Tag: cohousing
Life in De Kersentuin: Research in a Dutch cohousing community
Posted on June 10, 2019 byStudent researcher from the University of Amsterdam, Yannick Kiesel, shares the core findings of his Masters Thesis on life in a cohousing community. The research illustrates a new holistic view… Read More
Job Opening: Marketing & Outreach Coordinator for CoHousing Solutions
Posted on February 4, 2019 byWould you love to use your marketing and social media skills to benefit communities? Apply to become our Marketing & Outreach Coordinator! If you have marketing, graphic design, and administrative… Read More
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A High-Performance Building for Cohousing: From Vision to Move-In
Posted on July 13, 2018 bySo you want to design, build, and live in community in the most ecologically positive building that can be built? After a decade-long pursuit of that goal, a co-creator of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing recounts lessons learned along the way.
Profile of Mackenzie Heights Collective in Vancouver
Posted on July 14, 2010 byBritish Columbia’s independent online magazine, The Tyee, posted a lengthy article a couple months ago on the advantages of collective living, profiling the Mackenzie Heights Collective. Currently housing five adults… Read More
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Harvard Magazine Features Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm
Posted on June 21, 2010 byHarvard Magazine has a nice feature on Nubanusit Farm and Neighborhood, a cohousing community in New Hampshire. They tore up the parking lot and put up a communal paradise. Or… Read More
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BBC News Looks at Co-housing
Posted on June 4, 2010 byIn this video, the BBC‘s David Sillito checks out the co-housing movement, talking to members of a community in Dorset, England. Watch the video here.
Feature Article on Cohousing in the Boston Globe
Posted on March 25, 2010 byThis week an article in the Boston Globe examines the growing momentum of the cohousing movement in Massachusetts, and discusses the importance of community and environmental consciousness to Boston residents.… Read More
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London Times reports that “communes are back in fashion”
Posted on March 11, 2010 by“We’re all in this together” is the headline of a recent article in the Real Estate section of the TimesOnline that looks favorably on the rise in sustainable communities in… Read More
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Brooklyn Co-housing in the New York Post
Posted on December 7, 2009 byNew York Magazine profiled Brooklyn Co-housing, the first co-housing community in New York City, in an in-depth article recently. This is a level of group interaction that the co-housers haven’t… Read More
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Article in the Guardian describes community “renaissance” in the UK
Posted on October 30, 2009 by1 Comment
Communal Living: Love thy Neighborhood, an article in the Guardian this week, describes the many advantages of co-housing/communal living and shares resources with individuals seeking community in the UK. Reporter… Read More
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NY Times brings attention to emerging collectives in urban centers
Posted on October 9, 2009 byA recent NY Times article profiles several urban households that are currently forming small collectives. FIC‘s Laird Schaub shares details about the recent surge in community. JOHANNA BRONK wants to… Read More
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Couple embark on a bike tour/documentary film project exploring Intentional Communities
Posted on September 6, 2009 by2 Comments
Scott Merzbach of The Amherst Bulletin has written a piece on a San Francisco couple who are touring communities nation-wide, compiling footage and interviews for a new documentary on sustainable… Read More
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Cohousing and Peak Oil Video on Peak Moment TV
Posted on September 15, 2008 byPeak Moment TV has a 30 minute video on cohousing featuring Bellingham Cohousing in Bellingham, WA.
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CNN – Simple Living and Eco Communities
Posted on August 25, 2008 byCNN has had two articles on community in the past few weeks, one on simple living and one on eco-communities in the UK. The simple living article profiles a woman… Read More
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Just Improved Communes?
Posted on July 31, 2008 byThe Times Online and the Sunday Times (of London) carried an article on both the utopian and the practical aspects of community living. The article features an existing co-housing developments… Read More
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Green Living in Community
Posted on July 30, 2008 byWith oil prices on the rise, conserving energy is once again a hot topic in the news. Several articles have appeared recently on “green” living at intentional communities. Boston.com, WFAA-8… Read More
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Exploring Community in Western Mass
Posted on June 19, 2008 byThe Valley Advocate out of Northampton, MA has an extensive article on intentional communities in western Massachusetts. The author starts her exploration in a book about Total Loss Farm, a… Read More
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Milagro Cohousing Demonstrates Water Conservation in Tucson
Posted on June 15, 2008 byThe Arizona Daily Star has an article on water conservation that highlights water conservation expert Brad Lancaster of Milagro Cohousing. The article doesn’t have much about cohousing, but describes the… Read More
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Cohousing News From Around the World
Posted on June 11, 2008 byIn honor of the National Cohousing Conference which starts tomorrow in Boston, MA we’ll do a little round up of cohousing in the news lately. This will also help me… Read More
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City of Cleveland Promotes Cohousing
Posted on June 10, 2008 byCity officials in Cleveland, Ohio hosted a workshop with cohousing architect Chuck Durrett to explore the possibility of cohousing in Cleveland. This is a great step for the aging industrial… Read More
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Cohousing and Bikes Help Make Davis, CA a ‘Friendly City’
Posted on June 3, 2008 byThe NBC Today show did a feature on the top 5 friendliest cities in the country and Davis, California made the list in part due to being the home of… Read More
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Boomers in Cohousing Interview in Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Posted on June 1, 2008 byThe Seattle P-I Reader’s Blog has a great interview with Cohousing Association Executive Director Craig Ragland on the topic of what cohousing has to offer baby boomers. Craig gives the… Read More
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Cohousing Architects Win National Award
Posted on May 29, 2008 byKatie McCamant & Chuck Durrett won a Silver Award for Best of of Senior Living from the National Association of Home Builders on Tuesday according to various articles and a… Read More
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Brooklyn Cohousing: Creating Community in the Big Apple
Posted on May 17, 2008 by2 Comments
The local paper in Brooklyn, New York has an article on Brooklyn Cohousing’s efforts to start the first community in the New York burroughs. The Brooklyn group plans to buy… Read More
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Cohousing in Delaware Evokes Historical Arden Villages
Posted on May 15, 2008 byAnother cohousing community is not big news these days but this article in Delaware Online had an interesting twist, drawing the connection to Delaware’s historical Arden Villages. The three villages… Read More
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Motley Fool Says Cohousing is a Better Way to Live in Retirement
Posted on May 12, 2008 byThe financial investment advice website, The Motley Fool has an article promoting Cohousing as a great option for retirement living. This fits with the recent trend of community on the… Read More
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Living Green Interview on Ecovillages With Diana Leafe Christian
Posted on May 7, 2008 byMeredith Medland of Living Green interviews Diana Leafe Christian on the subject of Ecovillages and Intentional Communities in this 24-minute podcast. Diana was the editor of Communities Magazine for 14… Read More
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Community News Round Up
Posted on May 2, 2008 byA lot of news about communities comes my way and its hard to pick and choose what to highlight on Community Buzz. Today, nothing stood out so I figured I’d… Read More
Cohousing Helps Prevent Global Warming by Reducing Carbon Footprint
Posted on April 16, 2008 by1 Comment
Cohousing can help residents reduce their carbon footprint and help prevent global warming according to a paper from the University College London. Those living in cohousing consume nearly 60 per… Read More
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