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ISBN 10: 0865715173
ISBN 13: 9780865715172
Author: Chris ScottHanson, Kelly ScottHanson
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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