The Henry Hood Center for Health Research building is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified with a Silver rating, based on ratings in six different areas: sustainable site, water efficiency energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation, and design.

Some of the “green” features of the building include:

• Non-toxic paint and finishes
• Use of natural daylight that reduces dependency on electric lighting and provides window views for more than 90% of office space
• Lighting control system that dims the lights when there is natural daylight available and turns off lights in unoccupied areas
• High efficiency heating and cooling systems
• Recycled and locally obtained building materials, for example a reinforcing bar of recycled steel
• Rain and wastewater capture
• Recycled materials used in construction and recycling of construction debris
• Electricity provided from renewable sources
• Storm water runoff control features
• Eco-roof of soil and native plants to slow runoff and curb the “heat island” effect of sunshine beating down on conventional roofs
• Environmentally-friendly furniture (95% of the components are recyclable)
• Building “skin” of glazed glass to maximize energy saving and interior light
• Fresh air ventilation, an air filtration system and careful selection of building materials to provide high indoor air quality