Governor Brown announces 2011 Environmental Leadership Awards including Wolf Creek Lodge in Grass Valley, CA. For more on the awards and recipients, download a press release here.
McCamant & Durrett Architects wins the Governor's Award for Environmental and Economic Leadership for Wolf Creek Lodge Senior Cohousing Community. December 2011. To learn more, download a press release here.
Interview with Chuck Durrett on Jefferson Public Radio in southern Oregon Tuesday, October 11, 2011 A discussion of cohousing, in general, and several burgeoning cohousing communities in Oregon. Download the radio show here. To attend a cohousing event in Ashland or Eugene, OR please visit the Upcoming Events page on this website.
"Book review of Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities" Friday, September 30, 2011
"For decades, Denmark (it's always Denmark, isn't it) has recognized this fundamental human need for community by pioneering the practice of cohousing. Cohousing communities, as architects Charles Durrett and Kathryn McCamant explain, have diverse flavors, but share some basic characteristics. . . ." To read the full review.
"Puget Ridge's family spirit: co-op living in W. Seattle" Seattle Times. October 1, 2011 . . . "For the people who've chosen to live at Puget Ridge, cohousing provides a community unlike anything they'd experience in traditional city of suburban neighborhoods. Houses are clustered around common spaces that encourage interaction with neighbors." Read the full article here.
"Washington Homeowners Live in Modern Village" Voice of America.October 3, 2011
. . . "The neighborhood in northwest Washington D.C. looks like a typical American townhouse development, but Takoma Village Cohousing is anything but ordinary" Read the full article here.
"The New Old Age: Shared Meals, and Lives" The New York Times. August 22, 2011.
An article on senior cohousing as one of a four-part series titled D.I.Y. Housing featuring alternative living situations for seniors. The article features the personal experiences of several members of the Elderspirit community in Abington, VA. To read the full article click here.
Wolf Creek Lodge and Commons getting underway.
"Uncommon sight: Residential Construction in Grass Valley". The Union. August 9, 2011.
Despite an economic downturn and the snowiest and wettest winter in a generation, Grass Valley's first cohousing project is moving forward. To read the full article click here.
Interview with Chuck Durrett and Stillwater Cohousing member Pat Darlington on Tulsa Public Radio. "Comparing Cohousing Notes" Durrett and Darlington discuss cohousing and the future Oakcreek Senior Cohousing Community, which is soon to be under construction in Stillwater, Oklahoma. To hear the program click here.
"Older Adults Embrace the Cohousing Connection" in the Sacramento Bee. July 11, 2011. An overview of several senior cohousing communities and what they offer to active adults who want to age in community. For the full article click here.
READ EXCERPTS from McCAMANT AND DURRETT'S LATEST BOOK: CREATING COHOUSING in NATURAL HOME and GARDEN MAGAZINE. "Cohousing: Creating Close-Knit, Sustainable Communities". "Cohousing residents are at the forefront of the green revolution.They include plans for optimizing energy efficiency when designing their communities. On a day-to-day basis they share cars and laundry facilities, champion recycling, and create a community-wide composting effort." Read more of the excerpt here.
"Seniors Reinvent Aging Through Cohousing and Senior Villages" by Cat Johnson. May 22, 2011.
"Aging is transforming into something that doesn't look a lot less bleak and a lot more golden. Seniors are looking to themselves and each other to create networks of mutual well-being, support and friendship; transforming from a slow march to the grave into a joyful, community affair." See the full article here.
MISSISSIPPI'S 1st COHOUSING GROUP HOSTS COHOUSING COMPANY
"A Modern-day Mayberry" April 1, 2011 Front page article in The Clarion Ledger highlights the start of cohousing in Jackson, Mississippi this weekend with a public presentation and Getting-It-Built workshop. View the full article here: "A modern-day Mayberry" and get more information at: http://www.intentionallybuildingcommunity.org/
OAKCREEK COHOUSING, STILLWATER, OK in the NEWS
Oaklahoma's first cohousing community gets closer to breaking ground and receives coverage in Tulsa World and The Daily O'Collegian. View the articles here at: "Community puts residents put in charge" and "OSU students contribute ideas, design".
