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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?
1. Each family has a private home which is normally modest in size with "green" construction saving energy, materials, and money.
2. Private homes are augmented by common facilities which are shared by all residents and include such amenities as a common house, a community garden, common open areas and walking paths, community play and hobby areas, and other features that are important to the cohousing residents.
3. The project is designed for community and for individual privacy.
4. Residents participate in the planning.
5. Residents manage their project after they move-in and in a few projects,
residents manage from the beginning.
6. Leadership is shared by residents. No one person from the community leads the project, although consultants are often hired during the planning and building stage.
7. The project is not a source of income for the community.
8. There is no shared income in the community--each family has its own outside sources of income.
9. The communities are multi-generational with families, singles, children, and retired persons sharing the same community.
10. Cohousing may also be part of an ecovillage.
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