Making the green scene: CoCo County’s new admin building wins honors for sustainability

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News December 17, 2024December 16, 2024

Contra Costa County's new county administration building at 1026 Escobar St. in Martinez appears in an undated rendering. The project has been recognized as the first government building in the world to receive Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) certification for waste reduction in a construction project. (Image via Contra Costa County Public Works)

Contra Costa County told the world a new building in its administration complex in Martinez would be cutting edge and very green when it opened in July.

It was right. Apparently, the only way it could be greener would be if someone painted it that way.

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