"Intergenerational Cohousing: Clustered homes and a common house foster a community for making friends of all ages" March 31, 2011
by Sally Abrahms
Cohousing helps people of all ages to develop relationships and creates supportive communities that foster caring and helping one another. Cohousing fills a need for many, as families are become geographically dispersed and neighborhoods lack meaningful social space for building true communtiy connections. Sally Abrams writes for the AARP on the topic. View the full article here.
CHUCK DURRETT VIDEO:
Senior Cohousing: Making It Happen
A five-day workshop on senior cohousing facilitation will take place April 11-15, 2011 in Nevada City, CA. This is your opportunity to learn how to start, organize and develop a senior cohousing in your community.
Keeping seniors in your community who want to stay here, and not encouraging them to leave for senior or retirement communities is critical to economic development as well as the quality of life of our beloved elders.
Hear Chuck Durrett speaking on the topic in a recent video (below) Or download a flyer.
"Elder Cohousing: A New Option for Retirement - Or Sooner" January 31, 2011
by Sally Abrahms
AARP article is a new look at senior cohousing and its popularity with the 50+ crowd: ". . . senior cohousing (often 50-plus) is the new kid on the block. So far, there are five such projects in California, Virginia, Colorado and New Mexico, with 15 more being planned." The full article can be found here.
INDEX AWARD NOMINEE - SILVER SAGE VILLAGE, BOULDER, CO until January 6, 2011
Public votes accepted for entries for the INDEX AWARD. Vote for Silver Sage by by clicking on the “Like” icon on the bottom right of the webpage.
Silver Sage Village, a senior cohousing project in Boulder, CO includes 16 private units combined with 3,900 SF of common facilities. Six of the units are deed restricted to be affordable.
The cohousing is located within an existing neighborhood that includes services within walking distance. Sustainability and cost savings are realized through super insulation, daylighting, efficient windows, sustainably harvested lumber, low-flow plumbing, resulting in lower energy bills and resource conservation. From a social perspective Silver Sage enables seniors to age independently while surrounded by companionship in a safe and supportive living environment.
INDEX: is a Danish-based, non-profit organization established in 2002 and focused on the concept of “Design to Improve Life”. The organization works globally to promote and apply design and design processes with intended to improve the lives of people worldwide. For more info: http://www.indexaward.dk.
NEW YORK TIMES - LIVING TOGETHER, AGING TOGETHER September 9, 2010
by Paula Span
Seniors seeking an alternative to aging alone or moving to an assisted living facility are finding senior cohousing as an alternative and a way to live independently in a supportive community among other seniors. The full article can be found here.
NPR TALK OF THE NATION The program aired on August 31, 2010 titled "Helping Seniors Grow Old at Home, Safely" featured Kate Forrest, a member of the Mountain View Cohousing group. Featuring AARP's Ms. Elinor Ginzler, and NPR's Jennifer Ludden, the show included a discussion of the cohousing movement. To listen or download a transcript click here.
DURRETT TALKS ON BAY AREA KALW RADIO
KALW radio's Ben Trenfy interview's Chuck Durrett about cohousing as an increasingly popular style of living in the Bay Area and throughout North America. The interview can be downloaded on KALW website.
COHOUSING AT SANCTUARY VILLAGE, FRANKLIN, NC
Sanctuary Village, a new Traditional Neighborhood Development is a mixed-use, walkable community five blocks from downtown historic Franklin. The project's developers hope to include one or more cohousing communities and invite interested parties to join the planning. Read more in the Sanctuary Village newsletter.
COHOUSING TREND PUT SENIORS IN CONTROL Telegraph Journal, Monday, December 28th, 2009.
