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A TALE OF 8 WOMEN & 2 HOMES

Well, at BuildHer Collective we see this problem all the time. We know that it can be really scary to set up your project and dive in head first. Not only that, it can be a little lonely sorting out all the development-related problems yourself.

It was with this in mind that we set up the BuildHer8 Joint Venture. The premise was that we could bring an investor group of seven women plus myself and husband John to build two beautiful, sustainably responsible homes and have a lot of fun doing it. The original site had a planning permit for two large townhouses that didn’t have great street appeal. The idea was that this build would be an experimental teaching project, one

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