Custom Cabs outfits private residence with floating lift. submitted by Farid Waleh, Custom Cabs Inc. The glass elevator serves as an important design element in this private residence in Utah. Its conspicuous tower encloses it, while an elegant staircase winds its way around the shaft. Its skylight creates a special light effect inside the shaft.…
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Local company installs a Savaria vertical platform lift to provide accessibility in Mexican capital. submitted by Claudia Mora, Savaria Paseo de la Reforma #265 lies in the heart of Mexico City, only a few feet from The Angel of Independence monument and beside the Mexican Stock Exchange building. The project is 7 min. from the…
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System enhances mobility in densely populated city of “many mountains.” submitted by Achim Hütter, Achim Hütter Consulting Busan means “many mountains,” and Busan City, South Korea, is hilly and mountainous. It is the second-largest city in South Korea after Seoul, with a population of approximately 3.6 million, and is the cultural, educational and economic center…
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KONE provides “a living exhibit” at busy museum under giant skeleton submitted by Elise King, KONE, Inc. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the fourth-largest natural history museum in the U.S. and is a cultural icon that welcomes visitors from all over the world. The museum is 116 years old, averages 1.6 million…
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Unique challenge overcome in busy 110-year-old building submitted by Rick Nieva, Star Elevator, Inc. San Francisco’s 15-story Metropolis Trust Building was constructed in 1907 in the wake of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. Today, it sits among the most expensive real estate in the city. The designated Category 1 Historic Landmark has a vertical-transportation…
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Schindler delivers secure, custom vertical-transportation system powered by the latest technology. submitted by Nima Bahadori, Schindler Lifts Australia Schindler Lifts Australia had its work cut out for it when it was called upon by Wood & Grieve Engineers to design a vertical-transportation system for the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) in Melbourne. The medical facility…
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An introduction to this year’s contest and winners EW is pleased to present the 2017 Project of the Year contest winners in this issue. This year, we received many outstanding entries in seven categories. Qualified judges scrutinized each entry and again had difficult decisions to make. Each entry exemplified team members joining together to overcome…
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Dr. Gina Barney of Gina Barney Associates in the U.K. sent ELEVATOR WORLD Editor and Publisher Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick the following note: “I was Scottish dancing in Whittington Village Hall (12 mi. from me) and came across your ancestor. I quite forgot he was born here, so I surprised myself on finding out how close he…
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MRL units lead the way in innovations. New MRL Traction Elevator for 2-3 Stories Schindler has launched its Schindler 3100 machine-room-less (MRL) traction elevator for two-to-three-story buildings in the U.S. Designed to easily fit into the footprint of a hydraulic elevator and replace such units, it can allow for more usable building and design space…
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Elevators among Logistical Challenges of Supertall Elevators to move people efficiently throughout Mitsubishi Estate’s planned 390-m-tall, 490,000-m2 office tower in central Tokyo is among logistical challenges engineers will face as the structure, part of a four-building complex, takes shape, Nikkei Asian Review reported. More elevators are needed for taller structures. Tokyo’s 180-m-tall, 160,000-m2 Marunouchi Building…
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