Iowa Department of Public Safety
Eugene T. Meyer, Commissioner
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone Number: (515) 725-6182
Facsimile Number: (515) 725-6195

Iowa Department of Public Safety Holds Open House to Celebrate New "Green" District 8 Headquarters

Mason City, IOWA --- The Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) will hold an open house to celebrate the new District 8 Headquarters in Mason City. District 8 Headquarters houses the Iowa State Patrol (ISP), and offices for the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE) and the State Fire Marshal Division (SFM). District 8 includes Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Floyd, Hancock, Howard, Mitchell, Winnebago and Worth counties.

The facility has been designed with many cost saving features to reduce energy consumption. The R-value ratings are higher than normally expected for walls, ceiling and windows of this building type. The offices also have occupancy sensors on the lighting, so lights will automatically shut off if no one is in the office.  Alliant Energy conducted an energy audit of the building design. Interstate Power and Light Company (“IPL”), an Alliant Energy Company offered an energy savings incentive under their Commercial New Construction Program. 

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