Editor’s Overview
An Elevator Community?
The editorial this month will be a little different. The April issue is one of several this year that will help tell the story of how the National Association of...
What’s Your New Year’s Resolution for 2024?
“You’re either part of the problem or part of the solution.” This dialogue, casually delivered by actor Robert De Niro to Natascha McElhone in the movie Ronin, seems apt while...
In the Beginning
It seems if you live long enough you will not only have many birthdays but will also enjoy watching organizations you care about do the same. This year, the Canadian...
Excellence at Every Turn
We begin this year celebrating our amazing 2024 ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year Award winners (half of which are featured in these pages; the other half will be featured...
Connecting Projects Large and Very Large
Recently, I finished a book titled The Devil in the White City, a non-fiction work about the building of Chicago’s World’s Fair in the late 1890s. Written by Erik Larson...
Finding Sustainability
Recently, I finished a book titled The Devil in the White City, a nonfiction work about the building of Chicago’s World’s Fair in the late 1890s. Written by Erik Larson...
Outstanding Projects, Events Ring in the New Year
We begin this new year fittingly, with a celebration of our industry’s outstanding work. The eight winners of the 2024 ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year Awards are featured in...
Welcome 2024!
We have entered 2024, leaving behind the 100th anniversary of our Republic. None of the previously promised targets for the centenary have been achieved, and there were also difficulties in...
Historical Webs
“All of us labor in webs spun long before we were born.” — William Faulkner Webs are spun to support or enhance life. Certainly, that is true of the elevator...
Reasons for Hope
As we come to the end of our year, war rages in several places on Earth. Even Earth itself seems to be upset that humans are not paying enough attention...
