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Kenya Architects Create Green-Building Certification
The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) has developed a national green building certification tool aimed at assessing projects regarding their environmental performance, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported on...
Excavation Underway for Oakland High Rise
Excavation for the Stak Site, a 36-story tower under development by Lincoln Property and Behring Co. at 1900 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, California, is well underway, San Francisco YIMBY reported on April...
Shanghai Building Repairs, Elevator Installations Underway
Authorities in Shanghai have ordered the overhaul of exterior walls on downtown buildings after a woman was killed by falling debris, Shine reported on April 12. In addition, elevators will be installed...
BIG Designs Tower for Chinese Smartphone Maker
Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has commissioned Danish architecture studio BIG to design an R&D building named the “O-Tower,” dezeen reported on April 19. Described as being infinity-loop shaped, the 42-story skyscraper is designed to...
92 Otis Escalators Part of Munich Metro Modernization
Through 2026, Otis Germany will install 92 heavy-duty NPETM escalators at 18 stations of the Munich Metro, bringing the number of escalators the OEM has supplied to the system since 1985...
Smartrise Hires New Vice President of Business Development
Smartrise Engineering has named Mike Fitzgerald as its new vice president of Business Development. Fitzgerald has a 30-plus year career in the elevator industry and worked in various roles at Thyssenkrupp...
Renderings Reveal San Francisco Residential High Rise
SmithGroup, designer of a planned residential tower in San Francisco’s SoMa district, has released new renderings of the building’s design, San Francisco YIMBY reported on April 19. They depict a glass tower...
Multiple Towers Planned on Chicago’s Goose Island
Developer Onni Group plans Halsted Point, a proposed project at 901 North Halsted Street on Chicago’s Goose Island, Chicago YIMBY reported on April 19. Designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, the project will be split into...
IMEC Wins 72-Elevator Order for Two Complexes in India
Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. (IMEC) has won an order to supply 72 elevators, including 37 high-speed units, to the Commerzone Madhapur and Altimus luxury commercial complexes, developed by K...
Liberty Elevator Opens Florida Office
Liberty Elevator Corp., which has served the NYC metropolitan area for more than 60 years, recently announced the opening of an office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The move came after...
