Environmental Issues

Steps Toward Sustainability

Mitsubishi Elevator India innovates and embraces sustainable technologies in the VT segment. Elevators move approximately 325 million passengers a day across the world. Advancement and taller infrastructure designs and buildings...

Making an Impact

Wittur publishes inaugural Sustainability Report. submitted by Wittur The Wittur Group recently announced the publication of its 2020-21 Sustainability Report, its first report highlighting the company’s sustainability strategy and commitment...

Building Green

Your author discusses new and emerging VT technologies to make buildings more environmentally friendly. by Manish Mehan photos courtesy of TKE The concept of green buildings has always been associated...

Otis Releases Inaugural ESG Report

“Sustaining Connections” theme highlights how the OEM builds connections to elevate people, societies and environments. submitted by Otis On March 31, Otis Worldwide Corp. released its first Environmental, Social and...

Shaft Efficiency Calculation in Elevators

Determining what leads to lost energy. by Ali Razmavar and Amir Bahram Daraei One of the most challenging parts of calculating the power required for a traction elevator is determining...

Powerful, Refined and Smart

Bucher Hydraulics promotes becoming “smart and networked.” Submitted by Bucher Hydraulics Hydraulic drive technology in elevator construction is a small but excellent niche. It comes into play when large forces...

Climate Friendly to Climate Neutral

In this Industry Dialogue, your author discusses the big commitment of the Big 4. In February, the NewClimate Institute, Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch, published its annual...

Plants Go Green

TKE is converting European elevator and escalator factories to 100% renewable electricity. submitted by TKEphotos courtesy of TKE Since the beginning of 2022, Dusseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator’s (TKE) elevator and...

Computational Environment for Simulating Impact of Building Sway on High Rise Lifts

by Jaakko Kalliomäki, Jarkko Saloranta, Joonas Sorvari, Sakari Mäntylä, Mikko Puranen This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021 and printed...

Elevators and Earthquakes: An (Un) Holy Alliance?

Experts work on ways to keep ground shaking from causing vertical-transportation disasters. In the beginning, a new panorama elevator in Hamburg, Germany, regularly stalled — even without earthquakes, but also...

Harrods London; image courtesy of Harrods

Britain’s First Curved Escalators Coming to Luxury Retailer

HYPRLIFT ANNOUNCES FIRST U.S. PATENT AWARD

Hyprlift Announces First U.S. Patent Award

VDA ACQUIRES FLORIDA- BASED SUNCOAST ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

VDA Acquires Florida-Based Suncoast Elevator Inspections

The Kross; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Elevator System for New Ho Chi Minh City Tower

Skyhills Astra; image via ME Construction News

HRE Development Unveils Dubai’s Tower B at SkyHills Astra