Installment Three: Belfast Cohousing and Ecovillage

In Europe, shared residential resources like common rooms, laundry facilities, play rooms, offices and meeting rooms have become a regular option for individuals and families looking for efficient and socially-conscious housing.  Join us on Friday, January 21 as we discuss the Belfast Cohousing and Ecovillage project.  Find out what's different about cohousing, and why it may be the future of environmentally responsible residential housing.


GUESTS

IN STUDIO

• Geoff Gilchrist, Steering Committee Chair BCE
• Sanna McKim, Project Manager, BCE

BY PHONE

• Coleen O’Connell, Process Committee Chair BCE
• Alan Gibson, partner G O Logic

QUESTIONS WE WILL ANSWER

1. How is cohousing different from communal living?
2. How did the Belfast project get started? 
3. In what ways will the project address sustainability issues?

FOR MORE INFORMATION

BELFAST COHOUSING AND ECOVILLAGE

http://mainecohousing.org/index.html

PO Box 100, Belfast, ME 04915 (207) 338-9200 info@mainecohousing.org

INFORMATION ABOUT COHOUSING AND ECOVILLAGES:

Cohousing Association: http://www.cohousing.org Fellowship for Intentional Community: http://www.ic.org/ Ecovillage Network of the Americas: http://ena.ecovillage.org/eng/

OTHER COHOUSING PROJECTS IN MAINE:

Two Echo in Brunswick: http://www.two-echo.org/ Greensward Hamlet in Buxton: http://www.greenswardhamlet.com/