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High-Rise Condo Tower Planned for Downtown Austin
Real estate firm Urbanspace is behind the development of The Modern Austin Residences, a 55-story, 345-unit condominium tower planned in Austin, Texas, the company announced in July. The skyscraper, set for construction...
Giant Lifts for Upscale Apartment Tower in Dhaka
A pair of machine-room-less lifts was supplied by Giant Lifts Ltd. for Ventura Properties' Eden Roc, an upscale apartment tower on Road 82 in the Prime Diplomatic Zone of Dhaka,...
Child’s Injury Prompts Call for Escalator Safety In Kuwait
A proposal submitted by Kuwait Member of Parliament Osama Al- Shaheen urges the creation of a safety manual/decree for escalators, Arab Times reported on August 16. Al-Shaheen was motivated after hearing a...
MD Of Indian Motor Manufacturer Joins Nonprofit BoD
Mumbai, India, motor manufacturer Bharat Bijlee Ltd. recently announced that Managing Director (MD) Nakul Mehta has been appointed to the Board of Directors (BoD) of the nonprofit Centre for Organization...
Urban Elevator Veteran to Lead New San Diego Office
Jeffrey Podgorny, a 30-year-employee of Cicero, Illinois-headquartered Urban Elevator Service, has been named vice president/principal of the company’s new San Diego location. Podgorny began his career at Urban Elevator in...
Online 2021 Lift & Escalator Symposium Planned in September
Organizers of the 2021 Lift & Escalator Symposium recently announced that, due to the ongoing pandemic situation, the event will be held online on September 22-23. The symposium has scheduled...
31-Story Residential Tower Proposed in Tokyo
A 31-story residential building, at a total planned height of 110 m, has been proposed in front of the JR Koiwa station in Tokyo, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban...
Escalator Replacement Underway at London Tube Station
Underneath South Kensington tube station in London, a project is underway to replace all five of the station’s escalators at the same time, according to IanVisits. To do that, Piccadilly line...
Columbia University Expansion with TEI Elevators
A pair of midrise buildings at Columbia University's Manhattanville campus is headed toward completion by the end of the year, New York YIMBY reports. Planned by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and designed...
NEII Again Providing Coronavirus Updates
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) is again providing updates on the coronavirus on its coronavirus resources page, including a spreadsheet of jurisdictional restrictions and information on current requirements, mandates and policies...
