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KONE Participates in “Decarbonization Catalyst” Workshops

Finnish OEM KONE recently participated in a series of workshops that brought together members of the Nordic Superblocks as Decarbonization Catalysts consortium (NSDC) to brainstorm innovation opportunities and consolidate more...

Otis Modernizing VT for EMEA Icons Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower

Otis will be modernizing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at two iconic structures in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower...

U.K.’s Access BDD Adds Four to North American Team

Access BDD, the Stockton-on-Tees, U.K.-based division of TK Access Solutions Ltd., recently announced a "significant stride" in its expansion into the U.S. and Canada with the addition of four new...

Sankari Properties To Build US$1 Billion Dubai Development

Sankari Properties, a new entrant in Dubai's real estate market, plans to build a US$1 billion development in the Business Bay area, The National reported in January. Apartments at the...

China Evergrande Ordered To Liquidate by Hong Kong Court

China Evergrande, the Chinese real estate developer that has become a symbol of what has been described as an unprecedented debt crisis in China, has been ordered by a Hong...

MVRDV Wins China Software Park Design Competition

Rotterdam, Netherland-based architecture and urban design practice MVRDV has won the competition to design two structures within the Tianfu Software Park in Chengdu, China, ArchDaily reports. One of the structures...

Torin Drive NA and Smartrise Join Forces To Offer Synchronized Solution

Reflecting the longstanding relationship between the teams at Torin Drive North America (NA), a brand of Hyperion, and Smartrise Engineering, the companies have joined forces to offer a "synchronized solution"...

KONE Expects Stable or Slightly Higher Sales This Year

KONE expects 2024 sales to remain stable or grow slightly in 2024 as weak consumer sentiment continues to hinder sales in China — representing about a third of the company's...

Entries Now Open for the AJ Architecture Awards

Architects’ Journal has announced the return of the AJ Architecture Awards for the seventh consecutive year. Open to all practices regardless of size or scale, these awards highlight the very...

Cook Islands Lift Breaks Down After a Month of Being Open

Cook Islands Investment Corp. (CIIC) confirmed the lift at the Ministry of Justice and Court House building in Avarua, Cook Islands, which broke down before Christmas, was again operational in...

Rendering of the Hilton Hawaiian Village addition; image courtesy of Hilton

36-Story Addition To Hilton Hawaiian Village Greenlit in Waikiki

NEXGEN 2026 EDUCATIONAL RETREAT TO SET SAIL IN SPRING

NexGen 2026 Educational Retreat To Set Sail in Spring

ATLAS ELEVATORS TO PROVIDE 34 ELEVATORS FOR MADINAH PROJECT

Atlas Elevators To Provide 34 Elevators for Madinah Project

CECA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

CECA Announces Scholarship Winners

METRORAIL AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS VERTICAL-TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE CONCERNS

Metrorail Audit Highlights D.C. VT Maintenance Concerns