Engineering
CTBUH’s “Sustainable High-Rise Buildings” Book Now Available
The book “Sustainable High-Rise Buildings: Design, Technology, and Innovation,” a collaboration between the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) and longtime collaborators Kheir Al-Kodmany, Peng Du and Mir...
LEEA Award Winners Announced
The fourth annual Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Awards winners were announced October 5 at the Awards Ceremony held at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Scotland. LEEA CEO Ross Moloney was...
Elevcon 2023 in Prague Issues 2nd Call for Papers
Organizers of Elevcon 2023, the 23rd international Conference of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE), have issued a 2nd call for papers for the event, set to take place...
RISE: The Untapped Potential of Women in the Elevator Industry, Part Two
Part Two: Women’s Voices For this report, we carried out a targeted focus group interview with a range of female elevator mechanics and apprentices from metropolitan and non-city areas. We...
Finalists Announced for LEEA Awards 2022
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) of the U.K. has announced the LEEA Awards 2022 finalists. The finalists were chosen from the inspiring collection of high-quality entries from the Association’s...
U.K.’s Elevating Safety Solutions Launches Training Website
Since 2008, U.K.-based Elevating Safety Solutions (ESS) has been helping lift companies in obtaining and maintaining their ISO, health and safety and compliance requirements. Now, due to an increasing demand...
Plans Filed for Project Include Australia’s Tallest Tower
Amidst escalating construction costs and a crippling labor shortage, a Melbourne consortium has filed plans for Australia’s tallest tower on the Gold Coast, The Urban Developer reports. The AUD$400-million proposal...
ENR Announces 2022 Top 250 International Contractors
Engineering News-Record (ENR) recently announced its 2022 Top 250 International Contractors, with major companies based in Europe, Asia, Scandinavia and North America in the top 20. Companies are ranked by...
Elevators at Tower Shut Down Amid Structural Safety Concerns
Structural safety concerns about the 33-story The Royalton at River Oaks condominium tower in Houston west of downtown prompted city officials to pull its occupancy permit and suddenly evacuate residents...
In Memoriam: Ray Carl Burch
Ray Carl Burch, a valued member of the Vantage family, passed away on August 10 after a prolonged illness. A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Burch was 58. Burch had been...
