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The Right Elevator Consultant
[…] be taken to review the codes in detail, and manage and assemble teams to deal with the new changes to avoid being shaken due to lack of preparation. Overall, an elevator consultant specializes in all aspects of elevators/escalators, including new construction, modernization, maintenance, inspection, testing, design, project management, codes, local laws, compliance, pricing and timeframe.
Elevators For a Social Project in Rio De Janeiro
[…] to ThyssenKrupp Elevadores Brasil, she became acquainted with the company’s social programs developed in its plants and other social environments. This is the case of the Social Project in the Morro Cantagalo in RÃo de Janeiro. ThyssenKrupp Elevadores supplied and installed vertical transportation to facilitate the favela inhabitants with access to the city’s metro […]
Melbourne CBD Expansion Proposed
[…] completed after five years of construction. The 58-story skyscraper, built by Matthews Development, is to be fully occupied by the end of the year. Now that the project is complete in the downtown core east of Centre Street, some are seeing the development of more office space, particularly in the East Village. Eighth Avenue […]
Lift Solutions/Adams Announcements
[…] been launched (ELEVATOR WORLD, March 2012). Customers can also view part listings and supplier information at the company’s listing in the Elevator World Source eDirectory (elevatorworld.com/directory). Miramar Project Faces Opposition More than 1,000 Santa Monica, California, residents are opposing the Miramar Hotel’s plans to transform the existing hotel into a multi-use complex that would […]
The Tortoise and the Hare
When I started at Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B) in October 1964, the firm was engaged in a major elevator modernization project for the City of New York. Throughout the city’s five boroughs, the elevators in a number of healthcare centers were in excess of 25 years old and, in many cases, in dire […]
Hart’s Cyclic Elevator, Part Two
[…] ascending and descending sides. This guide-bar, in cross-section, resembles a box with a narrow opening or slot in its front side, and in it works a T-shaped projection fixed to the back of the cage near its top. The stem of this T passes through the slot in the guide-bar, while the arms of […]
Wind Turbine Tower Elevators, Part II
[…] Committee had a discussion and concluded that these devices were special purpose personnel elevators (SPPE) and should be under the scope of A17. The Wind Turbine Tower Project team began working in March 2009, drafting a proposal to comply with the A17 standards committee ruling for a new requirement 5.11 to be developed. The […]
Elevator Modernizations on the Rise
[…] limited number of elevators, primarily installed during the late 1970s. ETA Melco is one of the earlier companies to have installed Mitsubishi elevators and escalators for prominent projects in the country. The U.A.E.’s growth has forced the world to turn its attention toward its fast-paced metro cities. The first step toward modernization is a […]
Time Is Money – Spend Wisely
Industry labor costs and suggestions as to how one can lower them The best projections regarding future trends in the elevator industry predict already-high labor costs significantly increasing over the next five years. Some estimate the hike to be as steep as 8% per year in that period. As labor costs soar, businesses often […]
The Indian Elevator Industry Ascends
[…] construction, and elevators have been a catalyst in the overall skyscraper boom. Driven by strong economic growth, rapid urbanization, increasing population density and a surge in construction projects in the residential and industrial sectors, especially high rises, India has emerged as the second-most promising market for elevators in the world, behind China. With more […]
