 Due to its proximity to landfill, the Dakin relies on specially engineered recovery systems below its basements to actively capture fugitive methane off-gas and vent it away from the building.The interior design features a soaring five-story entrance atrium capped by a massive skylight dome with a laminated glass glazing panel, whose atrium footprint is almost .Other major interior elements are a state-of-the-art auditorium and a large computer room capable of supporting a national corporation data center, both built by C. Michael Hogan, the second owner.