Florida-headquartered Carnival Cruise Lines’ Horizon, the largest vessel in its fleet, is the first to be outfitted with a destination-dispatch elevator system, Travel Weekly reported. Carnival tells ELEVATOR WORLD Schindler provided the system. Carnival officials told the source passengers are “curious and cautious” with the system for the first few days, then find it very…
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Schindler VT System to Serve One Vanderbilt One Vanderbilt, a skyline-defining building ELEVATOR WORLD has been watching closely (EW, December 2014; March, July and December 2015; and September 2016), now has a vertical-transportation (VT) partner in Schindler, with a contract awarded by construction manager AECOM Tishman Construction. The 58-story, 1.7-million-sq.-ft. office tower designed by Kohn…
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WMATA Tests Color-Coded Escalator Handrails The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has begun testing color-coded escalator handrails to help direct Metro riders to the different lines, Washingtonian.com reported in April. The test, being conducted at the Fort Totten station, was undertaken based on a staffer’s suggestion, WMATA said. The escalator handrails, in green, yellow…
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UTC Unveils Center for Intelligent Buildings in Florida United Technologies Corp. (UTC) officials cut the ribbon in April on UTC’s US$115-million, 224,000-sq.-ft. Center for Intelligent Buildings in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, WLRN Public Radio reported. Bob McDonough, UTC Climate, Controls & Security president, observed the facility showcases features of the company’s heating, ventilation and air…
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As we search for that singular thing that defines our industry — be it suppliers, training technicians, safety in the field, new technology, family businesses, the OEMs, entrepreneurs, the next generation or even social media — sometimes we forget the real thing that illuminates every industry: People! This month, we honor the people you have…
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Numerous papers are presented at February event in Tehran. Global perspectives on the vertical-transportation (VT) industry were presented for a gathering of academics and industrialists at the Eighth International Seminar on Elevators and Escalators in Tehran, Iran, on February 18. The seminar, held through the combined efforts of the University of Applied Science and Technology…
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New KONE product improves analysis for projects during and after modernization. by Darren Batey and Mikko Kontturi This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 21, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association of…
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Cyprus hosts KLEEMANN event. KLEEMANN held a “Bridging Design With Technology” presentation in Cyprus on March 16. The lift-system manufacturer held the event at Carob Mill in Limassol, Nicosia, where it was attended by architects, consultants, developers and construction companies’ executives from all over Cyprus. The purpose of the event was to present innovative products…
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Various popular fluids are examined, trouble signs are identified, and solutions are given. By Mark Kreitzburg and Doug Muennich The negative environmental effects of using petroleum and other nonbiodegradable lubricants have been uncovered, and the awareness is spreading. For most industries, it is unavoidable and important. However, newly engineered “eco-friendly” biodegradable lubricants have been expertly…
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New York City’s (NYC) construction industry took center stage on March 19-20 during the New York Build 2018 tradeshow at the Jacob Javits Center. The show was an opportunity for companies involved in the project and construction management side of the building industry to present their products and services. Multiple educational sessions that allowed participants…
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