Find a Green Business - Office & Retail
The following Santa Barbara County businesses have been certified under the Green Business Program. Certification means that they have taken specific steps to reduce waste and pollution, conserve energy and water, and buy green products. For a list of the steps required for certification, see our Guidebooks.
Click on the column header to sort by location or business name. There are 31 certified office and retail businesses.
| Santa Maria |  AECOM - The Santa Maria office of AECOM, a world-wide consulting firm, concentrates on the environment and its employees go above and beyond in the areas of recycling, composting, energy and water conservation and ridesharing. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Allen Associates, a general contractor, recently moved to a new location, providing an opportunity to remodel using the green building practices they use on their new home and remodeling projects. Many of their previously certified recycling and ridesharing programs remain in place. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Allied Waste Services of Santa Barbara recycles and composts a large percentage of materials both inside and outside of their facility. Their offices and repair shop presented a positive challenge to staff dedicated to going green and earning Green Business certification. They implemented many changes to save energy, use green cleaning supplies, and promote alternative transportation. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  American Red Cross, Santa Barbara County Chapter does not have customer incentive pushing them to go green, but their dedicated staff turned a traditional office into a model for change. AmeriCorps volunteer Karyn Boenker led the Chapter's efforts to become certified and the results are noteworthy. More » |
| Santa Maria | American Red Cross Dodson Preparedness and Response Center in Santa Maria has turned a traditional office into a model for change. AmeriCorps volunteer Karyn Boenker led the Chapter's efforts to become certified and the results are noteworthy. More » |
| Goleta |  Aqua-Flo Supply is a family-owned irrigation and landscape supply distributor that provides their customers with the latest in irrigation technology and landscape materials. They remain committed to exceeding the expectations of their customers while minimizing the impact of their activities on the environment. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Be Green Packaging makes tree free, compostable food container packaging and runs their office in Santa Barbara in an environmentally responsible way. They recycle, compost and buy many post consumer recycled products. They have developed a new ridesharing program and employees are committed to our community and “social responsibilities.” More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Blackbird Architects philosophy directs them to conserve resources and be sensitive to the environment, not only in the work they do, but also in how they run their office. Their office building has won several awards for design excellence and environmental responsibility and uses 50% less energy than a conventional office building due to use of ventilation and natural lighting. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Buynak & Fauver prides itself on being “green”, from the basic design of its offices to using only organic, fair trade food and drink and recycling. More » |
| Goleta |  Camino Real Marketplace is a 500,000 square foot shopping center committed to integrating and adopting best policies, sustainable products and environmental stewardship. From incorporating a bio-swale storm water management feature in construction to replacing cleaning products, they strive to operate as green as possible. More » |
| Carpinteria |  Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District is the first public agency to complete the Green Business Program certification process for their offices. They recognize the program as a way to save resources and reduce costs. More » |
| Isla Vista |  Isla Vista Food Cooperative, located on Seville Road in Isla Vista, is the only community-owned natural foods co-op in the county. The Co-op has made it their mission to educate their customers in all areas of green. More » |
| Goleta |  Kitson Landscape Management, Inc. - The corporate offices of Kitson Landscape Management in Goleta reflect the company's goal of continuously moving toward sustainability. Their list of accomplishments is long, and the way they operate on a daily basis is a model that benefits their employess and local environment. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Le Reve Organic Day Spa was founded on the philosophy of choosing organic and biodynamic. The staff at Le Reve is dedicated to green purchasing, recycling, alternative transportation, and, as they remodel their space, using green building practices. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  LRQA Americas Sustainability, Inc. offers a suite of sustainability services to businesses. Not only are they committed to helping their clients with sustainability needs, they are committed to sustainability and environmental stewardship in their own office as well. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  MarBorg Industries, a local waste hauler serving various areas of Santa Barbara County, is a definitive leader in waste management with well established recycling programs. Their dedication toward improving the environment has grown to extend beyond the services they provide, and now is part of their corporate policies, operations, and values. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  MedBridge Development develops and manages physician-owned ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and medical facilities. Nearly all MedBridge services are provided from their corporate office in Santa Barbara. The culture of sustainability is seen in the company’s extensive alternative transportation program, purchasing, and energy and water conservation measures. More » |
| Goleta |  Movegreen is a full service moving company in Goleta using biodiesel trucks, reusable plastic containers, and recycled packing materials. They plant trees, purchase carbon credits, and offer employees incentives to use alternative transportation. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Prospect Mortgage is an independent residential retail mortgage lender. They have realized that changing just a few activities can have a large effect on the overall office environment and its impact on their community. More » |
| Santa Maria |  Riverbench Vineyard and Winery Tasting Room, in their recently remodeled location, takes efforts to save both energy and water, and buys recycled “everything” from copy paper to folders, toilet paper to packaging. Riverbench also developed an employee ridesharing program. More » |
| Goleta |  Santa Barbara Airbus, one of our first certified businesses, has recently moved their operations to 750 Technology Drive in Goleta. They will be pursuing certification at their new location. Many of their efforts, such as recycling and ridesharing remain in place. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Santa Barbara Art Frame Company is a small framing business with only two employees. When you first walk in their small shop, it is evident they run operations with the environment in mind. The owners are particularly proud of the sustainable frame moldings they offer to customers and the education they provide to suppliers about sustainable framing materials. More » |
| Santa Ynez |  Santa Ynez Chumash Tribal Government Building - The staff at the Santa Ynez Chumash Tribal Government Building takes pride in running an office with great consideration for the surrounding environment. They have implemented green purchasing policies, water conservation, and energy efficiency measures. Future plans include solar panels to generate up to 40% of their daily energy needs and a rainwater harvesting system to supplement their landscaping water needs. More » |
| Solvang |  Solvang Senior Center is located in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley and is home away from home for many seniors, providing resources and opportunities for growth in mind, body and spirit. Center staff and volunteers are actively working to transform the Center into an example of how to reduce energy and water use. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  The Towbes Group, Inc. Corporate Office in Santa Barbara is committed to utilize the best daily green business practices. Through many recycling and reuse efforts in their workplace and kitchen, they have achieved 85% waste diversion. As part of becoming a certified Green Business, Towbes plans to extend their green philosophy to the commercial and residential units they own and manage. More » |
| Isla Vista |  True Nature is a small woman-owned landscape architecture and environmental consulting business focusing on sustainable design and habitat restoration. True Nature’s office is ideally situated for walking, biking, and riding the bus. The business strives to implement green practices both in its office and on all projects. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Ty Warner Sea Center recently developed a Master Plan with sustainability as one of its top five goals. The Sea Center's Green Team worked hard to become the first museum certified as a Green Business in our county. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Valle Verde Retirement Community is a non-profit, retirement community in Santa Barbara. The implementation of their Green Initiative in their administration offices has had significant impacts with long-lasting benefits in the areas of water consumption, waste reduction, and air pollution reduction. More » |
| Santa Barbara |  Van Atta Associates Landscape Architects believe sustainable design is synonymous with quality. Their building was designed by Blackbird Architects in 1996 to be efficient and environmentally friendly with several landscape features to conserve water and energy, and reduce run-off. More » |
| Carpinteria |  Whimsy Antiques has printed on their storefront window words they live by: "Whimsy supports green living.~ Reuse. Reycle. Repurpose. ~ Buy Vintage."
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| Solvang |  Z Folio Gallery has chosen handmade jewelry made from recycled precious metals. The gallery is also using nontoxic cleaning supplies, use recycled paper and packaging when available. More » |