With available space in cities growing smaller, architects and de-signers are exploring new building methods that not only make the most of space limitations, but offer sustainability solutions and afford-ability. Seattle’s Sustainable Living Innovations (SLI) has developed one potential solution –- prefabricated high rises. Using this method, devel-opers can construct structures up to eight stories…
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas has launched Energy Calculator 2.0, an update of its original calculator. The device offers building owners, facility managers, elevator consultants and architects technical assistance in determining which elevator technology is most efficient for new construction and modernization projects. The tool uses building type to predefine traffic patterns to identify realistic elevator use…
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Australia A plan by the Australian government will see crown land in the remote Pilbara region given away to property developers to construct luxury high-rise apartments. The plan could be the catalyst Pilbara needs to end the area’s housing shortage and lack of amenities, something that has deterred people from living there. The government intends…
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On September 11-15, New Orleans will welcome the National Association of Elevator Contractors’ (NAEC) 62nd Annual Convention & 2011 Exposition and its participants. The convention will take place at the Hilton Riverside and include various networking opportunities. The President’s Welcome Reception will be held on the evening of September 12, and the Elevator Escalator Safety…
Read More A recent controversy started with a press release we received from a well-known consulting company and following e-mail that became relative to the information we published in the online news section of our website. The announcement indicated that an individual in our industry had recently been awarded the QEI certification and stated it as being…
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The differences between traditional and modern patterns of passenger demand in buildings are compared and discussed. by Dr. Richard Peters, Rory Smith and Elizabeth Evans Abstract The number of passengers wanting to use lifts to travel to and from the lobby and between floors in a building has a significant effect on the quality of…
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This paper was presented at Lucerne 2010, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 18, 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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The question of how to determine the best elevator service has been a topic of debate since the early 1900s. In 1920, an answer was offered. The question of how to determine the best elevator service for a given building has been a topic of intense debate and investigation since the early 1900s. In May…
Read More Moleski recounts the theft of his company tools and offers tips for crime prevention. The pulsating blue lights from the police cruiser reflected off the bro-ken glass littering the parking lot, looking like scattered pinpoints marking my location as I exited the hotel’s rear doors. The police officer stood to the left rear of my…
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How Schumacher Elevator Co. utilizes Bucher Hydraulics, Inc. technology to improve hydraulic elevator efficiency. Denver, Iowa-based Schumacher Elevator Co. has been family owned and operated for 75 years. Marvin Schumacher and his team utilize the latest technology offered by Bucher Hydraulics, Inc. to improve the efficiency of their line of hydraulic elevators. Like other independent…
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