Another bit of home economy I am working on this year is gridbeam, which allows for completely modular, reusable construction. I think is the perfect open source technology to spread to make scavenging and upcycling possible in the future -- and I think that scavenging and upcycling is the only way we will have a future.
Video example of a gridbeam project:
And a more impressive demonstration:
I hope of this makes for interesting and helpful reading. Good luck in building the future.