The Marriage of Natural Building with Conventional Building

O.U.R. Ecovillage has audaciously invited inspectors, architects, and regulatory officials to participate in their green building programs for the past eight years. In the process, they have fostered cooperative social connections–and received full approval for an eco-housing cluster.

Natural Building and Community

The communities movement and the natural building movement share the goal of forming meaningful relationships–with other people and with one’s own home. In fact, natural building practically demands community.

The Quest for Community

Tree Bressen traces her own path of exploration from commune to collective household, discovering that community isn’t always drawn in black and white.