The team selected project materials based on whether their original source was sustainable, the embodied energy in the material, and the recycled content and the recyclability of the product, as well as the product's affect on indoor air quality. The result was a pallette of materials that has enhanced durability, is low maintenance and is predominantly from local sources. The primary exterior materials are stone, brick, glass, and stainless steel. All stone is quarried less than 100 miles from the site, and the brick is from the closest available source. Interior materials include low-VOC paints and adhesives, formaldehyde free wood products, and many high recycled content products.
All wood used in the building is from certified sustainable sources.
The construction waste recycling program that evolved for the project was highly effective and in some ways informal. A salvage yard was created for materials that could be re-used and not just recycled such as waste wood from formwork.