Direct heat gain is used primarily in the atrium through its westward orientation. Due to the programmatic layout of the atrium relative to the apartments, the atrium design was a compromise that is not optimal for direct solar gain. The thermal comfort zone of the atrium is wider than it would be for normal spaces. We accept a wider range of temperatures as a result of its function as a space. In an effort to have the necessary amount of thermal mass, the atrium has a double concrete plates around insulation.  Adjustable venetian blinds clad the curtain walls for flexible, controllable heat gain throughout all periods . 

The building has a windward wind scoop, leeward exhaust, and primary stack that can function as either (thanks to its directional flap), each with fans to increase effectiveness (raises the neutral axis), to encourage cross ventilation, night flush cooling, and stack effect. The exhaust stacks cool the building by pulling warm air up and out at night creating negative pressure that pulls cool night air in through the windward scoop and other apertures such as the west facing casement windows. The wind scoops and fans pulls outside air into the building. With these three elements, along with the large casement windows on the west and east facades, the building is capable of performing multiple thermal comfort techniques throughout the day and night to achieve thermal comfort.

Geoexchange from the cooled air of the covered stroubles creek is another technique used to mechanically pull the cool air throughout the lower floors of the building, in a similar way to the Ostera Post building. This method was chosen due to the instability of the soil, which makes earth cooling more challenging.