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                                    Barbers    Auto Garage    Metal Fabrication    Wood Fabrication      General Repair      

                                    Maintenance       Communications      Social Workers    Central Operations   

                                    Business Office     Warehouses     Health     Learning Center    Gym    Pet Center

                                    Sanitation     Electricians     Plumbers     Focus Mgt Center    Lodge   

 

Barbers / Hair Dressers

 

            Construction Phase:

 

Workspace Required:  Portable chairs & sinks could be used in Cluster meeting rooms

                                   or garage bench-work shop.

 

Staffing:    A part time barber could be hired until resident barbers join or are trained.

 

Post-Construction Phase:

 

Workspace Required:  Shop housing four chairs and supporting equipment.

 

Staffing:    Barbers and beauticians might need to be trained such that each person works

                only X hours per week, in line with other workers.

 

 

Auto Garage:            top

 

 

Trades:  Auto mechanics, small engine mechanics, electric cart mechanics.

 

Post-Construction Phase:

 

Workspace Required:   Shop housing three bays and supporting equipment.

                                     Repair to golf carts might be done here as well.

                                     Shop needs to be stand alone building for fire safety.

                         

 

Staffing:    Mechanics might need to be trained such that each person works only X hours per week, in line with other workers.   Repair priorities would be for community transportation vehicles, trades vehicles and vehicles used by those working off-site.  Shop might be available for hobbyists on weekends.  Some of these smaller repairs can be done in cluster garages.

 


Metal Fabrication:            top

 

            Trades:   Welders, Metal Workers.

 

            Construction Phase:

 

Workspace Required:  Cluster garages including storage areas.

                                    Upon cluster occupation workspace would be moved to next cluster.

 

Post-Construction Phase:

 

Workspace Required:   Shop needs to be stand alone building for fire safety and noise factors. 

                                    A covered awning would be needed for outside fabrication.

 

Staffing:   Minimal.  After construction this would be more of a hobby shop.

 

 

Wood Fabrication:          top 

 

            Trades:  Cabinet Makers

 

            Construction Phase:

 

Workspace Required:  Cluster garages including storage areas.

                                    Upon cluster occupation workspace would be moved to next cluster.

 

Post-Construction Phase:

 

Workspace Required:   Shop needs to be stand alone building for fire safety and noise factors. 

                                    Shop would have to be divided into two sections:  Fabrication and finish / painting.

 

Staffing:   Minimal.  After construction this would be more of a hobby shop.

 

 

General Repair:          top

 

Trades:  Appliance Repair, HVAC, Electronics, computer techs, telephone/cable installers.

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:  Medium.  Air conditioned room for bench-work. 

                                                    Storage for spare appliances and parts.        

 

Staffing:   Medium

 

 

Maintenance:          top

 

Trades:   Building Maintenance, Painters, Pest Control, Carpentry, Grounds maintenance.

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Storage only.   Most storage could be dispersed to clusters.

 

Staffing:     Medium

 

 

Communications:          top

 

Trades:   Media (cable/closed circuit TV, LAN managers), writers, journalists, graphic artists, photographers,   

               SCADA operators, programmers.

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Recording studio, offices

 

Staffing:     High

 

 

Social Workers:          top

 

Trades:   Recruitment, Human Resources, Social Worker, Counseling, Legal,

  Entitlement Manager, Risk Management, Safety, Education Advisor 

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Private offices

 

Staffing:     High

 


 

Central Operations Office:          top

 

Trades:  Visitor manager, Guest Lodge/Retreat/Campground manager,

 Transportation Coordinator, Phone Receptionist, Central Dispatch,   

 Shipping, Post Office, Security, Community Organizer.

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Private offices and cubicles.

 

Staffing:     High

 

 

Business Office:          top

 

Trades:  Accounting, Budget Analysts, Health Benefits Accounting, Legal,

   Small Business Advisor, Auditor

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Cubicles

 

Staffing:     High

 

 

 

Warehouses:          top

 

Trades:  Supply, Purchasing, Shoppers, Inventory, General Store clerk.

