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Author(s): Chris ScottHanson, Kelly ScottHanson
ISBN(s): 9780865715172, 0865715173
Edition: Revised
File Details: PDF, 6.13 MB
Year: 2004
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0865715173

ISBN 13: 9780865715172

Author: Chris ScottHanson, Kelly ScottHanson

Cohousing offers an end to the isolation of the single-family suburban home. Balancing community and personal privacy, cohousing is a chance to create a modern village in an urban or rural setting. Residents own their own homes and can gather in common areas to share meals and socialize. An increasingly popular form of housing in both Europe and North America, cohousing addresses and alleviates many of the demands and pressures of modern life-everything from day care to aging at home is easier with the help of your neighbors.

As pioneers in the development of cohousing in North America, Chris and Kelly ScottHanson offer individuals and new groups a wealth of information and practical hints on how the process works. The Cohousing Handbook covers every element that goes into the creation of a cohousing project, including group processes, land acquisition, finance and budgets, construction, development professionals, design considerations, permits, approvals and membership. This revised and updated edition includes an expanded marketing chapter, as well as a foreword by Gifford Pinchot.

A source of comfort and inspiration for those who want to create their ideal community, The Cohousing Handbook is a groundbreaking and practical guide to building a better society one neighborhood at a time-a must-have for the growing number of people who want to create a cohousing community.

Chris and Kelly ScottHanson are acknowledged leaders in the development of cohousing, and are co-owners of Cohousing Resources, LLC. Chris is also president and CEO of Seattle-based Construction & Development Services, Inc., responsible for overseeing numerous cohousing projects from land acquisition through construction throughout North America. Kelly is CEO of Eco-Development, LLC, providing marketing, startup guidance and membership advice for numerous cohousing and ecovillage projects. They both live and work on Bainbridge Island, Washington.

The Cohousing Handbook Building a Place for Community 1st Table of contents:

Chapter One: Introduction
Why Community? What is Cohousing? What is this book?
Don’t read this book! Theory and practice. The creative process.
Setting goals and achieving them. Short answers to a few common questions.

Chapter Two: Forming a Group
Identity and becoming. Another being in the room.
We are each different — finding out who you are.
Group process and group dynamics. Maintaining records.
Organization development. Special issues.

Chapter Three: The Development Process
Patterns for success. What is a developer?
How does a developer create Cohousing?

Chapter Four: Working with Professionals
What professionals will you need? Who (or what) is an architect?
Selection process. Contracts. Using professionals effectively. Performance review.

Chapter Five: Buying Land
Land is available. Defining expectations. Mapping reality. The search process.
Talking to landowners. Making an offer. Trying again. Feasibility analysis.
Project feasibility checklist. Special considerations. Forming an organization.
Summary.

Chapter Six: The Design Process
The language of design. Working with your design team. Parallel design tracks.
Programming. Goals for the site plan. What if we need to change the program?
Schematic design. Construction documents.
Value engineering or cost reconciliation. Construction supervision.
Post-occupancy evaluation. Summary.

Chapter Seven: Design Considerations
Purposeful separation from the car. Pedestrian pathways.
Kitchens facing the pedestrian pathways. Centrally located common house.
Optimum community size. Learning from the past. Affordability.
How design affects affordability. Design alternatives and housing types.
Site considerations. The common house. Private unit design. Summary.

Chapter Eight: Environment
Use of the car. Site selection. Site planning. Housing types.
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Managing costs. Summary.

Chapter Nine: Legal Issues
Legal advice. Ownership structure. Setting up your corporation. Summary.

Chapter Ten: Finance and Budget
It takes money. Language of development financing. Budgets and pro formas.
Borrowing money. Other issues. Establishing preliminary unit pricing.
Summary.

Chapter Eleven: Marketing and Membership
Why marketing and membership. Who are cohousing people?
Race and ethnicity in cohousing. What attracts people to cohousing?
The marketing plan. Implementing the plan — a few recommendations.
New members. Database and waiting list maintenance. Summary.

Chapter Twelve: Scheduling and Planning
Project tasks and milestones. Schedule charts.
Sample schedule charts. Summary.

Chapter Thirteen: Permits and Approvals
Land use approvals. Building permits (fire and safety approvals).
The common house kitchen. Appealable actions.
Common types of government approvals. Other considerations.
Three examples of the approval process. Number of housing units allowed.
Speeding up the process.

Chapter Fourteen: The Construction Process
Typical construction schedule. Letting go. Design changes.
Making sweat equity practical. Managing the contingency fund. Summary.

Chapter Fifteen: Moving In
Move-in packet. Plan your move — individually, and as a community.
Move-in schedule. Planning for the future. Summary.

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