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NYC Lawsuit Filed Over Subway Escalator Injury
Patch reported on November 4 that an NYC couple has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) alleging that a malfunctioning escalator “violently” propelled the man down, “resulting in...
7-Year-Old Girl Dies In Elevator Shaft Fall In Mumbai
"Shock due to multiple injuries" was the cause of death for a 7-year-old girl who fell down an elevator shaft in the Sion neighborhood of Mumbai, India, on November 5, Mid-Day reports....
Wisconsin Company Uses Mitsubishi Tech To Improve Services
Appleton, Wisconsin-based Waupaca Elevator Co., which manufactures residential elevators and dumbwaiters for applications across North America, has implemented Mitsubishi Electric’s latest iQ-F compact programmable logic controllers (PLCs), Automation.com reports. The systems’ built-in data...
One Vanderbilt Developer Receives ULI New York Award
SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan’s largest office landlord, received the 2021 Urban Land Institute (ULI) New York Award for Excellence in Development for the NYC Midtown East supertall One Vanderbilt...
Updated Designs For Newscastle Towers Released
Revised designs for two residential towers located at 854 Hunter Street in the west end of Newcastle, Australia, have been released, ArchitectureAU reported in October. The site was once home to Australia’s...
59-Story Toronto Tower Proposed
Marlin Spring Developments submitted Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the City of Toronto for a condominium building at 2189 Lake Shore Boulevard West in Etobicoke's Humber...
Eurasia Asansör Planned On December 1-4 In Istanbul
Eurasia Asansör, the only elevator tradeshow to be held in the region in 2021, is planned on December 1-4 at the CNR Expo Istanbul Fair Center. The fifth iteration of...
Otis UKI Unveils Digital Showroom In West London
Otis UK & Ireland (UKI) held a grand opening for its digital showroom located in company UKI headquarters in the Vantage London building in West London on October 4. Engineered...
Pre-Sales Begin For Vancouver Residential Skyscraper
Apartment pre-sales for the residential Fifteen Fifteen skyscraper in Vancouver, Canada, by architecture firm Büro Ole Scheeren have begun, dezeen reported in October. The proposed 42-story tower is located at 1515 Alberni...
Boy Hurt After Falling Through Escalator Gap In India
A child visiting a multistory textile showroom in Madurai, India, with his mother and aunt was hurt November 2 when he fell from the fifth floor after slipping through a...
