Ruth Hayward and Jenny Pickerill Community-led housing groups can be brilliant partners for housing associations in developing new homes. They bring with them a ready group of tenants, a variety of skills and a keenness to develop new forms of housing, but they tend to lack the expertise of finding sites and the investment capital … Continue reading Mutual gain? Housing associations working with community-led housing groups
My house and home: Living in an eco-house
We have lived in our new eco-house for six years now and at time progress has been very slow – we are only just feeling like we have got it how we want it to be. But it has also been far more transformative that I had imagined, knowing where my water and electricity comes from … Continue reading My house and home: Living in an eco-house
Best books on eco-housing
Having just spent the last two months reading about eco-housing I have compiled a list of what I consider to be the best books about housing, home and eco-housing. These books encompass a broad interest in the physical architectural design of an eco-house, alongside the important social elements of how people live together and communities … Continue reading Best books on eco-housing
Learning from Lilac: Low Impact Affordable living in Leeds, Britain
Apologies to those not in Britain, but there is a really interesting workshop coming up on 10th May in Leeds. Lilac stands for Low Impact Living Affordable Community. It is a member-led co-operative housing society building an affordable, cohousing community in Leeds. They are using a co-housing design approach to build 20 houses and a common … Continue reading Learning from Lilac: Low Impact Affordable living in Leeds, Britain
New self build sustainable housing scheme in Devon, UK
The Land Society is setting up a new scheme in Devon (south west UK) to support local rural communities to develop energy efficient, affordable, sustainable homes. In their own words, "as part of The Land Society’s purpose of rebuilding rural economies we have identified that one major problem is the high cost of housing compared to … Continue reading New self build sustainable housing scheme in Devon, UK
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