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Sterilizing Technology Undergoes Test on U.K. Escalator
The Airstair escalator handrail sanitizing device developed by Oxonox has been installed as a test inside an escalator at Manchester Piccadilly in the U.K., The Construction Index reported in June. The device...
Sales Start for Tallest Miami Beach Building
Developers Terra Group and GFO Investments have started sales on their upcoming condo tower named Five Park, a 48-story skyscraper that will soon hold the title of the tallest building...
1,100-ft Supertall Proposed for West 57th Street in NYC
The NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) indicates that planning is underway for a mixed-use, 1,100-ft-tall tower at 41-47 West 57th Street, New York YIMBY reported. The development applicant, BOB 57, LLC, is...
Dubai’s IL Primo Tower Tops Out
Construction consultancy firm WSP Middle East, together with Emaar Development, has topped out the 340-plus-m-tall IL Primo Tower in Dubai, Construction Week Online reported on June 16. The milestone was celebrated during...
Mongrain ADA-Compliant Elevators Installed at LIRR Station
A trio of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevators manufactured by Mongrain Vertical Transport and installed by Mid-American Elevator Co. were unveiled on June 16 by the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)...
Campaigners Pledge to Boycott Proposed Towers In London
Developer Ariel Real Estate is proposing to partly demolish the Walnuts Shopping Centre on High Street in Orpington, London, and build in its place residential units to be spread across...
Mike Sisinni Retires From TEI Group
TEI Group has announced the retirement of Mike Sisinni. "It has been an honor to have him over the years," said Mark Gregorio, president of TEI. "He has been an...
Chicago Prize Promoters Hope to Save Building
The Chicago Architecture Center and the Chicago Architectural Club invite all who possess an artistic vision and the desire to help preserve a potentially endangered structure to enter the 2021...
Otis’ Marks Receives Prestigious CED Leadership Award
Judy Marks, president and CEO of Otis, joins five leaders who include Moderna Chairman and co-founder Noubar Afeyan and CVS Health President and CEO Karen S. Lynch in receiving Committee...
Garage Demolition Paves Way for Philadelphia Skyscraper
A 340-ft-tall, 27-story skyscraper is planned for 1620 Sansom Street in Rittenhouse Square, Center City, in Philadelphia in place of a parking garage that was recently demolished, Philadelphia YIMBY reports. The new building,...
