New Cohousing opportunity in Northampton Massachusetts
From: Laura Fitch (lfitchkrausfitch.com)
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 08:14:58 -0700 (PDT)
Kraus Fitch Architects <http://www.krausfitch.com/>  is pleased to announce 
that it will be partnering with Transformations, Inc 
<http://www.transformations-inc.com/>  in developing a new cohousing community 
as part of the Village Hill neighborhood development in Northampton. We have 
been holding informational meetings about cohousing and the potential for this 
new community. The first two meetings were very successful, with approximately 
85 people attending in total. There's another scheduled opportunity to see the 
preliminary informational slideshow:

Wednesday, May 21: Unitarian Society of Northampton – 220 Main Street, 
Northampton. 7:00-8:30, with 6PM site visit at Village Hill before meeting.

The meeting is in the Social Room, which is on the lower level of the Unitarian 
Society and accessed through the side entrance of the building. Childcare will 
be available.

A major focus of this development will be on the sustainable design of the 
buildings and the neighborhood. Homes will be designed to be Zero Net Energy, 
producing as much energy over the course of the year as they consume. 
Permaculture principles will guide the overall site development. The project 
takes inspiration from the Living Building Challenge to design with a balance 
between the natural and built environments.

Village Hill in Northampton is a developing mixed-use neighborhood including a 
diversity of housing types and commercial tenants. The neighborhood has views 
of the Mill River and the Holyoke range, and is only a short walk from Smith 
College and downtown Northampton.

More information is available at  <http://www.krausfitch.com/villagehillcoho> 
www.krausfitch.com/villagehillcoho or at the Facebook group,  
<https://www.facebook.com/groups/VillageHillCoho/> 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VillageHillCoho/ If you cannot make the meeting 
but would like more information, you can fill out the sign up sheet on the 
website or contact Mary Kraus, mkraus [at] krausfitch.com


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