Rules and regulations regarding escalator drive chains and how to maintain them
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This article is a study showing the type and category of data we at Tube Lines Specialist Services obtained from our “smart step” invention.
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thyssenkrupp Elevator’s new North American HQ, including the tallest test tower in the Western Hemisphere, closes in on completion near Atlanta. by Kaija Wilkinson photos by Ron Acord for thyssenkrupp thyssenkrupp Elevator Vice President of Engineering Steve Allen and your author are among the countless people dreaming of a day when coronavirus isn’t at the…
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The Vancouver City Council has approved a downtown zoning change, giving the green light to a 29-story, Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)-designed commercial tower, The Architect’s Newspaper reported in June. The project at 601 West Pender Street is being developed by Reliance Properties and will feature premium office space atop a retail base sheltered by a…
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Elevator webinar brings together four heavyweights of the industry with almost 200 spectators.
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Ascen.tec, which held its first edition in 2019, has rescheduled its second iteration for May 28-30, 2021. Again to be held at the Mediterranean Exhibition Center in Paiania, Greece, the international exhibition will be held alongside the “Ascen.tec Forum,” which “aims at boosting every aspect of the elevator industry. . . from the institutional frame,…
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A two-tower residential project planned for a site on the western edge of Singapore’s urban core will be notable as the world’s tallest modular-constructed buildings, Architectural Digest reported in July. The 56-story towers, known as Avenue South Residences, will be built with a process called prefabricated, prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC). Semi-finished apartment modules will be…
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Sydney Building Failures Prompt New Regulations on Developers In the wake of high-profile failures at two multistory residential buildings in Sydney, regulators in New South Wales (NSW) have been granted new powers to hold developers accountable for their projects, The Urban Developer reported in June. Earlier in the month, the NSW government approved two bills:…
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A construction plan to bring more than 1,300 new homes to the Salford Quays area of Manchester, U.K., would include a 41-story tower, the Manchester Evening News reported in June. The Salford council has already granted outline permission for a development of up to six buildings in the area, near the Broadway Metrolink stop, but…
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved a US$1.15-billion project that aims to bring a pair of 54-story residential towers to the Kachidoki and Toyomicho district on Tokyo Bay, Japan Property Central reported in July. Providing nearly 2,100 apartments, the towers promise to add to an already-lively high-rise residential scene with multiple towers offering more than 17,000…
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