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== Introduction ==
 
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I'm interested in the possibility of getting together with like minded individuals and setting up an Edinburgh [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_cooperative housing] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers_cooperative worker co-operative] group with a view to buying some land and using low-cost and sustainable building techniques to create somewhere fantastic to live, work and play.
 
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The project will aim to incorporate and facilitate many examples of best practice in the field of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_ecology social ecology]. My main inspiration is the Homes for Change and Work for Change schemes in Hulme, Manchester, along with many other varied built environment projects, linked to below.
 
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This project is in the pre-alpha/pipedream stage, thought I've created a group on riseup.net for interested parties to communicate - https://we.riseup.net/edinecocoop
 
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'''''update''''': this page is badly in need of updating and reformatting.
 
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== Funding ==
 
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Various possibilities for this. Grants and loans are also available from certain organisations.
 
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Carbon_Building_Programme Low Carbon Building Programme] - "The Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP) is a Government programme in the United Kingdom administered by BERR (formerly the DTI). It offers grants towards the cost of installing domestic microgeneration technologies and larger scale distributed generation installations for public buildings and businesses, provided energy conservation standards are also met."
 
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* [http://www.cdscotland.co.uk/innovation-grants Scottish Enterprise]? [http://www.rootstock.org.uk/radloans.html rootstock]? Arts groups for arts areas (gallery, theatre, etc)?
 
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== A Vague Roadmap ==
 
== A Vague Roadmap ==
  
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* Grants, fundraising, etc?
 
* Grants, fundraising, etc?
 
* [http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?BarnRaising Barn raising]?
 
* [http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?BarnRaising Barn raising]?
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== Also related ==
 
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* [http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section~content=a792099903~fulltext=713240928~dontcount=true Conceptualizing the built environment as a social-ecological system ]
 
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* [http://lcinitiative.unep.fr/ UN Life Cycle Initiative]
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Design brief]]
 
* [[Design brief]]

Latest revision as of 19:07, 31 May 2013

A Vague Roadmap

  • Work on research for everything
  • Gather like minded individuals
  • Formulate group ideas on everything
  • Legalities, logistics and other organisation
  • Grants, fundraising, etc?
  • Barn raising?

See also

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