Energy Efficiency
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,...
Plans Submitted for Europe’s Largest Life Sciences Building
Canary Wharf Group and Dutch investor Kadans Science Partner have submitted plans for a 23-story tower in London’s Canary Wharf that the pair say is Europe’s largest life sciences building,...
Design Released for 45-Story Tower in Shenzhen
Architecture office RSHP has unveiled the design for the Shenzhen - Hong Kong Innovation Integrated Service Centre, a 45-story tower in the Futian Free Trade Zone in south Shenzhen, China,...
TKE (India) Wins Second Prize at NECA 2022
TKE Elevator (TKE) (India) won second prize at the National Award for Excellence in Energy Management (NECA) 2022 event in the Ministry of Power, New & Renewable Energy (PNRE) manufacturing...
Texas’ Future Tallest Tower Set to Break Ground in Austin in 2023
Wilson Tower, at 1,035 ft surpassing the under-construction Waterline supertall, is set to break ground in summer 2023 at Fifth and Trinity streets in Austin, Texas, becoming the state's tallest...
Chicago’s David Rubenstein Forum is CTBUH Best Tall Building
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced on November 16 the annual award for Best Tall Building Worldwide: David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago. Winners...
