News
Potential industry crisis is highlighted as plans for more high rises develop.
Canada’s Elevator Availability Called “Crisis” The Canadian Press published a report in July after investigating the poor service availability of elevators across Canada. Though some problems are blamed on more...
Lerch Bates Activity
Consultancy wins jobs in Las Vegas, San Francisco. Systems for Chinese-Themed Vegas Resort Lerch Bates has been hired to design the vertical-transportation and façade-access systems for phase one of Resorts...
Seattle “Building Frenzy” Features 65 Projects
A Seattle building boom was broken down by the Seattle Times in June. It reported there were 65 major buildings under construction across downtown, South Lake Union and surrounding neighborhoods...
Lourenço Becomes Vice President of Smart Elevator Tech
Margaret Lourenço has been named vice president of San Francisco-based Smart Elevator Tech, LLC. In this role, she will oversee day-to-day operations as the company undergoes growth. She joins the...
Miami Action
Apartments continue to multiply in seaport city. Miami’s Vice Taking Shape A 32-story apartment tower called Vice is taking shape in Miami on the western portion of a piece of...
Towers on tap in Chicago, Honolulu, L.A.
Residential Skyscraper Taking Shape in Chicago A 47-story, 535-ft.-tall residential skyscraper designed by Chicago’s Papageorge Haymes Partners is taking shape in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood at 465 N. Park, Curbed...
Buildings rise from Manhattan to Queens, and a safety campaign is introduced.
3 WTC Tops Out Three World Trade Center (3 WTC) topped out on June 23. Located at 175 Greenwich Street, 3 WTC reached its final height of 1,079 ft (80...
A Feast for the Senses Awaits Visitors to Historic, Forward-Thinking Montreal.
The selection of Montreal as the host city for United 2016 is sure to please lovers of art, history, architecture, shopping and fine dining. The city offers a wealth of...
Vietnam leads large orders, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines.
KONE Wins 62-Elevator Order in Hanoi KONE has won an order to supply 62 elevators to Goldmark City in Hanoi, Vietnam. Being developed by Viet Han Trading, Goldmark City includes...
Contracts, upcoming event and installations are highlighted.
Al-Futtaim Awarded Dubai Maintenance Contract The elevator division of Al-Futtaim Engineering of Dubai has been awarded an annual service and maintenance contract for the 22-unit high-speed Hitachi elevator system serving...
