Santa Barbara County, CA
County in California
United States
Santa Barbara County, CA evaluates 3D printing for affordable home construction during pilot
The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments received a $375,000 state grant for a 3D-printed home in Goleta. Apis Cor will print walls with innovative robotic technology and install them on a standard foundation. The county's Housing Trust Fund will work with university researchers to compare the structure's environmental impacts with traditional construction. This trial seeks an option for mass home construction in a county with an average home cost of $870,000.
Santa Barbara County, CA
United States
Santa Barbara County, CA is opening a state-of-the-art recycling facility
Santa Barbara County is opening a recycling center that will raise the county's landfill diversion rate above 85%. The center is expected to generate enough energy to be self-sustaining and generate enough electricity to power 2,000 homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Santa Barbara County, CA
United States
Santa Barbara County, CA launched an interactive debris flow risk map
After a catastrophic debris flow causing storm, the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management launched an interactive map designed to provide residents countywide with more precise evacuation information should another significant rainstorm bear down on the region.
Santa Barbara County, CA
United States