Continuing Education

The Conflicting Roles of the Elevator Safety Code, LEED and ADA in Elevator Renovation

This article explores the issues related to the affects safety codes have on elevator renovations. The lifespan of a cab interior is shorter than that of the rest of the ...

Electrically Assisted Braking Using DC Hoist Motors

This article explores some of the issues related to braking performance on the emergency stopping of elevators. by Nick Marchitto This article explores some of the issues related to braking...

The Application of Electromechanical Spring-Set Brakes in MRL Machines

"This article discusses some of the basic components and operation of DC electromagnetic spring-applied brakes." by Jonathan Bullick Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is part of ELEVATOR...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in Ä°zmir