Cohousing News

Organization underway for first Okanagan ecovillage
Kelowna Capital News
An ecovillage combines cohousing—where residents live in their own homes but share in a common area, some common meals and the expense of running a property— with an additional self-sufficient component like farming or retail space.

Halton Carbon Positive project gets grant of £432900
BBC News
It will pay for adaptations to ensure the Halton Lune Hydro's turbine does not harm the salmon, sea trout and eels in the River Lune, and help fund the installation of a heating system for 40 houses by Lancaster Cohousing. It will allow workspace in a ...

" Calendar: The Next Five Days
Canada.com
7 pm The Mid Island Chapter of the Council of Canadians holds its annual general meeting at Pacific Gardens Cohousing, 312 Seventh St. The meeting will feature a excerpt from filmmaker Paul Manly's documentary about the Nanaimo River called 'Troubled ...

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Water, sewer and egress are important considerations for Belterra rezoning
Bowen Island Undercurrent
As former members of council, we were and continue to be supporters of the Belterra Cohousing proposal. This project addresses the important need for housing diversity on Bowen. The previous council gave second reading to this proposal on November 14, ...

Calendar: The Next Five Days
Canada.com
7 pm The Mid Island Chapter of the Council of Canadians holds its annual general meeting at Pacific Gardens Cohousing, 312 Seventh St. The meeting will feature a excerpt from filmmaker Paul Manly's documentary about the Nanaimo River called 'Troubled ...

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Calendar: The Next Five Days
Nanaimo Daily News
7 pm The Mid Island Chapter of the Council of Canadians holds its annual general meeting at Pacific Gardens Cohousing, 312 Seventh St. The meeting will feature a excerpt from filmmaker Paul Manly's documentary about the Nanaimo River called 'Troubled ...

How to solve the boomer retirement crisis
Salon
It's akin to co-housing, says Gleckman, “where people move into one building and provide services to each other.” A building full of seniors could even hire a single home health aide who sees them all in one visit. This sort of urban collaborative ...

A Senior Moment: Just how Valley Oaks Village succeeds as cohousing community
Enterprise-Record
I have several friends and acquaintances who live at Chico's 16-year-old cohousing community, Valley Oaks Village, where the stated goals are to welcome diversity, value each person, and create a safe, supportive environment for everyone, ...

Green Building Press
Green village scheme gets grant aid
Green Building Press
Halton's winning scheme brings together Lancaster Cohousing, currently building one of the UK's largest Passivhaus developments on the banks of the River Lune, and Halton Lune Hydro which plans to install a hydro electric generator on a nearby weir.

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21st Century Experiments in Living
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Co-housing, co-ops, pocket neighborhoods, co-parenting and condos with dual master bedrooms are just a few examples. Sometimes the community members share an identity – perhaps as artists or single parents or home-schoolers; other times, ...

Pioneering renewable energy and eco-housing project wins grant
Click Green
Halton's winning scheme brings together Lancaster Cohousing, currently building one of the UK's largest Passivhaus developments on the banks of the River Lune, and Halton Lune Hydro which plans to install a hydro electric generator on a nearby weir.

VillageSoup Belfast
The Energy Efficient Home: From Design to Weatherization at Newforest Institute
VillageSoup Belfast
Lunch will be on your own and then you will reconvene in Belfast where architect Matt O'Malia of GO Logic will lead a tour of the energy-efficient aspects of a GOlogic home being built at Belfast's Ecovillage Co-Housing community.

In our View: 'Silver Tsunami' is Approaching
The Columbian
Housing -- Provide website links to resources in Clark County that can help you modify, remodel or find a new home; coordinate with Clark County Association of Realtors about increasing the number of senior real estate specialists; allow co-housing to ...

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Boomer calendar: Feb. 12-19
Poughkeepsie Journal
845-849-0025 or email RSCHWA9881@aol.com Open meeting on cohousing — Legacy Farm, Rosendale. Noon to 2:30 pm Feb. 12. Legacy Farm will host an open meeting about its cohousing community. Meeting will be held at 194 Breezy Hill Road, Rosendale.

SENIOR POWER:On Dining Alone…
Berkeley Daily Planet
Berkeley Co-Housing at 2220 Sacramento Street. Margie Metzler will discuss the "State of the State," reviewing the current situation with bills going through the legislature. A brown bag lunch follows. Saturday, Feb. 11. 12 Noon.

Blog Talk Radio with Special Guest Bibi Farber!
BlogTalkRadio (blog)
The focus is on common sense initiatives being explored right now across a wide range of areas: local food, permaculture, local economy, reducing waste, natural building, homesteading, transition towns, co-housing and more.

Forum on senior citizen quality of life planned
Mail Tribune
Coffee and conversation starts at 9:30 am Speakers will include the senior quality of life group Senior Synergy Panel of Rogue Valley, Melanie Mindlin of Ashland Co-Housing, and Barbara Jarvis of the Ashland at Home project.

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Denver unveils plan to streamline, encourage local building projects
Examiner.com
... Convent property at W. 52nd Ave. and Federal Blvd. The 17.5-acre property, which formerly served as home to Franciscan nuns, is being converted into housing, including condominiums, townhouses, affordable apartments, senior co-housing and duplexes.

San Francisco Bay Times
Addressing the Housing Needs of LGBTQ Seniors
San Francisco Bay Times
... Francisco Village's membership model that helps people to age in their own homes by facilitating access to in-home services, co-housing developments that help seniors age in community and home modification programs that help seniors age in place.

New management at cohousing site
The Union of Grass Valley
By Trina Kleist Construction on Wolf Creek Lodge — part of Wolf Creek Village Cohousing on Freeman Lane at McKnight Way in Grass Valley — is expected to resume in about a month, developer Kathryn McCamant of CoHousing Partners LLC said.