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Boston Escalator Malfunction Sends Nine to Hospital
Officials say nine people were taken to the hospital on Sunday, September 26, when an escalator malfunctioned at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Back Bay station in Boston after...
DeMatteis Named EVP at New York-Based Sierra Consulting Group
Paul DeMatteis has been named executive vice president (EVP) of Manhasset, New York-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy Sierra Consulting Group, company President Joseph Caracappa announced on September 27. DeMatteis has more...
TKE Joins Program to Reduce Embodied Carbon In Projects
TK Elevator (TKE) announced in a press release it has joined materialsCAN, a program committed to acting on the smart, sustainable prioritization of embodied carbon in building materials as well as driving...
Building Owner Fined Over Fatal Elevator Incident
Georgia state investigators, citing possible contributing factors in an Atlanta elevator incident that killed a teenager, have hit the owner of the building with a US$5,000 fine, 11Alive reported on September 22....
Indian City to Use Ropeway for Public Transportation
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh will be the first city in India to use ropeway services in public transportation, Construction Week Online reports. The project will cover a 5 km area between...
Neonode and MZ Technologie Partner for Contacless Elevator Solutions
Neonode Inc. announced in a press release it has signed a value-added reseller agreement with MZ Technologie to design, promote and sell contactless touch products and solutions. MZ Technologie is an expert...
In Memoriam: William B. “Bill” Payton
William B. "Bill" Payton, a well-known elevator engineer, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on September 21 after a battle with bulbar onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)....
ISEE Pushed Back to December 2022
Organizers of the International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators (ISEE) have announced that the event has been pushed back to December 1-3, 2022. The expo was scheduled for December...
NYC Billionaires Row Condo Board Sues for US$125 Million
The condo board of the pencil-thin, Rafael Viñoly-designed NYC Billionaires Row supertall 432 Park Avenue sued the tower's developers on September 23 for US$125 million, citing a litany of issues...
Owner Installing Ion Air Cleaners in Building Elevators
Coretrust Capital Partners, an owner of multiple large office buildings, is pioneering the installation of air-cleaning bi-polar ionization generators in its elevators, the company announced via Yahoo Finance in September. The company...
