This week I published a paper with Dr Kevin Thwaites on using 'a grounded pattern methodology' to develop a card game for cohousing residents’ participation in shared landscapes. It is open access so you can read it here in the journal CoDesign - doi.org/10.1080/157108…

Interesting article on communal style living & why there should be more developments like New Ground Cohousing 💙. More of these could help loneliness too. The Guardian theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2… #goldengirls #lifestylechange #happiness

First fully rented cohousing project in Scotland is “shovel ready” thanks to a group of people in their 70s who have spent six years fighting to turn their dream community into a reality theguardian.com/society/2025/f…

Our RIBA South West & Wessex 2025 shortlist is here ⬇️ The transformation of derelict barns into a Passivhaus home and one of the UK’s largest cohousing developments are among thirteen shortlisted projects. 📌 View the shortlist: ow.ly/o5G550V6JLK #RIBAawards

Cohousing developments could bring some relief in the housing crisis: With many Irish people living in houses too big for their needs, cohousing provides a transformative option for over 55’s whilst freeing up much needed housing stock. thejournal.ie/readme/cohousi…

Full list of 149 The Labour Party MPs at risk of losing seat over #WASPI betrayal express.co.uk/news/politics/…

No, Stonewall. The judgment of the Supreme Court is the law. It has immediate effect. It is not optional.

OK here we go - Aged 25 and 62. I, like most women I know of my age, don't care what people think. Ageing is a gift, a joy to not have to wear make up and empowering as hell!!

🚨 Big news! Portaferry Cohousing just got the green light! 🌱 NI’s first resident-led cohousing community of 32 sustainable homes, acres of green space, and a shared vision for affordable, connected living. 🏡 Design Bell Architects Ltd, NI and Scotland The Royal Society of Ulster Architects

Fairview development of the East Barnet gas works site has been breaching the traffic management plan daily for months. Enforcement notices served by ⁦Barnet Council⁩ make no difference. Now they park outside my house as well. ⁦Alan Schneiderman⁩ - today’s pic.

Great campaign by Community Land Trust Network on funding for #communityledhousing This would be really great for those CLT members in cities heavily effected by tourism and second home ownership like #York It's #WorldCLTDay2025 on 16/17th May

Parliament estimates there are 131,000 vacancies in the care sector. If people don’t have a carer, they “block beds” in hospitals. Has anyone thought this through?

The Basik programme examined three housing co-operatives, including historic and self-managed projects, in Plaines du Loup, a new urban area north of Lausanne. #Switzerland, aiming to provide affordable housing alternatives to traditional markets by 2034. ow.ly/3Lxh50VJj94

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Chris Barber Tyler Alterman priya If you want to dig deeper on this, this is the classic book by Durrett The Cohousing Company amazon.com/Creating-Cohou…

Chris Barber Tyler Alterman priya The Cohousing Company And here is the most recent book by Charles Durrett amazon.com/Cohousing-Comm…

Whole ecovillage fits inside giant greenhouse: walkable, weatherproof What happens when you design a community that’s protected from the elements— year-round? Welcome to WindSong, Canada’s first cohousing community, where 34 homes are linked by a greenhouse-style roof, keeping

Sometimes, the first step is the hardest… Answer 3 quick questions and share as much or as little as you’d like. It’s anonymous, and your dream home might be closer than you think. Click here to join our WhatsApp group and start shaping your future chat.whatsapp.com/CCnfdDwR4dK7qm…

All the major unions support #WASPI - do their MPs? UNISON - UK's largest union Unite the union: join a union CWU Fire Brigades Union GMB Union National Education Union TSSA

Not a women's building then. Unlike the one that roomsofourown.org.uk was trying to create for over a decade but knocked back at every turn 😪