Energy Efficiency
Otis Celebrates 10th Anniversary of South Carolina Factory
Otis celebrated the 10th anniversary of its 500,000-ft2 Florence, South Carolina, factory, on November 1. Since starting production on November 1, 2012, the factory has gone from "having one machine...
Plans Revealed for Singapore’s Tallest Tower
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) revealed in October the design of 8 Shenton Way, a 305 m-high tower that, once completed, will become not only Singapore's tallest building but one...
Athens Metro Extension Served by 93 Otis VT Units Completes
The Haidari-Piraeus Line 3 extension of the Athens Metro, a project of Attiko Metro S.A., served by 93 Otis vertical-transportation (VT) units, is complete, Railway-News and other outlets report. With...
25-Story Mass Timber Residential Tower Pitched in Vancouver
Developer Westbank has submitted a rezoning application to officials in Vancouver, Canada, that would allow construction of “Prototype,” a 25-story mass timber tower designed by Henriquez Partners Architects that would...
Otis Providing 127 VT Units for Panama Metro Line 3
Building on a more than 10-year relationship, Otis has been awarded a contract to supply 127 vertical-transportation (VT) units — including more than 40 Gen2® elevators and 85 515NPE escalators...
First Residential High Rise Using Solar Energy Planned in Miami
Miami-based developer Ytech is touting its planned, 70-story, luxury tower The Residences at 1428 Brickell as the first-ever residential high rise to use solar energy, Florida YIMBY reports. Designed by...
59 Otis Units for Massive Montreal Mixed-Use Development
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it received an order to supply 59 vertical-transportation units — including 35 Gen3TM elevators with sustainable ReGenTM drives — for the Royalmount mixed-use project being developed...
Five New Escalators for Busy Vancouver SkyTrain Station
Replacement of all five escalators serving the Burrard SkyTrain station in downtown Vancouver, Canada, is set to begin this month, with anticipated completion by spring 2024, regional transportation authority TransLink...
28-Story “Green” Tower in Amsterdam to Start Construction
The 28-story, mixed-use Brink Tower in north Amsterdam is set to start construction this month, with city officials giving the Meccanoo-designed plan formal approval, Archinect reports. Named for the Dutch...
TKE Introduces Energy-Saving Natively Digital EOX Elevator
On October 6, Düsseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator (TKE) announced it has launched EOX to customers in Europe. EOX is an elevator platform with a digital core that delivers improved energy...
