Santa Monica
Public Safety Facility
Located at 4th and Olympic, the 117,000 square foot Public Safety
Facility is the City of Santa Monica’s first major
facility designed and built with the intent of minimizing its lifecycle
impact on the natural environment while providing for the health and
comfort of the building’s occupants. As the headquarters for the Police
and Fire Departments in
addition to the 9-1-1 center and other
facilities, the importance of maintaining the indoor environment
quality is imperative. In addition to providing a healthy and
comfortable place to work, the City demonstrated its commitment to the
environment by designing the facility to be extremely resource and
energy efficient. As a measure of its sustainability, the structure is
the first City facility to be awarded the US Green Building Council’s LEED
Silver certification. The building was designed by Cannon Design and completed
in Fall of 2003 with a construction cost of $47 million.
The design features sustainable building strategies such as:
Energy Efficiency:
Efficient furnace and computer controls, an underfloor air distribution
system and automatic daylighting controls are used to achieve
performance exceding Title 24 Code by 36%.
Water Conservation:
The building catches water from the roof and additionally uses recycled
water for irrigation and flushing of toilets.
Materials: Where practical
the building uses recycled materials; for example in floor tiles. Choice of
materials also impacts energy heating and cooling efficiency.
