Contracts for Otis Nearly 300 Units for Metro Systems Otis Elevator Co. (China) Ltd. won contracts to provide 207 escalators and six moving walks to Chongqing Metro Line 9 and 85 escalators to the first metro line in Nantong, the company announced in June. In Chongqing, Line 9 will pass through five urban districts covering…
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Lift AI Pilot Program With MBTA In partnership with Newark, Delaware-based Liberty Elevator Experts, Internet of Things company Lift AI is starting a pilot elevator-monitoring program with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) under a two-year contract with two one-year options. The authority told ELEVATOR WORLD the program is aimed at improving customer experience. It…
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A 27-story office and retail tower is planned for a prime location in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, The Dallas Morning News reported in May. Developer Trammell Crow Co. plans a “world-class office development” featuring “a significant amount of street retail” for the site at 2401 McKinney Avenue. The building, which would be the tallest…
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NoMad’s New Tallest Residential Skyscraper Nearly Complete Madison House, at 805 ft and 62 stories the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood, is nearly complete, with only the lower floors yet to be clad in a white curtain wall, the source reported in June. Also known as 15 East 30th Street, the tower at 126…
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The Chicago City Council has approved developers’ plans for the construction of Tribune Tower East (ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2020), a 102-story skyscraper that will be the city’s second-tallest building, CBS Chicago reported in May. The mixed-use tower, standing 1,442 ft, will bring 564 condominium units and apartments, a 200-room hotel and a 687-space parking garage…
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Otis Names Cramer President of Americas Group Otis has named Jim Cramer president of Otis Americas, reporting directly to Otis President and CEO Judy Marks, the company announced in June. “Jim will continue to energize and grow our Americas business, focusing on operational excellence, safety and quality,” said Marks. “During his distinguished 34-year career at…
Read More by Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick Years ago, I heard a comedian at a Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention say that one of the differences between Canadians and Americans is, when you ask how they are doing, the American will say, “Great,” and the Canadian will say, “Could be worse.” Now I understand — they are looking…
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KONE’s DX — “Digital Experience” — elevators, available since January 2020 contribute to digital buildings and are available in three models,
Read More If we’ve learned anything in this issue of ELEVATOR WORLD, it’s that the coronavirus, the nasty little microbe responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic, is changing the way society thinks about elevators. True, these small boxes on ropes have always been a place where strangers come into close contact, but that was OK, because we…
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Many facets of antimicrobial passenger protection are detailed in this dedicated section. Covers for Elevator Buttons, Panels Kapok 88 of Long Bennington, U.K., has designed protective flameproof PVC Hygiene Covers for lift control panels and push buttons. Intended to make the components much easier to keep clean, thus reducing the risk of spreading germs and…
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