Building 510 Acura Design Studio will be a USGBC LEED Certified building. Some of its green features include:

• Energy Star highly reflective roof, reduces heat gain in building
• Dual paned low emissivity glass, reduces solar heat gain
• Recycled flyash in the concrete footings (25%) and slab (15%)
• High recycled content structural steel, ranging from 25% to 90%
• Low-flow toilets and urinals, infra-red faucet sensors, reduce water usage
• Room dedicated to collection and sorting of recyclables
• Construction waste – over 89% diverted from the landfill
• Reclaimed water from Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant treated and brought to building 510 to flush toilets and irrigate landscaping
• Energy efficient light fixtures generate less heat, require less cooling
• Motion sensors in conference rooms turn off lights automatically when there has been no activity for several minutes
• Many adhesives, sealants, carpet, specified for their low emissions. Low VOC (volatile organic compound) paint for better indoor air quality
• Materials and building components specified not just for their recycled content, but also for their proximity to the jobsite, to reduce amount of truck emissions. Over 30% of materials came from within a 500 mile radius
• Displacement ventilation system, very energy efficient way of cooling the building. Instead of using energy to force cool air down from ceiling level, air flows at a comfortable rate from large grilles at human height level, and seeks a heat source (human body) and displaces it. This system brings cool air down to human level before distributing it. Bottom up, instead of top down
• More than 15% of building materials had recycled content