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Eco Tower Proposed
[…] 2015. Weighing 158,000 gross registered tons, they will be able to carry more than 4,100 passengers. Schindler Marine reports its engineering team has been working on the project for more than a year, developing customized solutions for a scheduled 2013 installation. Ber Project Behind Schedule According to The Wall Street Journal, construction of the […]
KONE Discusses LEED Certification and Its Role
[…] industry has responded to the demand for LEED-certified projects by providing its customers with quantitative and comprehensive data to support its goal for LEED certification. Often, a project’s elevators and escalators are overlooked as a solution that can assist with LEED certification. In order to ensure the proper documentation for the project and maximize […]
Roberto Zappa, Chairman and CEO of Sematic, Always Finds Opportunity for Growth
[…] work is taking pride in his company’s products that help improve people’s lives and safety. Zappa also enjoys facing and solving the daily complex technical problems and projects of Sematic. Engineering challenges, he says, are what keep the business on an upward trend, as it “has always been a company with a technical ‘soul.’” […]
Genesis Sets Goal to Serve Others
[…] elevators, and inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts and dumbwaiters. The company plans to install four nine-landing machine-room-less (MRL) elevators for the 92 West Paces Ferry Road luxury-apartment project in Buckhead, Georgia, which is expected to open for occupancy in early 2013. Preserve Properties LLC, led by Atlanta apartment developer John Draper, has started construction […]
Brickell Citicentre In Miami
The June 27 groundbreaking for Brickell CitiCentre in Miami marked the start of a four-year, US$1.05-billion project. Developer Swire Properties plans for the 5-million-sq.-ft. development to include office towers, condominiums, retail space and a hotel. Planned to spread over three blocks connected by bridges and covered walkways, the project is expected to be completed […]
ITM – Innovations for the Elevator Industry
[…] 2008. With more than 70 combined years in the construction industry, the principals of ITM have consistently made innovations that save time and resources for various construction projects. History In 1994, operating as Infinite Access, the corporation introduced one of the first modular accessibility ramp systems, which were distributed, sold and installed across the […]
The L’Altra Sede
[…] and were completely installed by Jan-uary 2010, when Roberto Formigone, the Lombardy region pres-ident, inaugurated the complex. Formigone commented on the building: “L’Altra Sede is an innovative project that reflects the relationship between the people and the public administration; it is a lumi-nous and transparent building that joins the different realities of the Lombardy […]
Repairing a Broken Heart
[…] made earlier this year to see the progress on the installation of the elevators and escalators by ThyssenKrupp Elevator. As you will see in my report, this project means a lot to me as I had a lot of sweat equity invested in the original buildings that occupied the WTC site. Soon after they […]
Reducing Complexity for Better Safety: Compliance, Platform and Benefits
[…] to the DOB and make payments for penalties or fees. As indicated in the accompanying figures, the relevant parties could file required forms with the assistance of project management tools capable of tracking progress, storing data and issuing reports. Together, these tools function as a kind of clearinghouse. Leveraging existing information technology (IT), a […]
The Future City – A Study on Urban Development and Future Transportation Needs
[…] the city of the future could be summarized as transit management, as the integration of horizontal and vertical mobility, combined with passengers’ security and individualization. We have projected the megatrends and possible developments in the elevator industry in a global calendar over the years ahead. 2012 Our clothing gets smart: electronically controlled wash tags, embedded sensor […]
