Who Builds the Houses?: Gender in Eco-Communities
A researcher finds that men still dominate building in eco-communities, and offers strategies to empower women.
Gender: Is There a “There” There?
The intensity of community living can bring issues of gender, sexual identity, and gender relationships to the fore as nothing else does.
Energy Efficiency in Cohousing
Sustainability is embedded in community—even without a minus-$88-per-year electric bill.
Going For the Grid
After three decades off-grid in Washington state, Walker Creek members decide on-grid living is more sustainable.
Community Makes Renewable Energy Work
Living Energy Farm embodies the promise of renewable energy used cooperatively.
Putting Our Lives on the Line
Jubilee Partners’ clothesline does more than dry clothes with solar power; it helps build community.