We thought we had identified a likely piece of land, not from UVSC and BYU, but someone bought it before we could act. I liked the property, especially since...
The "build it and they will come" strategy in cohousing does not seem to work, despite its obvious advantages in terms of design and initial start-up. Some of...
UVCC Friends: Is pre-fab worth considering? You bet! SIPs construction, flat-packed and ready for assembly. And quite beautiful, too, in my opinion. Take a...
UVCC Friends: At some point, sooner rather than latter (I hope,) we will begin to discuss the formation of a "core group" whose responsibility will be to...
Hi folks, I thought others might enjoy checking out this article, about how Corvallis Cohousing is raising money for a unit in their community to be home for a...
Hi folks, I thought others might enjoy checking out this article, about how Corvallis Cohousing is raising money for a unit in their community to be home for a...
Everybody, please come to this event & spread the word about it. These BYU kids have really accomplished something great during the last few weeks. No matter...
For those serious about meaningful change to help restore our planet: http://green- phoenix.org/ NYCCourses. htm This has been converted from the usual two...
How Australia got hot for solar power Down under, they're all over alternative energy - starting with a 1,600-foot-tall "solar tower" that can power a small...
A similar project in Spain was all over the news yesterday. http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/spain-leads-grid-connected-solar- power/article-158769 First EU...
I thought you might find it interesting that the 9 acre parcel (Geneva Road) is apparently back on the market. I drove by it yesterday. It still presents...
Hey Charles, sorry I have been out of touch for the last while, I've been a bit overwhelmed - there has been a lot going on. Things are calming down now ...
Dear Folks, Anyone interested is welecome to join me, Charles, for dinner tomorrow night at the Bombay House Indian restaurant on University in Provo. I just...
UVCC Friends: No, I don't imagine the UVCC will ever be a "Utopia," but if, by that term, we mean a set of ideals worth striving for, then I think we might...
Folks: Anyone interested in sustainability, cohousing, permacuture, or ecovillage development: please participate in the new discussion site located at the...
UVCC Folks: Please go to the following link for a long (and growing) list of green architects, many of whom specialize in cohousing/ecovillage construction: ...
Hi, I just saw the listing of your potential community at www.ic.org and am interesting in helping form an IC in Provo. I graduated from Brigham Young...
Dear Olympia, Thank you for your post. The UVCC, as currently imagined, does not and never will discriminate on the basis of sexual or religious orientaiton....
Thank you, I am glad to hear that it is open to diversity, I know the great value of it. The listing of the IC I am currently in is at the following link: ...
UVCC Friends: Even though we are far, very far, from any form of implementation, it still makes sense to think through what the by- laws of our organization...
Hi Charles and Janis, I joined your group here on Yahoo. Hope that is OK. I want to help spread the word on your new group forming. Everytime I do a tour or...
Dear Vicky, So delighted to hear from you!! You are most welcome to join our discussion group. Indeed, we are honored! The Wasatch Commons is a true pioneer...
there is a man here in SLC who is selling his entire awesome, hand-made greenhouse, complete with stereo speakers, water pipes, etc. Will take offer...he wants...
Dear Mr. Smith, Thanks very much for your note. A greenhouse with stereo . . . neat! I wish I were in a positon to take it. But perhaps someone else on the...
The new house I just bought in Provo will need a new roof, and to that end, I have been investigating "cool" technologies that combine high reflectivity and...
