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Foster + Partners Releases Images for 240-M China Tower
U.K.-based Foster + Partners has released images of its first project in the Chinese seaport and financial center of Qingdao, Building Design is among outlets to report. The mixed-use 1...
Second E2 Forum China To Explore Urban Renewal and Sustainable Development
E2 Forum China returns to Shanghai on September 20, exploring the themes of urban renewal and sustainable development. This year’s edition aims to establish a cross-industry collaboration and exchange platform,...
UNITEC Announces the Retirement of John Farmer
UNITEC Parts Company recently announced that John Farmer is retiring after 31 years. Farmer joined UNITEC in August 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the...
Schindler Lift Australia Partners With CIBSE Awards 2023
Schindler Lifts Australia is partnering with The Chartered Institution of Building Services Australia and New Zealand (CIBSE ANZ) Young Engineers Awards. Held annually, this event gathers members and industry guests...
Trio Elevators Co-Owner Launches E-Motorcycle Business
A co-owner of Ahmedabad, India-based Trio Elevators has ventured into the electric vehicle market with an indigenous e-motorcycle that can travel a maximum of 180 km on a single charge,...
First RMS AKE Escalator Installed in France
The consortium between RATP Maintenance Services (RMS) and AKE Europe recently commissioned its first new escalator in France for the city of Saint-Cloud. The result of an industrial partnership between...
ATIS Gains Director of Consulting
St. Louis, Missouri-based ATIS recently announced the hire of Jeremiah Potter as director of Consulting for the Southwest region. With more than a decade of vertical-transportation experience, Potter’s skills include...
35-Story Tower Approved for Islington, U.K.
The Islington, U.K. council approved Kohn Pedersen Fox’s plans to transform the Inmarsat building on Old Street roundabout into a 35-story office tower, Building Design reports. The Shoreditch scheme proposes...
18-Story Tower Approved for Glasgow City Center
HAUS Collective, an architecture studio based in Glasgow, U.K. has secured unanimous approval from Glasgow council’s planning committee for its design of an 18-story “aparthotel” in the city center, Building...
Hyprlift, Inc. Receives US$1 Million Grant for Development of Elevator Technology
Silicon Valley-based tech startup Hyprlift, Inc. has been awarded a US$1 million federal grant to design and build a next-generation elevator from concept. Given by the National Science Foundation upon...
