California
AmeriTex Awarded Modernization Contract for Major DoD Hospital
AmeriTex Elevator Services, a family-owned and operated elevator contractor with offices in San Antonio, Texas, and San Francisco, California, has been awarded the Phase III elevator-modernization contract at Brooke Army...
San Jose Approves 11-Elevator Refurbishment Contract
The San Jose City Council in California unanimously approved a US$4.5 million contract to refurbish 11 elevators at three city-owned parking garages, the San Jose Spotlight reports. Approximately half are...
Plan for 50-Story Mixed-Use Tower Clears Hurdle in L.A.
Although it still needs approval from the Los Angeles City Council, Mitsui Fudosan’s plan for a 50-story, retro-inspired mixed-use tower in downtown L.A. cleared a major hurdle with approval from...
Elevator/Escalator Consultant Participates in Radio Interview
Robert Cotton, an elevator and escalator expert, consultant and expert witness, has and is participating in a two-part interview with Close Up Radio to talk about his professional expertise, discuss...
US$11.5-Million Elevator Project at San Francisco’s Castro Muni Station Set To Begin
Construction on a long-awaited, four-stop elevator at the Castro San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) station in the city's LGBTQ District is set to start in early July, The Bay Area...
First-Of-Its-Kind, Mass Timber Tower Rising in Oakland
Construction of a mass timber, high-rise apartment has begun in Oakland, California, KTVU Fox 2 is among outlets to report. The 19-story, 200-unit structure, described as the “tallest beamless mass...
First-Ever Earthquake Simulation in 10-Story Mass Timber Building
How does a high-rise mass timber building behave in the face of an earthquake? To dispel doubts, the Tallwood Project recently erected a 10-story building made of cross-laminated timber (CLT)...
California Union Opens Apprenticeship and Training Center
The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 8 Holding Company of California opened a new apprenticeship and training center for elevator contractors at the Marvin J. Boede Training Center...