The offices are conceived as an open-air village.
Every occupant enjoys direct visual access to an outside wall for natural light.
Fresh air is supplied through a system allowing each individual to adjust the direction of the air delivered into their breathing zone. Energy conservation measures include the installation of energy-efficient windows and occupancy sensor controls which turn lights off when rooms are unoccupied. Many of the building materials such as carpet, framing lumber, adhesives and other construction materials were reviewed for low toxicity and low environmental impact. One of the most prominent features of the Heinz Family Offices is the extensive use of lesser-known tropical hardwoods from sustainably managed sources in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands as well as sustainably harvested American sources. The use of lesser-known species helps divert pressure from overexploited species and can help broaden the scope of sustainable forest management by using a higher percentage of the natural mix of species that occurs in the forest.