The expansion doubled the store's retail space and included an expanded Community Room as well as an elevator for wheelchair access.

The building which People's Food Co-op occupies incorporates a number of environmentally friendly technologies.

Due to the stormwater management benefits,[4] People's received a $2,500 grant from the Community Watershed Stewardship Program.

Cob, a mixture of earth, sand and straw, was used as infill for two walls of the building as well as for benches inside and outside of the store.

People's Food Co-op was the first commercially zoned building in North America to be built with cob wall infill.

This system, in conjunction with other design strategies, has reduced the heating and cooling energy consumption at the co-op by approximately 40%.

The mural depicts Ghanaian farmer and climate advocate Deborah Osei-Mensah, whose community produces fair trade cocoa.

People's Food Co-op has adopted a model of ethical consumerism and adheres to strict guidelines for the products that are retailed as well as its practices.

People's composts all of its vegetable waste off-site at the 47th Avenue Farm in Portland via an industrial vermicomposting bin.