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A detailed greywater system at Centro Orgánico Finca Sarita, an Ecuadorian seed saving center. This greywater treatment system was built in Ecuador, using a grease trapW as the first stage, followed by a gravel bed with native plants.
As a member of la Red de Guardianes de Semillas (the Seed Savers' Network), a grassroots Ecuadoran organization dedicated to the preservation of the traditional seed and the culture that it sustains, the Centro Orgánico Finca Sarita serves as a seed saving center for coastal Ecuador as well as an educational model in sustainable farming and ancestral living in its region.
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The Spring 2019 semester of ENGR215 Introduction to Design worked with Zane Middle School to design and build sustainable educational infrastructure and apparatuses that supports K-8 education at their Eureka, CA location.
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classroom hangout area
Benches that meet the students seating needs in an outdoor classroom environment. -
wall garden
Benches that meet the students seating needs in an outdoor classroom environment. -
scaled planetary solar system
Benches that meet the students seating needs in an outdoor classroom environment. -
P.E. equipment cart
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sundial rectangle benches
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triangle of rebirth
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alternative desk
Benches that meet the students seating needs in an outdoor classroom environment. -
hall of fame redesign
Benches that meet the students seating needs in an outdoor classroom environment. -
pedal desk
Benches that meet the students seating needs in an outdoor classroom environment. -
concession cart 2019
Benches that meet the students seating needs in an outdoor classroom environment.
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