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EU Takes Part in Facilities Conference

Board members of Elevator U (EU) took part in the SRAPPA 2018 Conference, held in October 2018 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenville, South Carolina. SRAPPA, the Southeastern Regional Association...

Plans move forward for tall buildings concentrating in the downtown area.

New Renderings of Jenga-Like Tower for Downtown New renderings of a Jenga-like, 53-story, 789-ft.-tall mixed-use tower designed by Arquitectonica on a site that wraps around the historic Pershing Square Building...

691-Ft.-Tall Plan for Boston Skyscraper Out of the Shadows

After a 10-year debate, the Boston City Council approved developer Millennium Partners’ plan to build a 691-ft.-tall, mixed-use skyscraper designed by Handel Architects on the former Winthrop Square parking garage...

Seattle Transit Officials Replacing Inadequate Escalators

“Do it right the first time” is likely the old saying going through the minds of authorities at Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) in Seattle, as they...

US$5-Billion “City Within a City” Greenlit in Atlanta

One of “the most ambitious and controversial” developments in Atlanta history was greenlit by the City Council in November 2018, The Architect’s Newspaper was among outlets to report. Comparable in...

Important tower completions and reveals in the construction-heavy metropolis

JPMorgan Chase Tower: Foster + Partners Chosen, Details Released Investment bank and financial services company JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired Foster + Partners as lead architect for the company’s...

Updates on tall developments in Shenzhen, Nanjing and Shanghai

KONE Providing VT for Multitower Shenzhen Project KONE will provide the vertical-transportation (VT) package for Shenzhen Gemdale Center, 48- and 39-story towers connected by a skybridge in Nanshan District High-Tech...

Orbitz Becomes First Hitachi Distributor in Australia

Orbitz Elevators, a fast-growing elevator company on Australia’s Gold Coast, signed a deal with Hitachi to become the Japanese OEM’s first Australian distributor. Orbitz founder and Managing Director Jonathan Dwayre...

More options hit the market, and developments on tall-building projects come to light.

Company Gains Greek Distributor KAPOK 88, a family-owned business based in Nottingham that provides custom and modular padded protective drapes for elevator interiors, announced GNV Automation and Elevator Spare Parts...

Design Unveiled for Mississauga’s Tallest Building

Mississauga, Canada, will soon have a new tallest building, Urban Toronto reported in September, as M3 — an 81-story, 260-m-tall residential tower — is set to begin rising in the...

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Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa

UCLA DELAYS ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

UCLA Delays Elevator Inspections

The addition contrasts with the original structure resembling stacked boxes and completed in 2007; image by OMA via Instagram.

TEI Involved in Elevators for New Museum Addition in NYC

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Clarkson + Varick Welcomes Director of Operations

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark