The design of ecovillages in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area is happening now. Speak out about what you want. Share your ideas about an ecovillage here.
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
A community can be defined as a group of people who interact and share certain things as a group. A common definition of the word community is a group of people who live in close proximity. Both of the above are certainly true of a cooperative housing group and, to a lesser extent, even of an ecovillage.
Some communities share both location and other attributes. Members often choose to live near each other because of one or more common interests. An intentional community is a deliberate residential community with a much higher degree of social interaction than other communities. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political or spiritual vision and share responsibilities and resources.
Some examples of intentional cooperative housing communities are:
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Senior or retirement communities.
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Communities which share an ideal such as vegetarianism or animal rights.
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Communities which share spiritual or religious interests.
Community building can use a wide variety of practices, ranging from simple events such as potlucks
or educational meetings to larger–scale efforts such as festivals.
Humans belong to many overlapping communities. A cooperative housing community might be
one, the ecovillage is another, church is another, the town of residence is
another, and so forth.
One of the key features of communities is the ability to have a community of "birds of a feather" as it were.
That may be one of the main appeals of cooperative housing.
Again cooperative housing is an intentional community and is planned and shared by the residents.
DFW and North Texas:
Green
Building
Green Remodeling
Green
Consulting
Ecovillage
972 251-1532
817 545-0140
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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Ecovillage Forming
Energy Audits
Green Building
Green Remodeling
Green Consulting
Rainwater
Harvesting
Renewable Energy in DFW