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Directory for Ecovillages, Cohousing
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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?
News About Meetings
Ecovillages in Dallas-Fort Worth
DFW Locations
Adjacent
DFW Airport
Duncanville
White
Rock Lake, Dallas
Eagle Mt Lake, Azle
Future DFW Locations
Fort
Worth East
Fort Worth West
Dallas
Oak Cliff
Dallas
North
Ellis County
Cohousing in Dallas-Fort Worth
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 Cohousing
Common Areas of Cohousing & Ecovillages:
Developer
What Affects Affordability?
Senior Cohousing/Ecovillages
Confusion Between Cohousing and Ecovillages
Conceptual Site-Plan for Cohousing
Combat Rising Utility Bills in DFW
The First Cohousing and Ecovillage in DFW
Mortgages
for Energy-Efficient Homes
Origins Cohousing, Ecohousing, How Did It Start?
Hiring a developer or joining a developer-driven cohousing or ecovillage community shifts much of the financial risk from the members to their developer.
Developing property is risky. It has a high learning curve with the possibility (probability) of more than a few expensive mistakes. Although it is true the developer makes a profit, his/her expertise probably saves the group money that would be lost as the result of members' errors. The group has a good possibility of saving more money in the long run than it spends on the developer.
The Benefits
The developer handles some or all of the following:
- Purchase of land.
- Zoning changes if needed.
- Other contacts and/or problems with the city/county.
- Site design with member input.
- Financial details.
- Site work.
- Construction
This leaves the cohousing or ecovillage members free to concentrate on other items. Members can socialize, build community, discuss strategies, and reach consensus on the policies and procedures that not only make move-in day smooth, but also make day-to-day living in that community work.
Hiring a developer or moving into a developer-driven community certainly saves time, it almost always saves money, and it frees the members to build community and assemble policies/procedures.
Summary
In summary, then, the developer works for a certain amount of profit. The developer's profit not only buys a shorter time frame for construction, it also buys fewer risks for the cohousing community.
And because the developer is a professional with a professional team, the community will often save more money than the developer and his/her team cost the members.
Hiring a developer, then, makes good financial sense.
Questions? Please come to our next introductory meeting. In the meantime, call metro 972 251-1532 for answers.