Civekos Coliving
Building Awesome Places for Ecological & Intentional Group Living!
[pronounced “sih-VEE-kos”]
Civekos addresses three major issues in our communities:
-Affordability
-Sustainability
-Mental Health
Our communities have many challenges and increasing cost of housing affects us all. Living together can address this.
The buildings we live in and the spacial arrangement of our cities and towns determines a lot of our ecological footprint. Living together can make things better for the planet.
We live in the middle of a major mental health crisis, and lonliness and digital alienation are a big part of it. Living together can counteract and help us find more wellness and healthier lifestyles.
Civekos is creating a network of lodges (also known as coliving facilities or group homes) for people committed to making the world better. In community, people can live more vibrantly, share their energy, and be rejuvenated by their housemates.
Civekos has five core values:
-Inherent Dignity of All
-Mutual Trust & Responsibility
-Gentle Generosity
-Cooperation
-Joy of Living Together
Civekos lodges and facilities will enable a new generation to thrive
Our values and our mission, to address affordability, sustainability, and wellness, are emerging in many places, and we will partner with all who share our purpose.
Civekos is a new way of living in community – which of course is a very old way! Civekos creates spaces for people to live, learn, interact and grow. It connects people to their surrounding neighborhoods. And in particular, Civekos creates affordable and useful places for people to live and cultivate their contribution to society.
Connect with us to learn more!
If this kind of housing concept resonates with you, please sign up to our email list and we’ll occasionally send you an update. If and when we have a presentation or a gathering, we will let you know.
Coliving is a fast-growing component of the multifamily residential real estate sector. It is more prevalent in Europe and South Asia. We are helping bring this housing option to the US!
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Meet our team
If you want to help, let us know: we are doing something special here!
Grey Lee
Facilitator
Some One Cool
Heart of Engineering
Talks Alot
Heart of Communications
We have visions informed by awesome explorers:
FAQs
How do you pronounce Civekos?
Say: sih-VEE-kohs – this is an imaginary and audacious word combining the concepts of “civic” and “oikos” – putting the civic-minded or community-oriented together with the concept of home (oikos means “home” or “home-place” in ancient Greek, and gives us the preposition “eco” as in ecology and economics). We put them together as CIVEKOS!
Who is behind Civekos
Civekos is a dream coming through Grey Lee, a long time communitarian and group-living adherent. It is a concept that many people share and participate in through many intentional group living places. Some are cooperative houses, some are religiously affiliated, some are academic. And yet, there are more people and places that could become more intentionally group-oriented and benefit from that orientation.
Where is Civekos?
Civekos is a network and there aren’t yet any specific places that are Civekos. We are working on finding our first physical location. It is in the hearts and minds of many people!
How could I become part of Civekos?
If you resonate with the values and intention of Civekos, we welcome you to our [currently virtual] community! Sign up for our mailing list and we’ll connect. We will soon be on various social networks like LinkedIn, Bluesky, and probably Faceboof. We will be hosting in-person gatherings with our partners soon, and thusly until we have some of our own space!
Find collaborators and colleagues in intentional co-living at the Civekos App [forthcoming]
- Identify residences in harmony with Civekos’ mission
- Find people who want to collaborate with Civekos
- Connect your work to the Civekos member network
