Asia
Israel’s Tallest Building Wins Approval
The Israeli Finance Ministry’s district committee has approved plans for the 400-m-tall, 100-story “Tower Between Cities,” which, when completed, will surpass Moshe Aviv Tower as Israel’s tallest skyscraper, jns.org reports....
Projects, personnel moves and steps toward safer riding
KONE Providing Solutions for Jakarta’s Indonesia1 KONE has been selected to provide 76 elevators and escalators to Indonesia1, a pair of 58-story, 278-m-tall mixed-used towers taking shape in Jakarta, Indonesia....
Singapore Moves to Address Manpower Shortage
Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is addressing the need to hire 1,000 new vertical-transportation technicians in the next three years by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with industry...
Safety, vandalism addressed in China, India.
Weifang Rolls Out Its First Vertical-Transportation Safety Law Weifang, China, has enacted its first elevator/escalator safety law as units, and accidents, multiply, China Radio International reported. The number of units...
Hyundai Elevator Tapped for Riyadh Medical Complex
Hyundai Elevator has secured a US$30-million deal from the Saudi Arabian government to outfit Security Forces Medical City, under development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an unspecified number of units,...
Religion, residential are focuses of upcoming towers.
70-Story Religious Structure Rising in India The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is building the 70-story Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir in Vrindavan, India, which, upon completion, will become one of the...
Continued development brings more space, installation difficulties.
Elevators among Logistical Challenges of Supertall Elevators to move people efficiently throughout Mitsubishi Estate’s planned 390-m-tall, 490,000-m2 office tower in central Tokyo is among logistical challenges engineers will face as...
More big orders for Otis; tower rises near Taipei 101.
Otis’ Momentum Continues with Array of Orders Otis is continuing its roll in China (ELEVATOR WORLD, October 2016) with orders to supply hundreds of Gen2® units to residential, recreational and...
Oleo and KONE invest in plants; Toshiba Johnson markets new elevator series.
Oleo to Open India Facility U.K.-based manufacturer Oleo International will open its first production facility in India near Bengaluru International Airport at the beginning of the year. Impetus for the construction...
CTBUH 2016 Best Tall Building Award Recipients Announced
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the 2016 Best Tall Building Award recipients. Culled from 132 of “the most forward-looking entries yet,” they are: Americas, Winner...
