Tag: Bridgewater
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With a little help from our friends
What’s your definition of “cohousing”? For some, it’s about designing a different kind of housing that allows for both privacy and social interaction. For others, it’s about bringing multiple generations together and solving the loneliness crisis. Most of all, cohousing is about intentionally creating a sense of community. Recently, I’ve seen three great examples of how my neighbours at Treehouse Village have supported each other as a community — in ways you might not immediately think! Parlez-vous français? Last September, I put out a call for neighbours who speak French. I needed someone to join me when I met a journalist from Radio-Canada…
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Repair Café: Where Treehouse Meets Bridgewater
At Treehouse Village Ecohousing, we believe that community thrives when people come together to share skills, stories, and laughter. That spirit was on full display at Bridgewater’s recent Repair Café, where Treehouse residents joined forces with neighbours to breathe new life into well-loved items. The Repair Café, co-led by Treehouse resident Etienne and a couple of his friends, brought together a team of handy volunteers—many from Treehouse Village—to help with various repairs, from sewing to repair of small appliances. It was a day filled with creativity, problem-solving, and connection. Sewing Stories Sue, who volunteered at the sewing station, described one…
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Bridgewater Wins Sustainability Award for innovative energy poverty program
By Terry Lavender, Treehouse Village community member The Town of Bridgewater, home to Treehouse Village Ecohousing, has been recognized with a prestigious Sustainable Communities Award for its groundbreaking Energize Bridgewater program. This award from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) highlights Bridgewater’s leadership in addressing energy poverty and climate change through innovative, community-driven solutions. Energize Bridgewater is a transformative initiative designed to tackle one of the most pressing issues facing our community: energy poverty. For many residents, the cost of heating and powering their homes consumes an unsustainable portion of their income. The program addresses this challenge head-on by…
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Treehouse Village and Climate Resilience
With the extreme weather we are seeing, the resiliency of Treehouse Village is at the forefront of my thoughts. When Scott and I first decided to move to Nova Scotia, location was top of mind. We wanted to make sure that we were not on a flood plain. We also wanted to ensure that we were not too close to the ocean, so rising sea levels and severe weather would not be of concern. When Treehouse Village was designed, the changing climate was front and centre in our decision making. As I write this, I’m looking at a chart from…
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What are you waiting for? Come home to Treehouse Village!
Treehouse VIllage Ecohousing is looking for additional younger folks and families to claim the remaining homes in our unique, sustainable, healthy, multi-age community in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
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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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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.
