The Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that enables fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts.

You’ve heard of Open Source software, but have you seen open hardware? Interesting things are under foot, particularly with the proliferation and increasing affordability of 3D printers. You wouldn’t download a car, eh? Just wait.