When it was all said and done the 2040 Vision was a success. Even when facing delays and unexpected difficulties in equipment, each team successfully brought something to the table. All forms of ingenuity were displayed in a variety of ways. There were prominent examples of students who were able to use E.M.I.T.'s resources to the fullest with beautiful creation with the use of the newly acquired (at the time) laser cutter from Hurricane Lasers, the 3D priter from Makerbot, and the ZPrinter 250 from ZCorporation. These such resources allowed for the creation of the required topographical maps as well as for creating puzzle like cutouts to be put together for buildings or straight forward creation of 3D representations of buildings. The creative aspect arose with the unfortunate malfunction of the laser cutter nearing the final days of construction. To combat this major setback many students took the straightforward approach of producing their own cutouts from hand while others found use in materials from Styrofoam and paper to more unique yet oddly sensible objects like toy Lego building blocks. With the competition of project construction it came time for presentations. With backing from research as well as additional knowledge learned along the way from professional consultation from Jim Coullard (Landscape Architect) and ... (Duke Energy Representative) students displayed well versed knowledge in their fields within their communities and were able to successfully pitch their communities to all of the administrators.