Undine Stricker-Berghoff

Undine Stricker-Berghoff is the owner of ProEconomy, a Luebeck- Travemuende, Germany-based engineering office through which she works as a coach and consultant for management and marketing mainly in energy and building services. From 2008 until 2013, she was the managing director of VFA-Interlift e.V. in Hamburg, Germany. She studied Mechanical Engineering at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, and, immediately after graduation, worked as an energy consultant for ERPAG in Lugano, Switzerland, and Campione, Italy. Prior to joining VFA-Interlift, Stricker-Berghoff worked for VDI, the Association of German Engineers in Duesseldorf, Germany, as secretary for Building Services, and was in charge of the VDI-Standards department. She also served one term as director general for the Luebeck Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She has operated ProEconomy since 2005.

E2 Forum Returns – Part 1

Information from the grand opening until the congress dinner. Under the heading “Elevate Your Knowledge,“ the e2 Forum elevator + escalator conference in Frankfurt Main, Germany, offered a simultaneous English-translated...

“Marriage” of Shaft and Elevator

Otis expert Klaus Dahlfeld talks about factory-ready, prefabricated shaft and solution. Your author (USB) talked to Klaus Dahlfeld (KD), head of sales, new installations, Germany, about the Otis/Max Bögl elevator...

Schwelm Symposium 2022

People, technology and general conditions are explored in depth. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, more than 100 participants returned to the Schwelm Symposium, presented by Henning GmbH...

Women in the Lift Industry in Europe: Status and Perspectives

Many years of professional life in the lift business in Germany as a female led to the idea to examine details about the status and perspective of other women in...

39th Heilbronn Lift Days: The Sustainable Elevator

An event overview and interviews with two key officials The 39th Heilbronn Lift Days was held at Harmonie Heilbronn in Heilbronn, Germany, in March with an accompanying exhibition. The event...

Climate Friendly to Climate Neutral

In this Industry Dialogue, your author discusses the big commitment of the Big 4. In February, the NewClimate Institute, Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch, published its annual...

Elevators and Earthquakes: An (Un) Holy Alliance?

Experts work on ways to keep ground shaking from causing vertical-transportation disasters. In the beginning, a new panorama elevator in Hamburg, Germany, regularly stalled — even without earthquakes, but also...

The Water in View

Your author takes a tour of Building II of The View by BUWOG on the Dahme River in Berlin-Gruenau, showcasing the KONE Residential Flow access system. photos by Hans-Wilhelm Berghoff...

Between the Democratization of Knowledge and Elevator Planning

Schindler Head of Operations discusses digitalization in practice and his role. images courtesy of Schindler Your author (USB) recently spoke with Dr. Christian Schulz (CS), head of operations at Schindler,...

On the EDGE at Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

Smart office tower development offers amenities, but with tenants’ health in mind. Editor’s note: Your author reports on an exclusive tour of the construction site of EDGE East Side Berlin...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus