Editor’s Overview
It’s a Small World
Anyone who has been to Disney World has probably taken the boat ride, in which children from many different countries are singing the impossible-to-get-out-of-your-head song, “It’s a Small World.” The...
Looking Up
This month, our cover story explores the newly reopened Polaris revolving lounge atop the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. The lounge, and the elevators that serve the hotel, are iconic, replicated...
Change
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” –Winston Churchill But change is so hard! Most of us have to be prodded with a pitchfork to...
A New Journey
This year is my 50th in the elevator industry, and in response to a lifelong commitment to work full time for only half of my anticipated lifetime, as of March...
Less Is More!
The most significant activity for new elevator construction reported last year was in the Far East, with China’s 470,000 new elevator installations leading the world. Along with the growth in...
A New Look
This month’s issue of ELEVATOR WORLD includes the winners of the 2014 Project of the Year contest. As in years past, we again had a good response to the event,...
Continuing Education and Good Work Practices
Traditionally, the elevator industry has been known to provide quality maintenance on its equipment, which has resulted in elevators and escalators being the safest form of transportation. Many feel this...
All Safe!
With nearly one million elevators in operation throughout the U.S. and 10 times that many throughout the world, our industry’s equipment has proven to be the world’s safest form of...
Providing Guidance
Although escalators represent only about 3% of the total equipment installed by our industry, they are the most prominent features in the buildings and facilities in which they are installed....
Reaching for the Stars
Hoist ropes and cables – where would we be without them? Well, for starters, our industry would be limited to providing vertical-transportation systems for buildings of only six stories in...
