Geoff Butcher spoke at the last Viva Networking Meeting about his efforts to cut back on the price of housing by focusing on development costs, and working co-operatively to develop a piece of land. Visit his Website Sections cost too much, and many subdivisions are poorly designed and boring because of the limitations put on […]
Affordability
Viva! Affordability paper
One of the core tenets of The Viva! Project is housing affordability. With housing availability and house prices reaching crisis point, especially in Christchurch, there is a need for systemic changes in the way we build and renew our housing stock. A wide swathe of issues need to be researched and discussed, encompassing strategies to […]
Hat-trick for LILAC – cheap, green, co-living
LILAC is an inspirational affordable co-housing development in Leeds in the UK. LILAC stands for Low-Impact Living Affordable Community and it combines low-impact eco housing with affordability and co-housing, possibly one of the first in the world to encompass all of those aspects at the same time. See more on their website: http://www.lilac.coop/ Paul Chatterton […]
Affordability a critical issue for VIVA
One of the core tenets of The Viva! Project is affordability. With housing availability and house prices reaching crisis point, especially in Christchurch, there is a need for systemic changes in the way we build and renew our housing stock. PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING: SOME ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES 1. CONSTRUCTION COST REDUCTIONS 1.1 Minimising the […]