Links to Other News of MVCC or Cohousing Elsewhere
About Mountain View Cohousing Community
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Mountain View Voice February 7, 2012 |
Housing groups get a break in restoring old homes by Daniel DeBolt «» With a few changes to city codes, the City Council is encouraging historic preservation and potentially saving the 19 households of the city's first co-housing project as much as $674,000 in fees.… http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=5244&e=y. |
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The Guardian (U.K.) November 7, 2011 |
Co-housing provides opportunity for more sustainable communities by Leon Kaye «» Modern US attitudes towards community have been affected by the way we build our homes but co-housing, which shares space and resources, is challenging that… http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/us-co-operative-housing-sustainable-communities-resource. |
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Mountain View Voice October 19, 2011 |
Cohousing community taking shape in Mountain View by Jeff Carr «» Designing one’s dream home is a lengthy process when 13 families have to agree on everything. So how does the Mountain View Cohousing Community expedite the process? Find six more families.… http://www.mv-voice.com/news/show_story.php?id=4840. |
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Palo Alto Online October 12, 2011 |
Cohousing community taking shape in Mountain View Residents hope to occupy new homes by fall 2013… http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=22843. |
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Man on the Earth Media October 7, 2011 |
Cohousing comes to Silicon Valley
by Cody Kraatz «» Kate Forrest wanted connection, a place to live out the rest of her life in one place and live it sustainably. She found all that and more in Mountain View Cohousing, an ambitious 19-unit development … http://www.manontheearth.com/2011/10/cohousing-comes-to-silicon-valley/. |
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Town Square Forum Palo Alto September 29, 2011 |
Cohousing project approved in MV
Three Palo Alto households … were delighted Tuesday night when Mountain View City Council approved 7-0 our application to build a new cohousing project. We’ve planned it, designed it, and now we’ll get to live in it!… http://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/index.php?i=3&d=&t=16144. |
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Old Mountain View Neighborhood Association Newsletter June 9, 2010 |
Co-housing community planned for 445 Calderon
by Katherine Forrest «» Local residents are in the process of planning for a new “old-fashioned neighborhood” on a piece of property at Calderon and Velarde. This is a “first” for Mountain View, and it represents part of a growing interest in cohousing nationwide… http://www.omvna.org/co-housing-community-planned-for-445-calderon. |
About Other Cohousing Communities
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San Francisco Cohousing Workshop announced for March 10—11, 2012 |
Planning Workshop with Architects Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett San Francisco Cohousing is excited to announce our “Getting It Built” Workshop … This workshop is a vital step in forming our community, and will cover all the specifics of getting our cohousing community built, as well as provide an ideal entry point for new members. Date: March 10th and 11th; Time: 9am to 5pm Saturday, 10am to 4pm Sunday. Location: San Francisco Richmond District Community Room, 461 6th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118 … http://SFCohousing.org. |
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YubaNet.com
December 14, 2011 |
Wolf Creek Lodge Wins Environmental Award Wolf Creek Lodge Senior Cohousing Community, currently under construction in Grass Valley, CA, has been selected as the winner of the prestigious California State 2011 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for Sustainable Communities … http://yubanet.com/regional/Wolf-Creek-Lodge-Senior-Cohousing-Community-Wins-Governor-39-s-Award-for-Environmental-and-Economic-Leadership.php#.Tut2CphZ7na. |
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Santa Cruz Sentinel
September 2, 2011 |
Residents plan cohousing condos in downtown Santa Cruz:
Walnut Commons owners looking for the very neighborly by J. M. Brown «» Walnut Commons is a proposed cohousing community that would include 19-21 private units in a three-story, green-certified building centered around a common living space, where neighbors would gather regularly for communal dinners, lectures, children’s activities and other programs. Professionals, artists, seniors and children are welcome… http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_18815562. |
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Sacramento News & Review
June 30, 2011 |
Living in the future:
Is Folsom co-housing project blueprint for sustainable communities? by Seth Sandronsky «» Solar panels save energy, sure, but making a home truly eco-friendly depends a lot on location. Just ask Marty Maskall, project manager and future resident of Folsom EcoHousing, a 38-family, green-friendly community being planned 20 miles outside of Sacramento… http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/living-in-the-future/content?oid=2474769. |
| Website of Wolf Creek Lodge | Green features of Wolf Creek Lodge Energy efficiency … Passive solar heating … Passive cooling … Electricity use … Radiant heating … Solar hot water … Materials … Water use … Forestry … Air quality … Walkability … Minimum impact … Reduced driving … Landscaping… http://www.wolfcreeklodge.org/green-features/. |
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Website of FrogSong Cohousing Community |
Frogsong Cohousing …a community of 30 households located in Cotati, California, a small town roughly one hour north of San Francisco. Though we still have private lives, we’ve chosen to reside in this tightly knit neighborhood. We share 3-4 meals a week in our common house, which also provides laundry facilities and meeting space. We work together to maintain our lush landscape. We govern ourselves by consensus and resolve our conflicts through dialogue… http://www.cotaticohousing.org/. |
| Cohousing California | Links to various cohousing communities in California http://www.calcoho.org/. |
About Cohousing Generally
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Cohousing Association of the US November 2011 |
Report on survey of cohousing communities by Diane Margolis and David Entin «» In 2010, the Board of the Cohousing Association of the United States began a three-phase research project to better serve its existing constituency, assist those wishing to form new communities, and promote the value of cohousing. This report describes the first phase, an extensive survey to gain more information about existing cohousing communities, and a second phase of three open-ended questions… survey_of_cohousing_communities_2011.pdf. |
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Huffington Post 6/12/11 11:38 AM E |
Thriving in a post-consumerist society by Duane Elgin «» What does a thriving way of life look like in a post consumerist society? Many aspects of a thriving future can be found by stepping into a contemporary co-housing community or eco-village … http://www.huffingtonpost.com/duane-elgin/simplicity-is-not-sacrifi_b_868482.html. |
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Catya’s Blog Cohousing/US September 9, 2011 |
Who are cohousers, anyway? by Rebecca Lane «» Do your friends and family ask you this question? I get it all the time. Who are these (fill in the blank) progressive, risk-taker, entrepreneurial, edgy, idealistic, wild bunch of people, anyway?? To begin answering this question, the Board of Coho/US completed a survey of 80 cohousing communities and their residents. Here is some of what was found… http://www.cohousing.org/node/4181. |
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Greater Greater Washington (DC) August 18, 2011 |
More homebuyers want walkable, transit-served communities by Dan Reed «» New research shows that a growing number of homebuyers are interested in walkable, transit-served communities, and are willing to sacrifice a bigger house for a better neighborhood. Last night, Joe Molinaro, director of Smart Growth and Housing Opportunity at the National Association of Realtors, and Shyam Kannan, director of research at real estate consultancy RCLCO, gave a talk on “Polls, Demographics and Demand for Smart Growth” hosted by the Coalition for Smarter Growth at the National Capital Planning Commission… http://www.cohousing.org/node/4181. |
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Care2.com July 9, 2011 |
Excerpt from the book Creating Cohousing by Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett …just as important as the use of sustainable materials are the social aspects of cohousing: the placement of cohousing communities within existing neighborhoods, the sharing of resources, and the positive group education around sustainability. This type of development brings social benefits —being close to friends and neighbors— as well as reduced consumption, all of which make cohousing a more sustainable lifestyle… http://www.care2.com/greenliving/creating-cohousing-book-giveaway.html. |