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Safety Norms for Existing Lifts

Abstract The Indian Standards on lifts have been in existence for many years. The current series of Lift Standards, namely IS 14665 Part 1 to Part 5, was published in...

The Price/Quality Equation in the VT Industry

In this Readers’ Platform, your author shares observations and experiences. In the building industry, passenger elevators are the most sold and commonly used piece of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, and passenger...

Only One Way: Upward

Through technology, Inovance is partnering with others to help India expand its elevator design. Inovance, one of the largest providers of elevator integrated solutions in India, combines an integrated drive...

Balancing Price-Quality Equations

An elaboration on this long-lived endeavor of the Indian housing market Real estate customers can’t be merged into a single bucket. Each has different levels of requirements and experiences. Investors...

Building Green

Your author discusses new and emerging VT technologies to make buildings more environmentally friendly. by Manish Mehan photos courtesy of TKE The concept of green buildings has always been associated...

Property-2022 Thane

Your author reports on an event that showcased a plethora of high-rise structures with vertical transportation to match. Making the transition from online to offline mode for any aspect of...

Style and Function

Colliers India moves to a new activity-based workspace at One BKC in Mumbai. Colliers, a leading diversified professional services and investment management company, recently commenced operations from One BKC, a...

New Rise Building

Fujitec supplies VT for Omkar Alta Monte. by Sreekumar Nambiar Mumbai is home to many high-rise buildings. The majority of high-rise buildings are residential, and one of the best among...

Regular Updates for the “New Normal”

image: Marjan Island Resort & Spa hotel from Above and Beyond When COVID-19 was first accorded the status of a global pandemic, the most sought-after prediction was not “how” it...

Revision of the Indian Standards on Passenger and Goods Lifts, Part 2

by Abhijit Dandekar and Pravin Tipnis Editor’s Note: Part 2 provides Annexures 1-4 of the article’s Part 1, which was published in ELEVATOR WORLD India, 4th Quarter 2021. Annexure 1...