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KONE Begins Escalator Work at Virginia Metro Station

KONE began the installation of four new and more durable escalators at the Pentagon City Metro Station in Arlington, Virginia, on August 16, Patch.com reports. Both entrances to the Pentagon City Metro...

Permits Filed for 26-Story Tower in Dumbo, Brooklyn

New permits have been filed for a 26-story mixed-use building at 69 Adams Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NYC, New York YIMBY reports. The 208-ft-tall building is set to yield 258,200 ft2, with...

Genesis Elevator to Finish Home Elevator for Disabled Georgia Boy

Genesis Elevator and Restoration Consulting are nearing completion on a three-story home elevator in Woodstock, Georgia, CBS46 reported on August 11. The elevator is a gift to a couple in Woodstock for...

New Detailed Massing Renderings Revealed for Two Towers in Miami, Florida

A new set of detailed massing renderings have been revealed for two nearly-identical towers in Miami, Florida, Florida YIMBY reports. The two 848-ft-tall towers, referred to as One MiamiCentral, will be located...

Foundation Work Begins on Columbia University Tower

Excavation and foundation work are underway for a 34-story tower on the Manhattanville campus of Columbia University in New York City, New York YIMBY reports. Machinery and crews were recently seen putting...

Construction Begins on Tokyo Project

Construction on the Meiji Yasuda Seimei Shinjuku Building project in Tokyo began in early August, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The building, designed by Nikken Sekkei,...

Disabled Group Seeks Rail Station Improvements In India

A group of protesters demonstrated in front of the Tirunelveli, India, railway junction on August 11, calling for railway stations across the country to improve rail facilities to accommodate physically...

Plans for “Biophilic” London Tower Submitted

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has submitted plans for a 24-story office building in the City of London, which the architect said “tackled head-on” the challenge of meeting net zero, Building reported...

Contactless Device Maker Neonode Reports On Sales

Neonode, a Stockholm, Sweden, designer of contactless touch devices for elevators and other uses, saw revenue of US$1.7 million for the quarter ending June 30, Yahoo Finance reported August 11. The company’s...

Atlanta Centennial Yards Master Site Plan Revealed

The master site plan for the Centennial Yards site in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, has been revealed, Foster + Partners reports. The plan, which is a collaboration between Foster + Partners and Perkins...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

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Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

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