News
KONE and Hitachi help lead the industry with contracts, event
KONE Wins 95-Unit Order for Mixed-Use Project in Xi’an KONE has won a contract to supply 95 elevators and escalators for Nanfeihong Plaza, a mixed-use development in Xi’an, the capital...
News from Chicago YIMBY: residential and mixed-use towers proliferate
One Chicago Square’s Mixed-Used Skyscrapers Pass Halfway Mark Construction on the 74- and 49-story mixed-use towers comprising One Chicago Square (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2020) at 1 West Chicago Avenue reached...
News from San Francisco YIMBY: towers being planned and taking shape
Permits Filed for San Francisco Residential High Rise Developers have filed permits to build a 42-story residential building in San Francisco’s SoMa (South of Market) neighborhood, the source reported in...
The pandemic, transit and tall towers throughout Manhattan
Coronavirus Impacts Seen in Construction Projections Pandemic-related woes have brought down high prospects for the NYC construction market, The Real Deal reported in October. Citing the New York Building Congress...
Companies and organizations tap leaders
NAEC Names Executive Director, Deputy Director The Board of Directors (BoD) of the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) has named Rená B. Cozart executive director and Amanda Smith deputy...
Appointments, contracts and project news from Italy to Ireland
Schindler Names Simeon-Aissaoui to Group Executive Committee Schindler Holding AG has appointed Sabine Simeon-Aissaoui, head of supply chain Europe, to its group executive committee responsible for its escalators supply chain,...
Henning ELVI 2 Wins Liftinstituut Certification for CAT5 Testing
Schwelm, Germany-based Henning’s ELVI 2 Elevator Inspection System has received ASME A17.7-2007/CSA B44.7-07 performance certification from Notified Body Liftinstituut as an alternative system for Category 5 (CAT5) testing, according to...
Futuristic Smart City Envisioned on Red Sea in Saudi Arabia
A futuristic city with “an artificial moon, phosphorescent beaches and flying taxis” is envisioned by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia’s border with...
Planned and nearly complete work on several high rises in and around the harbor city
Greenland Centre Sydney Tops Out at 68 Stories A September ceremony marked the topping out of Greenland Centre Sydney (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2017), a 68-story mixed-use skyscraper overlooking the city’s...
Work abounds in and around the city
KONE Touchless Elevator System for Oakville Development KONE has been hired to provide six MonoSpace® 500 elevators with the Elevator Call touchless solution to Distrikt Trailside, a residential development taking...
