- Within 2 blocks of 3 AC Transit bus lines, within 5 blocks of 7 additional AC Transit bus lines.
- All customer utensils, plates and cups are compostable and biodegradable.
- All customer and kitchen waste is sorted into Compostable, Recyclable or Trash.
- High velocity air hand dryers in lieu of paper products.
- Waterless urinals.
- Low flow dual flush toilets.
- Low water use landscaping and water efficient irrigation of the landscaped areas.
- The building is a reuse and updating of an existing industrial building.
- The building exterior remained largely intact and a large percentage of interior wall, ceiling and floor finishes were reused, most visible being the existing polished concrete floor.
- Construction debris was processed through a recycling center.
- Crushed recycled concrete was used as a substrate and component for concrete finish work.
- Recycled gymnasium bleachers from San Francisco were used for all the wood wainscoting, cabinetry and benches.
- Finger jointed wood trim was utilized for the exterior storefronts making use of industrial wood scraps.
- Formaldehyde and phenol-free wall and ceiling batt insulation
- Made primarily from sand, one of the world’s most abundant and renewable resources
- Lower embodied energy than traditional batts
- Rapidly renewable binder eliminates non-renewable petroleum-based chemicals
- Contains no formaldehyde, phenol, acrylics or artificial colors
- Low volatile organic compound coatings and finishes used throughout.
- Day-lighting and zoned energy efficient dimmable fluorescent light fixtures are used throughout the public areas.
- Energy efficient fluorescent lighting in all other areas.
- Zoned high efficiency natural gas fired furnaces are used for heating, natural ventilation and operable skylights are used for natural cooling, no air conditioning is used.
