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 […]
Category: Community
Twitter and Facebook
We are now actively updating both the twitter and facebook page. Please take a look and share as much as possible with your friends and colleagues www.twitter.com/CambridgeK1 www.facebook.com/CambridgeK1CoHousingProject
Workspace Working Group
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 […]
Forgebank, the UK’s co-housing pioneers
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, UK cohousing pioneer
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 […]
K1 design: Social Characteristics, Demographics and Functions
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 […]
Articles on design, procedures, contracts
Chris Smith writes: A collection of articles covering various aspects including design, procedures, contracts etc: http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Home Thought this could be useful.