Illinois

CTBUH Announces Chicago Building Tours as Part of Event

As part of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference on November 9-12 in Chicago, the council has announced...

CTBUH 2022 International Conference in Three Chinese Cities

In addition to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) full slate of speakers and activities at the “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference in...

CEA Meeting Planned on September 1

Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) plans to host a meeting on Thursday, September 1, at Angelo’s Ristorante and Banquets at 247 North York Road in Elmhurst, Illinois. Dinner starts at 6:30...

Construction Underway for New Chicago Hotel

Construction is underway for a 28-story hotel at 150 East Ontario Street in Chicago neighborhood Streeterville, Chicago YIMBY reports. The project is one of the first major high rises in...

Mixed-Use Tower Construction Underway in Chicago

Podium construction is now giving way to tower construction for 160 North Morgan Street, a 30-story mixed-use tower in the Fulton Market District in Chicago, Chicago YIMBY reports. Planned by...

Vantage Tapped for Modernization at Historic Chicago Tower

Urban Elevator Service chose Vantage Elevator Solutions for an eight-elevator modernization it recently completed at the historic Monadnock Building at 53 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago’s South Loop. When it...

CTBUH Inducts Four New Fellows

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has inducted four new Fellows, recognized for their ongoing contributions and leadership within the Council over the past several years. They...

CTBUH Announces Additional Awards and Honorees

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced in August the 2022 recipients of the Lynn S. Beedle and Fazlur R. Kahn Lifetime Achievement Awards. Peter Wynne Rees,...

CEA Hosts Annual Golf Outing to Benefit EESF

The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) hosted its annual Golf Outing on August 5 at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield, Illinois, to benefit the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF)....

Merten Promoted to Sales Manager at ECS

Broadview, Illinois-headquartered ECS Corp. recently announced the promotion of Nichole Merten to sales manager. In this new role, Merten will guide the elevator and escalator replacement parts supplier toward "smarter...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir