Hurricane response teams are a joint effort between civilians, first responders, and national guard members of the affected area. Their job is to help keep people safe during the event of a hurricane and the following aftermath. The job that these brave people sign up for is not easy and require trekking through waist high flood waters, high winds, and dealing with compromised electrical infrastructure

Hurricane Response Teams

Floods follow hurricanes like a shadow. So while working on a hurricane response team will be dealing with lots and lots of flood water. Flood water is filled with bacteria, human waste, and fungi. If your shoes aren't both water proof and sealed tight, infection can set in quick.

Cause for Concern

-Sharp Debris-

While working a hurricane response you will have to wade through murky water filled with the debri and wreckage of the storm. Some of this debris can be sharp. So with improper footing and/or footware, some of the debris and go straight through the shoe

-Flood Water-

-Unstable Surfaces-

When a hurricane passes through it leaves a lot of water. This water will coat every nook and cranny in the affected area making everything, a massive slip-n'-slide. This makes surfaces very unstable which can be very dangerous for those working hurricane response.

Symptoms

Hurricane response teams can suffer things like...

Infections ranging from minor fungal, to some bacterial infections where the only option is amputation

Cut or puncture wounds from the debris and rubble

Falls and other alike injuries due to improper footwear

Treatment

Although prevention is always better than treatment, we do have ways of helping those that have been affected by the hazards of being a part of a hurricane response team.

Antibiotics have been quite effective at helping those that have suffered infections relating to flood water.

Physical injuries are treatable by conventional medicine.

Current Method of Protection

Prevention. of these hazards include heavy steel toed boots, large waterproof overalls, as well as more conventional rain gear

Problems With Protection

Not always waterproof

Cumbersome

Gap from leg to shoe

Lacks ventilation

Lacks ventilation

Cumbersome

Proposed Solution

What is Open Innovation?

Open Innovation is a time for students to work in a self guided environment and push their studio projects along natural courses and towards a higher fidelity of production. Often times, students rework the scope of the project once they had time to reflect on their process and come up with something new. You are free to pursue different projects from your own studio, or even others that are happening in the space.

Open Innovation

Past Student Work

Confrontation Installation

Studio Work

Open Innovation

Past Student Work

Senate Simulator

Studio Work

Open Innovation

Studio Work

Open Innovation

Past Student Work

Nuclarity

Launch Schedule!

10/27: Assembly Introduction

Students Receive OI Application

11/1 AM: Applications due Monday at 9am

11/1 PM: Begin OI Monday at 1pm

Proposal Constraints

New Pitch**

Propose a new project with conceptual & technical rigor consistent with past studio work (See application for details)

2

Reframe & Redefine

Continue Working on an Existing Project from S1 or S2

1

Special Projects

Work part time on NuVu specific project (i.e. shop redesign, toolbox, third party competitions)

3

Special Projects!

NuVu Fabrication Shop Redesign/Relocation

• We're moving the SHOP to a bigger location!
• Work on mobile and reconfigurable options to decentralize the workflow!

Toolbox Skill Building

• Hone your skills and share your craft for all to see on the NuVu Toolbox!
• Expand the accessibility of project based learning to students of all shapes, sizes and locations.

Jakob Sperry

1) What is it you want to build?

2) Why is it important? Is there a concept guiding your proposal?

3) How will you implement the NuVu process in your work?

4) Who do you want to work with?

Questions to Consider for NEW Projects:

Proposals Due by

Monday (11/1) @ 9:00am!