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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul: 5 World Trade Center a Go
The 900-ft-tall 5 World Trade Center is a go after months of back and forth thanks to a vote by the Public Authorities Control Board, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul...
Woman Dies in Multiple-Hour Elevator Entrapment
A 61-year-old woman was recently found dead after being trapped in an elevator in a residential building for several hours in Palermo, Italy, the Mirror reports. The elevator was stuck...
Third-Tallest Tower in London Greenlit by Authorities
The Gherkin and Walkie Talkie buildings in London's Square Mile look to soon get a neighbor with City of London Corp. officials approving plans for a 284-m-tall, 63-story skyscraper at...
VFA Welcomes Zerno to National Standards Team
VFA-Interlift e.V., a medium-sized industrial association based in Hamburg, Germany, with more than 240 member companies, announced Dipl.-Ing. Anne Zerno has joined its national standards team as of August 1....
European Developer’s First U.A.E. Project Inspired By Nature
European luxury real estate developer R.evolution plans to build the 48-unit Eywa overlooking the Dubai Water Canal and offering views of downtown and the Burj Khalifa, Construction Week Middle East...
Elevators To Enhance Accessibility For Tbilisi Metro System
Inclined and entrance elevators are in store for at least 12 Tbilisi Metro System facilities in the capital city of Georgia, located in the Caucasus region between eastern Europe and...
Otis To Provide 28 VT Units to Hôpital Vaudreiul-Soulanges in Montreal
Otis has been selected to provide 28 vertical-transportation (VT) units, including 11 Otis SkyRise® elevators, to the Hôpital Vaudreiul-Soulanges in Montreal, a project highlighted by Otis Chair, President and CEO...
Hyundai Elevator Alliance with LG, KT Blends Elevators, Robotics and AI
Hyundai Elevator officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LG Electronics and KT on July 26 that aims to blend the three companies' areas of expertise: elevator systems, robotics...
U.K.’s 2 Snowhill Plaza Project Approved
Birmingham, U.K., City Council has given the green light for a 48-story residential tower block designed by Metropolitan Workshop, Building Design reports. The build-to-rent project, 2 Snowhill Plaza, is the...
Mounce Announced as Hyperion Solutions VP of Technical Services
Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered Hyperion Solutions, a provider of systems and components, digital solutions and technical services for the vertical-transportation industry, on July 25 welcomed Andrew Mounce as vice president (VP) of...
