Editor’s Overview
Avocations
William C. Sturgeon passed away on October 11 at the age of 95. Although he did not achieve the distinction of becoming one of our centurions, his legacy will be...
In Everyone’s Best Interest
A wise friend of mine who owned and operated a very successful elevator company for many years once told me that the way to make money in the elevator maintenance...
A Present and Future Resource
In March, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced that as of January 1, 2014, it will no longer be accrediting QEI certifying agencies. To accommodate this, the ASME...
Repairing a Broken Heart
Our cover story this month is on the centerpiece structure that was recently topped out at the World Trade Center (WTC) site in New York City (NYC), which is now...
The Silver Lining
At the 2011 Elevator U conference, I gave a presentation on the state of the elevator industry. I indicated that, at the time, the future looked bleak. Economic experts in...
An Additional Tip of the Hat
When Elijah Otis demonstrated his safety elevator in 1853 by cutting its hoist rope, he is said to have exclaimed, “All Safe!” This set the stage and developed the mindset...
The Tortoise and the Hare
When I started at Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JB&B) in October 1964, the firm was engaged in a major elevator modernization project for the City of New York. Throughout the...
How Green Is That EV?
This month, we are presenting our annual Green issue of ELEVATOR WORLD. As in years past, we’ve included a full array of articles, reports and feature stories on environmental issues....
A Better Way
For most of my life I commuted more than 40 mi. each way to and from work, usually by means of the Long Island Railroad, but often by car, as...
Watch the Closing Doors
Among the news vehicles ELEVATOR WORLD uses to publish elevator and escalator accident reports are ELENET® and Daily News, in addition to some issues of EW India. The accident reports...
