Cohousing Developers are a rare breed in the United States. While many have been involved as developers (of their own, self-developed cohousing community), very few have been involved in more than one project. All of these developers have, and will share what they have learned with you. Developing property in the United States is a very difficult thing and it's far too easy to make very costly mistakes - some of which are easily avoided if you have the right information. Whether you want to self-develop or work with a professional developer, come learn from these experienced Cohousing Developers about how to create a more successful project.

On June 24-28, 2009, our Annual National Cohousing Conference will feature a number of Top Cohousing Architects - some very well-known, established green architects with many built sustainable communities - and some whose emerging practices are generating new ways of looking at Cohousing and green architecture. We are also sharing the work of some architecture graduate students who are addressing the challenges of cohousing design for their very first time.

bryan bowen architects, p.c. is a multi-disciplinary design collaborative that explores how we may live and work more lightly upon our earth in beautiful healthy environments. Expertise in custom commercial buildings, cohousing, multi-family, and affordable housing is supported by our passion for energy and resource conservation. Our professional values extend to and draw from our personal lives as well. Bryan is a resident of Wild Sage Cohousing in Boulder, which he also helped design while working at Jim Logan Architects. This experience led him to start his own firm where he has collaborated on several cohousing projects including the award winning Silver Sage Cohousing (with McCamant & Durrett Architects) and the site design for Lyons Valley Village and several others. In addition to full architectural services, we also offer insight and guidance in the discovery phase for forming groups, community master planning, and project visualization.

COHOUSING COLLABORATIVE, LLC is a full service development company that joint ventures with
future residents to bring their projects from dream to reality. We embrace the principles of
sustainable community and stewardship of our natural resources, holding to the highest standards
of ethics and excellence. Through a collaborative process, we

• Foster community, and
• Provide professional project management to coordinate marketing, finance, legal, planning &
design teams

With this approach, the values of living lightly on the land, accessibility, and sustainable economy
are enfolded into the both the social and physical structures of our projects.

Cohousing Collaborative is currently forming communities in the MidAtlantic region and offer
experienced and capable professional marketing, cohousing workshops and seminars throughout
the United States.

Ann Zabaldo
703-663-3911
info [at] cohousingcollaborative [dot] com