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, 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
Over the long run, no one doubts that utility bills will continue to go up, up and up--out of proportion to rising wages. And now most of us feel that we might be seeing double digit inflation soon.
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 cooperative housing 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 or 817 545-0140 for answers.
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General information about meetings here Please call 972 251-1532 for locations. Please fill out the short survey here for an invitation to speaker/special meetings. Thank you. |
Ecovillage Forming
Energy Audits
Green Building
Green Remodeling
Green Consulting
Rainwater
Harvesting
Renewable Energy in DFW