63-Story Tower Rising in Midtown East A 63-story, 803-ft.-tall mixed-use tower designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli with SLCE as executive architect had risen to the sixth floor by March in Midtown East, New York YIMBY reported. Located at 138 East 50th Street, the structure is set to contain condominiums and apartments with ground-level retail within…
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L.A.: 53-Story Convention Center Hotel Proposed TriCal Construction Inc. hopes to build a 53-story hotel across from the Los Angeles Convention Center’s South Hall at 1300 S. Figueroa Street, the Los Angeles Times reported. TriCal would demolish a 12-year-old low-rise apartment building on the site to make way for the hotel, which would also have…
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I read an article recently about how a mix-up, like the wrong winner’s name being called at the Oscars, happens. It was hardly a disaster, and no lives were lost. But, when real disasters occur, we assume they are accompanied by an equally massive cause. Not so, say the behaviorists who break down the cause-and-effect…
Read More It now seems the U.K. government will seek to leave the European Single Market and the Customs Union when it negotiates Brexit. Hywel Davies explores the implications for European Standards and the Eurocodes. Reprinted with permission from CIBSE Journal, February 2017 Among the questions most frequently asked by Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)…
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A study on passenger waiting time preferences yields interesting results. by Caroline Bird, Dr. Richard Peters, Elizabeth Evans and Stefan Gerstenmeyer When passengers start their lift journey, they initially wait for their call to be answered. While traveling to their destination, their trip is often interrupted by intermediate stops, which are the result of other…
Read More Explaining the upcoming CEN TC 10 standardization work to achieve harmonized standards fully in compliance with the requirement of fair competition The elaboration and adoption of harmonized standards is based upon a standardization request (mandate) issued by the European Commission to the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) according to Regulation (EU) No. 1025/2012. When a…
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The subject’s career as a consulting engineer is the topic of this segment. When Reginald Pelham Bolton arrived in New York City (NYC) in 1894 to launch his engineering consulting business, he found himself immersed in a dynamic architectural and engineering environment focused on the continued development of the skyscraper. However, this activity took place…
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New facility that will help bring company to the next level is unveiled in Illinois. submitted by Phoenix Modular Elevator Nearly 100 people attended the grand opening of Phoenix Modular Elevator’s (PME) 25,000-sq.-ft. modular manufacturing facility in Mount Vernon, Illinois, on March 8. The event marked a new beginning for PME, which, since its inception…
Read More This Readers Platform explains the importance of safety programs. by Gryegor DeCyola Safety in the workplace can no longer be an afterthought or an excuse for a lack of efficiency on a job. A safety program for a company must be as important as its business growth plan. Safety programs should be proactive and not…
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This Readers Platform explains the Wurtec process of ensuring safety for its products. by Terry Rodebaugh and Mark Drake Everyone knows the word — safety. Everyone also knows that, at the end of every day, safety is all about what you do, and really nothing or very little about what you say. In the elevator…
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