Otis was tasked with providing elevators and escalators for the tower in Vietnam. The Bitexco Financial Tower is a 68-story commercial building in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2010). Among the country’s tallest buildings, the tower has transformed Vietnam’s skyline and is a symbol of the momentum and aspirations of its…
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The first of a series of reports on the rebuilding of the World Trade Center (WTC) site in New York City. photos by Joe Woolhead The November and December 2001 issues of ELEVATOR WORLD include detailed accounts of the September 11, 2001, events and how they affected the elevator industry. Follow-up reports in EW have…
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U.K. pet-insurance company More Than is attempting to turn our industry’s gaze toward the untapped pet market. Its “Stair of the Dog 2022” prototype was created to “publicize the rising need for costly medical care for obese pets,” according to the Huffington Post. Dogs can use a “paw recognition button” to activate the lift’s retractable…
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Bauer Gear Motor now offers a range of energy-saving permanent-magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs), which will fulfill the requirements of the soon-to-be-implemented Super Premium Efficiency (IE4) classification. IE4 has the potential to achieve energy savings of up to 40% compared to an IE2-classified inverter-driven squirrel-cage motor. The motors are designed for various applications, including those for…
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Algeria Foundations for a mosque with a 270-m-tall minaret in Algiers were being constructed in May. The minaret will include 25 levels and eight elevators to transport visitors to and from a high view of the bay of Algiers. The EUR1-billion (US$1.26-billion) project is being built by China State Construction Engineering Corp. and is expected…
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J.H. Snyder Development Co.’s high-rise residential project in downtown Los Angeles started construction in May and is expected to be completed in 2014. The Vermont, located on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, will include two towers, a 464-unit apartment complex and retail space, among other amenities. According to Market Watch, the project…
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At the 2011 Elevator U conference, I gave a presentation on the state of the elevator industry. I indicated that, at the time, the future looked bleak. Economic experts in the construction industry indicated the situation was at its lowest in decades, and, although it was not expected to get better or worse soon, it…
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A detailed examination of limited-use/limited-access (LU/LA) elevators and reasons for their use rather than traditional solutions Learning Objectives After reading this article, you should have learned:♦ Why LU/LA elevators were de-veloped♦ Typical sites for LU/LA elevator installations♦ Differences between standard, residential and LU/LA elevators♦ Codes and guidelines♦ Standard and optional features♦ What the installation process…
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The author explains Handi-Lift, Inc.’s method of selling and installing wheelchair lifts. At Handi-Lift, Inc., we begin every meeting by reminding ourselves why we do what we do, and encouraging one another to take the extra time and effort it takes to sell “Accessibility with Dignity” (AwD), not just lifts. As an accessibility contractor, we…
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Elgo Electronic GmbH & Co. KG supplies its Limax sensor technology to elevators in One World Trade Center (WTC) Elgo Electronic GmbH & Co. KG of Germany has supplied its Limax sensor technology to 30 passenger elevators in the One World Trade Center (WTC) building in New York City. Elgo also manufactures other magnetic-based length-measuring…
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