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Boy Dies in Elevator Shaft Fall in India
A 13-year-old boy died in early May after trying to exit a stalled elevator in a Kalyan, India, building and falling into the lift shaft, the Hindustan Times reports. The...
MAD’s First South American Building To Be Tallest in Quito
Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed visuals of Qondesa, a skyscraper for Ecuador’s capital Quito, reports dezeen. The mixed-use tower would be taller than Danish studio BIG’s nearby 133-m-tall IQON...
Two FoBs With Escalators Planned for Shahibaug
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corp. (AMC) will build two pedestrian overbridges with escalators in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, India, The Times of India reports. One foot overbridge (FoB) will be located over the...
Registration Open for Inaugural CTBUH Europe Conference
Registration is open for the inaugural Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Europe Conference, “Full Circle: The Life and Second Life of European Tall Buildings,” on June 22-23...
Otis Again Named a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company
Farmington, Connecticut-headquartered global OEM Otis has been named to the DiversityInc list of Noteworthy Companies for the third straight year. Washington, D.C.-based DiversityInc, a for-profit organization that promotes gender and...
Chennai Metro To Cover Escalators and Staircases at Six Stations
India’s Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) announced it will be covering the escalators and staircases at six of its stations to address concerns about commuter safety and comfort during monsoon...
Innocore Pro Elevator Supplies Two Units at LIC Tower
Queens, NY-headquartered Innocore Pro Elevator, Inc., provided two, 500 ft/min overhead gearless passenger elevators making 25 stops to The Greene, a recently completed 21-story residential tower at 46-30 Pearson Street...
2023 Photo Contest Submission Accepted Through May 31
More than 60 photos have already been submitted to ELEVATOR WORLD’s 2023 Photo Contest , and we plan to continue accepting submissions through May 31. Winning photos will be published...
EESF Names Catlin-Kolodziej Executive Director
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) has named Amber Catlin-Kolodziej executive director. Based in Pendleton, Indiana (northeast of Indianapolis), Catlin-Kolodziej has years of experience in the nonprofit sector, as well...
ASME Applauds First-Ever National CET Standards Strategy at White House Summit
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) joined U.S. Government agencies, Congress, industry and academia at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 4 to provide input on a...
