Cohousing-L Mailing List: Eastern Village Cohousing in Silver Spring, Maryland - Summer & Fall Newsletters

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Cohousing persons all over the country and other interested parties who  
would like to get electronic copies of the first two newsletters (Summer  2006 
& 
Fall 2006) of Eastern Village Cohousing (EVC) in Silver Spring, MD  can do so 
by requesting them by return email to  _GLENNatEVC@aol.com_ 
(mailto:GLENNatEVC [at] aol.com)  .
 
We are right on the Maryland/Washington DC border, 4 blocks from the METRO  
Rail station and live in a multifamily 4-story U-shaped former  abandoned 
office building that has been gutted and turned into 56 condo  units.  We 
formed up 
around December 2002, and after working with the  developer (Don Tucker of 
EcoHousing in Bethesda, MD) for over two years, the  bulk of us moved into our 
building in November 2004.  
 
Our Mission Statement:
 
Eastern Village Cohousing is an intentional urban community committed to  
inclusive decision-making through consensus and the following principles:  
• we cherish and support diverse ages, ethnicities, interests, abilities,  
relationships and spiritual beliefs 
• we value ecological responsibility,  sustainable design and a balance of 
aesthetics and affordability 
• we foster  interconnectedness, growth, care, communication and respect 
among our membership  
• we engage responsibly with our neighborhood and the wider world 
Our website is  _www.easternvillage.org_ (http://www.easternvillage.org)  .  
We  earned a U.S. Green Building Council LEED (Leadership in Energy and  
Environmental Design) Silver award for having a "green" design that 
incorporates  a 
geothermal heat pump for heating and cooling, very energy-efficient  
construction, a 96% efficient gas water heating system (with plans to add solar 
 water 
heating in the summer of 2007), passive solar shading of many of our  windows 
and all Energy Star lighting and appliances.  We  have internet access and 
satellite TV through the community.
 
Ann Zabaldo, who lives in our neighboring Takoma Village Cohousing  community 
in Takoma Park, Maryland was our lliason to the developer and we  consider 
her our godmother.  Many cohousers nationwide know Ann well.
--Glenn