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How are you able to define an energy efficient building nowadays not to forget the living part?


In Denmark there exists a city called Albertslund. The city is well known for its beautiful nature and it is part of Greater Copenhagen, Denmark. People in Albertslund have got energy efficient building to some higher level. More than 100 adults and 100 children are already building a co-housing community that they call 'an unusual area for normal people.'


In co-housing community you share an industrial-sized kitchen, a dining hall, lounge&cafe, a 20-seater cinema with HD-projector, a Garden with private and communal patios, playgrounds plus a campfire. Co-housing community has strict rules which everyone agrees to adhere to when they join. Everyone can decide if they eat in the communal dining hall or make prepared food home for any more quiet and intimate dinner. People pay per dinner but need to work a certain amount of time per week inside kitchen and other communal facilities. The community can also be showing advanced thinking in all of the areas. People in Lange Eng have their own, working carpool-system and they seem to be happier than average Joes.


Co-housing community offers you time, sustainability along with a healthy community. When cooking, cleaning, gardening and maintenance is 'co-housed' you really have a lot of extra time. People of Lange Eng often be happier and more relaxed due to free time they've per day. Technically we're speaking about an average apartment building ( in Finnish: rakentaminen ) but architecturally and community-wise it is something very special. Co-housing communities have existed before also it was even 'fashionable' inside the 1960s and 70s.


Naturally the housing is done within the most power efficient way possible. They used external consulting to get the best results. In Finland you will get external consulting from many places, however the easiest is usually to walk into your neighborhood Rautia and get. They are all educated in energy efficient building and then the cheapest consults around. Even if people aren't that enthusiastic about communal moving into Finland, they definitely should take a peek into a co-housing as there are some really heavy benefits in co-building. What could be the city's approach and support in co-housing efforts? Maybe some recognized land piece or tax benefits. Maybe some the bus re-routing or even some new forms of the bus could take place.


I was conversing with the floor manager recently at my local Rautia anf the husband told me that there had been some initiative questions on co-housing and communal lifestyle options. He have also been rooting for your idea of communal First Coast Living and cost effective building.


People in Lange Eng are sharing their experiences and also putting an effort into spreading the excellent word of co-housing, cost effective building and of course the good communal life-style.