The recently completed San Mateo County Office Building 3 has already received multiple notable honors, including a U.S. Green Building Council Platinum certification, AIA San Francisco Architecture Honor Award, AIA San Mateo County and Sustainable San Mateo County Green Building Award, Silicon Valley Business Journal Public/Civic Project of the Year, and awards from the prestigious Engineering News Record: California Excellence in Sustainability and ENR National Best Project – Government/Public Building. Hear about this first-in-the-U.S. net-zero-energy mass timber civic building, including details on: the state-of-the-art building management system; roof-mounted photovoltaic panels; occupancy sensors, automated roller shades and window glazing to promote energy efficiency; bioretention planters to absorb and treat 100% of the stormwater runoff; natural ventilation and natural lighting; and more. Also learn what it means for a large building to use mass timber for its columns, beams, and flooring – the structural and environmental benefits as well as the performance under lateral seismic loads. Gain ideas you can apply for your own facility.