Katie McCamant is an author, architect, and the co-creator of the term "cohousing"—a  community of private homes clustered around shared communal spaces. In the 1980s, she and Charles Durrett published the authoritative book on the subject, Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves. McCamant is now focused on promoting cohousing communities across the United States by working with individuals interesting in living in them and supporting professionals like developers and architects interested in building them.

Katie and show host Neal discuss how Katie discovered cohousing as a student in Denmark and became inspired to bring the concept across the Atlantic. They also discuss the benefits to living in a cohousing community—how they create a tight-knit group where everybody knows each other and are willing to help out in a moment's notice, and how they make living sustainably easier through collective action. They also discuss ways that cohousing can be promoted throughout the country, especially by educating more everyday people and developers about its benefits. To learn more about Katie's work, visit www.cohousing-solutions.com.