Editor’s Overview
What’s in a Name?
A recent controversy started with a press release we received from a well-known consulting company and following e-mail that became relative to the information we published in the online news...
Opening Doors
Elevators are the only mechanical/electrical systems with which building occupants physically interact on a regular basis. Light switches and plumbing fixtures for the most part, are passive until such time...
Significant Inventions
The significance of the invention of the wheel and what it has meant to industrial development has rarely, if ever, been debated. Without it, we would be a relatively stagnant...
Where the Rubber Meets the Road
The 20th century was an era of significant innovation and technological development, particularly in the fields of vertical and horizontal transportation. The Wright brothers’ flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,...
A Way Forward for New Technology Approval
The March issue of the NAESA International Progress newsÂletter included an article by Jim Runyan, NAESA ÂInternational’s Âeducational director, in which he stressed the importance of using inspection checklists. Runyan...
The Right Thing to Do
We are finally starting to bounce back from what has been one of the coldest and snowiest winters in memory, and perhaps, even history. Throughout most of this winter, record...
Reaching for the Sky
In a year dominated by news coverage of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s new tallest building, 2010 has seen the completion of more skyscrapers than any previous year. Including the...
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