“Lighthearted” Mixed-Use Tower Tops Out in Downtown Miami Avant at Met Square, a 43-story tower containing approximately 390 apartments, an 18-screen movie theater, a gallery showcasing local history, restaurants and stores, structurally topped out in August in downtown Miami, SkyRise Cities reported. The design, described by architect Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolf & Associates (NBWW) as…
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A development in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Tysons Corner, Virginia, would include several high-rise buildings, including a 48-story tower that, at 615 ft., would rise higher than the region’s current tallest structure, the Washington Monument, insidenova.com reports. The View at Tysons, a proposal by Clemente Development Co. Inc., would bring residential, office, retail and…
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Texas Developers Hope to Build Austin’s Tallest At 850 ft., a Gensler-designed, mixed-use tower planned by San Antonio developer Lynd Development Partners and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Group at West Sixth and Guadalupe streets in downtown Austin, Texas, would be the city’s tallest structure, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The current vision is for 62 stories, but…
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WeWork, a New York City-based company that provides shared work and living space, has its sights set on Seattle for its next WeLive co-living property — a 36-story building in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, GeekWire reported. The company already operates four co-working locations in Seattle. WeLive properties, which feature all the beer, tea and…
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Otis President Delpech Resigns Otis President Philippe Delpech has resigned to “accept another opportunity in Europe,” parent company United Technologies Corp. (UTC), which is based in Farmington, Connecticut, announced. UTC gave no other details about Delpech’s departure but said that Nora LaFreniere, vice president and general counsel, and Mark George, vice president for finance and…
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“The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” — Mark Weiser When elevators were first invented, people were disinclined to relinquish their safety to them. That’s why Elisha Graves Otis cut the rope to the elevator platform he was on…
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The series conclusion examines the end of the unique system’s run and its mark on history. One of the most intriguing hydraulic-elevator systems developed in the 19th century was the water-balance elevator. Parts one and two of this article (ELEVATOR WORLD, August and September 2017) examined the origins of this system in Boston and the…
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New method and system for reducing rollback senses needed pre-torque before the mechanical brake is released, resulting in a smooth start. by Peter Stipan, Garry Anderson and John Backman Magnetek took up the challenge of creating the smoothest elevator ride possible, despite the fact that every run of an elevator car has a unique load.…
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New book offers a comprehensive look at escalators and moving walks, and how to engineer them. Elevatorbooks.com’s newest offering is another book by Ben Abbaspour, Escalator Engineering. Noting a dearth of books on escalators in general, Abbaspour strove to fill this need on the equipment’s essential role in the growing mass transportation of passengers in…
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New European standard prEN 81-76 is in development to address the issue. The use of lifts in the evacuation of persons is getting increasing attention. Whereas the motto used to be, “In case of fire do not use elevators use stairs,” realization that the lift is critical in an evacuation, particularly where elderly and disabled…
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