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  • Photo courtesy of Kyle Jeffers

  • Photo courtesy of Kyle Jeffers

Contra Costa Administrative Building Demolition and Replacement

Martinez, CA

Business Type

County Administrative Building

Size

69,000 square feet

Architect

Perkins & Will

Owner

Contra Costa County

Certifications

  • Pursuing LEED Gold

The new three-story office building serves the county’s public entities such as the sheriff’s department and offers a law library, administrative offices, ground floor retail and lobby. Uniquely, the project repurposed granite blocks from the nearby 1904 historic jail, as well as marble and wood panels from a demolished 1962 building. An outdoor plaza can be used for community events and farmer’s markets.

Special Features


  • All-Electric building designed to use zero fossil fuels.

  • More than 94% of project construction waste was diverted from landfills and reused or recycled, making this the world’s first public project to achieve the TRUE Gold certification for zero waste.

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