Join Houston Cohousing for a Getting-It-Built Workshop and learn how you can live in cohousing! 

More cohousing communities in North America have been successfully launched by this workshop than by any other means. It provides focus to your group’s time and energy, and aids in moving a project past initial feasibility to getting the required commitment and buy-in from a group of community members, investors, project developers and other professionals. This is an efficient and necessary step for the integration of the project budget and financing, the design and development, and the community building and sales required for a successful cohousing project.

This full-weekend workshop (9-5 Saturday and 10-4 Sunday) is given by the nation’s experts on cohousing, Katie McCamant of CoHousing Solutions and Chuck Durrett of McCamant & Durrett Architects, whose experience is grounded in 25 years designing over fifty socially vibrant and environmentally sustainable communities throughout the U.S. and Canada.

The Getting-It-Built Workshop provides a clear overview of the cohousing development process, covering development strategies, timelines, financing options, raising the money, working together, and outreach and recruitment to give your group the tools to effectively plan your next steps. In addition to customizing the workshop to fit your specific needs, the GIB also covers:

The Cohousing Process

• An overview of the development process, from initial meetings to moving in.
• Forming and organizing a group, working together, and issues to address early in the process.
• Development Scenarios – the group’s role, consultant’s roles, and options for finding and working with a developer.

The Technical Issues

• Money – getting money in and getting money out.
• Financing options, ownership structures and financial realities. (What will it cost?)
• Designing for community – design issues.

Working Together

• How does the group organize to make decisions effectively?
• Getting along – the dynamics of group interaction and reaching your potential.

What Next?

• Am I ready? What do we do now? Next steps.
• Your role, the group’s role, and the role of professionals.

Early Bird registration -- Individuals: $350; Additional household members: $175

After October 31 -- Individuals: $ 400; Additional household members: $200

To learn more about this 2-day event and to sign up, contact info@cohousinghouston.com