The East Palo Alto YMCA is a new 32,000 square-foot building located on a 2.5 acre parcel. It is a branch of the YMCA of the Mid-Peninsula. The building includes space for the City's community services department, a community meeting room, wellness center, youth center, and a teen center. The project was designed using the LEED for New Construction rating system with the goal of achieving a LEED Silver certification. It will be the third YMCA nationwide to achieve LEED certification. The project features a variety of green materials and design strategies, including an Energy Star-rated "cool" (reflective) roof, as well as recycled-content and low-emitting materials. The building has been designed to be highly energy efficient and is expected to have energy savings of at least 37.5% beyond California's Title-24 energy code requirements. Additional green features include waterless urinals and low-flow bathroom fixtures, a ChildWatch playground surface that is made of recycled tires, and the use of FSC certified wood for a minimum of 50% of the project's wood-based materials.