Week 1

In week one we decided on a project that goes along with the sustainability ideas presented in class. Our goal is to create a boat that can be made from common household items that are typically in excess. We would like to create the boat out of 100% recycled material such as cardboard, plastic wrap, and water bottles.  Our initial design that we have come up with would mimic a platoon boat in that the water bottles would be contained in a net on two sides of a raft keeping it afloat.  We are using these materials because they are easily assemble so if a disaster occurs such as a hurricane, people would be able to help themselves escape instead of helplessly waiting for someone else to come save them.