GM's Interactive Environmental Lab Exhibit Tours the Country
In 1999, working with General Motors' Design for the Environment Group, part of the GM truck division, Chicago Scenic developed the Environmental Lab, an interactive computerized display that makes GM's environmental initiatives come alive.

The display is centered around a specially modified GMC Yukon that interacts with the exhibit's various elements. The truck is connected to fuel canisters, hoses, test tubes, and even an ethanol-processing unit to demonstrate GM's environmental initiatives in a fun and interactive way. Project Manager Ross Hamilton supervised the project.

The tour started at the 2000 International Auto Show in Detroit. From there, the display traveled to the Detroit Science Museum, the Arizona Science Museum, the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, ScienceFest in Philadelphia, and auto shows in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. The exhibit was so popular at the Detroit Science Museum that the museum brought it back a second time for an extended stay.

As part of an on going relationship with GM, the exhibit has since returned to CSSI for regular maintenance and service upgrades. Nick Levinsky and Wayne Adams are currently working on the display to prepare it for an extended showing in Chicago at a location to be announced.

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