Cal/EPA Building

Cal/EPA Building
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Cal/EPA Building in 2004
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Alternative names	Joe Serna Jr. Building
Etymology	California - Cal, Environmental Protection Agency - EPA
General information
Status	Existing (completed)
Type	Skyscraper
Architectural style	Postmodernism
Location	Sacramento, California
Address	1001 I St. Sacramento, CA 95812
Country	United States
Coordinates	38°34′53″N 121°29′33″W / 38.58139°N 121.49250°W / 38.58139; -121.49250
Groundbreaking	1998
Completed	2000
Opened	2000
Cost	$172,868,000
Height	372 ft (113 m)
Dimensions
Other dimensions	Length: 340 ft, Width: 321 ft
Technical details
Structural system	Steel
Material	Granite
Floor count	25
Floor area	950,000 sq. ft
Lifts/elevators	17
Design and construction
Architecture firm	AC Martin Partners, Inc.
Awards and prizes	Best of 1999 Awards — Outstanding Engineering Design-Build Institute of America 2002 Design-Build Excellence Award American Public Works Association “Project of the Year”
Known for	Headquarters of California Environmental Protection Agency

The Cal/EPA Building is a 25-floor, 372 ft commercial office skyscraper in Downtown Sacramento that serves as the headquarters for the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). It also known as the Joe Serna Jr. Building, named to honor the late mayor of Sacramento, Joe Serna Jr. Built in 2000, the building stands 372 feet tall and sits across the street from Cesar Chavez Plaza and Sacramento City Hall. It has a daily population of 3,500. It is recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as one of the most energy-efficient high-rise office buildings in the United States, with a score of 96 out of 100. In 2003, it was recognized by Energy Star as the most energy-efficient high-rise in the nation. Solar panels are installed that generate electricity soundlessly for the building.^[1][2]