Co-Housing Bristol Links
All co-housing projects are
different and evolve to meet the different needs of their members.
However we have taken inspiration from a number of other housing
projects such as The Community Project, Lewes, The Hockerton
Housing Project, Nottinghamshire and Beddington Zero Energy
Development.
You may want to learn more by
visiting the UK Co-Housing
Network website
Other Links
The Community Project,
Lewes
The Hockerton Housing Project,
Nottinghamshire
The Zedfactory
The Beddington Zero Energy
Development
Ashley Vale Action Group and
the St. Werburgh's Self-Builders' Cooperative.
Communities
(Not necessarily co-housing)
Ashley Vale Action Group - follow the development of self-building and other community developments in St. Werburghs
Frankleigh Co-Flats Some brief information about Frankleigh co-flats - (Ben Osbourne and David Michael) with pictures
Hockerton Housing Technical.Excellent, readable technical description of Hockerton Housing.Project by the architects now based in Australia.
Hollies Community and Ecocentre. Based on permaculture principles the Hollies offers courses and reviewed books
Monkton Wyld Community in Dorset offering residential courses
Redfield Community. Courses and sustainable outreach from Buckinghamshire
Stroud Co-Housing
Tinker's Bubble - low-impact community in Somerset
Site 2
Site 3 (Steward Community Woodland)
WindSong Community, Canada. Semi-rural, near Vancouver, 34 homes, eco-design, covered walkway, wheelchair accessible. Wogeno Munchen -- companionship for self-governed, socially-orientated and ecological homes
Building Technology
Sustainable Construction Website.
AECB - leading independent environmental building trade organisation in the UK.
Architype
Ben Law (more background information) the man who built a house from wood grown on his own land
Ben Law on Grand Designs (Channel 4) Channel 4 web site description of Kevin McCloud's show about Ben Law's house
Ben Law's House in the Woods article by Permaculture magazine
Ben Law's House in the Woods (2) more about Ben's house
Bristol Urban Village Initiative links to Sustainable Southville and Council (architect James Bruges)
EarthShip Biotecture. Building with used tyres - from New Mexico
Eco Arc
Eco-Houses in Somerset some examples of local, sustainable housing
Forever Green, ecological and sustainable architecture and building design: ideas into practice
Grand Designs web site index for Channel 4 series on self-building
Hockerton Housing Project home page for rural, earth-sheltered terrace in Nottinghamshire
Rammed Earth Works
Robertson Timber Products Limited
Some discussion areas on Sustainable Building related topics
Somerset Trust for Sustainable Development
South West Eco-Homes, project managers of the Langport Development (director: Stuart Black, arch: Stride Treglown)
The Timber Frame Company Limited. Design and build of wood framed buildings from Somerton, Somerset
The Underground House. Cumbria's first earth-sheltered house
The self build magazine
Walter Segel Self Build Trust
White Design
ZEDFactory, the architects behind BedZED, Velocity and FlowerTower
Networks
UK Cohousing Network
Avon CDA
Co-operativesUK
Bristol City Council (Social Economy)
CoHousing Communities Foundation
US Cohousing Network
Community Self Build Agency
Confederation of Co-operative Housing
Diggers and Dreamers
Eco-action co-op links
Future West, also Bristol Urban Villages Network
Global Eco-village Network
Global Ecovillage Network - Europe
HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES - an introduction
Homesight.ORG The Comprehensive Guide to Housing Resources on the Web
ICOF homepage
Intentional Communities Web site
Sponge Network
U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Communities Network
UK Housing Co-operatives Home Page
Eurotopia Directory of Intentional Communities and Ecovillages in Europe
Another list of links to related
organisations can be found on our
Co-housing
Bristol Yahoo group
Most of these links were collected in 2004 if you feel
we are missing an important Link please let us know.