How cohousing is allowing seniors to maintain independence, age in place and be a part of a mutually-supportive community. Read article
SILVER SAGE SENIOR COHOUSING ON YOUTUBE Watch Video
ABC7NEWS.COM - COHOUSING COMMUNITY FORMING IN MOUNTAIN VIEW
The future of enjoyable and affordable senior housing may center in cohousing. Watch Video
WHY SENIOR COHOUSING IS GOOD FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW? Mountain View Voice, Friday, October 30, 2009 Read article
STILLWATER, OK EXPLORES SENIORS COHOUSING PROJECT Stillwater NewsPress, Saturday, August 22, 2009 Read article
CHUCK DURRETT INTERVIEWED ON KLCC
Radio interview on Eugene, OR station KLCC, May 29, 2009 Listen
SENIORS AT HOME IN COHOUSING USA Today, Monday, May 4, 2009 Read article
NPR MARKETPLACE - BERLIN, MA COHOUSING NPR Marketplace's Steve Chiotakis interviews healthcare worker and cohousing resident Kathy Journeay about her experience as a new resident of cohousing. Kathy is one of 34 households to move into Camelot Cohousing in Berlin, MA, approximately 40 miles west of Boston. Listen to the podcast or read the interview transcript.
Chuck Durrett keeps his original cohousing dream alive with a new retirement idea The San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, May 18, 2008 Read Article
ABC NEWS BRIEF ON FRESNO COHOUSING
La Querencia Cohousing – a
28 home community in Fresno, California – is
ready for move-in. Homes still available! Watch an ABC
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Rebels with a Cause Builder/Architect magazine, February 2008 & December 2007 Read Article
Cohousing – A Growing Choice for Senior Living Senior Spectrum, January 2008 Read Article
New Neighborhoods Coming Of Age Los Angeles Times - December 2007 Read Article
Design Leader: Kathryn McCamant Dwell Magazine - August 2007. Watch video
Developing Sustainable Neighborhoods Senior Magazine - August 2007. Read Article
Faithfully Green - Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno builds a new church with an eye toward being eco-friendly Fresno Bee - August 2007. Read Article
La Querencia Fresno Cohousing is Fresno's First Multi-Family Neighborhood to Receive "Fresno Green" Designation The Sierra Club Tehipite Topics - Summer 2007. Read Article
Temescal: Coho Capital of North America NovoMetro.com - March 2007. Read Article.
Housing project one step away The Union - February 2007. Read Article.
Cohousing Catching On in U.S. Dallas News - January 2007. Read Article.
Living The United Way San Francisco Chronicle - December 2006. Read Article.
The Closeness of Strangers Financial Times - November 2006. Read Article.
Not Home Alone Time Magazine - October 2006. Read Article.
Author discusses alternative housing for seniors. Kodiak (Alaska) Daily Mirror - October 2006. Read Article.
Cohousing founders yearn for 'community'. The Business Journal - September 2006. Read Article.
Seniors looking at senior cohousing as an option for retirement living. Wall Street Journal - September 2006. Read Article.
Rethinking Community AARP The Magazine- March & April 2006. Read Article
Growing Old Together in a New Kind of Community New York Times- February 27, 2006. Read Article
Cohousing Bolsters New Urban Neighborhoods New Urban News - June, 2005. Read Article
Living Together Urban Land - February 2005. Read Article
Communes for Grownups
Looking for the ideal place to retire? Create it yourself AARP Bulletin – November 2004. Read Article
Home at Last:
Cotati Cohousing took years to plan and develop — now it's a reality San Francisco Chronicle – November 23, 2003. Read Article
Cohousing: How Green Is My Village? Environmental Building News – September 2002. Read Article
Cohousing Coming of Age: 'Intentional communities' one answer to an increasingly alienated society San Francisco Chronicle – February 9, 2002. Read Articel
Cohousing with a twist: Cotati project includes storefronts on downtown street San Francisco Chronicle – May 12, 2002. Read Article
Built-In Community:
Pleasant Hill Cohousing demonstrates innovations in sustainability Home Energy – November / December 2001. Read Article
Senior Class; Living Independently, but Not Going It Alone New York Times – December 18, 1997. Read Article
Feathering a Shared Nest U.S. News & World Report – June 12, 1995. Read Article
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