Editor’s Overview
Courting the Future
Recently, ELEVATOR WORLD Editor-at-Large Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick wrote that she believed many of us are just a little afraid of AI. She said: “I think it is the lack of humanness....
Vacancies
The vacancy rate for office buildings continues to plague our industry. Nationwide, it is 20.1%, with San Francisco the highest at 34.5%. Predictions are that vacancy rates will be 25%...
Stage is Set for Inaugural TES
Final preparations for the first edition of The Elevator Show (TES) Dubai are underway as we go to print. To be held on September 16-18 at the Dubai World Trade...
AI, VT and the Future
Many of us are just a little afraid of AI. I think it is the lack of humanness. We are accustomed to getting information from computers, but believe they have...
Building Brands Bequeaths Bespoke Benefits
Do you remember when an apartment buyer was overjoyed just to see an elevator and the sheer relief they felt knowing they no longer had to climb stairs outweighed all...
Flexibility on AI
Many of us are just a little afraid of AI. I think it is the lack of humanness. We are accustomed to getting information from computers, but believe they have...
Home Lifts
In the last century, the human lifespan has been increasing due to developments in healthy nutrition and the treatment of diseases. This leads to a higher average age and the...
Recycling Buildings
A building conversion is the ultimate in “recycling.” We are constantly being told to reuse, repurpose and recycle. Instead of tearing down buildings that are not being used, architects are...
Balancing New Elevations in VT Industry Equations
What goes up must come down, and what goes down must come up again. This maxim on industry trend cycles also describes the daily role and responsibilities of the elevator...
A Skills Gap
Some days when I look at the news, it feels like we are back in the 1960s. College kids are protesting a war 5,000 miles away. (Yes, I went to...
