Completed in 2013, the South County Justice Center in Porterville, California is a 95,200 s.f. LEED Silver certified building designed by CO Architects of Los Angeles. The notable features include a large shaded courtyard, providing a comfortable gathering area for the community, nine daylit courtrooms, and large expanses of glass that connect the interior circulation pathways with the courtyard and assist in way finding through the building. CO Architects and students from the NetZED Case Study Laboratory at the University of Oregon conducted a building performance study on the daylighting and electric lighting conditions throughout the courthouse and found the design is sensitive to orientation, lighting, shadow, and electric lighting use.