🌍 Community Economic Development

Reviving Communities. Creating Equity. Building the Future.

At BIOS Homes, we believe that solving the housing crisis requires more than new construction — it demands a reimagining of how communities are built, sustained, and empowered. Our Community Economic Development (CED) division is the bridge between innovation and inclusion, leveraging housing as a catalyst for systemic change in underbuilt and underserved areas.

We don’t just build houses — we co-create ecosystems that bring housing, jobs, services, and opportunity to places that need them most. From post-industrial cities to rural main streets, BIOS is leading the charge to turn forgotten properties into thriving places to live, work, and grow.

🏘 HOUSING AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TRANSFORMATION

The American housing crisis is deeply rooted in both geography and inequality. Many regions suffer from decades of redlining, underinvestment, and bureaucratic zoning that stifles development. BIOS Homes is tackling this head-on with modular and panelized building systems that can be deployed faster, cleaner, and more affordably than traditional methods.

Our focus includes:

  • Affordable and workforce housing that meets people where they are — in terms of both income and location

  • Mixed-use and mixed-income communities that prevent displacement and promote diversity

  • Development on vacant land, brownfields, and underutilized parcels that are often ignored by conventional developers

  • Strategic adaptive reuse of commercial spaces into modular housing, clinics, and community hubs

Our model turns what others consider risk into opportunity. We don’t wait for market forces to catch up — we bring the tools to build now.

👷‍♀️ LOCAL JOBS, LASTING SKILLS

Housing alone won’t revitalize a community. You need income. You need stability. You need opportunity. That’s why every BIOS project is tied directly to local job creation and workforce development. Our BIOS Trade School and apprenticeship programs train residents — especially youth, veterans, and second-chance workers — to build the homes their community needs.

We partner with:

  • Community colleges and vocational programs for credentialed training

  • Workforce boards and state employment agencies for funding, placement, and tracking

  • Union and non-union pathways to ensure everyone has a shot at a living-wage career

  • Minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) to ensure equitable contracting opportunities

Our approach creates a multiplier effect: every dollar invested in building a home returns value to the local economy many times over — through payroll, local sourcing, and small business creation.

🏪 BUILDING COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST UNITS

Our vision extends far beyond four walls and a roof. We believe a true community requires access to essential services, mobility, and cultural connection. That’s why our projects often include:

  • 🏥 Modular health clinics and behavioral health centers in medically underserved zones

  • 🛒 Community grocery and food access solutions including refrigerated kiosks and farm co-ops

  • 📚 Flexible community hubs for child care, remote work, maker spaces, and nonprofit use

  • 🔌 Solar microgrids and renewable systems that reduce costs and promote energy independence

  • 🚴‍♂️ Walkability and transportation access, including EV-ready charging, bus stop shelters, and safe sidewalks

Where others focus on minimum code compliance, BIOS focuses on human flourishing. Our developments are not just places to live — they’re places to belong.

💼 COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP MODELS

One of the most powerful ways to fight generational poverty is through asset ownership. BIOS Homes champions a variety of equity-based models that give people more than a lease — they get a stake in their future.

These include:

  • Rent-to-own housing with transparent contracts and no balloon payments

  • Community land trusts that preserve affordability while building resident equity

  • Co-op commercial spaces that allow local entrepreneurs to share risk and resources

  • Modular condo developments with down payment assistance and below-market units

We work directly with local housing authorities, impact investors, and grant agencies to structure financing that supports these models while keeping debt burdens low and ownership rates high.

📈 ECONOMIC GROWTH YOU CAN MEASURE

At BIOS, we measure success through a triple bottom line: people, planet, and prosperity.

Our economic development impact includes:

  • Property value uplift without gentrification displacement

  • Expanded local tax base through strategic infill and revitalization

  • Boosts in business licenses, permits, and employment rates in our project zones

  • Increased financial literacy through homeowner counseling and co-op education

  • Reduced public spending on emergency services and substandard housing response

By working with local governments, we also seek zoning reform, expedited permitting, and public-private partnerships that break through the red tape and accelerate change.

🌱 SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION

Every BIOS development is infused with environmental intelligence. From our hemp-bamboo insulation to off-grid energy systems and low-waste construction techniques, sustainability isn’t an afterthought — it’s core to our mission.

Our Community Economic Development division includes:

  • Green building certification and LEED-aligned processes

  • Localized climate adaptation planning

  • Modular buildings designed for low-carbon footprint and long life cycles

  • Strategic conservation and land stewardship practices in rural zones

  • Zero-VOC interiors and healthy air systems that reduce asthma and chronic illness

We believe that climate justice is economic justice, and the communities we serve deserve the same level of technology and care that’s found in high-income developments.

🧭 GUIDED BY PURPOSE, POWERED BY PARTNERSHIP

BIOS Homes is a social business enterprise built for real change. Our Community Economic Development division works hand-in-hand with:

  • Municipalities and economic development zones

  • Philanthropic foundations and faith-based organizations

  • Public housing authorities and community land trusts

  • Nonprofit housing developers and workforce coalitions

  • Impact investors and mission-driven banks

We see every partnership as an opportunity to scale good — not just profits.

📣 READY TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE?

We’re looking for partners who care deeply about housing, justice, and community wealth. Whether you’re a mayor, policymaker, housing authority, or philanthropist — BIOS is ready to help you turn vision into reality.

📩 Contact us today: [email protected]
📄 Download our full Community Economic Development strategy (PDF)
📍 Explore pilot locations and case studies (coming soon)

Together, we can turn neglected neighborhoods into models of resilience, beauty, and opportunity.