A Resilient Community Designed to Weather Any Storm
Rooted in the passionate belief that smart growth and sustainability work hand in hand, Babcock Ranch was designed as a new kind of hometown. From solar energy to alternative transportation to parks, trails and open green spaces serving as vibrant gathering spots, Babcock Ranch is an innovative, welcoming place for everyone. Since embracing its first […]
The Hometown of Tomorrow: Four Ways Babcock Ranch is Building a New Model for Sustainable Towns
Sustainable living is the future, there’s no way around it. Living in harmony with the environment around us, built to provide a community with ample resources to thrive not just now, but for generations to come—economically, socially, environmentally—it’s a vision picking up momentum around the world. As the idea becomes a priority to commercial and […]
The History of Babcock Ranch
Originally lured to the area for hunting, Pittsburgh lumber magnate Edward Vose Babcock purchased the 91,000-acre tract of land known as Crescent B Ranch in 1914. At the time, the Babcock Ranch property stretched across a significant portion of Southwest Florida and was used for logging and agriculture. Despite the phenomenal growth in Florida since […]
Eco-Friendly Green Homes: How Are They Built?
Eco-friendly homes can include all the modern amenities you expect to find in a new home. The major difference is they are built with sustainability in mind. Here are a few key features of a green, eco-friendly home. Powered By Clean Energy Eco-friendly homes rely on clean energy to power the lights, heat, and cooling […]
What is a “15-Minute City?”
Can you walk, in 15 minutes, to the farmer’s market to pick up food for the week? Can you take a 15-minute walk and end up in a green space or park? Does 15 minutes of walking or biking from your home get you into the center of town to go to the gym, get […]
What Makes an Eco-Friendly City?
At Babcock Ranch, eco-friendly is not a term we throw around lightly. To us, and all the residents who live here, eco-friendly is a lifestyle — from the resources we use to the transportation we take. We believe eco-friendly cities are the future of sustainable living and we can’t wait to have you join the […]
Five Reasons to Consider Buying a Sustainable Home
In the last few decades, people have been getting more conscious about conserving the environment. As a result, sustainable homes are expediting in popularity among prospective home buyers. Typically, sustainable homes boast eco-friendly and sustainable materials and building processes. They are built to use less non-renewable resources and create less of an impact on the […]
America’s First Solar Community Coming To Life In Florida
Fox News reporter, Phil Keating reports on the progress of the development that hopes to become America’s first self-sustaining city, Babcock Ranch. It’s now the country’s first, fully solar city. A dream starting to come true for new residents, like Josh and Jasmin Day. To watch the full segment click here.
Babcock Ranch, Lee Health leaders light it up with friendly power competition
Babcock Ranch Developer Syd Kitson, and Lee Health president and CEO Larry Antonucci, and their teams took part in a friendly competition at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Lee Health’s Healthy Life Center at Babcock Ranch. The facility has the first electricity-generating workout equipment in the US, and that’s just one of the elements that […]
Announcing Battery Storage at the FPL Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center
Babcock Ranch’s clean energy efforts were taken to the next level when FPL created the largest solar-plus-storage system operating in the U.S. today. Each of the ten large gray steel battery storage units at the FPL Babcock Ranch Solar Energy Center can store 1 megawatt of power and discharge for 4 hours. The adjacent 440 […]
