Editor’s Overview
Superlatives
The highest degree of comparison is considered a superlative, and this issue shines with overachievement in elevators and escalators. Every year, we seek the best and brightest projects in the...
The Winds of Change
Last month, we alluded to the changing climate and hurricanes’ effects on our industry’s fall events. This month, we lead with the feature A Change of Plans by Lee Freeland....
New Ways of Thinking About Evacuations
September and October presented the U.S. with natural disasters of biblical proportions – from hurricanes and floods to fires. Europe, South America and Asia did not escape, either – they...
Technological Change
“The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.” — Mark Weiser When elevators were first...
Game Changer This Time
Our cover story and feature this month is thyssenkrupp’s MULTI, widely believed to be an industry “game changer” for high-rise construction. This is not the first time this type of...
The Land of Milk and Honey
We are focusing our attention this month on the West Coast. I have family in California and Washington State, so I am very careful not to call it the “land...
The Rise of the Robots
“Be nice to the robots, for they will rule the world one day.” — Thehive.com There seems to be a real concern by some that, by the end of this...
Elevators Go Back to School
Nearly 20 years ago, a group sprang up in the industry that supervised elevator work at universities. It was a small group that felt it didn’t quite fit into any...
Safety — It’s the Little Things
I read an article recently about how a mix-up, like the wrong winner’s name being called at the Oscars, happens. It was hardly a disaster, and no lives were lost....
Energy Savings in So Many Ways
“Energy conservation is reducing or going without a service to save energy. For example: turning off a light. Energy efficiency means using less energy to provide the same service.” —...
