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Looking Back, Looking Forward
Leading real estate developers share their analysis for 2020 and implications for 2021 across different segments of the sector. Shelter is one of the three essentials of life, and COVID-19...
Going Up
An industry perspective on the VT segment India, according to independent analysts, is the second-largest market for elevators and escalators in the world. The country is undergoing long-term urbanization, and...
The Significance of Project Management
Breaking down an important role Project management is a fascinating concept that brings both cheers and challenges. Each manager needs to be treated or designated as the CEO of a...
Electrical Inspection and VT
Thetera Appachu (TA), chief electrical inspectorate to the Government of Karnataka, shares insights with your author (YP). Thetera Appachu YP:What is the significance of your role and responsibilities? TA: The...
Dressing Up the Modern Elevator
A conversation with interior designer Sapana Jain, founder, I Heart Homez, elucidates COVID-19’s impact on décor trends of residential premises and elevator interiors. Sapana Jain COVID-19 has transformed almost every...
Laminates for Elevator Cabins
Parul Mittal (PM), Greenlam Industries, Ltd. director, shares insights with your author (SSP) on the scope for laminates in the industry and how it has increased with the COVID-19 impact....
Greener Than Ever
Vasudevan Suresh (VS) shares insights with your author (YP) on sustainable-development-related initiatives and their implications for real estate and infrastructure projects, as well as vertical-transportation-related aspects. YP: Following the recent...
Vertical Transportation: A Primer
New CTBUH e-book focuses on putting and keeping our industry in the minds of supertall designers. The book’s cover features escalators and elevators grouped complementarily in a mall configuration; rendering...
ISO 8100-32:2020, Planning and Selection of Passenger Lifts
EFESME discusses the new standard and what its implications are for lift SMEs and future SME-friendly standards. ISO TC 178 Working Group (WG) 6, “Lift Installation,” discussed ISO 8100-32:2020, Planning...
Stepping Up as a Leader
Durham College’s EDM and trades education expands. One of 24 publicly funded colleges in the Canadian province of Ontario, Durham College in Oshawa was the first to offer an elevating...
