Architect and author Charles Durrett brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table. He pioneered the cohousing movement in North America, and teaches architects and community leaders how to start successful cohousing communities around the globe. Durrett authored The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living and co-authored Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities, which are invaluable resources to cohousing groups around the world. His firm, McCamant & Durrett Architects, is focused on well-being through community.