(Ronan Mézière) The curved glazing was fabricated in Texas and shipped to Montreal for installation. (Manolo Langis) Curved glazing was specified for the corner windows.

Mézière, a school teacher, found 18 of the 60 new species, all in Gabon. The team named one species, the Robust Sparklewing Umma gumma from central Africa after the classic 1969 album by Pink Floyd.