MIXING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT LEADS TO HEALTHIER, MORE FULFILLED, BETTER CONNECTED AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES
In Iowa City, Iowa, the innovative Prairie Hill Co-Housing is a leader in co-housing, land stewardship, master planning, sustainability and intergenerational living.
The
development is on 7.3 acres and has 37 residences with 55 residents.
Thirty of
its units have earned LEED for Homes Gold Certification and it was a 2024
United States Green Building Council LEED Home Award winner in the Outstanding
Multifamily category, earning praise as a leading example of sustainability and
environmental stewardship.
“Some
co-housing is restricted to people over 55, but we didn’t do that—we wanted the
vibrancy of youth,” said Barbara Bailey, co-founder and resident of Prairie
Hill.
“Life is
centered on a 5,000-square-foot common house with a big kitchen, laundry and
guest rooms.”
People buy
units at Prairie Hill, which has studios, and one-, two- and three-bedroom
units.
More than
half the acreage is dedicated to orchards, gardens and land conservation.
The
development is planted in prairie grass, so it does not need to be watered or
mowed.
The
all-electric homes are designed for energy efficiency. Solar panels generate
more power than the development consumes.
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