https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/081222_sustainable_homebuilding/3d-printing-and-foam-arizona-organizations-make-homes-more-sustainable/

I saw early-on that this forum would welcome some discussion of dark-sky communities in general. I guess I could say -- now that I think about it -- that I've actually lived at several. Right now (and

A worthy cause and possible partnership opportunities for Mirador Astronomy Village if we end up locating in West Texas. Thanks, Dave ------- Hi David, Just alerting you to this fundraiser we are runn

Wanted to share a couple of notes with you from the (very active) Cohousing-L discussion group. As you might have heard me say before, I would be happy to live in any dark-sky community where there is

The University of Texas at Austin’s McDonald Observatory, The Nature Conservancy – Davis Mountain Preserve, and the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) are pleased to announce the certification o

I visited this observatory several years ago and met Dr. Eduardo Vega and his wife, who were gracious hosts. Very neat place. House, observatory, and 12 acres. As-is asking price is $696,500. https://

I've always wanted to live in an astronomy-friendly neighborhood, whether that is in a city, town, or rural area. What does it mean to live in an astronomy-friendly neighborhood? Let me offer some sug

An interesting note from the very active Cohousing-L discussion group yesterday: The two developer-driven DC-area cohousing projects -- Takoma Village and Eastern Village -- were both built by a devel

As a point of reference, here is a very successful rural cohousing community in SW Colorado that has been around for over 20 years: Heartwood Cohousing. https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/ They are cu

Wanted to share this price quote from Lissa - another good option for Mirador or another astronomy village. Dave Begin forwarded message: From: Lissa Bengtson <gneissgoods@...> Subject: Fwd: Here's Yo

Lissa, By insulation type I was asking about the kind of material used for insulation against unwanted heat loss and heat gain. A partial list includes: Fiberglass Mineral wool Cellulose Natural fiber

Coming along nicely! Maybe a future partnership opportunity for us. Website: https://www.liveterran.com/ Dave Begin forwarded message: From: Danny at Terran <terran@...> Subject: Welcome to the Terran

Online Conference: Building Regenerative Villages This is very short notice, but it looks quite interesting: https://re-build.co/ Due to work responsibilities I won't be able to attend, but maybe some

Wanted to share this information about 3D Printed Houses posted by Sharon recently on the Affordable Cohousing group. Do you suppose this might soon become a way to build an affordable dark-sky commun

Dark Sky New Mexico is featured in the April 9, 2021 edition of the Hidalgo County Herald. See attached. Remote telescope hosting is becoming very popular. Now, the next logical step (and it's a big o

The following files have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@Dark-Sky-Communities.groups.io group. /BigBend_IDSR.jpg By: David Oesper <oesper@...> Description: Greater Big Bend International D

Sharon Villines posted this note and website on Cohousing-L, and I wanted to share it with you. Inspiration for any dark-sky community! In looking at affordable housing options, I find myself returnin

The headline is more dramatic than the actual practice which only affects commercial buildings interior lighting, but the article contains a lot of data on how many birds die from lights left on at ni

Perhaps some inspiration for us for the Mirador Astronomy Village project? https://www.redbudrvresort.com/ Not a dark-sky location as it is located in the Austin metro area near Hutto, TX. Dave

One thing that should be considered for a site is a backup source of power. I live and work at McDonald Observatory and we were without power for about 3.5 days during the big outages a couple of week