UC Santa Barbara San Benito Student Housing

Santa Barbara, CA

The UCSB San Benito Student Housing will create a vibrant new residential community for 2,145 students, located in the northwest corner of UC Santa Barbara’s main campus. This project consists of six student dorm towers and one student amenities low rise building.

This project will utilize Infinite Facade™ which will provide superior thermal efficiency, noise reduction and weatherproofing. Our video on Infinite Facade explains why Infinite Facade™ is great for all designs, including projects like this one. For more information on why Infinite Facade™ was the right choice for this project please check out our blog post, Infinite Facade: A High-Performance, Cost-Effective Facade Solution.

This project is set to begin manufacturing in September 2025 with erection starting in February 2026.

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Facts and Figures

State: California

City: Santa Barbara

Building Type: Student Housing

Square Feet: 285,950

Year Completed: 2027

Job Number: 1567

Team

Owner

UC Santa Barbara

General Contractor

Webcor Builders

Architect

Skidmore, Owing & Merrill

Structural Engineer

Skidmore, Owing & Merrill

Products

Facades, Infinite Facade

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