{"id":37114,"key":"Open_source_sustainability_3-D_printing_design_competition","title":"Open source sustainability 3-D printing design competition","latest":{"id":1224746,"timestamp":"2026-01-09T01:29:51Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"== Open Source 3-D Printer Design Competition ==\n\nYou are invited to participate in a design competition for development of [[sustainable technologies]] and their components for printing on open source [[3-D printers]].\n\nThe goal of the contest is to facilitate an open exchange of 3-D sustainable technology designs that can be printed to meet various needs in the context of sustainable and self directed development. 3-D printers such as [[RepRap]] and open sourced innovation hold great promise for development of [[appropriate technologies]] to help millions of world's poorest communities reach a better standard of living. Designs will be judged on the technical printing viability, feasibility and functionality of the innovation, as well as sustainability from ecological, economic and social perspectives.\n\nAnyone can enter the competition but the contestants must Tag their design with “QAS contest” and post their digital designs on [http://www.thingiverse.com/ Thingiverse] under an open license (e.g. [[CC-BY-SA]]). The contest is funded by the Queen's Applied Sustainability Group and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).\n\n'''CONTEST CLOSES FEB 1, 2012'''\n\n== Prizes ==\n\n* '''1st place $1000 Cash'''\n* '''2nd place $250 Cash'''\n* '''3 Runners Up'''\n* '''All prize winning teams will receive a copy of [http://craphound.com/makers/download/ Makers] by Cory Doctorow'''\n\n== Rules ==\n\nFor more on the contest, entry guidelines and the judging criteria click [http://web.archive.org/web/20111119163221/http://me.queensu.ca:80/Research/Sustainability/files/3-DPrintingSustainableDesigncontest.pdf here]\n\n== Background ==\n\nFor more on 3-D printers and open sourced sustainable development see this [http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jsd/article/view/6984 Journal of Sustainable Development article]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = El concurso de diseño 3D abierto está en Appropedia con pasos para enviar proyectos sostenibles. Lee la guía.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Competitions]]\n[[Category:Prototyping]]\n[[Category:Design]]"}