Pittsboro Co-housing

Earthwise is working with a group in the Pittsboro, North Carolina area to conduct the feasibility and assessment for a co-housing community. Initial plans for the project will incorporate sustainable organic farming along with alternative energy, green building techniques, and innovative storm water and wastewater management. Mike Ortosky has led the group through several planning workshops to create the initial concept plan. 

Other Co-housing Groups

There are several groups forming in North Carolina interested in planning their own communities. Awareness of the benefits of intentional communities is growing in our state. The Earthwise Company will lead the planning, design, and development of projects as these groups come together.

Woodsong

Mike Ortosky has worked with The Milliken Company as Environmental Designer to create low-impact development techniques and ensure the environmental preservation of Woodsong, a new urban village in Shallotte, North Carolina. Woodsong incorporates the scale and structure of community through traditional neighborhood design fundamentals.

Co-housing Education

Earthwise is coordinating a workshop with several co-housing professionals to give an overview of all aspects of the process of planning and developing co-housing communities in North Carolina. Interested potential residents, designers, and developers will receive detailed information about the process, form, and function of these communities.

Aging in Community

This project focuses on elder co-housing and age-in-place communities. Earthwise is providing feasibility planning for interested residents and investors. Potential projects have been identified in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, the Columbia, South Carolina region, and the Chapel Hill, North Carolina area.