The Public Safety Building is a LEEDs-certified Gold building. LEED is an internationally recognized green building program and the letters stand for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Green is a word we now use to mean "environmentally friendly," or saving as much of the natural setting as we can, or insulating the walls and ceilings and roofs to prevent heat exchange. What does "being green" in this context mean to you? A LEED-certified Gold building is designed from the beginning to have lower operating costs, reduced production of waste, safer and healthier indoor environments, and reduced greenhouse emissions (like carbon dioxide).

The Public Safety building is oriented to minimize heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter. It has xeriscaped grounds, and uses solar panels, which you can see on its roof from the Sprinter station overpass.