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Safety Within
Formula Systems offers solution for sanitizing the air and surfaces in elevator cars. by Steve Whittall Elevators enable urban growth. Without the ability to develop upward, space in our densely...
Landing Door Packages
New solutions for modernization and smokeproofing by Lee Freeland Munich, Germany-based MEILLER Aufzugtüren GmbH now offers the MOD Concept landing-door modernization kit used to replace all mechanical parts, while leaving...
“A Beacon of Engineering Excellence”
thyssenkrupp Elevator’s new North American HQ, including the tallest test tower in the Western Hemisphere, closes in on completion near Atlanta. by Kaija Wilkinson photos by Ron Acord for thyssenkrupp...
Vancouver Officials OK Downtown Tower
The Vancouver City Council has approved a downtown zoning change, giving the green light to a 29-story, Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)-designed commercial tower, The Architect’s Newspaper reported in June. The...
Ascen.tec Rescheduled
Ascen.tec, which held its first edition in 2019, has rescheduled its second iteration for May 28-30, 2021. Again to be held at the Mediterranean Exhibition Center in Paiania, Greece, the...
Singapore Towers to Be World’s Tallest Modular Buildings
A two-tower residential project planned for a site on the western edge of Singapore’s urban core will be notable as the world’s tallest modular-constructed buildings, Architectural Digest reported in July....
Tall building news from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne
Sydney Building Failures Prompt New Regulations on Developers In the wake of high-profile failures at two multistory residential buildings in Sydney, regulators in New South Wales (NSW) have been granted...
Multiple Towers Planned in Manchester, U.K.
A construction plan to bring more than 1,300 new homes to the Salford Quays area of Manchester, U.K., would include a 41-story tower, the Manchester Evening News reported in June....
Pair of Towers to Add to Lively Tokyo Scene
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved a US$1.15-billion project that aims to bring a pair of 54-story residential towers to the Kachidoki and Toyomicho district on Tokyo Bay, Japan Property Central...
Contracts let for New Delhi, Hyderabad.
96 thyssenkrupp Units for India’s Largest Convention Center Fifty-three elevators, 39 escalators and four moving walks will be provided by thyssenkrupp Elevator India to the India International Convention & Expo...
