Lancaster Cohousing - who are we

What is cohousing?

Vision

Lancaster and surrounds

Who are we?

The site

Design

How the project will work


Who are we? Meet the Project Development Team Members Bio's		Meet the Project Development Team We are all excited about living in a Cohousing development in Lancaster and have been meeting regularly and working hard to make it happen. The core group was kept small to make progress more efficient . The current project group comprises:
		Cllr Chris Coates Company Secretary Chris spent 20 years involved in co-operative housing before moving to Lancaster where he has worked as a construction project manager for community based building projects. He is a councillor on both the City and County Councils. Chris is a partner in Greenbuilt, an Eco-Building Consultancy and Project Management Partnership. He is Chair of the Walter Segal Self Build Trust and an editor of Diggers & Dreamers, a guide to communal living in Britain.

		Jonathan Sear Jon is a former Green County Councillor now working as a consultant on environmental and transport policy. He is also an accredited Domestic Energy Assesor. Jon acted as the client project manager for the Marsh Community Centre during the planning and construction phases of the £300K project. Previously he worked for the Campaign to Protect Rural England on land-use planning and housing issues. Jon has an ecology degree and takes a practical interest in sustainable construction. He is a member of Friends of the Earth's Regional Advisory Group.

		Kathy Bashford Committee Secretary Kathy's work over the last few years has involved promoting a sustainable lifestyle; she is currently a Bike It Officer for Sustrans which involves promoting cycling in schools. Previously she did a PhD and postdoctoral fellowship in Environmental Science. She has also worked for Lancashire Wildlife Trust, the Environment Agency and Lancaster University. She became interested in cohousing whilst doing her fellowship in Berkeley, California where the model is popular.

		Mark Westcombe Mark is a management consultant, facilitator and lecturer specialising in supporting organisational teams in the early stages of large, complex projects. He is Director of Lancaster University's Project Management degree and directs the MBA Consultancy Challenge. He has consulted independently for British Sugar, GORS, Bombardier, Inland Revenue, HEFCE and EPSRC amongst many others. He is a trustee of the UK Cohousing Network, was co-chair of the first National Cohousing Conference 2005, a contributor to the 1st International Cohousing Summit in Seattle 2009 and is administrator of the national cohousing email distribution list.

		Natalie Gill Natalie works at Lancaster University as a dyslexia tutor to undergraduate students. She is also a postgraduate student doing research into sustainable lifestyles. She is also a trustee for 'Streets Ahead', a charity that provides shelter for Rwandan street children. She has been a guest at a US Cohousing project in 2004.

		Luke Mills Chair & Finance Director Luke has worked as an IT Consultant for 17 years with leading consultancies across a wide range of business sectors, including clients such as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, LloydsTSB, Shell, Esso, British Coal, 3, Vodafone, Anglian Water and European Space Agency. He is currently taking time off to both assist with the project and look after his small children.


		Meet the Professional Team
		Architect and lead consultant Andrew Yeats Eco Arc Website: http://www.ecoarc.co.uk Client project manager Jon Sear Lancaster Cohousing Quantity surveyor David Fotheringham Turner and Holman Website: http://www.turnerandholman.co.uk Structural and Civil Engineers David Tasker Gifford Website: http://www.gifford.uk.com Services Engineers Alan Clarke Energy Consultant and Building Services Engineer Sewage design Nick Grant Elemental Solutions Website: http://www.elementalsolutions.co.uk AECB / Code for Sustainable Homes Assessor Eric Parks Website: http://www.ericparks.co.uk Flood Risk Assessment Geoff Graham Principal Engineer R.G.Parkins and Partners Ltd Website: http://www.rgparkins.com Arboricultural consultant Phill Harris Email: phillharris@onetel.com

Lancaster Cohousing Company Ltd., UK
Email: info@lancastercohousing.org.uk

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