Elevators
SEPTA Closing Philadelphia Station to Fix Elevators
The Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is closing its Somerset station in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood to repair its two broken-down elevators but did not give a timeline for when the...
New Call Urges Installation Of Elevators In Rwanda
Observers and others in Rwanda are calling for greater efforts by building owners and others to install elevators in apartment buildings, The New Times reported on March 16. Critics say the absence...
CARES-Act-Funded Elevators for Ohio County Justice Center
Approximately US$267,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds are going toward new elevators at the Allen County Justice Center in the Lima, Ohio, jail, Your Hometown Stations reports. Another...
Kaufman-Designed Hotel closing in on completion
A hotel tower under construction at 305 West 48th Street in NYC's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood is nearing completion, New York YIMBY reported. The 27-story, 303-ft-tall building, designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and...
Building completion, training and other industry news from Dubai, Egypt and Iran
TELME NLP Training at Dubai Chamber of Commerce Toshiba Elevator Middle East LLC (TELME) employees took part in a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) session at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce as...
2020 Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook
“9 Safety Absolutes,” silica information among updates to popular portable guide. The 2020 Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook is now available at elevatorbooks.com. As part of the five-year revision,...
Thinking Forward
CTBUH’s annual predictions for 2020 see big things ahead. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the go-to source for information about tall buildings and building tall....
Guide Assessment
Device quickly identifies rails in need of replacement. submitted by Poul Lonkwic, The State School of Higher Education, The Institute of Technical Sciences and Aviation Description As Figure 1 shows,...
Riosol Island of Stars Hotel
Unique mountainside resort inspires an equally unique lift project. submitted by Helena Calado, thyssenkrupp The Riosol Island of Stars Hotel in Mogán, Gran Canaria, Spain, rises 183 m above sea...
Empire State Building
Otis is chosen again for a showcase elevator (and more) in the iconic skyscraper. submitted by Katy Padgett, Otis In 1931, Otis delivered the groundbreaking elevator system technology that made...
