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Zoning for Delight: How Boulder Can Make Room for More Coolness

Caddis principal architect Bryan Bowen and attorney Harmon Zuckerman, both former chairs of the City of Boulder Planning Board, offer ideas for ways Boulder could “zone for delight.

Mission-Driven Communities in Israel: A Model for the United States?

Caddis Collaborative hears from Roger Studley: For several years, I have been working to combine two types of community: Jewish and cohousing. These [...]

A Very Merry Fly Through at CoHousing Houston

One of the standard services Caddis Collaborative provides when designing a new community is a “fly through.” A fly through video allows future [...]

Designing with Nature: Biodiverse Design in Caddis Projects

How do you make a green environment for people to live in that is also integrated with nature? That’s the question [...]

Four Strategies for Biodiverse Design

Biodiversity. It’s a term you may have heard gaining more popularity in environmental and design circles, but what does it mean for urban [...]

Caddis Is Coming to Madison!

Caddis Collaborative is coming to Madison, Wisconsin, for the 2022 conference of the Cohousing Association of the United States! This conference, to be [...]

Caddis Volunteers Here, There, and Everywhere!

Caddis staff members love to invest energy locally. It’s the best way they know to grow better places. Read on to learn more about [...]

Go Electric: Why and How to Go Carbon-Free in Your Home

As the planet heats up, many of us are increasingly aware that as a society we need to move away from “burning stuff” [...]

Building at Ponderosa: Caddis Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity

“People have been building housing for most of human existence,” says Caddis Collaborative senior architect Stephen Eckert. He reflects on the “timeless connection” [...]

Caddis Employee Named TGTHR Volunteer of the Year

“Those struggling with homelessness often simply want to be seen,” says Caddis Collaborative business manager Karin Hoskin, “and I'm more than happy to [...]

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