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What is Cohousing?

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Imagine...
A neighborhood that integrates green design with a social, supportive community life. Neighbors know one another. They have worked with an architect to design their dream environment and to tread lightly on the earth.

Cohousing communities consist of private, fully-equipped dwellings and extensive common amenities, which are the heart of the community.
Residents use their “common house” to host community dinners, kids playing on raining afternoons, scrabble games in front of the fireplace, as well as parties, crafts groups, guests suites, yoga classes and book club meetings. 

​Residents are involved early in the design and development phases so that the community reflects their priorities. Residents live in a close-knit neighborhood that seeks a healthy blend of privacy and community.

Learn more about cohousing from the
Cohousing Association of the U.S.
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​Living in cohousing is fulfilling, joyful, rich and sustainable.
Cohousing allows us to know our neighbors, enjoy more connected relationships, and collaborate with others who share our values
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attend an info session
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Cohousing Resources 

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Recommended Links
Cohousing Association of the United States 
CoHousing Solutions
Urban Moshav
Grace Kim's TED talk: How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)


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Recommended Reading
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Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities
By Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett

​Written by the award-winning team that wrote the original "cohousing bible" in the 1980's and first brought cohousing to North America, this fully-illustrated manual combines nuts-and-bolts practical considerations and design ideas with extensive case studies of dozens of diverse communities in Europe and North America.
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Reinventing Community: Stories from the Walkways of Cohousing
By David Wann

​Many of the experiments in cohousing are extremely valuable to a society so distracted by materialism and so shell-shocked by the frantic American lifestyle. Consensus decision-making; participatory design; alternative sources of energy; alternative sources of information; shared resources and designs that reduce each person's ecological footprint; aging gracefully and vigorously; neighborhood activism in surrounding towns and communities; and collaborative management of neighborhood resources. An insightful and honest account of the exciting journey that lies ahead for us.