Energy Efficiency
Inaugural GEE in Milan Spurs Strong Interest
The inaugural Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE), planned on November 15-17 at Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy, is seeing strong interest, with at least 25 companies planning to participate as of...
KONE Receives EUR200-Million Loan to Support R&D
In December, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced it signed a EUR200-million (US$216.4 million) loan with KONE to support R&D for more energy-efficient and intelligent elevators, escalators, moving walks, components...
Otis VT Package for Upcoming Mixed-Use Surrey Tower
Otis is providing the vertical-transportation (VT) package for City Centre 4 (CC4), a 23-story mixed-use tower with six levels of underground parking being developed by The Lark Group and ITC...
KONE Plans for Number of Projects in India’s NCR
Finland-based KONE announced it is executing elevator projects worth up to Rs 250 crore (US$30.26 million) in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India, Devdiscourse reports. These elevator installation projects...
TÃœV Rheinland to Acquire ABB U.K.’s Engineering Consultancy
TÜV Rheinland, which offers test technical systems and products around the world, recently announced an agreement to acquire ABB U.K.’s technical engineering consultancy, part of ABB’s Energy Industries division. Expected...
Energy-Efficient Escalators Among 2022 DEN Milestones
Significant progress on a new set of triple escalators and completion of another single set of escalators are among 2022 milestones being celebrated by Denver International Airport (DEN), Mile High...
London Tower Plans Updated for Sustainability
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) has unveiled plans to overhaul its design for a 260-m tall London skyscraper to boost its sustainability credentials amid growing demand from occupiers for low-carbon...
Otis’ Florence Factory Achieves Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Certification
Otis' Florence, South Carolina, factory achieved Gold-level Total Resource and Use Efficiency (TRUE) certification for its zero waste efforts, the company announced on December 21. The plant is the first...
Looking Ahead to Inaugural GEE in Milan in November 2023
With more than 30 major vertical-transportation companies already set to participate (as of December 2022), the inaugural Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE) at Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy, on November 15-17,...
Prysmian Group Celebrates US$7-Million Kentucky Expansion
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joined Prysmian Group leaders on December 6 to welcome a more than US$7-million expansion of its North American headquarters, including the elevator division, in Highland Heights,...
