Roman · Vitruvius
The Path to Sovereign Engineering
Build Your Community,
Design Your Future.
From The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne (1874)
“Cyrus Harding was the engineer who could build anything, from memory, using only what the land provided.”
Crash-landed on a deserted island with nothing, Verne’s engineer built a brick kiln, a forge, a fired-clay house, glass, an aquifer, gunpowder, a windmill-powered electrical grid, and a long-distance telegraph — from raw island materials, with no factory, no supply chain, and no 30-year ROI target. He is the archetype we measure Sovereign Engineering against: any intelligent practitioner + local materials + engineering principles = civilization.
Field Plate 01
Roman Pozzolanic Concrete — 2,000 Years of Seawater Immunity
Zeric.tech is built for the student who wants to master the physical world. By bridging ancient engineering wisdom with frontier technology, we prepare you to sit for the state Structural Engineering (SE) exam—signing off on the infrastructure of the future using the materials of the past.
From geopolymer robots to your own dream home: learn to adjust designs to the materials at hand and build for centuries, not decades.
The Licensure Roadmap
Phase 00
Sovereign Foundation
180 lessons covering Math, Physics, and the mental tools for academic mastery.
Phase 01
Architecture (OSU)
Academic support and studio excellence for the Oregon State University program.
Phase 02
Mechanical (ASU)
Masters-level engineering support for the Arizona State University program.
Capstone
SE Licensure
State-Registered Structural Engineer registration to sign off on Sovereign methods.
Plate Studies
Four Sovereign Disciplines
Every construct on this site returns to one of four proven traditions. We translate, prove, and certify them — not to romanticize the past, but to license the future.
Persian · Kariz
Qanat Hydraulics
Mesoamerican · North African
Adobe Masonry
Chinese · Yingzao Fashi
Modular Joinery
Process Library
The Citadel Project guides: Desert engineering, water systems, and geopolymer processes.
Technical Library
Sovereign Translations of Vitruvius, Frontinus, and Rankine with modern proofs.
Community
A high-signal technical exchange for practitioners and serious students.
Frontier Blog
Strategic long-form content on alternative construction and engineering philosophy.
The AI Engineering Lab
While the Technical Library is open for all, 1:1 interactive instruction and adaptive structural simulations require dedicated compute resources. A small Technical Lab Fee covers the cost of your personal AI tutor.
Monthly Lab Access
$5.00 / month
Full Academic Year
Annual Lab Pass
$50.00 / year
100% of lab fees go directly to AI compute and infrastructure costs. Cancel anytime.