Cohousing Resources

If you haven't already explored the national cohousing scene on the web, here are some links to get you started.

     The Cohousing Network - Building a better society - one neighborhood at a time www.cohousing.org

     2011 National Cohousing Conference in Washington, DC - June 15-19 conference.cohousing.org/

     Mid Atlantic Cohousing book tour with Liz Walker, author of Choosing A Sustainable Future MidAtlanticCohousing.org/booktour.html

     This page answers basic questions for the "forming a group" www.ic.org/nica/resource.htm

     Intentional Communities website - an inclusive term for ecovillages, cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing cooperatives and other related projects and dreams. www.ic.org

     CoHousing Partners www.cohousingpartners.com is an architectural and consulting firm that works with resident groups and developers to create communities that cluster private homes around extensive common facilities.

     Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett (2011). Creating Cohousing. Building Sustainable Communities.

     Charles Durrett (2009). Senior Cohousing: A Community Approach to Independent Living. The Handbook.

     Wonderland has brought 25 years' commitment to excellence in design, craftsmanship, value and energy efficiency to the task of developing CoHousing communities. This is Jim Leach's cohousing consulting company. www.whdc.com

     Middle Atlantic Cohousing: Association of local cohousing groups. www.midatlanticcohousing.org

     Blueberry Hill is located on the outskirts of Vienna, Virginia. www.blueberryhill.org

     EcoVillage of Loudoun County is located on 180 acres in Northern Virginia. www.ecovil.com

     Catoctin Creek Village is also in Northern Virginia. www.ProximityCohousing.com

     Takoma Village is the first cohousing project in DC. www.takomavillage.org

     Eastern Village is an urban retrofit in DC. www.easternvillage.org

     Concord Village is a group seeking a site in northern Delaware/SE PA. www.concordvillage.org

     Hundredfold Farm is building near Gettysburg, PA. www.hundredfoldfarm.org

     Potomac Valley Cohousing is organizing in Western Montgomery County, MD. For further information, please contact Marlis Janes at 301-251-1357 marlis2323@yahoo.com