June 2011

Great information coming…be on the lookout!

by cohousingworks 29 June 2011

Over the next few days, we will be posting PDF files of the presentations that Jack Wilbern, Managing Partner of Cohousing Collaborative,  made at the recent 2011 CohoUS national conference in Crystal City, VA. These PDFs are packed with information for folks embarking on building a cohousing community. The first of these, “Introduction to Cohousing [...]

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Apres Conference Conflab … plus ICE CREAM!

by cohousingworks 28 June 2011

It’s summer.  It’s July.  It’s HOT! Join with other cohousers and prospective cohousers for FUN and a debrief of just what went on at the recent 2011 CohoUS national cohousing conference that was held in Crystal City just two weeks ago. Cohousing Collaborative will sponsor the event for Mid Atlantic Cohousing by bringing the ice [...]

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Hope Meadows – A Community-Based Solution to Vulnerable Populations

by cohousingworks 25 June 2011

During the researchers and writers workshop at this past conference, Hope Meadows came up as an example of the benefits of social support that communities can offer.  I did a bit of research and was really impressed with what I found… “Generations of Hope is a nonprofit organization that works to enhance and extend the lives [...]

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Bicycles Key to Better Cities

by cohousingworks 25 June 2011

Here is a quote from a recent article, Real Reason Why Bicycles Are Key to Better Cities: On a bicycle, citizens experience their city with deep intimacy, often for the first time. For a regular motorist to take that two or three mile trip by bicycle instead is to decimate an enormous wall between them [...]

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So much to share from the conference!

by cohousingworks 22 June 2011

So much to share from the conference! We will upload pdf files of the presentations done or referenced at the Conference : Cohousing 101, Zoning: Making The Truth Credible, the TimeLine Game Preview White Paper: Applying the Principles of Cohousing To All Neighborhoods up at Cohousingworks.com. Stay tuned!

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A Floating Pool in the River For Everyone

by cohousingworks 22 June 2011

A Floating Pool in the River For Everyone – 100% sustainable! http://ow.ly/5nSX2

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A Jewish concern about the future of “community”

by cohousingworks 22 June 2011

I am on a newsletter list from the Jewish Agency and they just sent out this interesting letter from the President & CEO:  (You can skim the first few paragraphs, but read the last three paragraphs!) Dear Friends, A few weeks ago, Natan Sharansky was in New York at the time of his mother’s yartzheit, the [...]

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National Cohousing Conversation: Notes from the Conference on the Vision of Cohousing

by cohousingworks 20 June 2011

(That post needs a much shorter, catchier title!) But wanted to get this up here for you guys:  the slides from the closing plenary session on the future and vision for the cohousing movement. http://www.goodgroupdecisions.com/nationalcohousingconversation.pdf I really liked a lot of what was said and think the points make great strategic sense.  Some of my [...]

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Book Release Event – Media Advisory – Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett / Creating Cohousing

by cohousingworks 16 June 2011

For Immediate Release Contact:  Ann Zabaldo Office:  703.663.3911 Cell:     202.546.4654 MEDIA ADVISORY   Compared to residents of standard housing … residents of cohousing communities: •        use 50-70% less energy •        use 49% less water •         drive about 60% less than their suburban counterparts •         and their homes are 60% of the carbon footprint of a typical American [...]

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AARP Funding for Cohousing Research?! Cohousing Conference: Researcher & Writers Workshop

by cohousingworks 16 June 2011

I am sitting in the researchers and writers pre-conference workshop and there is a representative from AARP discussing potential funding sources for cohousing / research on senior cohousing! How exciting.  Ideas for research projects that might interest their organization??  Obviously ideas that work to make cohouing available to much larger groups is of greater financial [...]

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