Engineering
Calderon Launches B2B-Focused Calderon Management Group
Leveraging more than 25 years of business development, marketing and communications experience, John Calderon has launched his own company, Calderon Management Group Inc. (CMG). CMG is focused on developing and...
NYARM to Host Office-to-Residential Conversions Seminar
The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) plans to host an “Office-to-Residential Conversions” seminar on June 25 from 3:30-5 p.m. at Butcher & Banker on the vault level at...
Elevator Loading Requirements for High-Rise Elevators
by Ville Josefsson and Jaakko Kalliomäki This paper was presented at the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Keywords: High-rise elevator, loading, sustainable use of materials, FEM...
Lighting and Pressurization Calculations
The rules on the Preliminary project of lifts are defined by the "COMMUNIQUE ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING THE DESIGN OF LIFTS (SGM: 2017/18)". This Communiqué provides definitions regarding...
Professor: Space Elevators Could Happen in Next Few Decades
Citing an op-ed piece in Scientific American, Interesting Engineering reported that Stephen Cohen, a physics professor at Montreal’s Vanier College, believes a space elevator — a cable stretching from Earth...
TEI Elevator System for 51-Story Brooklyn Residential Tower
Among recent jobs for Long Island City, New York-headquartered TEI Group is a 12-elevator package for the 51-story Brooklyn Crossing, an 858-unit residential building at 18 Sixth Avenue in Prospect...
Peelle Promotes Gill to Freight Door Operations Manager
The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, recently promoted Harmon Gill from freight door production manager to operations manager. With a degree in mechanical engineering from Sheridan College in Oakville,...
Computer-Aided Structural Analysis of the Lift Car-Frame System Under Emergency Arrest Operational Conditions
Your authors describe CAA model regarding cab-stress predictions. by Mohammad Ghaleeh, Stefan Kaczmarczyk, Shafqat Rasool, Jonathan Adams and Nawar Al-Esawi This article was first presented by the Online Symposium on...
Research Into Real-Time Video Monitoring and Remote-Control System of Escalators
In this Engineering article, your author explores means to improve safety. by Yantai Luo Keywords: video monitoring; detection; functional safety; remote control Abstract: Escalators are safety-related, heavy-duty special equipment. It...
Risks of Using Software and Electronic Elements in Elevator Safety Devices
With the advancement of technology, the developments in software and electronics also affect elevators, as the control systems process more data in shorter time and get “smarter.” Moreover, although sufficient...
