New York YIMBY shares information about activity in the city and beyond. Durst’s Tetrahedron Building Nearly a Wrap The Durst Organization is wrapping up construction of VIA 57 West at 625 W. 57th Street in Manhattan. According to Durst, the glittering, 32-story, tetrahedron-shaped building “provides a dramatic visual gateway to Manhattan’s skyline along the Hudson…
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As we write this month, several members of our staff have just returned from the National Association of Elevator Contractors Convention and Exhibition in Boston and are getting ready to go to Augsburg, Germany, for the Interlift expo. With just a week in between, many suppliers in the industry are scurrying to be present at…
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A look back to the turn of the 20th century reveals the rocky start of these important devices. One of the first American elevator books was H. Robert Cullmer’s Elevator Shaft Construction (1912). This early work examined almost every aspect of elevator shaft design, including recommendations for proper guide-rail care and maintenance. Cullmer reported that…
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The 22nd annual event raises US$15,000 for EESF and treats guests to a new experience. photos by Casey Hyde The New York Region of the International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC-NY) hosted its 22nd annual fundraising event on August 20 at the exclusive 40/40 Club in Manhattan to great success. In lieu of the traditional…
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China Elevator Association meets to talk about a changing industry in an uncertain future. A seminar on high-speed elevator technology and current trends in global codes and standards was convened in a suburb of Beijing on July 8–9, 2015. The future of the global economy seems uncertain, and climate change poses challenges and threats to…
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Robert “Bobby Dee” DeFrancesco is an ambassador to the industry with a worldwide network of colleagues and friends. He has hosted and chaired countless events and committees and received the industry’s most prestigious awards, but ask Robert “Bobby Dee” DeFrancesco what he is famous for, and he will say it is the network of friends…
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This paper was presented at Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association of Elevator Engineers (website: www.elevcon.com). This paper is an exact reprint and has not been edited by ELEVATOR…
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This paper was presented at Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association of Elevator Engineers (website: www.elevcon.com). This paper is an exact reprint and has not been edited by…
Read More In this Readers Platform, Elevator World’s Chinese correspondent explores the safety concerns around accidents in China. By 2014, there were more than three million elevators and escalators in China. This number will continue to grow alongside the accelerating urbanization of the country. People, especially those living in cities, are entering an age of vertical transportation. On July…
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Maladjustment of elevator door controllers can cause injury to persons if impacted by a closing door with a high speed. Persons can also be entrapped or crushed by a door system with too much door closing force. Education and vigilance when performing elevator door adjustment and maintenance is critical for safety. Door-related incidents are estimated…
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