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Neal Collins 10/5/23 Neal Collins 10/5/23

Building An Ambitious Agrihood with Scott Snodgrass

From urban food forests to the development of agrihoods, Scott Snodgrass infuses agriculture as a solution for thriving communities.

Neal Collins 9/12/23 Neal Collins 9/12/23

ReGen Villages with James Ehrlich

While we can design for circularity and closed loop systems, there isn’t such thing as a “Regenerative building.” That’s because regeneration is about evolution and aliveness. But does the rise of A.I. change this if buildings can learn?

Neal Collins (he/him) 3/4/23 Neal Collins (he/him) 3/4/23

Creating Cohousing with Katie McCamant

Katie McCamant is an author, architect, and the co-creator of the term "cohousing"—a community of private homes clustered around shared communal spaces.

Neal Collins (he/him) 2/8/23 Neal Collins (he/him) 2/8/23

Agrihoods and Field Building with Daron "Farmer D" Joffe

Daron Joffe, a.k.a. Farmer D, is a farmer, designer, and ambitious field-builder promoting the idea of agrihoods and conservation-focused land development. He believes in the "village" model, where housing development is clustered, while large swaths of surrounding land is conserved for nature and agriculture.

Latitude 7/3/23 Latitude 7/3/23

Listening to Your Land with Jo Petroni

The way we build our homes is a mirror of our perceived relationship with nature. Our homes today are an embodiment of separation. The first step on a path of reconnection is to find nature and tune into the elements of sun, wind, and rain.

Neal Collins (he/him) 6/7/22 Neal Collins (he/him) 6/7/22

Creating a Better Concrete with Emily Majewski

Concrete, which is energy and emissions intensive, took over the world around 200 years ago. Emily Majewski thinks it's time for its reign to end. Experimenting in her backyard in Mexico, she created a new, environmentally-friendly building material made from biochar called Cast Carbon.

Neal Collins (he/him) 11/10/21 Neal Collins (he/him) 11/10/21

Intentional Communities with Cynthia Tina

From off-grid and sustainable agrihoods to urban ecovillages and income sharing communes, "intentional community" is quickly growing in popularity as a housing concept.