What is co-housing?

Co-housing can be a scary-sounding term to many American ears. It brings up images of hippie communes and the like. The reality is that co-housing is pretty much just another term for intentional community.

At the Josiah Community, we'll be using the co-housing model: Everyone will own their condos just like any other building, with the ability to sell it for full market value when they're ready to move on. We'll make decisions by consensus about what "community" means but it will probably include meals taken together in the common space and a willingness to assist and rely upon each other for many of our other needs.

To me, this looks a lot like the early church.

We're lucky enough to be working with architect Chuck Durrett, THE expert at co-housing in this country. His site can be found at http://www.mccamant-durrett.com/ if you want to see what he's all about.

Another reference for the co-housing model can be found at http://www.cohousing.org/, which is the site for the Co-Housing Association of the United States.