3/21 Launching Your Community (Free Intro Session)
Are you interested in starting your own cohousing community?
This FREE intro session will provide you with a foundational overview of what it takes to create a vibrant cohousing community.
Join Mathilde Berthe and Erik Bonnett of Studio Co+Hab, for this 1-hour overview of how to cocreate a cohousing community.
More people than ever are turning to cohousing to reclaim the relational capital and interdependence that traditional communities once offered. As a community founder, you’re a pioneer in a movement that’s changing the social norms of how we live together. There are people waiting for you to bring your vision into the world.
Key outcomes of this webinar:
~Clarity on whether creating a cohousing community is right for you
~Meet the instructors and ask questions
~If you are ready to dig deeper into co-creating a cohousing community, this session is a great introduction to Mathilde & Erik’s 6-week Introduction to Cohousing: Launching Your Community course (details at tinyurl.com/cohointrotraining )
Instructors
Mathilde Berthe
Mathilde is an architectural designer and the co-founder of Studio Co+hab. She moved to the USA from France to focus her career on Cohousing and has worked with McCamant and Durrett Architects, who introduced the concept of Cohousing in America. She also helped develop Habitat & Partage, a cooperative that aims to facilitate the emergence of Cohousing projects in France. Between France and the USA, she has visited and contributed to many communities, exploring the relationship between design and the social structure of communities.
Receiving her Living Future Accreditation has strengthened her commitment to bring people together to build a more “socially just, culturally rich, and ecologically restorative” future.
Erik Bonnett
Erik is a registered architect with deep expertise in sustainability and participatory design. His experience includes facilitating integrated design of groundbreaking LEED and net zero carbon projects, while at Rocky Mountain Institute. His work focuses on integrating the economic, environmental, and social components of sustainability with a focus on equity and empowerment. Erik taught sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective at Montana State University and has published research on cost optimization of energy efficiency. He has worked to design and also found cohousing communities across the United States. Erik is passionate about collaborating with cohousing communities and helping them turn their aspirations into reality.
Session Content
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Session Includes
- 1 Module