March 2021 Issue

Editor's Overview

Chicagoland Moves On

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | March 1, 2021

Reviews

Vertical Transportation: A Primer

By Lee Freeland | March 1, 2021

Codes & Standards

ISO 8100-32:2020, Planning and Selection of Passenger Lifts

By Luciano Faletto and EFESME/SBS | March 1, 2021

EFESME discusses the new standard and what its implications are for lift SMEs and future SME-friendly standards.

Education

Stepping Up as a Leader

By Shelly Totino | March 1, 2021

Codes & Standards

ISO 8100-32:2020 Guidance

By Dr. Gina Barney | March 1, 2021

An introduction to and aid for users of the new European standard

Traffic Analysis

Optimization of Elevator Dispatching by Using Genetic Algorithm in Python

By Mohammadreza Eskafi | March 1, 2021

Your author says programming language can reduce waiting and service times for passengers.

Readers' Platform

Insurance Market Considerations

By Matt Dennett | March 1, 2021

This Readers’ Platform from Chicago-based insurers details best practices for U.S. industry decisionmakers in the U.S. in these unprecedented times.

Readers' Platform

Not Just for Code Compliance

By Dennis Finn | March 1, 2021

In this Readers’ Platform, your authors from Chicago-based Colley Elevator explain how a simple upgrade can improve customers’ bottom line.

Industry Dialogue

Chicago Strong

By Kaija Wilkinson | March 1, 2021

History

Chicago Elevator First

By Dr. Lee Gray | March 1, 2021

This History article examines the city’s important role in 19th-century elevator progression.

Project Spotlight

A New Chapter

By Igor Mayorov | March 1, 2021

Otis delivers stunning elevators to OKO Towers, a pair of high rises in Moscow’s booming building site.