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Babcock Ranch Origins

Figure 1: Babcock Ranch Origins

  • Began as a farming ranch for the Babcock family

  • 2006 land Brough by Sad Kitson with green and sustainable agenda in mind

  • 2017 the first homes built

  • 2018 schools and industry open. Forming 'self sufficient' community

Maintaining and Enhancing Natural Environment

Figure 2: Green space Babcock Ranch

Retains Natural Waterways and Species

Sustainable Energy

Figure 3: Natural Waterways

  • The total development area is 50% green space

  • This is retained from the natural landscape

  • From the 50% of built-up area, 90% is built on already impacted land

  • Waterways are existing lakes not man-made canal systems

  • Existing plant species are retained on the lake side

  • Wier system implemented to reduce the risk of flooding

  • First fully solar powered town in the United States

  • Generates excess energy and exports this

  • 870 acres of solar panels

Figure 4: Solar farm Babcock Ranch

Storm Safety

Figure 5: School / Shelter

  • The towns school acts as a storm shelter

  • Built to ICC500 standards for storm shelters

  • Can shelter over 1300 people at once

Storm Shelters

  • Shelter in place housing means residents stay put during a storm

  • The houses have extensive structural and technological principles that reduce the risk of storm damage e.g. impact glass and adjustable shutters.

Shelter In Place Housing

Figure 6: Stay put housing

  • Babcock Ranch is strategically located 24ft above sea level, which is out of reach of the coastal storm surge

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