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Cohousing Movement

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Sustainable Neighborhoods, blending privacy and community. Your own home plus a Common House. Your own kitchen plus meals together. Supportive neighbors aiming to live well together. Not an official account of the national organization.

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Cohousing Movement @cohousing.in · Mar 9

We've created a #StarterPack of #cohousing neighborhoods on BlueSky, both established & in formation. Who else should be on this list? We can include similar groups like #HousingCoops and #ecovillages so long as they share mix of privacy & community, resident leadership ... bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Community Led Homes @clhlondon.bsky.social · May 5

Mariposa Grove Cohousing is a democratically-governed community in North Oakland including renters and homeowners... A brief note on learnings from the States:
www.communityledhousing.london/mariposa-gro...

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · May 9

another policy tool that IPCC says amplifies power of sufficiency?

cohousing!

'Cohousing strategies provide users a shared space (i.e., for laundry, offices, guest rooms and dining rooms) to complement their private space... while offering social benefits such as limiting loneliness of elderly'

quite from IPCC working group III chapter on buildings: 'Cohousing strategies provide users, in both new and existing buildings, a shared space (i.e., for laundry, offices, guest rooms and dining rooms) to complement their private space.
Thus, reducing per capita consumption of resources including energy, water and electricity (Klocker et al. 2012; N. Klocker 2017), while offering social benefits such as limiting loneliness of elderly people and single parents''

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · May 9

anyway it's not every day your design philosophy (decarbonized energy efficient single stair multigenerational bike friendly urban cohousing) is a central theme in adapting to climate change.

more on what that could look like here: www.larchlab.com/baugruppen/

baugruppen - larch lab

Better Living Through Baugruppen:a new approach to affordable urban living Housing prices in the US are completely out of balance. Affordable housing is difficult to attain in entire metropolitan area...

www.larchlab.com

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Michael Holms Coats @m-holms-coats.bsky.social · May 10

@rowanmoore.bsky.social shows Hazelmead cohousing is '... affordable, sustainable and neighbourly. It hasn’t been easy ...

... but this project makes a convincing argument for the benefits of all that effort.'

@hannahfearn.bsky.social
#housing

observer.co.uk/culture/arch...

Review: Hazelmead, Dorset – the UK’s largest co-housing project | The Observer

Hazelmead's 53 new homes have been hard won but cost less than £10m. So why doesn’t every town, city and village have a co-housing development like this?

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Cohousing Scotland @cohousingscotland.bsky.social · May 12

Residents talk of the "generosity" of the place, of the level of care, of people looking out for each other ... #cohousing
observer.co.uk/culture/arch...

ground floor interior. Floor is natural wood. Walls plain and pale colour finish. Woman sitting at table using laptop next to a full bookcase. Room has natural light from large patio door and from upstairs via white painted wooden staircase. Standard lamp plus ceiling light add to the bright, calm ambience.

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Great Oak Cohousing @greatoakcohousing.bsky.social · May 13

PBS: "many people are finding themselves lonelier than ever. It’s a crisis that is especially prevalent among young adults." Cohousing is structured to create social situations where people can connect and share and be vulnerable together. Meals, work, parties, informal outings. youtu.be/6nzyPnn2eTQ

Why young adults are lonelier than ever and what can be done to help

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

www.youtube.com

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · May 14

I love Co housing so much. Having a small tight knit community on your doorstep is just lovely. I know this isn't exclusive to cohousing and some streets or villages manage it, but i've never had this experience before in any place I've lived

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Robin Bird @robinxbird.bsky.social · May 17

Cohousing stuff: I love the opportunity to help and support my neighbours even in small ways, as much as I appreciate the help and support I receive from them.

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Oak Park Commons Cohousing @oakparkcommons.bsky.social · May 18

Join us for our next get-together at members Anne & Mary's home on Friday, May 23. Meet members, learn about our vision of cohousing, and what condo units are still available. See you there!
#cohousing #intergenerational #oakparkillinois #newcondos #chicagocondos #chicagosuburbs #oakparkil #condos

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Committed Citizen @committedcitizen.bsky.social · May 19

🌍Espalied trees

We're lucky to have an espalied apple tree along the side of our home. Our cohousing community has a variety of espalied fruit trees to help maximize space and production.🧵

Images show a variety of ways to garden (e.g., raised beds, vertical planters).

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EverythingEverything @everything.bsky.social · May 23

I lived in Duwamish co-housing in West Seattle. By the time I moved in most of the original residents had moved on, but the consensus process and since of community remained.

Building a community is a very different task then building a structure.

Cohousing Movement @cohousing.in · Apr 28

National #cohousing week is underway! Join the free #CohoUS national virtual gathering starting shortly on East Coast communities (VT/Mid-Atlantic) plus Research, and different regions/topics every day this week, plus open houses everywhere this weekend. www.cohousing.org/open-house-2...

National Cohousing Week: Virtual Events + Open Houses April 28 - May 4, 2025; Open House Weekend May 3&4 - NationWide, Virtual & In-Person

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Ben Adam-Smith @benadamsmith.bsky.social · Apr 1

Where would you start if you had to 'design a community'?

Well hopefully you might find yourself heading down the lines of #cohousing.

The houses are high quality and efficient, the development is car light, and there's an emphasis on sharing.

www.houseplanninghelp.com/hph335-desig...

