January 2024 Issue

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Last Glance

Pop Art Elevator

By Kathleen Farrell | February 1, 2024

An elevator at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) College of Art and Design (CAD) in New York recently received a whimsical mural

Market Trends

Shakeup in Southern Africa

By Shem Oirere | January 1, 2024

Zambia real estate investor acquires new commercial properties, boosting elevator maintenance market.

Reviews

Empowering Elevator Business Owners & Entrepreneurs

By Kaija Wilkinson | January 1, 2024

Empowering Elevator Business Owners & Entrepreneurs NAEC President Sean Madden keeps the reader laughing and engaged as he shares Tools, Tips & Tricks for Growing a Profitable Elevator Service Business.

History

The Origin of the Safety Plank

By Dr. Lee Gray | January 1, 2024

Cyrus W. Baldwin was the first to introduce the VT community — at home and abroad — to this concept.

Leadership Insights

The Entrepreneurial Operating System

By Vong Keovongsa | January 1, 2024

Five must-have leadership disciplines for 2024 and beyond

Codes & Standards

Lifts and Earthquakes: EN 81-77

By Süleyman Özcan | January 1, 2024

A review of the protective measures of the requirement in lifts

Digitalization

Building Transportation in the Digital Age

By Philip W. Grone | January 1, 2024

The industry and AHJs are leveraging digitalization, but in this partnership, more needs to be done.

Digitalization

IoT Takes the Elevator World Into Industry 5.0

By Christian-Erik Thoeny | January 1, 2024

A new era of PLM and sustainability has arrived.

Digitalization

Rethinking IoT Applications in the Elevator Industry

By Rob Wurth | January 1, 2024

The first step toward change is acknowledgement, and as it stands today, IoT technologies aren’t scaling in our industry in any meaningful way.

Digitalization

Connected Lifts. Digital Evolution.

By Julio Gil and Pedro Fernández | January 1, 2024

The advent of IoT in the elevator industry represents a transformative opportunity to revolutionize maintenance services, optimize operations and enhance the overall user experience.

Project of the Year 2024

CASA Boutique Hotel

By Eshel Lifts Ltd. | January 1, 2024

Located in Nahariya, Israel’s northernmost coastal city, the 12-story CASA Boutique Hotel has a bar and restaurant for guests on the top floor.

Project of the Year 2024

Crescent Heights

By Global Tardif and ElPro Elevators & Lifts | January 1, 2024

Global Tardif & ElPro Elevators collaborated to create the Crescent Heights project: a unique and magnificent round panoramic elevator.

Project of the Year 2024

Earl Hall, Columbia University

By Day Elevator & Lift — A KLEEMANN Company | January 1, 2024

In 2022, Day Elevator & Lift — A KLEEMANN Company — embarked on an ambitious project at Earl Hall on the campus of Columbia University.

Project of the Year 2024

KSA Expo 2020 Pavilion

By Hill Hiker, Inc. | January 1, 2024

In 2018, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) began the design of the KSA Pavilion, scheduled to be built for Expo 2020

Project of the Year 2024

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit

By Otis Elevator Co. | January 1, 2024

Otis Elevator Co. was selected by rail operator SMRT Trains to refurbish and modernize its 231 OEM escalators

Project of the Year 2024

Elizabeth Line, London Underground and Railway

By Otis Elevator Co. | January 1, 2024

The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid urban-suburban rail service in London and its suburbs that opened in May 2022.

Project of the Year 2024

Humboldt Bank Building

By TK Elevator | January 1, 2024

TK Elevator’s skilled team modernized and updated the aging elevator system at the Humboldt Bank Building in San Francisco, California.

Project of the Year 2024

Banque Nationale

By Schindler Elevator Corporation | January 1, 2024

Banque Nationale’s new head office is one of the biggest Canadian construction projects of the past 25 years, and it is among Montreal’s tallest skyscrapers.

Project of the Year 2024