Researchers: Cheryl Gladu, Raymond Paquin, Paul Strivastava, Carmela Cucuzella, and Martin Racine
Highlights:
- Collaborative Housing (cohousing) is a form of intentional community that is co-developed, -designed, and –managed by its occupants
- The finished communities have been described as “high-functioning neighbourhoods,” with a great deal of planned and spontaneous sharing of resources
- The sustainable design innovations of these communities rarely rely on technology, but rather on design that facilitates human interdependence and collaboration
- Using mix-methods, this project aims to document and better understand the processes used to successfully develop and manage cohousing projects in Canada, with a particular interest in the processes used to build a sense of community among participants.