Why do we have a survey?
The survey is a
research tool that is compiled, then guides us in:
1. Planning meeting locations.
2. Seeking land for future ecovillages.
3. Knowing what people seek in their own personal lives and ideal
communities.
It also adds you to our mailing list for invitations to our meetings and new information regarding ecovillage/cohousing in the DFW area.
Please fill out the survey here. It is quickly done. Thank you.
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?
No one doubts that utility bills will continue to go up, up and up--out of proportion to rising wages.
It is not far-fetched to say that even those who have fixed-rate loans on their homes will eventually see utility payments exceed house payments if they live in a house built with early 21st century (or older) conventional construction methods.
What happens if you build a cohousing community without extreme energy-efficient homes when your utilities go up?
You have four choices:
1. Keep paying higher bills. Utilities will consume a larger and larger portion of your family's paycheck.
2. Remodel this home you recently built, although it is rarely as effective to remodel as it is to build green. It is also expensive to effectively remodel--but--it is better than paying those zooming utility bills.
3. Sell this home and buy another one. That defeats the purpose of buying into a cohousing community for the friendships and emotional support developed there.
4. Grin and bear it. Be cold in winter and/or hot in summer because you just can't afford or will not afford to do anything else.
Questions? Please come to our next introductory meeting. In the meantime, call metro 972 251-1532 for answers.