Cohousing is an intentional form of living that fosters affordable housing, sustainable practices, and tight-knit communities. With peer preferences as a guide, I designed a twenty-person cohousing development on a parcel of land located in Bozeman, Montana. The final product consisted of a full schematic site plan (developed in Civil 3D), a digital model (developed in SketchUp), and a cost estimate that included a mortgage schedule for all residents. Design elements included grading, stormwater management, wastewater treatment, electrical system sizing, layout development, and landscape architecture.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Woolverton, Kade

Subject

• Project-Based Learning
• Innovation
• Infrastructure
• Well-Being
• Community
• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032322-235258
• 53356

Mot-clé

• Community
• Site Design
• Cohousing
• Landscape Architecture
• Communal Living
• Civil Engineering

Advisor

• LePage, Suzanne

Year

• 2022

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2022-03-23

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright