches TINYHACKERHOUSE design challenge with Virtual Reality Experience for 8,000 #girlday2017 #girls #engineers
HACKSTARZ presents project @tinyhackerhouse through a #Virtualreality #experience followed by a #Tinyhouse design challenge and launches campaign for 8,000 #girlday2017 #girls in #engineering. @cockrellschool @UTAustin #Texas #thh
3D Model #TinyHouse can be sent to CNC machine and turned into a kit
This is a 3D Model designed in Google Sketchup which can be sent to a CNC Machine. The machine cuts out all the pieces to the models specifications and essentially turns them into an Ikea type kit. The kit can be assembled by snapping together all the pieces and building a giant structure.
Simple Interior Design providing open functional space with high ceilings
This is an example of the interior design which can be implemented inside the TinyHackerHouse structure.
Our local Makerspace - This is where we turn ideas into physical products using advanced manufacuring
This is our local Makerspace, A 17,000 sqft workshop and access to advanced manufacturing machinery for woodworking and metalworking projects. There's also an electronics workbench and vacuum moulding section.
Examples of alternate TinyHome designs, Which design do you like and why?
Here are some other 3d models, sketches and floorplans for alternative structures. Which designs do you like and why? How would you utilize the space in these models?
Community Living
Community
This is an example of a series of TinyHouses as part of a connected community. The mission is to design an intentional community living space for Hackers and Makers to collaborate on projects.
I spent 4 weeks working with 18 high school students to build the TinyHackerHouse prototype
In 2016 I hired 18 interns from Hays High School in Austin, TX to help me with project TinyHackerHouse.
In 4 weeks, we toured numerous modern building structures, researched current energy efficient technologies, built a prototype, a business plan with legal considerations and produced this video encapsulating the value of our work. Excited about the next phase, building the full scale model. Click read more below to watch the video we made.
How do we make a TinyHouse smart? Introducing project TinyNest, Nest for TinyHomes. The first in a line of products for low power smarthomes.
TinyNest monitors temperatore and notifies you by email using SigFox, TI and Microsoft Azure Technologies.
