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Lack Of Safety Regulations for Residential Elevators Raise Concerns
The safety of residential elevators has come into question in North Carolina, WECT 6 News reported in June. While commercial elevators are required to meet certain safety regulations and be inspected each...
Hyundai Elevator Buoyed By Korean Government Policies
New housing starts and elevator installations in Korea should continue to grow in response to government policies aimed at expanding housing supply, and accordingly, Hyundai Elevator is set to enjoy...
Plans For US$1.1B Jacksonville Riverfront Project Announced
Southeast Development Group recently unveiled the master plan for its upcoming mixed-use megaproject in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, which calls for the redevelopment of 25 acres of city-owned land, adding 2.3...
Ritz-Carlton Planned For Ningbo, China
The Council on Tall and Urban Habitat, citing Marriott, reported on June 2 that a new Ritz-Carlton is expected to open in Ningbo, China, in 2025. Slated to occupy the 62nd to...
Chicago City Council Greenlights 47-Story Tower
The Chicago City Council has approved a 47-story mixed-use tower at 640 West Washington Boulevard in West Loop Gate, Chicago YIMBY reported on June 2. The site, bound by the Kennedy Expressway to the west, West Court Place to...
Elevator Industry Fourth Covid-19 Survey Results Analysis
Elevator World, Inc., the German elevator association VFA Interlift e.V. and fair organizer AFAG, in association with Credit Suisse, recently shared results of their fourth survey of elevator industry representatives on current...
Fatalities Prompt NYC DoD Zero-Tolerance Safety Sweeps
After three workers were killed on the job in the past three weeks in NYC, the city’s Department of Buildings (DoB) plans to launch safety sweeps of thousands of major...
U.K.’S HS2 to Invite Bids on Final Station In First Phase
HS2, the U.K.’s high-speed rail network, is expected to invite bids for the Interchange station at Solihull, a job expected to be worth up to GBP250 million (US$352.9 million) and...
TKE to Participate In DOE’s Low Carbon Pilot
TK Elevator (TKE), through its Middleton, Tennessee, facility, will participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Low Carbon Pilot, a project in which the OEM further commits to achieving...
Milwaukee Tower Receives Initial Approval
The Historic Third Ward Architectural Review Board recently approved a proposal for a 295-unit luxury apartment tower in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward that would rise 32 floors — a height...
