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Breaking Ground
The Treehouse Village Ecohousing groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 21, 2021
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The Dream is Becoming a Reality
Treehouse Village Ecohousing is one step closer to completion, as construction begins on the multigenerational cohousing development in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony for Atlantic Canada’s First Cohousing Community
Treehouse Village Ecohousing celebrates start of construction What: Official Groundbreaking Celebration for Treehouse Village EcohousingWhen: Saturday, August 21, 10:00 a.m. ADTWhere: 54 Pearl Street, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Bridgewater, NS—Atlantic Canada’s first cohousing community will mark the start of construction on Saturday, August 21, with activities including planting of a fruit tree by the community’s children, refreshments, music, speeches, and other festivities. Treehouse Village Ecohousing will be “breaking ground” in more ways than one: It will be Atlantic Canada’s first cohousing community, its largest multi-unit residential Passive House construction, and one of Nova Scotia’s greenest neighbourhoods. The August 21 celebration marks…
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Community Resilience in the Time of Pandemic
Not only have our members found that working on our development is an excellent distraction from the boredom of social isolation, we’ve also been able to draw emotional support from each other in these trying times.
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Greening Your Grocer: Bridgewater’s Cornucopia of Farmers’ Markets and Community Supported Agriculture
In Bridgewater, there are so many options! From farm stands to farmer’s markets to CSAs.
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Sounds Like Life to Me: Parenting in a Busy World
When I heard about what families are trying to create with Treehouse Village Ecohousing, I understood this to be more than just a community with energy-efficient homes and a pretty cool common house. To me, it was a way of creating a lifestyle that gives you more time for the things that are really important.
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The Biggest Gift I Could Give My Only Child
We already live in a society where parenting in isolation has become the norm. Our “DIY” culture has us striving for our own house, yard, and all the “things” we need to be a self-sufficient family unit. With that DIY attitude comes the mindset that we are also to be all to our children.
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Condo Fees that Save You Money — and Pay for Your Internet!
Did you know that condo fees at Treehouse Village will include your heat, electricity, water — and your internet? Read on for more details!
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Taking an Active Role in Energy Efficiency with Passive House
Are you interested in a more sustainable way of living on the planet? Have you heard of Passive House? Treehouse Village Ecohousing hosted a webinar on April 18 to share why we’re building our 30 homes to the energy-efficient standards of Passive House. Treehouse Village is a multi-age cohousing community now in development on 15 acres of land in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. We’re dedicated to reducing our environmental footprint, and one way we’ll do that is by ensuring our homes are built to the high standards of the Passive House Institute US (PHIUS). Hosted by Treehouse Villager Emma Savage, this…
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Why would I buy a home in a place I’ve never seen? The community, that’s why
Normally, I would visit a place before I bought a home there. But this isn’t a normal time. And Treehouse Village isn’t a normal place.