Networking and Broadband Internet After the last open event (29th August), Adrian asked me to write up a proposal for electronic communications (networking, telephony, etc.) for houses and across the K1 site. I’m considering some options and I’d like to […]
Dear K1 Members, The statements in this survey arose from Client Brief Workshop held at CAR Ltd on 17 April, and your answers are intended to give an over view of the groups priorities, one response per household is required and any comments can be left at […]
At tonight’s meeting, Jim Ross asked those of us who are interested in working from home (or rather the common house) to form a working group, to provide input to the common house design workshop on the 22nd. Nicola and […]
In The Guardian today: They share tools, toys – and are planning their own hydroelectric plant. But is a new wave of DIY homes the answer to the housing crisis? Oliver Wainwright visits two pioneering northern co-ops to find out. […]
Sarah Berger, who started the first cohousing group in the UK (the Community Project) and founded the UK Cohousing Network, died on 21 April 2013. She was a passionate advocate for justice in the developing world, following a trip to […]
As there’s a lot of interest in our new cohousing build being eco-friendly, and also using natural materials such as wood cladding, I thought this video and story might be of interest: Nigel Robinson takes readers through the steps he […]
Member Profile: Chris Wilson I’m 34 years old and I work for a local non-profit software company. Living in Cambridge I’ve been living in Cambridge for 15 years (since 1997) and I’ve been renting all that time. I really wanted […]
Social Characteristics, Demographics and Functions These are the proposals extracted from the “Task Summary” created by Jim Ross for Design Workshop 1. I hope I got everything, but please let me know if not. Some of these items are presented […]
(Posted by CW on behalf of RM) Last night at the business meeting I presented some information about consensus decision-making, based on research that Christiane and I had done in the “decision-making” subgroup. If you were unable to attend the meeting […]
I’ve finally found time to bind, catalogue and write up all the product brochures I picked up at the Ecobuild 2013 event. I still want to go through the seminars, especially now that the presentations are available for download on […]
