# Community Design Companies Opticos is a Certified B Corporation in California By Tiana Reid | Published 2012-05-10 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/opticos References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Opticos-Design-Inc/193921900323) & [opticosdesign](http://opticosdesign.com) Opticos has been at the forefront of the [B Corporation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blk-bold1) community (or movement, depending on who you're talking to) since 2007 when it became one of the first businesses with this social and environmental good certification. What this social business does is, on the one hand, difficult to explain, but on the other hand, it's all so simple. The goal, essentially, is to create healthy, livable communities through design. How do you want your society to look like? What kind of school would your kids go to? How would they get to school? Where would they play? Where would *you* play? These are the types of questions that are asked by this B Corp in order to create community solutions. "Blending the best from the past with the most innovative ideas of the present, our multidisciplinary approach results in state-of-the-art projects that are contextually rich, architecturally solid, and aesthetically appealing," write Opticos on its website. "From designs for individual buildings to regional master plans, whether we’re making new neighborhoods or revitalizing old spaces, we create custom-made solutions that directly address the architectural, cultural, and sustainable needs of communities." **Contact Information** Opticos [website](http://opticosdesign.com/) Opticos on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Opticos-Design-Inc/193921900323) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 51% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) > [Social Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialbusiness) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Community Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating innovative design principles to create healthier and more livable communities. - **B Corporation:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expanding the adoption of social and environmental certifications for businesses to align profit-making with societal impact. - **Multidisciplinary Approach:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating various disciplines to develop state-of-the-art projects that address the architectural, cultural, and sustainable needs of communities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Leveraging design expertise to create customized and contextually rich solutions for the built environment. - **Urban Planning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Reinventing urban planning processes to prioritize community needs, sustainability, and aesthetic appeal. - **Social Impact:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Fostering the growth of businesses that integrate social and environmental good certifications into their core operations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multifunctional Cross-Disciplinary Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blox-building.md) - [Community-Centric Office Spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tricon-residential.md) - [Sustainable Brand Certificates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/certified-b-corporation.md) - [Historic Building Architecture Offices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/big-office.md) - [Housing Collective Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-comunidad-habitacional.md) - [Neighborhood-Like Retirement Complexes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cobham-bowers.md) - [Community-Centric Headquarters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/communitycentric-design.md) - [Anniversary-Celebrating Design Studio Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omer-arbel1.md) - [Mural-Adorned Pediatric Clinics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/odessa-brown-childrens-clinic.md)