Netherlands

28-Story “Green” Tower in Amsterdam to Start Construction

The 28-story, mixed-use Brink Tower in north Amsterdam is set to start construction this month, with city officials giving the Meccanoo-designed plan formal approval, Archinect reports. Named for the Dutch...

Work Begins for Multi-Construction Project in Netherlands

Workers in Rotterdam, Netherlands, have launched construction of a high-rise apartment and townhouse project known as De Zalmhaven, ArchDaily reports. The project, by developer A & Amvest, will include a...

CEDES Acquires Industrial Door Protection Specialist VITECTOR

CEDES, a global leader in elevator sensors headquartered in Switzerland, recently announced the acquisition of the VITECTOR portfolio from Netherlands-based FRABA, in turn strengthening CEDES’ position in the industrial door...

Liftinstituut Adds Five to Expert Certification Team

Amsterdam, Netherlands-headquartered Liftinstituut has added five experts to its certification team, the product certification organization recently announced. They are: Wouter Bijlsma, Tolga Göktaş, Mohamed Issa, Elena Mauro and Tejaswini Gangegowda...

Journal Reports on Coronavirus/Elevators Study

The professional journal Indoor Air published a report in September detailing an investigation into how long aerosol droplets of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 persist in hospital elevators and offered...

KONE Lands Order for Metro Line Extension in Stockholm

KONE won an order to deliver 20 escalators to phase one of an extension of the metro line in Stockholm, Sweden. One of the capital city’s largest infrastructure projects, the...

Rotterdam Blitz Survivor to Be Reborn With Tower

The former Rotterdam post office in the Coolsingel District of Rotterdam, Netherlands, is set to be reborn as a mixed-use development incorporating a 150-m-tall, 43-story hotel tower, dezeen reported. Built...

Triangular Residential Tower Planned in Rotterdam

A Rotterdam-based architectural firm has released a design for a 110-m-tall, triangular residential tower for the Netherlands city’s rapidly transforming Maritiem District, ArchDaily reported in April. CasaNova, as the tower...

Interesting new apartments to take shape in Dutch port city.

New Tallest Residential Tower for City Center In approximately two years, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is expected to have a new tallest residential tower in the form of the V8 Architects-designed,...

Contracts and Technology for Marine Elevators

Demand for advanced technology and installation practices is rising as the size of cruise ships and ferries continues to grow and more services and attractions are added to them. Italy-based...

The residential delivery robot; image courtesy of Hyundai Engineering

Hyundai Launches Residential Delivery Robots in South Korea

The Pinnacle One Yonge jobsite; image courtesy of PERI Canada

PERI Describes Innovative Formwork for Canada’s Tallest Residential Tower

THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES FROM FALLING FROM ESCALATOR HANDRAIL

Three-Year-Old Boy Dies Falling From Escalator Handrail

Lift Comm by TEC is proud of its role in making the 14 St Station Complex fully accessible; image courtesy of Lift Comm.

TEC Subsidiary Lift Comm Continues MTA Accessibility Collaboration

Mareterra; photo © Hufton+Crow for Mareterra

Monaco Sustainable Development With Maspero Lifts Competes