On February 13, 2023, Engineering News-Record published a deep dive into the design and delivery of San Mateo County Office Building 3 (COB3), the first LEED Platinum timber civic building in the United States.  

The article by ENR’s Tim Newcomb explores the practical decision-making that allowed COB3 to achieve net-zero-energy, reduce embodied carbon, and maintain a cost-conscious public budget. The story includes perspectives from SOM’s Eric Long, Truebeck Construction’s Mark Whiley, and San Mateo County Project Development Unit’s Adam Ely.