The County of Santa Barbara selected RRM Design Group as part of a design-build team with Anderson Burton Construction for the design and construction of a new single story 10,230 sf fire station and sheriff substation (8,900sf fire station, 1,100sf sheriff substation, 230sf communications center) in New Cuyama. The fire station includes 3 double loaded apparatus bays, 5 bunks, offices, and RRM’s Design 4 Life engineered hazard management system. The Sheriff substation includes an interrogation room and holding cell compliant with BSCC standards.

RRM worked extensively with the County of Santa Barbara and Anderson Burton in an integrated team approach to balance the contradictory demands of a tight budget with challenging site, operational, and performance requirements. Using a structurally efficient pre-engineered metal building system as the base the team used enhanced envelope design with high efficiency systems and a 58kW photovoltaic system to achieve zero net energy (ZNE), including the increased load from the County communications system.