 

Post Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Warehouses, Cubicles

 

Staffing:   Medium


 

Health:          top

 

Trades:  First Responders, Nurses & Aids, Dietician, Alternative

  Medicine, Assisted Living Coordinator.

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Private offices

 

Staffing:   High

 

 

Gym:          top

 

Trades:   Physical Fitness Trainers, Physical Therapists, Sports Coaches,

   Massage Therapists

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Gym, offices

 

Staffing:   High

 

Pet Center:          top

 

Trades:   Pet Groomer / Washer, Animal Control

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Kennel, Treatment room, office

 

Staffing:   Low

 

 

Learning Center:          top

 

Trades:   Librarian, Researcher

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:   Library, Vocational Classrooms, Computer Stations.

 

Staffing:   Low

 

 

Sanitation:          top

 

Trades:   Sanitation

 

Post-Construction Phase

 

Workspace Required:     Warehouse, small office

 

Staffing:   Low

 

 

Electricians          top

 

            Construction Phase:

 

Desk space required for Master Electrician to:

Plan jobs, Purchasing, Management

Maintain technical and Training manuals and schematics

Maintain utility maps, Invoice approval

                        Inventory:  Small construction trailer housing inventory.

 

 

            Post Construction Phase:

Desk space required for Master Electrician to:

Plan jobs, Purchasing

Management and training

Maintain technical and Training manuals, utility maps

       and schematics.

Invoice approval

                                                                       

Note:  This space can be small and unmanned most of the time, as  Master Electrician would be on-call.  Work orders could be requested on-line.  Small repairs could be done at Cluster level after permission granted, with or without on-site supervision, by Master Electrician.  This would keep others active and trained.  Work orders would be recorded, reviewed and monitored by Master electrician for trends and patterns.  Work Order monitoring could be done from any computer in village.

 

Inventory:    Cluster garages might hold small inventory of outlets, breakers, light bulbs, electrician tools, etc.              

                    Main trade area would maintain more sophisticated inventory and tools.

 

Bench-work:  Can be performed from a Cluster Garage

 

 

 

 

Plumbers:          top

 

            Construction Phase:

 

Desk space required for Master Plumber to:

Plan jobs

Purchasing

Management

Maintain technical and Training manuals

Maintain pipe maps

Invoice approval

                        Inventory:  Small construction trailer housing inventory.

 

 

            Post Construction Phase:

Desk space required for Master Plumber to:

Plan jobs

Purchasing

Management and training

Maintain technical and Training manuals, maps & prints

Invoice approval

                       

Note:  This space can be small and unmanned most of the time, as  Master Plumber would be on-call.  Work orders could be requested on-line.  Small repairs could be done at Cluster level after permission granted, with or without on-site supervision, by Master Plumber.  This would keep others active and trained.  Work orders would be recorded, reviewed and monitored by Master Plumber for trends and patterns.  Work Order monitoring could be done from any computer in village.

 

Inventory:    Cluster garages might hold small inventory of faucet repair parts, valves, pipes, tools, etc.

                   Main trade area would maintain more sophisticated inventory and tools.

 

            Bench-work:  Can be performed from a Cluster Garage                                   


 

 

Focus Management Center:          top

 

Trades:   Secretaries

 

            Post-Construction Phase:

 

                        Workspace Required:  Two meeting rooms for 12 member Focus Groups

to meet in (along with support staff), cubicles, file storage.

                                                             

Note:  This would be for Main Hub and Management Forum only.

 

This is where Main groups can meet, keep their history and have the continuity such a revolving group would need by utilizing permanent secretaries.

 

                        Staffing:  Medium

 

 

 

 

 

Lodge           top

 

 

Child Care          top

 

 

Home School          top

 

 

Food Preparation          top

 

 

Food Raising          top

 

 

Chapel          top

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