P2P in Multi-Unit Housing

Why P2P in Housing?

Everybody needs somewhere to sleep at night. Because P2P is generally focused on distributed systems and relational theory it is possible to use P2P theory to expose elements of housing and habitation to expose a P2P ethos.

Areas of Interest for P2P in Multi-Unti Housing

P2P Protocol and technology can be used in a number of distinct areas of a multi-unit housing project. There may be a number of ways that a housing group might come together. They might be in separate buildings, just a few units in one building, or perhaps every unit in one building. Regardless of the ways that buildings might work, this article is focused on the relationships between the residents, their housing, and all of the things that they create together as a group.

This is a list of entities in the P2P Housing network, with short descriptions. There may be more or less in your network. After this list are a few different ways of looking at the relationships among and between the entities.

Assumptions for a P2P Housing Resident Network=

• A Resident is a single individual living in the housing network
• The P2P Network is all residents
• The building is a Common Resource for all residents.
• Residents possess the property, as opposed to treating it as Property.
• Residents use P2P Protocol to manage the usage and maintenance of the common resources

Where to Look for the P2P Ethos

What P2P practices can facilitate interchange between peers?

• How do residents manage the use of common resources that are rival goods?
• How do the residents consider the expansion of the network to include additional properties?
• How do residents manage the daily affairs of the common resources like cleaning and maintenance?
• Culture of the occupants
  • Can residents be enabled, using P2P, to co-create a culture that is valuable and appreciated by those residents?
• Systems for Multi-Unit Housing
  • How can P2P systems enable the occupants to:
    • Maintain or increase the value of their housing
    • Maintain or increase the value of the relations between neighbors
    • Maintain or increase the value of the culture in the housing
    • Lower or decrease the time or energy of residents needed to maintain or service their infrastructure

P2P Collaboration Stack

• Residents can look to the P2P Collaboration Stack for tools and information.
• Manage a Network with Votorola using P2P Protocol

P2P Networks Building Common Resources

• See the discussion at Usership

More Information

Internal Links

• Cooperative Ecology Project
• City as a grid

External Links

• http://www.publicprivateproperty.org/wiki/Invitation