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residentsn order o creatq ommunitieshat ulfillhenqedsandreflect hevaluesof theirresidents.n the marketplaceor housing, e areoften imited o choiceshatare aimedat atypical onsumer s maginedy a typicaleveloper r marketlngeam.Thedesigner nddeveloperfmostmulti-familyesidentialommunitiesre acedwith heaskofhaving oguesswho will ultimatelyive hereandwhat heirpr:eferencesill be.Direct nvolvemer.rtffutureesidentsn the designanddecision-makingrocessakesaway heguessvyorkndallows or creationf a tailored esidentialnvironment.Ecoprovidesevetopmentervicesn beha'lf ffutureesidents,ncluding iteevaluation,financialeasibilitynalysis,oanprocurement,ndcontractoregotiatipns,singhecohousingmodelof consensusuilding,e workcloselywith heresidentslo eVelopdesignrogramndbudget.Architecturalrogrammingnddesign ervicesreprovidedy EDGArchitects,LLC(EDG).EDG,which tandsor EnvironmentalesignGroup,asspecializednmulti-tamilyresidentialnd sustainableesignince ts nceptionn 1974.EDGw.orks irectlywitha designcommitteemadeup of futureesidentsn developingonceptuallansas wellasdetailedocumentsequiredorconstruction.EcoandEDGare dedicatedotechnologiesnd othe creation fsustainableesidentialalsobelieven diversendeconomicallyprojectsangingromsmallgroupomesor seniorsolargecomplexes.Mr.Tucker s a registeredrchitects wellas realedrecognizbdxpert n heprogramming,esign,nddevelopmeft

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Prlor o1974,Mr.Tu.cker.wasssociated ithseveralrominentrchitecturalirms nPhiladelphiandSanFrancisco.ereceivedisBachelor f Architectureegreerom he'Universityf NewMexico.in 968andwas subsequentlywarded Fellowship nUrbanDesignt theUniverSityfCalifornia,erkeley, here e receivedMaster's egreenArchitecturen 1970.,''ln addition, r.Tucker as aught rchitecturet TempleUniversity,ecturedt numerousconferences,ndwritten rticles n theopicsofaffordable ousingndelderly ousingdesign.He s alsoaprincipalf AHD, nc.,a developerf affordableousing. Mr-Tucker sbothan experiencedrchitect nddeveloper nd s thoroughlyamiliarwiththe activitiesequiredo bringa projectuccessfullyromconceptiono completion.Katie Henry,ProjectManageror EcoHousingCorporation,asover25yearsofprojectmanagementxperiencen lT andengineering.Shewas a foundingmember f EastemVillageCohousing,heresheserved s liaisonbetweenhe developerEcoHousing),he constructionompany, nd he homeowners.tmove-in, heworkedwith he commissioninguthorityo ensurehatallsystemswereworking orrebtly n{performingtficiently.he.thenookon the roleof buildingmanager,masteringhe operation nd roubleshootingf sophisticatedeothermalechnology.healsoattended ll nspectionsndracked nd reviewed arrantyndpunch-listork-Ms. Henrynow ives nSouthOrange,NewJersey,ndhopes o bringcohousingoNorthemNewJer:sey-

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Ecoproposesodevelopcohousingommunity ithapproximately0-50condominiumunitsangingrom 1 to 3 bedroomslusa common ouse.he buildingvouldonsist f 3-4storieswrappedround courtyard,hichwill beheprimaryntranceor heivingunits.Typicalf cohousing,heprojectwouldbepedestrianrientedndparkingwouldbe ocatedon theperipheryf the siteand/orunderground.he LEEDCertificationrocesswill startwithconstructionaste ecycling.eothermaleating nd coolingwillbe consideredmongotherenergy avingechnologies.

Definitionof Cohousing

Cbhousingommunitiesresmall-scaleeighborhoodsreated ithparticipationrom he uturerqgi{entswhereneighborsnoweachotherbefore movingn.An important spectof life n acgllpusingommunitys he balance etweenersonal rivacyndivingn a'close-knitcommunityfneighbors.ndividualomes reprivatelywnedandare selfsufficient ithacomplete itchen nddiningarea.Atthesame ime,homeownersnjoyconvenientccessosharedpace, ricludingCommonHouse,whichypically as eatures uchas a kitchen,iningroom,aplayoom or children,orkshops,uestooms,ffice pace, sitting reallibraryndlaundry acilities.popularenefit f livingnacohousing eighborhood'isesidentreparedmealsn heCornmonouse.ommunity ealsiveneighborsngoing pportunitieso spendtimeogether,ndpeopleppreciateavingomeone lsecookdinnerandhandle leanupwo"or three imesa week.t

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Cohousingommu itieshave he ollowigcharacteristics:Residentarticipationn.the reation f heneighborhood.Adesignhatencouragesommunitynteraction.People wn heirownhomeandalsohave hebenefit f sharedand and esources.Uponoccupancy,heCommunitys resident-managed.'-""Althoughany esidents ork romhome,heydo not relyon theCommunityor.theirsource f income.

EcoHousingGorporation/Teamxperiencend Awards

EasternVillageCohousing,ilverSpring,MDEasternVillageCohousings locatednOowntownilverSpring,Marylind,on theMaryland/DCorder.t wascompletednJanuary005. t consistsf 56residentialnits,11 ive/worknits, nd5,000quareeetofcommonpaces,ncluding livingoom, iningroom,itchen, xerciseoom,ooftopardens,hildrenlslayareas,ibrary,orkshop, ndguestooms, ll ofwhichare extensivelysedby the residents.EasternVillagewashe irst LEEDSilvermulti-familyrojectn the country.he buildingsanadaptive euseofan abandoned fficebuilding riginallyonstructednthe 1950s. tincorporatesucheatures sgeothermaleatingrd cooling,ow-emittinginishes,apidlyrenewablematerials,ndagreenoof.

Awardsand recognition:\:-LEEDSilver ating or,environmentalerformance,ertified y theU.S.GreenBuildingouncil,making astemillage neof he ewresidentialuildingsn theU.S. o attainhisrating.NAHB2005GreenProject fheYearAward,National ssociationf HomeBuildersforLuxuryMultifamilyomes.wardedo companieshatdevelopreen-builtuxurycondominiumsr apartments,hishonorwaspresentedoEcoHousing nd,PoretskyBuildersn Bethesda,Md.,h2006LivableommunitiesreenRoofof heYear. FirstplaceromheAffordable-touringonference f Montgomeryounty,MD, orrehab.2005Excellencen Design.Awardor Multi-Use esidentialdvelopment,romEnvironmentalesignConstruction,lhenlymagazine xclusivelyoveringhe ,rapidlyrowingreenbuildingndustry.2003SmartGroMhAward romSmartGroMhAlliance.