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Directory for Ecovillages, Ecohousing
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Ecovillage/Cohousing
Meetings in DFW
- What Is an Ecovillage?
- Locate an Ecovillage in Dallas-Fort Worth
- The Ecovillage Network
- Developer-Driven Ecovillages
- What Is Cohousing?
- Benefits of Cohousing
- Universal Concepts in Cohousing
- Features of Cohousing
- Designed by Residents
- The Common House
- Attributes/Features of Common House
- Other Common Areas
- Community Gardens
- Outdoor Common Areas
- Role of Developer
- Why Hire a Developer?
- Choosing a Developer
- Define Developer Driven
- Do Developers Help or Hinder Community-Building?
Meeting/Learning Schedule
Joint Venture with Land Owners
Ecovillages in Dallas-Fort Worth
Cohousing in Dallas-Fort Worth
What
is Ecohousing?
Green
Building and Energy-Efficiency in DFW
Community in Dallas-Fort Worth
The
Benefits of Cohousing/Ecovillage Combined
The
Diminished Role of the Automobile in Ecovillages
Safety
of Children in an Ecovillage or Ecohousing
What Is a Home?
Common Areas of Cohousing & Ecovillages:
Developer
What Affects Affordability?
Senior Cohousing/Ecovillages
Lack
of Loneliness
Confusion
Between Ecohousing and Ecovillages
Conceptual
Site-Plan for Cohousing
Combat
Rising Utility Bills in DFW
Mortgages
for Energy-Efficient Homes
Origins Cohousing, Ecohousing, How Did It Start
Ecohousing is Fun!
Joint Venture with
Land-Owners
Renewable
Energy in DFW
USDA
Rural Loan Program
The common house is the heart of the community and is designed to promote activity within the village. In many ways it keeps the community viable and active..
Each group decides what roles their common house will fill. However, almost all cohousing common housing includes many of the following basic functions:
1. A large dining area and and community gathering space. This room is used for parties, dances, community videos, and more.
2. A common kitchen designed for at least two cooks at a time. Although its primary use is for preparing community meals, the kitchen might also be used at other times for juicing, canning, and cleaning/sorting of community-grown vegetables and foods/other goods purchased by a community buying co-operative..
3. A children's play area, visually connected but acoustically isolated from the dining area. In a larger community, this might be divided into toddler's space, children's space, and teen's space.
4. Mail pick-up locations, with bulletin boards and other arrangements for internal communication.
5. Restroom areas.
There are other functions of the common house which can be included such as:
1. Guest rooms for visiting friends or relatives. This helps cut down on size of individual homes. Guest rooms are often some of the most utilized space in a common house. They can also be part of a separate building or facility.
2. Laundry area for those who do not wish to include a washer/dryer in their individual homes.
3. Office area with fax machine, copy machine, computer, desk area.
4. Hobby and craft spaces.
5. Adult areas.
6. Exercise room with work-out equipment.
7. An acoustically isolated room for music, both for listening to music and practicing an instrument.
The larger the community, the more varied functions the common house might provide.
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Questions? Please come to our next introductory meeting. In the meantime, call metro 972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140 for answers.
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