HILOA HOUSING
Our Mission
Why HILOA?
Expertise
The HILOA team comprises experts in critical areas of energy, mobility, and construction. Our renewable energy expertise spans solar power (photovoltaics and shingles), on-site energy storage, and bio renewables, integrated with both in-unit and in-community EV charging. The team is experienced with the latest resilient, high-strength construction materials, including graphene and nanoglass, and is fully prepared to implement state-of-the-art water conservation practices.
Environments
We design our complexes to maintain healthy indoor environments. HILOA works to deliver self-contained units (including washer/dryer) with energy-saving appliances, water efficiency and conservation, advanced indoor air filtration, and smoke and carbon monoxide detection, along with EV-charging-equipped parking. At the community level, we incorporate climate-friendly foliage, trees, grass, and diverse vegetation to improve air quality, reduce heat, and create restorative green spaces for residents.
Location
HILOA intentionally places its communities where families can live full lives without depending on a car. We prioritize walkable locations—within easy reach of food, schools, healthcare, work, and daily services—and pair them with true multimodal access: frequent transit, safe walking and biking routes, and EV infrastructure.
By delivering beautiful, climate‑smart, Platinum LEED homes in emerging opportunity areas, HILOA works to cancel NIMBY (“not in my backyard”) and replace it with “glad in my backyard” (GIMBY)—neighbors who see new affordable, sustainable housing as an asset that strengthens their community rather than a threat.
The HILOA Danville Program develops affordable, green homes in walkable, well-connected neighborhoods so low- and moderate-income families can access quality jobs, schools, healthcare, food, and cultural opportunities that build long-term economic independence.
Each Danville home is designed to rigorous environmental standards—Platinum LEED-certified, all-electric, and highly efficient—minimizing climate impact while lowering residents’ monthly utility costs.
The program’s capital stack is raised through public and private grants and philanthropic contributions, allowing HILOA to minimize or eliminate debt service and keep rents low. HILOA families are not housing cost-burdened (paying more than 30% of their income for rent plus utilities). All rental income supports the complex's operations, reserves, and future complex replication of the Danville Program.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, donations to HILOA are fully tax-deductible, directly fueling scalable, climate-smart affordability in Danville and beyond.