Rosalie HAUS coop named Best Sustainable Dwelling

Started by Houston Tomorrow

David Crossley, Sep 30, 11.

The Rosalie HAUS coop has been named “Best Sustainable Dwelling” by the Houston Press, in their annual Best Of issue.

The Houston Access to Urban Sustainability (HAUS) project began as a Houston Tomorrow initiative to establish affordable, sustainable, cooperative housing in Houston’s urban core and accessible by light rail. It has since been spun off as an independent nonprofit chaired by Houston Tomorrow’s Jay Blazek Crossley.

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This year, a group of enterprising young professionals turned a flooded, foreclosed home in Midtown into Houston’s first green co-op. With a rainwater cistern that powers the toilets, a worm farm and a huge heap of compost, the whole house is a bastion of sustainability. There’s even a greasel: a Mercedes-Benz fueled by leftover fryer oil from a downtown Chinese restaurant. HAUS is home to ten young do-gooders who share chores and cooking duties. In five years they expect to create five green co-ops — and with all the green thumbs involved, the movement could quite possibly make Houston a good deal more reusable.

Previous coverage:
Houston Press cover story on the HAUS Project
Commentary: Introducing the HAUS Project