Allen Associates Building Contractors

Allen Associates specializes in residential and commercial construction for both new and remodel projects, balancing their green building expertise with sound construction practices. Loyal customers in the Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley and Ventura County areas have relied on Allen Associates for objective advice and quality construction for over 27 years.

Allen Associates also has extensive experience in value engineering – the process of looking at a set of plans and suggesting ways to achieve the goal at a reduced cost – to offer their clients competitive pricing. With nine LEED Accredited Professionals on staff, Dennis and his crew continue to stay on top of the latest developments in building technology and green building practices.

Not only do they specialize in green building, Allen Associates has incorporated this philosophy into every aspect of the company. “Prior to moving into our current offices, we remodeled the interior space to be an energy efficient and healthy work environment for our employees, adhering to our green building principles. Our office, which showcases the same environmentally sensitive products that we recommend to our clients, has won local and national awards for design and construction excellence” explains Allen Associates President Dennis Allen.

“We understand it’s not always easy to make construction decisions for your home and office. That’s why we’re here as your guide, to help you select the appropriate products and systems for your job - ones that are healthy, energy efficient, and cost effective.”

Allen Associates’ vision, in both philosophy and practice, is to create environmentally sensitive buildings that are healthy for you and the community. They have established a set of minimum green standards addressing durability, wise use of resources, and energy and water efficiencies that are implemented on every project.

Allen Associates has four divisions that work to combine quality, environmentally sensitive buildings practices, a spirit of innovation and an eye on reducing costs:

Custom Building: Using their green building expertise, Allen Associates constructs custom homes, as well as large and small remodels. They also build unique new commercial projects and remodels.

Building Care & Repair: Why try to fix it yourself? For small repairs and preventative maintenance, existing and past clients can rely on their Building Care & Repair specialists. They can fix and install just about anything in your home.

Built to Last: Concrete work for the most complex structural concrete projects to the most sophisticated patterned, colored artistic flatwork. They use high percentage fly ash concrete, an environmentally sensitive product.

Built to Ship: BTS builds green, resource efficient homes in remote locations in Hawaii and on the main land.

“We have maintained our ongoing relationship with Allen Associates for very good reasons. We have been in town long enough to know about the various firms, and there is no doubt that Allen Associates is the most respected in town. They do absolutely first rate work. They have very high standards of both workmanship and craftsmanship and they are extremely well informed about products, green or otherwise, used in residential building projects.”

Joan and Bill Murdoch, Montecito clients (three residential remodels with Allen Associates)

“Allen Associates has achieved a reputation as one of the premiere local general contractors. They are known for their fine craftsmanship and business integrity. We are always confidant that our designs will be well executed and our clients well taken care of by the firm.”

Dennis Thompson, Thompson-Naylor Architects