To ensure adequate ventilation in winter, we install Swedish air vents in exterior walls and powerful yet quiet Japanese ventilation fans in all bathrooms. Teams of residents fulfill these various functions. Representatives from the Neighborhood Council coordinate its activities with the work of the Common Property Corporation. Zoning overlay on a property, which allows for a combination of clustered dwellings and open green space, such that the overall housing density does not exceed what the city's zoning allows. Benefits of radiant floor heat include energy efficiency, draft-free comfort, clean air relatively free of pollutants, a steady even temperature, warm feet and cool heads, quiet, and space savings because no ducts, registers or furnaces are needed.
Resource sharing is one of the big draws to cohousing for many people.
Facilities for laundry, recreation, cooking, meetings, guestrooms, and some office equipment are often shared. Utility bills can be lower due to central systems that distribute utilities to dwellings. Sharing childcare, cooking rotations, gardening and landscape work, and other services can save time and cut down on social isolation. Each Team specializes in a particular area of responsibility and knowledge, and has power to make decisions and carry out neighborhood policies within its mandate. Examples of Teams are Meals, Children's Concerns, Conflict Resolution, Social Events, Gardens.