In these brief 10 minute video sketches, residents from different apartments at Maison Radieuse give us an introduction to the ideas and the practical problems around different associational activities.

The video sketches are a part of the dialogue- based process and may be viewed on the Working Group blog ecosXchange Group de Travail

Maison Radieuse marché
The vegetable and fruit market is now an integral part of the life of Maison Radieuse. Here Abdel Karim Boucham describes how the farmers market came together after the first ecos workshops in 2006. At the time, the market grew from the links with the vegetable allotments and seed exchanges along with various attempts on how best to manage it in coordination with local farmers. Given its sucess in such a short time, Abdel discusses the dilemmas in how best to advance the philosophy behind the market without compromise.

Rainwater Harvesting
The roof at Maison Radieuse hosts a range of resources including a nursery school by Zenakis.
With a surface area of about 1800 sq metres, the roof also has the potential to supply 40 to 60 cubic metres of water per annum through recovery of rainwater. Dominique Leroy explains some of the possibilities for this recovery using collection tanks located in the lifts.

Compostri
The communal composting initiated as an independent association Compostri after ecos 2007 based on voluntary use. Resident bring their organic waste to the compostri every Saturday. Yannick Métriau speaks briefly about the practicalities involved. With the high level of use, Compostri now plans to replace the 3 cubic metre prototype composting shed with one 5 times as large.