Maryland

NAEC Provides Membership Development Committee Update

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) recently provided an update on its Membership Development Committee, announcing that the new committee chair is Charley Meeks, marketing director and architectural liaison...

US$12-Million MDOT MVA Project Includes Replacing Circa-1961 Escalators

A US$12-million modernization project at the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration's (MDOT MVA) Glen Burnie branch office includes replacing escalators installed in 1961 that are among "only a...

Union, Nonprofit to Recognize Upcoming Safety Stand Downs

The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) and the nonprofit Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, will recognize Safety Stand Down events in April...

Delaware Elevator Partners With Youth Education Nonprofit

Delaware Elevator Inc., headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, recently partnered with Junior AchievementTM (JA) of the Eastern Shore, a nonprofit organization that provides programs for students on work readiness, entrepreneurship and...

WMATA Station Reopens With New KONE Escalators

The north entrance of the Silver Spring Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) and Maryland Area Regional Commuter train station in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland, reopened on...

Maxton Provides Elevator Control Valve Training at KONE in Maryland

Minden, Nevada-headquartered Maxton Manufacturing Co., the largest single producer of hydraulic elevator control valves in North America, provided training to 32 KONE mechanics on November 2-3 in Beltsville, Maryland. Consisting...

Extension Granted for Maryland Boardwalk Glass Elevator

In May 2021, the owner of the 4th Street Taphouse Bar & Grille on the Ocean City Boardwalk in Maryland received permission — amidst opposition — from the city’s Board...

Maryland’s Tallest Residential Tower Tops Out

Baltimore’s 44-story 414 Light Street has topped out, making it Maryland’s tallest residential tower, Skyrise Cities reported. The Solomon Cordwell Buenz-designed tower should be ready for occupancy sometime this year....

The Millennium Line escalators at Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain Station in Vancouver, Canada, on September 27; image courtesy of TransLink

SkyTrain Escalator Project Moves to Second Phase

A PVE installed in a home; image courtesy of Celsius Systems

Celsius Systems Unveils Air-Operated Vacuum Elevators

UNITED CONVENTION PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY

United Convention Program Now Available Digitally

victoria escalators have a lift height of up to 75 m and a speed of up to 0.75 m/s; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Handling Major Cologne Subway Escalator Modernization

PPP-MAINTAINED FOBS IN INDIAN CITY LACK WORKING ELEVATORS

PPP-Maintained FoBs in Indian City Lack Working Elevators