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ASME A17 Committee Meeting to Be Held in January

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Committee will hold a meeting on January 9-12 in Orlando, Florida. The following A17 committees will be meeting throughout the week: QEI,...

Sean Madden Named VP of Right Way Elevator Maintenance

Sean Madden recently announced on LinkedIn that he is now the vice president (VP) of Right Way Elevator Maintenance, Inc., which provides maintenance, modernization, repair and testing and compliance services...

Plans for 48-Story Ft. Lauderdale Tower Filed

Chicago-based real estate developer Fifield Cos. has filed plans for a 48-story mixed-use project at 109 Northeast 2nd Street in the downtown core of Fort Lauderdale, Florida YIMBY reports. Designed...

Developers Envision 32-Story Miami Worldcenter Condo Tower

Aria Development Group and Merrimac Ventures envision a 32-story, 600-unit condominium tower at 33-55 Northwest Sixth Street, part of the US$4-billion master planned mixed-use Miami Worldcenter community, The Real Deal...

New York-Miami Team Plans Pair of Miami Residential Towers

A team that consists of New York developer Shahab Karmely of KAR Properties and Miami developer Edgardo Defortuna of Fortune International Group plans to develop two connected riverfront towers designed...

Pensacola Airport: Elevators, Escalators Running Again

The director of the Pensacola International Airport in Pensacola, Florida, says both the facility’s escalators and five elevators are up and running again, WEAR News reports. The announcement comes a...

First Residential High Rise Using Solar Energy Planned in Miami

Miami-based developer Ytech is touting its planned, 70-story, luxury tower The Residences at 1428 Brickell as the first-ever residential high rise to use solar energy, Florida YIMBY reports. Designed by...

Vertical Transportation Issues at Pensacola Airport

Travelers at Pensacola International Airport in Florida are irritated over the lack of transportation to and from the second floor of the terminal, WEAR News reports. Aging escalators and elevators...

Two-Tower, Mixed-Use Plan for Miami Suburb

If developer Ocean Dadeland, LLC, receives approval from Miami Dade County, an approximately 1 acre site on South Dixie Highway in Dadeland, a neighborhood in the Miami suburb of Kendall,...

NAEC Fort Lauderdale Workshop Postponed Due to Hurricane

As a result of Hurricane Ian in Florida and receiving feedback from members, the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) has postponed its regional workshop and QEI preparation class scheduled...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India