Lighting fixtures are high efficiency, many with occupancy sensors. Estimated net annual energy consumption is less than 45,000 BTUs per square foot. Project materials were selected based on source sustainability, the amount of embodied energy in the material, the recycled content of the product, its ability to be recycled, and its effect on indoor air quality. This resulted in use of materials with enhanced durability, low maintenance and from predominantly local sources. Exterior materials include stone quarried less than 100 miles from the site and local brick.
All wood used in the building is from certified sustainable sources.
About 70 of the construction waste materials were separated and recycled with a decrease in construction costs. A salvage yard was created for materials that could be reused and not just recycled, such as waste wood from formwork. The new SC Johnson facility was designed to meet the company's organizational needs, while setting a new standard for environmentally responsible building. The design team integrated sustainability in the project by establishing environmental objectives at the outset. A low-maintenance site design incorporated a major regional drainage system, discovered beneath the site, using constructed ponds and wetlands to clean contaminated upstream runoff before release.