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A solution to our housing problems: co-living and co-existence

  • by JW

Sidmouth has an ageing population:

Sidmouth is singled out as one of the towns facing the biggest increase in the elderly

But it needs homes for young families too:

New housing for local people

We clearly need to be looking at ‘new ways of living’ in the face of changing demographics and high prices.

One way ahead might be to relax housing regulations:

Futures Forum: On zoning, self-build and affordable housing … relaxed planning laws in the United States

Another might be self-build:

Futures Forum: A solution to our housing problems: a three-bed family home for £27,000

Or we all just live in tiny homes – aka ‘hobbit homes’:

Futures Forum: A solution to our housing problems: tiny houses

Futures Forum: A solution to our housing problems: tiny houses: part two

The Financial Times’ Lucy Watson tried out the latest development – and she wasn’t too impressed:

My night in a millennial hobbit home: Co-living development Mason & Fifth has everything a Londoner could want — except space

My night in a millennial hobbit home | Financial Times

Nor was the Guardian:

‘Co-living’: the end of urban loneliness – or cynical corporate dormitories?

With communal space and amenities all shared in what are sometimes vast complexes, co-living is billed as a solution to the housing crisis – but others say it’s simply an attempt to cash in on it

‘Co-living’: the end of urban loneliness – or cynical corporate dormitories? | Guardian

Earlier in the year, the FT looked at the idea of ‘co-existence’, which was much more impressive:

Space comes at a premium in megacities — community does too: New models of living encourage social inclusion and blending generations

Space comes at a premium in megacities — community does too | Financial Times

Which included a trip to Denmark:

Co-existence village, a new urban development being worked on in Odense, Denmark, integrates a dementia village into a residential neighborhood with family housing, youth housing, day care, cafes, playgrounds and several businesses.

NEW VILLAGES ARE THE FUTURE OF DEMENTIA & ALZHEIMER’S CARE | assistivetechnologysblog.com

FInally, here’s “a dialogue with New York City’s leading experts on the intersection of green building design and social equity, energy efficiency and zero waste goals”:

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Creating a Higher Living Standard with LEED v.4.1: Mahesh Ramanujam, USGBC – 05.01.2019