Project Spotlight

Elevator Modernization at Gloucester Tower

Mitsubishi Elevator Hong Kong, Co., Ltd. was tasked with modernizing the vertical transportation in this 43-story Hong Kong commercial complex. Mitsubishi Elevator Hong Kong, Co., Ltd. was tasked with providing...

Sematic Elevator Door Equipment: Energy Conservation in the Elevator Industry

An in-depth look at Sematic’s energy-efficient door-drive controllers Energy conservation is a current hot topic and one of the main challenges for the 21st century. Lowering and optimizing power consumption...

The L’Altra Sede

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Italia equipped this Italian building with advanced vertical-transportation technology capable of moving 350,000 people through the complex each year. Milan, Italy’s Lombardy region headquarters, known as L’Altra Sede,...

Elevators at the Institute for Advanced Study

A description of the vertical transportation installed at The Institute for Advanced Study and a discussion on how Einstein used these elevators to discover new physical laws. The purpose of...

1706 Rittenhouse’s Underground Parking System

Philadelphia’s high-rise condominium fea-tures a unique alternative to traditional on-site parking. Philadelphia’s 1706 Rittenhouse Square, a luxury high-rise condominium located near the city’s famous Rittenhouse Square, is a 31-story glass...

Dubai Metro Red Line

submitted by K.G. Guna Dubai perceived light-rail transit as another chance to produce something both unique and of great utilitarian value. Its government identified the need for a rail system...

Eye of the Wind

Vancouver’s Eye of the Wind is one of the world’s first wind-turbine viewing towers with a public elevator. The Eye of the Wind, perched atop Vancouver, Canada’s Grouse Mountain, is...

ThyssenKrupp Elevator Supplies Wolf Marszałkowska

ThyssenKrupp supplied escalators and elevators to this Warsaw office and commercial building. Wolf Marszałkowska is a high-end office and commercial building located in Warsaw, Poland, and became operational in June...

KONE to Install Elevators at Palais Royale

KONE India is to provide vertical-transportation solutions for this project, currently under construction in Mumbai. KONE India has received an order to install 10 elevators in Palais Royale, slated to...

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residence and JW Marriott at LA Live

Mitsubishi Electric provided vertical-transportation solutions for this mixed-use project in downtown Los Angeles. by Chris Cole and Matt Jaskiewicz It had been nearly 20 years since downtown Los Angeles had...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus