Resources for Cohousing
Send comments and resources to NICA@ic.org. Note that some of these are replicated under other
subject area headings.
Web Resources
The
Cohousing Network Website
This is the central info place for current cohousing info. Lists of groups,
resources, and an online store with books.
What is Cohousing?
A description from the cohousing website
List of Cohousing Groups
This is a list of cohousing projects that have been built and occupied. Web links and e-mail contacts.
The FIC
website IC list
Lots of individual cohousing groups pages listed here.
Consultants
List of individuals and companies you can hire to help you.
Cohousing
Research
A site by Graham Meltzer who did a tour and research project on American
Cohousing
History of
cohousing
A summary of the Danish historical roots by Danny Milman
Seven
Steps
From Rob Sandelin's 1995 Cohousing Resource Guide. Lists 7 first
things to do when forming a cohousing community.
Getting Started
A chapter from the Community Resource Guide. Details of writing a
vision statement, holding initial meetings, etc.
1997 Cohousing Conference Session notes
Notes from many of the break out
sessions of the 1997 North American Cohousing Conference in
Seattle
Cohousing- L
This is an email mailing list. It has about 60-80 cohousing
groups subscribed and has an extensive archives of messages as
well.
Cohousing E-mail list
Structured archived messages
This is the cohousing-l mail list archive, which contains
hundreds of email messages sorted by topic. This is mostly older material,
before 1996.
Cohousing-L
complete Archives
This contains every message ever sent to Cohousing-L mailing list. A huge volume
of information.
Designing the
commonhouse
A chapter from the Community Resource Guide
that covers issues about commonhouse designs.
Commonhouse email collection
A collection of posts about commonhouses from several communities email
postings.
Commonhouse email collection2
This collection of posts is older than the one above.
The
1995 Cohousing Resource Guide
This resource was updated as the 1997 Community
Resource Guide and is no longer in print, but is available on the
World Wide Web. Contains information and resources from a large
number of cohousing groups with a focus on practical information.
CoHousing Article from the S.F.Chronicle
Article about cohousing from the SanFrancisco Chronicle April 96
Teletalk notes about development
Notes from a conference call about development issues
Books and printed materials
Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett. 1994. This is clearly the best book on social design going. Lots of good practical design advise with plans and pictures galore. Highly recommended. Available from Community Bookshelf
The Cohousing Handbook by
Chris Hanson 1996
This is a how to manual for creating cohousing. There is
considerable detail on project management, funding, and other
development aspects for creating cohousing development. Available from Community
Bookshelf
Cohousing Journal and newsletter
The quarterly publication of the National Cohousing Network. News
and information, community profiles, how to info, contacts and
more. $60 a year from Cohousing Network, P.O. Box 2584 Berkeley,
CA 94702. 510-486-2656
Other Interesting and Useful Materials
Support Financial Services, Inc.
Providing consulting services and early stage financing for
qualified cohousing groups throughout the US. To request a free
information packet please call Robert Bruegel or Zev Paiss at
303-413-9227
Support Financial Services, Inc. 3577 Nyland Way North Lafayette,
CO 80026.
Cohousing Video
22 minute professionally produced video clearly explains the
cohousing concept. Full of interviews with cohousing residents
and images of daily life in many U.S. cohousing communities. $44
postage paid to RMCA 1705 14th St. #10 Boulder, CO 80302
Nyland Cohousing Video
Professional produced ten minute video briefly and clearly
explains the cohousing concept, its background, and follows the
construction of the Nyland Community. A great resource for new
member orientations. $16.50 RMCA 1705 14th st. #317 Boulder, CO
80302.
The Cohousing Timeline Game
Model the path of developing a cohousing project, outline all the
major events and processes, and have fun too! This game provides
all the elements for developing a project and you create a
timeline. A great way to learn about the process of developing
real estate and also mapping out the significant events of your
project. Available via fax, email or on Macintosh or Windows
computer disk. Printing and assembly required. $20 by check made
out to The Cohousing Network. Contact Mac Thompson, 862 County Rd
503 Bayfield CO 81122. 303-884-2196.
Cohousing Slide packet with script
Twenty slides which are good for introduction for new potential
members or to show to city planning officials, developers etc. It
provides a look at the basics of the cohousing concept, as well
as the projects that are being built in this country. $45 The
Cohousing Company 1250 Addison St. #113 Berkeley, CA 94702 phone:
510-549-9980