Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: N St Co-Housing - Example for "retrofitting"

[ALBERT HARDY 286-6331 (HARDY002]

On Tue, 23 May 1995 03:25 -0500 (CDT) Mmariner [at] AOL.COM wrote:
> Jerome,
>
> I and some other folks on the list server have been urging coho groups to
> retrofit their dreams into existing neighborhoods/structures rather than
> going out and building on farmland or forest or whatever.  I understand your
> group
>
> I read a little about N Street in the excellent book,  Rebuilding Community
> in America, by Ken Norwood and Kathleen Smith.
>
> Could you send any info you have about what you created and how you created
> it to the coho list server?
>
I, too, am a strong believer in retrofitting cohousing and other
housing improvements into existing neighborhoods.  I am seeking
information about folks who have done this or plans that have been made
for retrofitting.  I'm working on a course on Cohousing and Sustainable
Development to be taught at Duke in Continuing Education in the fall
and intend to include a unit on retrofitting cohousing into existing
neighborhoods.  Any information I am sent will be appreciated.
Thank you,
Albert Hardy
hardy002 [at] mc.duke.edu