Sustainable, dignified housing begins with a commitment to the people who will call it home. C4GS-ZEDlife is bringing community voices, research and innovation together to help shape that future.
BCCA Bright Spots celebrates our partners at C4GS-ZEDlife following the unanimous approval of a $2.145 million partial Planning Grant from the California Strategic Growth Council’s Factory-Built Housing Program, Round 3.
Centered on San Diego’s Promise Zone, the project brings together community knowledge, housing innovation, research and workforce development. The investment supports planning to expand access to sustainable, dignified housing while ensuring residents have a voice in the future of their neighborhoods.
Planning with Communities
Housing shapes how people experience their neighborhoods, access opportunities and build stability for their families. Residents bring essential knowledge to that work: an understanding of their community’s strengths, needs and aspirations.
By placing that knowledge alongside research and technical expertise, C4GS-ZEDlife’s approach recognizes residents as participants in shaping solutions.
The project also connects housing with workforce development, reflecting the importance of planning for both the places people live and the opportunities that help them thrive.
Bringing Expertise Together
This milestone reflects the leadership of Adria Fox, Founder & Development Architect of C4GS–Communities for Global Sustainability and OneSD Leadership Member, and Mailon Rivera, Co-Founder of C4GS-ZEDlife.
The collaboration includes ZEDpower Ltd, the UC San Diego Center for Housing Policy and Design, the San Diego Promise Zone Alliance, Steve Guttman, Principal Emeritus of Guttmann & Blaevoet Consulting Engineers, I Am Green and WestbergWhite Architecture.
Together, these partners bring different perspectives and areas of expertise to a shared challenge. The planning grant creates an opportunity to turn that collaboration into a foundation for future housing solutions.
At BCCA, we believe lasting progress grows when organizations work across sectors and put communities at the center of decisions. C4GS-ZEDlife’s work reflects that commitment, connecting regional expertise with the people and neighborhoods it aims to serve.
For BCCA, that is a bright spot worth celebrating.
Learn more about C4GS and its community-centered work.