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.

Residential Meets Technology

The “Future Living® Berlin” quarter in Adlershof, Germany, paves the way to the future. photos by Hans-Wilhelm Berghoff In mid-July, elevator manufacturer Schindler, as the technology partner that planned and...

Market Updates: Germany and Austria

A look at each country’s economic situation and the impact on their VT sectors The German elevator industry has weathered the COVID-19 crisis well so far but is increasingly threatened...

VDI Standards Set in Germany

Engineers set the current state of the art The Association of German Engineers (VDI, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) is the third-largest German technical standardization body. It issues up to 250 standards...

38th Heilbronn Elevator Days

The 38th Heilbronn Elevator Days (Heilbronner Aufzugstage) (HAT) held on March 2 and 3 under the heading, "Challenges Facing the Elevator Industry," brought about 130 virtual participants together (roughly half...

Twenty Years of TÜV AUSTRIA Lift Day

Vienna gathering offers mixture of new topics and familiar concepts. In April, the 20th TÜV AUSTRIA Lift Day took place, for the second time, optionally online or in the Museum...

In the Thick of the Digital Revolution

First in the IVV Round Table series focuses on digitization as part of "The Future of Elevator Technology." In September, the new IVV Round Table series of events started with...

How Will Elevators Become COVID-19 Safe?

E2 Forum Building Technologies experts discuss problems and solutions. Wolfgang Moderegger In October, during the fourth in a series of online events, E2 Forum Building Technologies Experts asked and answered...

TÜV AUSTRIA Lift Day 2020

Participants gather in person and virtually to discuss legal regulations. In the Museumsquartier (museum quarter) in Vienna, Austria, and simultaneously online, about 50 participants gathered traditionally in September for the...

Skyline Plus “ONE”

High rise under construction in Frankfurt, Germany, uses KONE high-performance elevators. ONE office and hotel tower by investor and developer CA Immo, 190 m tall, 49 stories high and standing...

E2 Forum Precursor

Elevator webinar brings together four heavyweights of the industry with almost 200 spectators. An elevator pitch is used to sell an idea to someone during a short ride in an...

CAUTION URGED AFTER FATAL ESCALATOR FALL IN CANADA

Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada

One of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two ADA Units for Brooklyn Station

AZERBAIJANI-CHINESE VT FACTORY TO LAUNCH IN AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan

Elevators were installed in wooden shafts using a certified, high-efficiency assembly method; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Provides 32 Elevators for New Berlin Schools

Biodiverse plan for 1 Silk Street; image courtesy of SOM

1980s London Buildings to Make Way for New Tower Plan