Senior Associate Tony Perez of Berkeley-based Opticos Design Inc., which was hired to prepare the standards, says creating objective design standards for Santa Barbara was easy because of all the ...

Last month Barry Adams wrote a terrific article about making websites - crummy ones, that is. I’ve summarized a few of Barry’s points below, and added my own take on how clients and developers ...

Customers enjoy buying from a small business that consistently delivers great products. However, the experience may last only a short time: Only two out of four small businesses survive beyond five ...

The city is developing Objective Design and Development Standards to bring developers more certainty in the process, while also protecting Santa Barbara’s quality of life and character. “It’s a very ...

Facilities Services also maintains a list of referenced drawings for a variety of projects (e.g., handrails, signage, ramps, electrical installation and more). You may request referenced drawings by ...

The alternative website design is provided for Drexel centers, institutes, and other entities and programs not considered administrative offices that do not want to, but may, use the administrative ...

Workplace injuries are a significant concern for businesses, leading to downtime, high costs and decreased employee morale. Often, these injuries stem from poor ergonomic design rather than just ...

When first responders think about NFPA standards, it’s often focused on fireground operations or safety and apparatus policies, but two architects are focused on the NFPA standards that need to be ...

The design standards for development in Old Towne Orange have been updated for the first time since 1999, offering new guidance and clarifying what can and can’t be done to homes in the city’s ...

Population growth and increased economic activity have transformed the Bull City over the last two decades. But that transformation has come with a few growing pains. Residents are concerned that new ...