cohousing

An audio interview with author and editor Diana Leafe Christian on the topic of intentional communities including ecovillages, cohousing, communes, co-ops and more. She gives a great overview of the movement and how to find and join a community.

Cohousing communities can help prevent global warming by reducing their energy use by as much as 60%. Shared facilities and pedestrian design can help further reductions in carbon footprint.

The Boston Globe has a great article on how ecology and economy are driving Cohousing to grow as a movement.

Live in a suburb and feel no connection to your community? You're not alone. Some people are turning to cohousing to bring community back to their lives and to feel connected to a place. Many of these communities also incorporate sustainable living into their developments.

The book, Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing, describes how Greenway Cohousing managed to merge green building with affordability.

CommunityBuzz found a podcast on Cohousing and Green Building featuring Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm, a cohousing community in New Hampshire. The 18 minute audio program focuses on the ecological features of the community including energy efficiency and design to minimize driving. The cohousing units received a LEED Platinum rating, the highest rating awarded by LEED.

Ithaca, NY was ranked second on a list of Greenest Cities, in part due to the Ecovillage at Ithaca, an intentional community focused on sustainability. The Ecovillage has 60 cohousing units and an onsite organic farm. Ecovillagers give workshops and generally promote sustainability in Ithaca, which has the highest percentage of people who walk to work in the country.

The Cohousing movement is growing across the US, even in smaller towns. With over 350 cohousing communities in the US its not surprising that some are starting up in places as diverse as Grand Junction, CO and Noblesville, IN

Community Buzz found a great article on renewable energy in cohousing and how the two can reduce your energy costs. The article is on Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm in New Hampshire

Great article in the LA Times about senior cohousing (aka elder cohousing) as an alternative to nursing homes.

An article on how cooperative living allows greater connection and reduces your environmental impact. Examples of communities from all over the US including Earthaven, Sowing Circle, and Winslow Cohousing.

Cohousing communities specifically planned for seniors or retired folks are becoming more and more popular. Cohousing are neighborhoods planned by their residents who share common values and a sense of community

Ecovillage at Ithaca is 160 person community in upstate New York that focuses on ecological living as a living laboratory of sustainability. They have community supported agriculture and cohousing on site.

Article on the current state of intentional communities in the US.