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Otis Elevator System for 47-Story Residential Tower Rising in Hell’s Kitchen

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing four SkyRise® and two third-party hydraulic elevators at 550 Tenth Avenue, a 47-story residential tower rising in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, following a fire...

Closings for Thanksgiving

The U.S. offices of Elevator World, Inc. will be closed on November 23 and 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. They will open for regular business hours on...

EEP To Build New 62-Story HQ in Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) plans to build a 62-story, US$440-million headquarters (HQ) in the center of the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian Monitor reports. Construction of the...

In Memoriam: Kenneth Lee Moerman

Kenneth Lee Moerman of Kalamazoo, Michigan, passed away in September at age 85. Moerman worked for Otis Elevator Co. for 43 years, starting as a mechanic and retiring as regional...

CEDES Names Smans President of Business Development, IoT and Digital Products

Switzerland-headquartered sensor specialist CEDES AG recently named Daan Smans president of business development, Internet of Things (IoT) and digital products. Smans' professional experience includes being product director at relayr, where...

Otis Invests in Stem With Hartford Boys & Girls Clubs

Members of Otis Elevator Co.’s executive management team collaborated with more than 100 students at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford (Connecticut) on November 15 to build circuitry and...

2nd International, 11th National Occupational Health and Safety Conference

Organized under the leadership of the Adana Branch of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (TMMOB), the 2nd International, 11th National Occupational Health and Safety Congress took place at the Cukurova...

Real Estate Sector Meets at the Transformation in Buildings Summit

The "Transformation in Buildings Summit" organized in cooperation with Yıldız Technical University and Odaklı Group brought together the leading names of the sector. by Ethem Kut Organized with the cooperation...

AKM Lift Children’s Theater Teaches With Art

by Selçuk Aka AKM Technical Inspection Services, authorized by the Ministry of Industry and Technology to carry out annual periodic inspections of lifts, has founded the AKM Lift Children's Theater...

CTBUH 2024 Americas Conference Planned for February

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Americas Conference, Future Downtown: Density and Resiliency in American Cities, will be held on February 22-23 in Miami, Florida. The...

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Cooper Announced as CIBSE President Elect for 2025/26

Internal structure of the elevator smart maintenance system; image courtesy of N2 Infotech

N2 Infotech Launches AI Predictive-Maintenance Solution

image courtesy of Stannah

Stannah to Support STEM Program at NMRN

TenBerke Architects designed the proposed supertall; image via New York YIMBY.

Construction Plans and Rendering of Brooklyn Tower Revealed

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Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa