Case Study: City of Thousand Oaks achieves award-winning green automation and 95% paper reduction with Caspio

City of Thousand Oaks Wins Best of California Award for Green Cloud Applications

The City of Thousand Oaks needed a cost‑effective way to launch a Green Business Certification Program and online environmental services for more than 4,000 local businesses, but faced a small budget and limited IT staff. Traditional development and consulting were unaffordable, so the city sought an alternative that could meet state reporting requirements and minimize ongoing maintenance.

Using Caspio’s cloud database, a graduate intern quickly built automated applications for green certification, recycling permits, and community enhancement grants at a nominal annual cost of $2,500—less than 3% of the estimated $370,000 traditional cost. The platform cut paper use by 95%, enabled tracking of program metrics, delivered faster deployment, produced measurable environmental gains (around 25% energy and 15% water reductions with a projected 10% CO2 drop), and earned the city the 2012 “Best of California” Green IT award while turning the intern into a full‑time IT hire.

City of Thousand Oaks

Justin Baker

Information Technology Technician