Eco Villages, Shared Living, Intentional Communities
Purposeful living is a fundamental part of paradigm shift. That can mean sharing or roof or being good neighbors. There are all kinds of examples of purposeful living to reduce eco footprints and uplift the spirit. Its not always easy. The consumer culture has engineered generations of autonomy and selfishness. Shared living is not necessarily a commune with all lost self identity. Its about practical living and more sensitive to each other and the planet. These ideas of paradgm shift can manifest in countless ways
on behalf of healthy people and planet. If anything, purposeful living can increase the ways people can manifest their own unique character and potentials.
The Primer has show and tell of several fascinating examples of purposeful living. These are all live links. Hover over the choice and clik.
Kailash Eco Village - A rundown apartment complex becomes an eco village - Portland
Duma Co-op - A purposeful large shared house - Eugene
LA Eco Village - A transformed urban block - Los Angeles
N St. Co Housing - Suburban retrofit co housing - Davis, Cal
East Blair Housing Co-op - A housing cooperative owns 7 properties - Eugene
Enright Ridge - Retro created suburban eco village - Cincinnati
Maitreya Eco Village - Funky reworking an suburban residential block - Eugene
Columbia Co Housing - Retrofit co housing in suburban area - Portland
Vertical Block Planning - Friends build a small 5 story apartment complex - Seattle
Square One - Creating new micro eco villages - Eugene
Block Planning - A planning tool for helping transform existing residential blocks
Eco Thrive - Creating new micro eco villages - Seattle
Purposeful living is a fundamental part of paradigm shift. That can mean sharing or roof or being good neighbors. There are all kinds of examples of purposeful living to reduce eco footprints and uplift the spirit. Its not always easy. The consumer culture has engineered generations of autonomy and selfishness. Shared living is not necessarily a commune with all lost self identity. Its about practical living and more sensitive to each other and the planet. These ideas of paradgm shift can manifest in countless ways
on behalf of healthy people and planet. If anything, purposeful living can increase the ways people can manifest their own unique character and potentials.
The Primer has show and tell of several fascinating examples of purposeful living. These are all live links. Hover over the choice and clik.
Kailash Eco Village - A rundown apartment complex becomes an eco village - Portland
Duma Co-op - A purposeful large shared house - Eugene
LA Eco Village - A transformed urban block - Los Angeles
N St. Co Housing - Suburban retrofit co housing - Davis, Cal
East Blair Housing Co-op - A housing cooperative owns 7 properties - Eugene
Enright Ridge - Retro created suburban eco village - Cincinnati
Maitreya Eco Village - Funky reworking an suburban residential block - Eugene
Columbia Co Housing - Retrofit co housing in suburban area - Portland
Vertical Block Planning - Friends build a small 5 story apartment complex - Seattle
Square One - Creating new micro eco villages - Eugene
Block Planning - A planning tool for helping transform existing residential blocks
Eco Thrive - Creating new micro eco villages - Seattle