Cohousing - ICWiki. Cohousing: The secret to sustainable urban living? Petaluma Avenue Homes, an affordable cohousing community in Sebastopol, Calif. (Photo by Schemata Workshop.) Back in the good old days, I’m told, people lived in neighborhoods where they looked out for each other. Get the help you need at a price you can afford. Cohousing. Cohousing. Cohousing playground next to Common House A cohousing[1] community is a type of intentional community composed of private homes supplemented by shared facilities.
The community is planned, owned and managed by the residents – who also share activities which may include cooking, dining, child care, gardening, and governance of the community. Common facilities may include a kitchen, dining room, laundry, child care facilities, offices, internet access, guest rooms, and recreational features. Cohousing facilitates interaction among neighbors for social and practical benefits, economic and environmental benefits.[2][3] In describing New York City's first co-housing project, a recent New York Times article said co-housing "speaks to people who want to own an apartment but not feel shut off by it, lost in an impersonal city.
The Cohousing Association of the United States. S/R 50: Cohousing & Ecovillage Development (Tom Braford) Organization - Partnerships For Affordable Cohousing. Partnerships For Affordable Cohousing, Inc.
(PFAC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working with local cohousing groups and affordable housing organizations around the country to provide and develop affordable cohousing. PFAC serves as a bridge between the traditional affordable housing infrastructure and the cohousing communities of today and tomorrow. Board of Directors.