The purpose of the SF Chapter of the Passive House Alliance is to Share information and provide continuing Passive House (Passivhaus) technical education amongst Bay Area and SF Passive House Consultants and interested professionals; Support the adoption of the Passive House standard in the United States both publicly and municipally through high quality research, education and implementation; Serve as a resource for building owners, developers and building professionals investigating the use o …

Imagine lively people-scaled  communities dotting the San Francisco Bay Area - places co-created by their residents for raising kids, for  retirement, for growing food or simply  living well by sharing more. The Bay Area already has  ecovillages, and cohousing neighborhoods, resident-owned housing cooperatives, and group  houses -- real world places where we can live more sustainably through a more cooperative  way of life. You can have both privacy and community when you know your neighbors on …

We're taking charge of the last third of our lives by learning together about how to design our own retirement/senior cohousing/ecovillages, with privacy plus community. We're building on our shared wisdom, going beyond 'aging in place' to build connections for Aging In Community, alternatives to loneliness or institutionalization, bringing in the experts so we don't waste our time. Join us in this quest for Audacious Aging, and help us help you design the last home you'll need, one that fits li …

… Purpose of group: Meet other women who enjoy good conversation about politics (liberal leaning, please), books, travel, Scrabble, social trends, shared issues dealing with elderly parents or other relatives with difficult issues, or even a great buy at Nordstrom, whether to let our hair grow out grey and stop fussing, (or any of above), just not only about our kids or TV shows. Thinking about starting out with planned activities weekday evenings once a month and then going from there.... Who sho …

  SF Electronic Music Fans! If you answer yes to any of the questions below, then look no further, this is the group you've been looking for: 1.    Are you looking to make friends for company at electronic music (any genre) events and parties? 2.    Are you looking to discuss electronic music with other people who share the same interests? 3.    Are you a DJ or producer looking to network and promote your work? 4.    Are you a promoter looking to get the word out about parties, events or concert …

Welcome to RaveMeetup - Northern California Chapter! Serving ALL Areas of Northern California!   Who We Are: We are a group of people who share a common interest. A common passion. We are Ravers. We live for Electronic Music. We are overwhelmed by stunning lights, sounds, and we are part of a growing community of people. We are one. Here we come together to live our dream. This group is for Members only. For more information on how to become a Member, please go to http://apply.ravemeetup.com …

Not all real estate investments are the same. You can invest in bare land, single family, office buildings, warehouses, mini storage, apartments, and many other asset types. With so many options available, investors are left with the question: What makes one asset type better, safer, or easier to manage than another? We will focus on investments in the manufactured housing industry. How have billionaire investors like Warren Buffet and Sam Zell made hundreds of millions in this industry? Learn …

We are a growing group of people in Marin County, CA, and beyond, who study the Law of Attraction as taught by Abraham-Hicks. Our mission is to have fun creating the life of our dreams. Although you may see here that only a few people from this meetup site have rsvp'd for any published meeting, in reality between 15 and 20 people join us every week; they just don't tell us in advance. Don't stay away because you don't think it's happening....It's HAPPENIN' We gather in person twice a month, on t …

Do strangers kindly point out paint flecks in your hair . . . and have for months? Do you scan craigslist for building supplies before you check your own email? Is the ladder just another piece of furniture in your home? Are you better acquainted with the staff of Urban Ore than your colleagues at work? When staring off into space do you often find yourself identifying patches needing spackle or symptoms of a sinking foundation? If you answered yes to 3 or more of these questions, you may have …

I am starting a group in the East-Bay that will basically mimic THE MOTH http://www.themoth.org/. Topics will be announced through email/ meetup/ facebook and people will be able to show up and share their TRUE stories WITHOUT notes. Stories should be about 10 minutes long and we’ll have 10 – 15 contestants each time. I’m hoping to have two of these each month. As this group is just starting out, the first few meetings will be in my house. Refreshments will be provided with a suggested …

What:  Queer & Feminist Creativity-Cultivating Salon Why: We hope to create an environment that supports and cheerleads for all manner of our own and each others’ creative endeavors. We are transplants to northern California and want to help build fierce artful community here in the Bay Area by crewing for each other, sharing knowledge and tools, encouraging and stimulating each others ideas, sharing the things that inspire us, helping each other to set and meet deadlines and, above all, to be b …

NO stuffed-shirt old codgers peddling their books and tapes that promise you’ll become the next Real Estate Millionaire if you buy them here. NO cheesy, yellow ‘WE BUY HOUSES’ bandit signs endorsed here.

NO vague, outdated ideas that simply don’t work in today’s market here.

What you WILL find here are straightforward, No BS ways to make money in Real Estate. Taught buy people who are in the trenches every day, doing it the RIGHT way! Founder, Chris Goff, wanted to create a REI Club where f …

(Note: This intro will be updated soon) The new organizer (Joni) sent the following note to all members of the group on 10/4/09: ----- Hello Cooking enthusiasts! Joni here, your interim organizer. I started a MeetUp group in Lafayette not too long ago and just today found this group ... needing an organizer... and, well, perhaps we can become one. Let's see how things go. Please visit my MeetUp group: www.meetup.com/nourish-now Let's meet this Friday! Please j …

We live in a very promising time. It is also a very challenging time. At least that’s how it looks like to us humans. It’s a time when the human spirit is triumphing and books are being rewritten. Love, sharing & the healing of our fellow man is becoming what is normal. The other side of this coin is a reality full of people who are hurting - who are hurting other people who are hurting. It is causing a great disturbance that is rooted in the spiritual and that manifests physically as …

New in town? Miss your fun group of friends from college? Finding it hard to meet real people in the SF-Bay Area?You’re not alone! JGC is just for you. Come hang out with other soon-to-be or recent grads who are all about having a good time. We’re all in our 20s and share the same interests as you. Our activities include many kinds of social and charitable events and you'll enjoy them tremendously. Our wide range of social events include bar crawls, karaoke nights, house parties, movie nights, …

What would it be like to own your home in a thriving community, close to work and school? Cohousing is housing created with the design input of the residents, according to common goals such as sustainability, community, and simply living well by sharing more. It includes individual homes supplemented by shared facilities and common areas. Management is consensus-driven and done by the residents. There are over two dozen cohousing communities in the Bay Area to date, and it’s about time …