Otis VT System for Renamed Tower Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it installed 22 vertical-transportation (VT) units at the recently opened — and recently renamed — St. Regis Chicago, which, at 101 stories and 1,191 ft, is Chicago’s third-tallest building (EW, November 2020, June 2015 and June 2016). The system includes six SkyRise high-rise elevators (six…
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Premier Merges With Oracle to Create Service Giant Premier Elevator, an Atlanta-based company that bills itself as a leading independent alternative to the large OEMs, has agreed to merge with Oracle Elevator to create the largest independent elevator service company in North America, Business Observer reported in November 2020. Oracle, based in Tampa, is the…
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A development partnership of Hoque Global and Lanoha Real Estate Co. plans to begin construction in 2021 on One Newpark, a 38-story tower that will be the tallest building on the southern end of Downtown Dallas, D Magazine reported in October 2020. The tower represents the first phase of Newpark Dallas, a “smart district” adjacent…
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Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA recently provided ELEVATOR WORLD with a detailed description of the elevator system serving the 51-story 11 Hoyt Street, architect Jeanne Gang’s first NYC skyscraper and one of the tallest buildings in Brooklyn (EW, June 2018). The 481-unit condominium building is served by elevators manufactured by Fujitec. The system consists of: Three…
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Leaders tapped on the East Coast and in the Midwest Borwey Appointed NAESA International Executive Director James L. “Jim” Borwey, most recently manager of the Elevator, Boiler and Amusement Ride Bureau for the State of Iowa, has been appointed NAESA International executive director, NAESA President Christopher Shade announced in November. Filling a position previously held…
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The year 2020 was one we will never forget — wildfires, hurricanes, politics and a plague. Here on the cusp of 2021 (at the time of this writing), we are so hopeful. This is the year we have been waiting for! The year we get well, travel again, eat somewhere besides home and Will it…
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Everyone agrees on how tough the year 2020 was, which we have left behind. As a country, we had to deal with the exchange
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Where Are They Now?” [Issue 105], I discussed some of the details of my 50-year lift industry career. Here, I’d like to add to them.
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The intention of this document is to provide a summary of the works carried out from November 2018 to September 2019
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The geography of Turkey bears the traces of several earthquakes that have occurred in history. The importance of structural measures
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