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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · Apr 3

Two schemes have received the Pineapple award for Healthy Homes!

🍍 Congratulations to Hazelmead, Bridport for Bridport Cohousing CLT w. Barefoot Architects. This project successfully incorporates the Healthy Homes Principles into its design, delivery & governance: www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/he...

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Boaz Nash @boazhsan.bsky.social · Apr 6

I’m very appreciative of all who came out to protest today.
This weekend our #cohousing community is having a retreat to strengthen our connections and common goals and learn tools to better navigate conflict and repair relationships.
Slides on healthy and unhealthy use of power in community.

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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · Apr 6

Cohousing originated in Denmark around the 1970s. There are nearly 200 communal living communities in the U.S. today, including Skagit Commons, a cohousing community for people over the age of 55.

A photo in Skagit Commons’ common house depicts the Testerman family’s land before it was developed into Skagit Commons. (Cocoa Laney/Cascadia Daily News)

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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · Apr 6

Shelly Parks lives at Skagit Commons and owns a cohousing consulting business.

“We have to come together,” she said, “especially with all that's going on right now. I might not be able to control the world out there, but I can have some control of what's happening within my community.”

Shelly Parks sits in the Skagit Commons common house. (Cocoa Laney/Cascadia Daily News)

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Solidarity Tribune @solidaritytribune.bsky.social · Apr 7

"When a neighbor falls ill, others bring meals. When someone loses a job, community members share leads and resources... This level of mutual support isn’t just comforting—it’s life-changing."
#SolidarityTribune #Cohousing #Independent #Media #Lifestyle

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Cohousing Bustarviejo @cohousingbustarviejo.mastodon.economiasocial.org.ap.brid.gy · Apr 8

La Ser, visita Trabensol, uno de los cohousing senior pioneros en nuestro país. Abrió sus puertas en 2013: https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/04/06/esto-no-es-una-residencia-de-mayores-cohousing-senior-una-nueva-forma-de-vivir-en-comunidad-cadena-ser/

#cohousing #cesiondeuso #cooperativa

"Esto no es una residencia de mayores": 'cohousing senior', una nueva forma de vivir en comunidad

Visitamos Trabensol, una cooperativa habitacional situada a pocos kilómetros de Madrid | Cadena SER

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Citizen State @citizenstate.bsky.social · Mar 11

🏡 From Denmark to Portland, co-housing is reshaping how we live—fostering community, sustainability, and belonging. The Boliglaboratorium exhibit sparks a vital conversation: Housing isn’t just about space, it’s about connection. 🌱✨ #CoHousing #CommunityLiving #BetterCities

Imported from Denmark: co-housing as community building • Oregon ArtsWatch

At Portland State University’s Shattuck Hall, the traveling "Boliglaboratorium" exhibit prompts a broader community conversation about housing’s social impact.

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Cohousing Bustarviejo @cohousingbustarviejo.mastodon.economiasocial.org.ap.brid.gy · Mar 10

El municipio de El Sauzal, en un esfuerzo por promover alternativas de vivienda más justas y accesibles, ha tomado la delantera en #canarias al aprobar una medida que busca frenar la especulación inmobiliaria. Esta iniciativa se centra en la bonificación del Impuesto sobre Construcciones […]

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Cohousing Movement @cohousing.in · Mar 10

You've discovered the secret of #cohousing, @jentrification.com: get beyond family to find and make good neighbors through effective participatory design of physical & social structures. You don't have to love all your neighbors, just enuf to get work done. Having the privacy of your own home helps.

♎ jentrification @jentrification.com · Mar 9

i believe in cohousing. but I probably wouldn't do it with family. I need more than just familial bonds to make a community.

BIG SHIRL @afroshirl.bsky.social · Mar 9

Would you live on a family compound?

Cohousing Movement @cohousing.in · Mar 10

This is why to live in community: shared space, supportive neighbors make it easy to do good! Congrats to the DC #cohousing neighborhood hosting this in their Common House. What are you doing / will you do in your community space?

Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · Mar 9

We had such a good, positive, inclusive family-friendly service event making 💫205 bags of trail mix💫 for Martha’s Table. A yuuuuuuge Thank You to Takoma Village Cohousing for hosting.

Neighbors gather and work assembly line style to make trail mix for donation. The space is warm, airy, and joyful.

Our collection of 205 bags of trail mix!

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Cohousing Movement @cohousing.in · Mar 10

Looking forward to visiting the first #ChicagoLand cohousing neighborhood once it opens.

Oak Park Commons Cohousing @oakparkcommons.bsky.social · Mar 9

Last month, Altierra Builders founder and OPC member Jonathan Shack gave local members a tour of our new building, currently in construction. Each day brings more progress and members are scheduled to move in this fall.
#cohousing #sustainableliving #multigenerational #condoconstruction #newcondos

Cohousing Movement @cohousing.in · Mar 10

Perfect. Mostly during that week there are some national events, with community open houses the first weekend in May, but you are welcome to list earlier or later events. www.cohousing.org/open-house-2...

2025 National Cohousing Week + Open House - Cohousing Association of the United States

Get ready for an exciting week of inspiration, learning, and connection! National Cohousing Week 2025 will feature a series of virtual events all week long, bringing together cohousing enthusiasts, ex...