Editor’s Overview

When Will We Go Back to the Office?

On average, just a quarter of workers in the 10 biggest urban areas in North America have returned to offices, according to The Week. Paul Leonard, a management consultant at...

Welcome to the 107th edition of ELEVATOR WORLD UK

by Dave Cooper I am really pleased to be penning the introduction to this edition, as we have a number of authors who have not published with us previously. It...

An Air of Positivity

With the advent of spring comes renewed growth and hope. Maybe that has never been truer than this year, as we try to reestablish our “normal” lives after a very...

It’s All About the People

Things are stirring out there in the VT-verse. Fresh off the virus lockdowns, a new world awaits. It is a long, slow opening, like a flower bud, but no one...

Getting Back to Business

Just prior to writing this, I sat in on a meeting of U.S and Canada industry leaders. Organized by Elevator U and led by Eddie Morris (University of Virginia), the...

Let’s Talk About the Future

I’ve read several editorials recently that predict the U.S. economy is heading toward a boom later in 2021 due to fast rollout of vaccines and infusions of cash from the...

Starting Anew

We begin 2021 with the hope that we will soon be able to regain a sense of normalcy in our lives. As more and more COVID-19 vaccines get distributed around...

Wrapping Up and Looking Forward

In this, our last issue of 2020, an unforgettable year for obvious reasons, we are happy to highlight something positive: the pervasive beauty and creativity at work in this industry....

Chicagoland Moves On

As I write this column in early February, Chicago and most of the Midwest is buried in snow as the first of three massive storms rolls across the plains and...

The Human Touch

  A baby who is not picked up and held will fail to thrive. Humans need the touch of other humans to succeed as happy, rational people. Never has that...

HITACHI ELEVATOR TO FOCUS ON SMART BUILDING IN CHINA

Hitachi Elevator to Focus on Smart Building in China

(l-r) Todd Christensen and Craig Clabaugh

Metro Elevator Opens in Office in Iowa

Diaz

Passion for Acting Leads to VT Career

The extension will include three new stations; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Taiwan to Supply 65 VT Units for MRT Extension

Different views of the proposed tower; images courtesy of RSHP

54-Story City of London Tower Approved