Editor’s Overview

Breadth and Depth

As I write this, members of the Elevator World, Inc. team have just returned from Dubai, U.A.E., where they, along with AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen, organiser of the world's leading...

Future Ready

At the time of this writing, the Federal Reserve is preparing for its September meeting, where, likely, an interest rate cut will occur. In anticipation of this probability, total commercial...

EdItor’s Overview September 2024

Although our country's political agenda is always busy, we are leaving behind a summer with economic recession. In this period of recession, we see several prudent companies that are downsizing...

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...

image courtesy of CMRL

Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract

GEORGIA TO HIRE SIX NEW ELEVATOR INSPECTORS TO MANAGE ATLANTA ELEVATORS

Georgia to Hire Six New Elevator Inspectors to Manage Atlanta Elevators

ATLAS ELEVATORS ACQUIRES 11,250 M2 IN RIYADH FOR EXPANSION

Atlas Elevators Acquires 11,250 M² in Riyadh Expansion

Attendees listen to a presentation; image courtesy of Fermator.

Fermator Concludes Second Modernization Roadshow in Spain

Construction and model of corrosion-resistant steel elevator pit that received Green Technology Certification; image courtesy of DL Construction

DL Construction Develops Eco-Friendly Pit Technology