A detailed examination of Hart’s patents to achieve a better understanding of one of the first paternoster systems. Hart’s Cyclic Elevator, designed by English consulting engineer Frederick Hart in 1877 and patented the following year (Patent No. 81, “Improvements in Elevators,” July 5, 1878), is well known by most elevator historians. This elevator is typically…
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A detailed examination of the National Electric Code and its impact on vertical-transportation units photos by Judith Howcroft We generally think of the 19th century as the great age of building codes. A surge of immigration to the U.S., the end of slavery and, on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, a burgeoning industrial revolution…
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The research and innovation center expounds upon its goal of achieving a sustainable urban future through environmentally efficient vertical-transportation systems. Submitted by Orona Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Hernani, Spain, Orona’s business group is comprised of more than 30 companies in Spain, France, Portugal, U.K., Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. With two production plants…
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The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) held its annual meeting in Atlanta to cover a broad array of issues. The annual Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) meeting was held January 31-February 1 at the Hilton Atlanta Airport in Atlanta. The event began with a Tuesday morning visit to Liberty Point Elementary, where EESF Chairman Rob…
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ThyssenKrupp Elevadores, Portugal was tasked with installing moving walks at this airport expansion project to facilitate an expected rise in travelers. Oporto, also known as Porto, is the second-largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas on the Iberian Peninsula. Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one…
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Confusion over wind turbine tower conveyance code jurisdiction is explored in this first article in a series on the topic.
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This photo was taken at a con-struction jobsite left sitting for a year due to financial issues. When construction resumed in late 2010, workers were surprised to find cracks in the elevator pit from where mineral-rich groundwater managed to seep in. As a result, a few cav-ern-like formations had appeared. Shown in the image is…
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Vulka B.V. offers the Safety Elevator Fence (SEF), an invention from the Netherlands registered with Liftinstituut and certified to EN 81-1/-2. TÜV SÜD certified, the spring-actuated protection fence for the car roof meets the basic safety requirements of Directive 95/16/EC. When beginning work in elevator shafts, elevator engineers erect a safety fence that is later…
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China The four double-deck elevators supplied by ThyssenKrupp Elevator for the Shanghai World Financial Center have been certified in accordance with the VDI 4707 energy-efficiency Class “A” rating. With specially designed drives and aerodynamic cladding for cabs and doors, these units were among the first such installations in the world (ELEVATOR WORLD, October 2010). The…
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The Building Commissioning Association (BCA) officially released its New Construction Building Commissioning Best Practices in December 2011. Publicly available, the document is intended to distill the list of guidelines and tasks for most building types into easy-to-navigate activities that represent the ideal commissioning process. The document represents a collaborative effort on the part of several…
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