Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: building in a co-housing community

[Jan (jan]

Cohousing is not all there is.  Check out ecovillages:

http://www.ecovillages.org/

You might want to look into intentional communities as well:

http://www.ic.org/

Happy hunting!

Jan
Sunward
Ann Arbor, MI

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Koehn" <timberguides [at] koehn.com>
To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 6:31 AM
Subject: [C-L]_ building in a co-housing community


> Hello-
> I'm Chris Koehn, formerly of Wisconisin, currently traveling North 
> America with my wife and two young sons. I'm a timber framer with 16 
> years experience in all aspects of the timber frame building business; 
> my wife is a home designer. We are living in our Airstream trailer, 
> pursuing the traditional "journeyman" model, visiting timber framing 
> shops around the continent.
> Ruth and I have been keenly interested in co-housing for quite a while. 
> One of the goals of our journey is to learn more about how it works and 
> feels. We hope to conclude our journey in a year or so. Wherever we 
> settle, we'd very much like to build our own home. I've been lurking on 
> this list for a while, in addition to studying the movement since the 
> mid-90's. It seems that there is a trend away from owner-building. Is 
> this a correct perception? If so, why? Are there communities that still 
> allow owner-building? What are the pitfalls?
> 
> Thanks for the list and the advice!
> 
> Chris
> Currently in central PA, headed for Philly, then to VA...
> <www.koehnjourney.blogspot.com>
> <www.timberguides.com>
> 
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