In planning the construction of the new corporate headquarters, General Motors of Canada Limited created a study team consisting of environmental consultants and engineers among others, but also requested assistance from several non-government environmental organizations and worked in harmony with these various groups to ensure that nature and the environment would be protected. Special care was taken to ensure that building height would not interfere with migratory bird flight patterns.

The four-story building has tinted glass and special lighting to reduce the threat of collision for nocturnal bird migrants.

The energy-efficient air conditioning system in use at GM of Canada's headquarters building is an innovative energy management technology for providing comfort in the building. The technology allows utility costs to be reduced by shifting part of the electrical load to off-peak hours.

Thermal ice cooling storage is provided by using conventional ice-making equipment to charge the storage medium during night-time hours. During peak periods, indoor cooling is provided by circulating chilled liquid from the thermal storage medium to cool the building.

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