Energy Efficiency
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...
273 VT Units Coming to 82-Km Rail Corridor in India
Two-hundred seventy-three vertical-transportation (units) — 162 escalators and 111 lifts — are coming to the 82-km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) high-speed rail corridor traveling through Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut...
Multi-Tower Plans Revealed for Manchester Site
Developer Oval Real Estate has unveiled plans for the transformation of Albert Bridge House in Manchester, U.K, North West Place reports. The 18-store brutalist Albert Bridge House will be demolished,...
KONE Retires Older DC Elevator Drive Equipment
KONE Americas announced it is retiring its ReSolve with Unity DC drive product, effective September 6. No longer modernizing older DC gearless machines, KONE now offers customers machine replacements with...
