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New ThyssenKrupp Elevator System
The endura MRL is released in the Americas for the low-rise market. photo courtesy of ThyssenKrupp Elevator In February, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas introduced a new elevator, the endura MRL, which...
“Green” Elevators: Calculating, Quantifying and Reporting
How to credibly claim and compare the environmental performance of elevators by Sascha Iqbal and Nikolay Minkov Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a “green“ elevator, unless covering...
Accessible Freefalling
Savaria installs VPL in Canada’s first re-circulating indoor freefall simulator. SkyVenture in Laval, Canada, is an accessible re-circulating indoor freefall simulator. The facility is part of Quebec’s “Accessible Road,” a...
Solutions Needed to Ensure Children’s Safety
In this Readers Platform, authors James Filippone, P.E., and John Koshak, QEC, explore changes to the U.S. elevator code and common installations, which have combined to make private-residence elevators potentially...
LU/LA Elevator in Grace Fellowship Church
When Grace Fellowship Church, housed in a small 1930s-era brick structure in Waterloo, Iowa, found that more and more congregants were having trouble accessing all three of its floors due...
From Cadillacs to Custom Lifts: Inclinator Co. of America
From Groucho Marx and Henry Ford years ago to President George H.W. Bush and racecar driver Tony Stewart today, Inclinator Co. of America has built and delivered thousands of custom...
The Perfect Fit
Handi-Lift helps a luxury menswear retailer achieve stylish accessibility with a vertical platform lift. Creating a lift that was not only Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant, but also so stylish...
Jungle Tram in the Panama Canal
An inclined lift makes navigating the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s unique layout possible. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) on Barro Colorado Island in the middle of the Panama Canal...
Up and Over
Pedarco’s automated pedestrian overpass aims to provide a solution in a quickly urbanizing world. Pedarco International Ltd. hopes an idea born in Italy and developed in China will result in...
MRL Elevators on the Rise
Equipment continues to gain acceptance in the U.S., thanks to several advantages. While popular in Europe and Asia for several years, machine-room-less (MRL) elevators are still making their debut in...
