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Phase Three of Provost Square Set to Rise This Fall
The third component of a prominent multi-tower development will soon start to rise in the Powerhouse Arts District in Jersey City, New Jersey, after months of delay due to COVID-19, Jersey...
Albuquerque Looks to Axe Elevator Inspection Program
Tim Keller, mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, sent legislation to the City Council that would axe the city’s US$167,000 elevator maintenance program, Albuquerque Journal reports. A city planning department spokesman observes that...
Experts: COVID-19, Climate Change to Impact Tower Design
Just as the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center in NYC prompted significant changes in skyscraper design, the COVID-19 pandemic of the past couple of years and...
Yacht Design Includes “Sky Elevator”
U.S.-based Norwegian designer Kurt Strand has revealed a concept for a 161-m Viking-inspired sailing superyacht named Norway with a “sky elevator” hidden inside the middle mast and capable of whisking...
9/11 Prompted Design of OEO Elevators in Charlotte
The Bank of America Tower at Legacy Union in Charlotte, North Carolina, features elevators that emerged within the 20 years since the 9/11 attacks: re-engineered lifts that help evacuate people...
Hitachi Elevator Philippines Awarded First Railway Project
Hitachi Elevator Philippines Corp., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has received an order for 67 units of elevators and escalators in the Philippines for the development of the North-South Commuter...
First Escalator Serving New Indian Rail Station Unveiled
The first escalator serving Siddhivinayak Metro Station, part of Mumbai Metro Line 3, or MML-3, on India’s west coast is now operational, The Free Press Journal reports. Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. (MMRC)...
Schindler Robot Technology Debuts In Middle East
The Schindler Robotic Installation System for Elevators (Schindler RISE) is being debuted in the Middle East for the construction of the Uptown Tower, a 340-m-tall skyscraper in Dubai's Uptown district, Khaleej...
School Awaits Inspection Approval to Use New Elevators
While students and teachers at Mountain View High School (MVHS) in Mountain View, California, have new, two-story building additions, they are dealing with some frustration: the buildings’ elevators have yet...
NYC Class-A Office Tower Renovations in The Works
Building owner Paramount Group plans to redevelop 60 Wall Street, a class-A office tower in NYC’s Financial District, the company recently announced. A 1.6 million-ft2, 47-story tower, 60 Wall Street was designed...
