News
IoT in B.C. and a striking tower for downtown Toronto
A Closer Look at IoT Improving VT Safety Although already used in vertical-transportation (VT) systems, internet of things (IoT) sensor technology has the potential to take public safety to the...
Shanghai, Shenzhen see big plans, completions.
Otis Completes One-Of-A-Kind Modernization in Shanghai Otis Elevator (China) Co. Ltd. recently completed the modernization of the elevator system at the 468-m-tall sightseeing attraction Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV and Radio...
London, Birmingham see tall construction and more.
“World’s Tallest” Vertical Lift Bridge for London The Architects’ Journal reported on details of a proposal to construct the world’s tallest vertical lift bridge in southeast London. It mentions Transport...
New roles are filled in India, Europe and Australia.
Mehan Named thyssenkrupp Elevator (India) CEO Manish Mehan has been appointed as new CEO of thyssenkrupp Elevator (India), thyssenkrupp announced in April. Mehan has been the company’s chief financial officer...
Tower updates and a report from the tradeshow floor
Supertall The Spiral Marks a Milestone in Hudson Yards The Spiral, a 66-story supertall office building at 66 Hudson Boulevard in Hudson Yards (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2016 and November 2018),...
Significant skyscrapers in key cities
Owl, Jenga, Sailboat: Austin Getting Another Iconic Building Developer Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on a 35-story office tower that will be occupied by Google and serve as a...
News from the Chicago Tribune: airport design draws controversy; mixed-use development planned.
Escalators the Centerpiece of Gang-Designed O’Hare Terminal Wood-covered escalators are an “architectural element [celebrating] movement and spatial excitement” in local architect Jeanne Gang’s winning design for Global Terminal, which will...
Business Down South
Major development in Atlanta; contract in Charlotte thyssenkrupp Breaks Ground, Lands Government Contract thyssenkrupp broke ground on April 18 on its new Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), part of a...
Future Ready
Rebranding reflects a restructured NEII that promises to be a more focused, proactive voice for the industry. The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) formally launched a new logo, tagline and...
Tall projects from Norway to Gibraltar
CLTElevator Shafts Part of World’s Tallest Timber Tower Cross-laminated timber (CLT) elevator shafts are part of Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use tower in Brumunddal, Norway, that the Council on Tall Buildings and...
