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This is the online home for information and, more importantly, questions about the intentional community we're creating in a condo development in North Lawndale.
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Please come to the Open House on Sunday, May 18 from 2:00-5:00. We'll meet at 4100 W. Filmore in Chicago.
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This site is a place to share ideas and get answers to questions about the Josiah Community. Please browse through our archives or labels to look at topics that we've discussed in the past. Alternately, post a question in the most recent topic and we'll start a new post with our response. We make all decisions through consensus so everyone's input (even those who are just curious) is important.
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- How green will the Josiah Community be?
- Where did you get the Josiah Community name?
- Meeting summary - March 30
- What is this I hear about a rooftop garden?
- What are your preferences for parking?
- What about animals?
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- Could you possibly have some office space in the b...
- What is the purpose of the production studio and w...
- Have you purchased the building?
- Any info on COST of condos/size etc yet??
- What do social justice and reconciliation look lik...
- What is the connection you plan to have with the L...
- What is co-housing?
- What is the Josiah Community?
- What types of activities will be organized at Josiah?
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Please comment with any thoughts that you have. The Kingdom of Heaven values everyone, no matter their station in life. Since we're trying to be "on earth as it is in Heaven," we want to hear what you have to say.
5 comments:
Over the top green!
What's the possibility of putting solar panels on the roof?
Well, that might be an overstatement. There are two parts to the green question: developers responsibilty and cohos responsibility.
Developers responsibility:
First, we are recycling a building that has no or low viability as a manufacturing plant in this era. We are putting it to a much higher use and saving it from demolition.
Next we will recycle everything during the construction process. Glass block from the existing windows will be used for decorative interior walls (start thinking creatively for your space), concrete and masonry will be recycled into new concrete, all metal will be sold as scrap, wood scrap will be stored and burned in our humongus fireplace in the common space.
We are designing in enough photovoltaic panels to generate more electricity than we can use and be able to sell back into the gird.
We are designing in solar panels to preheat our domestic hot water.
We are exploring a geothermal heating/cooling program for the entire building.
We are exploring wind turbines for some of our electrical needs.
We are considering how far up the LEED scale we can get.
Any coho that wants to help in these areas would be aprreciated.
Coho responsibility:
First, what you use and design into your living space can impact sustainability (flooring, paints, countertops, lighting, appliances, and even size and space efficiency).
Next, together we design a recycle program. This would include composting for our community garden. Minimize our trash output.
And, for the real nuts (or maybe not nuts at all) check out the "freegun" movement. I'll be "into" that one.
Oh, well I guess that's a good possibility. :) These sound like great plans! Any chance you will be putting up the 3D model shown at the last meeting any time soon? I would love to see that!
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