In this Readers’ Platform, your author contends that all escalators and inclined moving walks should have an auxiliary brake. A number of high-profile escalator runaways have happened in recent years, resulting in passenger injuries and deaths. By “runaway,” I mean the uncontrolled rotation of the escalator step band in the down direction. This usually involves…
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SBS Lift Seminar, European SMEs Congress and SBS Lift Forum make for a busy year’s end. SBS Lift Seminar The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) organized the Small Business Standards (SBS) Lift Seminar in two virtual sessions on November 3 and 10, 2020. Organized every year since 2017 as part of…
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The architectural spirit of the Constantin Brâncuși International Art Center is built on the work of its namesake, the great Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși.
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When contacted by an Arkansas-based architect designing a Florida Keys home, UT Elevator (UTE) felt the main challenge would be logistical,
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Amado Guzman, an entrepreneur and businessman in Mazatlán, Mexico, had a vision to restore the city’s historic and once-beautiful
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The project “Accessibility Vigo — Rampas Mecanicas Gran Via de Vigo” is a cog within a machine that is “Vertical Vigo,” an ambitious project
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The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System in Hong Kong, which was inaugurated in 1993, is a tourist attraction and commuter service
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Whiteface Mountain rises 4,867 ft above the lush natural landscape of Lake Placid, New York. As an all-season destination
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More than 10 years ago, architect/interior designer Froilan Robas was working in Dubai when he discovered the hobby of photography. In a 2019 interview with Asian Geographic,[1] Robas said he was homesick for his native Philippines, and photography helped get his mind off home and expand his social circle. What started as a hobby with…
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Newest offerings focus on user health, accessibility, construction technology and more. Escalator Handrail Cleaning System Seattle-based Thomsen’s Manufacturing Dual Handrail Cleaning System is a universal dolly-based device designed for compactness and simplicity. Non-motorized, it attaches to the moving escalator to remove dirt, grime and bacteria from the handrails. Specially designed microfiber cleaning pads (reversible and…
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