Creating Cohousing

Informationen zum Autor Charles Durrett is a principal at McCamant & Durrett in Nevada City, CA, a firm that specializes in affordable cohousing. He co-authored the groundbreaking Cohousing A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves with his wife and business partner, Kathryn McCamant. He also authored The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living. Klappentext COHOUSING PUTS THE NEIGHBOR BACK INTO NEIGHBORHOOD The story of cohousing is not the story of energy conservation at all it's the story of energy generation, the kind of human energy that we so badly need at this turn in the history of our country . Bill McKibben, from the foreword Cohousing offers unparalelled opportunities for building a better life. Whether urban, suburban or rural; senior or intergenerational; retrofit or new, Creating Cohousing shows how these distinctive communities can foster cooperation and a sense of belonging, use resources more efficiently, and make everything from gardening to childcare to socializing simpler and more enjoyable. Cohousing is perfect for anyone who values their independence but longs for more connection with those around them. Written by the award-winning team that first brought cohousing to North America, this fully illustrated manual combines nuts-and-bolts practical considerations and design ideas with extensive case studies of dozens of diverse communities across North America and Europe. Creating Cohousing is an essential resource for anyone interested in this uniquely rewarding style of environmentally and socially sustainable living. A must-read for anybody who wants or needs to know about Cohousing .-- Craig Ragland, Executive Director, Cohousing Association of the United States Charles Durrett and Kathryn McCamant are the award-winning architects who introduced the concept of cohousing to the US with their book Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves . They have designed and developed over fifty cohousing communities in the United States and consulted on many more around the world. Charles is also the author of The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living . Vorwort This book will be promoted through the author's extensive networks: Cohousing Association of the United States, Canadian Cohousing networks and Foundation for Intentional Communities websites: www.cohousingco.com, www.mccamant-durrett.com; www.cohousingpartners.com A publicist will be hired for a national radio campaign Excerpts will be offered to Utne, Treehugger, Planning and SA&B . It will be promoted to sustainable business networks on social networking sites Just Means and Wiser Earth This book will be advertised in Mother Earth News, On Earth, Communities Magazine, Permaculture Activist, E Magazine . and Urban Farmer . The book will be promoted with an email announcement to the America Institute of Architecture The author plans to attend The National Cohousing Conference in Boulder, CO in June 2010, and the American Institute of Architecture annual conference in Miami, FL also in June 2010 Review copies between 100-150 review copies sent out to highly targeted list, including author requests, our "hit list" and appropriate media Author pitched as guest speaker at NSP-attended conferences, where appropriate Zusammenfassung A man's home is his castle. But demographic and economic changes have turned our castles into islands. This title presents an exploration of a rewarding type of housing which is suitable for those who value their independence but longs for more connection with those around them. Inhaltsver...

Vorwort
This book will be promoted through the author's extensive networks: Cohousing Association of the United States, Canadian Cohousing networks and Foundation for Intentional Communities websites: www.cohousingco.com, www.mccamant-durrett.com; www.cohousingpartners.com A publicist will be hired for a national radio campaign Excerpts will be offered to Utne, Treehugger, Planning and SA&B . It will be promoted to sustainable business networks on social networking sites Just Means and Wiser Earth This book will be advertised in Mother Earth News, On Earth, Communities Magazine, Permaculture Activist, E Magazine . and Urban Farmer . The book will be promoted with an email announcement to the America Institute of Architecture The author plans to attend The National Cohousing Conference in Boulder, CO in June 2010, and the American Institute of Architecture annual conference in Miami, FL also in June 2010 Review copies between 100-150 review copies sent out to highly targeted list, including author requests, our "hit list" and appropriate media Author pitched as guest speaker at NSP-attended conferences, where appropriate

Autorentext
Charles Durrett is a principal at McCamant & Durrett in Nevada City, CA, a firm that specializes in affordable cohousing. He co-authored the groundbreaking Cohousing A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves with his wife and business partner, Kathryn McCamant. He also authored The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living.

Klappentext
COHOUSING PUTS THE NEIGHBOR BACK INTO NEIGHBORHOOD The story of cohousing is not the story of energy conservation at all it's the story of energy generation, the kind of human energy that we so badly need at this turn in the history of our country . Bill McKibben, from the foreword Cohousing offers unparalelled opportunities for building a better life. Whether urban, suburban or rural; senior or intergenerational; retrofit or new, Creating Cohousing shows how these distinctive communities can foster cooperation and a sense of belonging, use resources more efficiently, and make everything from gardening to childcare to socializing simpler and more enjoyable. Cohousing is perfect for anyone who values their independence but longs for more connection with those around them. Written by the award-winning team that first brought cohousing to North America, this fully illustrated manual combines nuts-and-bolts practical considerations and design ideas with extensive case studies of dozens of diverse communities across North America and Europe. Creating Cohousing is an essential resource for anyone interested in this uniquely rewarding style of environmentally and socially sustainable living. A must-read for anybody who wants or needs to know about Cohousing .-- Craig Ragland, Executive Director, Cohousing Association of the United States Charles Durrett and Kathryn McCamant are the award-winning architects who introduced the concept of cohousing to the US with their book Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves . They have designed and developed over fifty cohousing communities in the United States and consulted on many more around the world. Charles is also the author of The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living .

Zusammenfassung
A man's home is his castle. But demographic and economic changes have turned our castles into islands. This title presents an exploration of a rewarding type of housing which is suitable for those who value their independence but longs for more connection with those around them.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Bill McKibben
Preface Part One: Introducing Cohousing
Chapter 1 Addressing Our Changing Lifestyles
Chapter 2 How Cohousing Works
Chapter 3 An Old Idea A Contemporary Approach Part Two: Cohousing Communitie…