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Wrapping Up and Looking Forward

By T. Bruce MacKinnon | March 1, 2021
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In this, our last issue of 2020, an unforgettable year for obvious reasons, we are happy to highlight something positive:

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Industry association, supplier and certification company among those to announce changes

By Elevator World | March 1, 2021
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Grone Joins NEII as Vice President of Government Affairs Philip W. “Phil” Grone has joined the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) as vice president of government affairs, after working with NEII over the past four years as a consultant on federal facilities standards, construction specifications and other issues. Grone has experience in both the public…

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Chicagoland Moves On

Chicagoland Moves On

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | March 1, 2021
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As I write this column in early February, Chicago and most of the Midwest is buried in snow as the first of three massive storms rolls across the plains and on to the Northeast. But Chicagoans are hardy; a little snow doesn’t stop A global pandemic, however, certainly tried to slow them down. They had…

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Vertical Transportation: A Primer

Vertical Transportation: A Primer

By Lee Freeland | March 1, 2021
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New CTBUH e-book focuses on putting and keeping our industry in the minds of supertall designers. Vertical Transportation: A Primer is a 118-page publication by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Vertical Transportation Committee. Robin Cheeseright is principal author of the e-book, which focuses on the interconnection of elevators and tall buildings…

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ISO 8100-32:2020, Planning and Selection of Passenger Lifts

ISO 8100-32:2020, Planning and Selection of Passenger Lifts

By Luciano Faletto and EFESME/SBS | March 1, 2021
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EFESME discusses the new standard and what its implications are for lift SMEs and future SME-friendly standards.

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Stepping Up as a Leader

Stepping Up as a Leader

By Shelly Totino | March 1, 2021
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Durham College’s EDM and trades education expands.  One of 24 publicly funded colleges in the Canadian province of Ontario, Durham College in Oshawa was the first to offer an elevating devices mechanic (EDM) apprenticeship program beginning in 2002, stepping up as a leader in trades education in the mid-1990s. Encompassing 720 h of training and…

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Yitzchak Navon Train Station

By Elevator World | March 1, 2021
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Complex train station design challenges installers, who devise a custom monorail system to move escalator sections.

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ISO 8100-32:2020 Guidance

ISO 8100-32:2020 Guidance

By Dr. Gina Barney | March 1, 2021
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An introduction to and aid for users of the new European standard

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Optimization of Elevator Dispatching by Using Genetic Algorithm in Python

Optimization of Elevator Dispatching by Using Genetic Algorithm in Python

By Mohammadreza Eskafi | March 1, 2021
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Your author says programming language can reduce waiting and service times for passengers.

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Collins House

By Elevator World | March 1, 2021
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Otis works within space and time constraints to deliver advanced elevators to new landmark tower.

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