As this year draws to a close, the Cohousing Research Network (the research arm
of the Cohousing Association) is asking our community to help us continue to
support the growth of Cohousing. As a volunteer-run organization with no paid
staff, every dollar we raise goes directly towards...
Research
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Neil Planchon Views since 5/2014: 2,653 |
Philip Dowds, Coho/US Board Treasurer + Angela Sanguinetti, CRN Director Cohousing Friends —
Coho Cost of Living Data Solicitation. Back in November, we announced that the Cohousing Research Network (CRN) and CohoUS are collaborating on a “cost of living in cohousing” research project. Since then, we’ve received useful and interesting responses from more than a dozen... Views since 5/2014: 3,167 |
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Jenny of CoHousing Solutions & Coho/US We hear advice on how to live “green” tossed around a lot these days.
“Sustainability” is equated with so many different products and actions, it’s hard to wade through the noise to figure out what’s most doable, and has an impact that truly matters in our communities. It can be a challenge to... Views since 5/2014: 3,046 |
Philip Dowds, Coho/US Board Treasurer + Angela Sanguinetti, CRN Director Cohousing Friends —
Coho Cost of Living Data Solicitation. Similar to efforts made in 2010-12, the Cohousing Research Network (CRN) and CohoUS are collaborating on a “cost of living in cohousing” research project. Our intent is to collect new and more detailed information on community budget... Views since 5/2014: 3,434 |
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David Entin, Rocky Hill Cohousing (Northampton, MA) Approximately seventy-five cohousers, researchers, aspiring cohousers, and graduate students attended a symposium on elder cohousing research in Wilmington, North Carolina, on October 27, sponsored by the College of Health and Human Services of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and AARP... Views since 5/2014: 4,224 |
Alice Alexander, Coho/US Executive Director I echo Jenny Godwin’s sentiments in her Social Portfolio blog in taking stock of our connections. Outside of cohousing, we live in a culture that values materialism and wealth, with social ties taking a back seat. This despite evidence that “social capital” is a significant factor in health and... Views since 5/2014: 4,205 |
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Peter Lazar, Shadowlake Village Cohousing Have you ever felt a “feeling” of loneliness that seems physical and tangible?
Similar to the feeling of hunger, it seems the loneliness feeling serves an evolutionary need: We feel hungry so that we eat and don’t die. Likewise, we physically feel lonely so that we make connections with each... Views since 5/2014: 3,712 |
Jenny of CoHousing Solutions No surprise, but always nice to see data backing up what those living in cohousing communities are already intimately aware of.
Researchers asked, what makes for happy homeowners? Not size or price, actually. It's about the community.
"It turns out that what really matters is the extent to... Views since 5/2014: 4,268 |
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Angela Sanguinetti, new Coho/US Board member and liaison with CRN Greetings from Cohousing Research Network (CRN)! We are excited to share with you our National Conference presentation of the results from the 2012 National Survey of Cohousing Residents. http://www.cohousing.org/2015/docs/research
This was a high leverage research project that used a single... Views since 5/2014: 4,230 |
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