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Hotel/Residential Tower Planned in Greengate, Salford
U.K. architects BDP have put forth a proposal for a 36-story red tower in Greengate, Salford, Architects’ Journal reported on April 20. Bringing co-living spaces and a hotel, the tower’s planning application...
TKE Brings First North American EV Service Vehicle Online
TKE, in an event marking Earth Day 2022, has brought into service its first North American electric vehicle (EV) fleet car, the company announced on April 22. The Los Angeles-based...
Draka Elevator, EHC Global to Rebrand as Draka EHC
Draka Elevator and EHC Global, a brand of the Prysmian Group, announced in April plans to rebrand as “Draka EHC.” Draka EHC provides a comprehensive portfolio of value-added products, services...
South Korean Tower with Mitsubishi Electric Lift Completes
The 27-story Bundang Doosan Tower, with a design by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) featuring stacked, skybridge-connected masses forming a grand, square portal, is complete in Seongnam, South Korea, KPF announced...
Kenya Architects Create Green-Building Certification
The Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) has developed a national green building certification tool aimed at assessing projects regarding their environmental performance, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported on...
Excavation Underway for Oakland High Rise
Excavation for the Stak Site, a 36-story tower under development by Lincoln Property and Behring Co. at 1900 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, California, is well underway, San Francisco YIMBY reported on April...
Shanghai Building Repairs, Elevator Installations Underway
Authorities in Shanghai have ordered the overhaul of exterior walls on downtown buildings after a woman was killed by falling debris, Shine reported on April 12. In addition, elevators will be installed...
BIG Designs Tower for Chinese Smartphone Maker
Chinese smartphone maker OPPO has commissioned Danish architecture studio BIG to design an R&D building named the “O-Tower,” dezeen reported on April 19. Described as being infinity-loop shaped, the 42-story skyscraper is designed to...
92 Otis Escalators Part of Munich Metro Modernization
Through 2026, Otis Germany will install 92 heavy-duty NPETM escalators at 18 stations of the Munich Metro, bringing the number of escalators the OEM has supplied to the system since 1985...
IMEC Wins 72-Elevator Order for Two Complexes in India
Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. (IMEC) has won an order to supply 72 elevators, including 37 high-speed units, to the Commerzone Madhapur and Altimus luxury commercial complexes, developed by K...