Fifteen apartments built for people with chemical sensitivities are scheduled to be completed near Zurich, Switzerland in 2013.
Swiss teamwork creates non-toxic apartments
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Beyond Sustainability: Building for Health
A new conversation: What are intentional communities willing to do in order to accommodate those with chemical, electrical, and other environmental sensitivities?
Julie Genser and Julie Laffin talk about re|shelter, their new non-profit
Liz Smentowski and Scott Killingsworth talk to Julie Genser and Julie Laffin, the co-founders of re|shelter, to find out more about the non-profit’s origins and future goals.
MCS and the Search for a Safe Community
Mary Rives and Keith Carlson recap their past seven months on the road across America in search of a chemical-free ecovillage to call home.
Non-toxic spec homes
Joy Beach Thomas builds environmentally safer homes made from less toxic building materials, and then sells them to people with environmental sensitivities.
Bene’s Battle Is Not Yet Over
Bene Barrymore, a senior who should be enjoying a comfortable retirement, is instead appealing to her community to help her repair her car so she can seek safe shelter before pesticide spraying season starts.
Embracing a Terminal Illness
Fred Lanphear shares how his recent diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s Disease brought a beautiful opportunity of growth to the Songaia Cohousing Community, which he cofounded.
The True Need for Community
Can community meet the needs that one man hasn’t been able to meet on his own? Joshua Canter searches for the answer to this and other deep questions about life, meaning, and connection.
A Few Select Safer Condos in Dallas Being Offered for Sale
As of December 1, 2009, a few select Regina Caeli Environmental Condos in Dallas are being offered for sale at $105,000. Buyers may be eligible for the Homebuyers Tax Credits, available until April 30, 2010.
Bene’s Battle
A senior with environmental illness hopes to avoid yearly homelessness during pesticide spraying season. Find out how you can help!
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