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Escalators at New Brisbane Rail Station Reflect “Incredible Progress”
Installation of several massive escalators that will serve the new underground Cross River Rail Roma Street station in Brisbane, Australia, is part of the "incredible progress" evident as the area...
Carlo Named VP of Service Operations at NYC-Based Centennial Elevator Industries
Anthony Carlo, who boasts a nearly 40-year career in the elevator industry, was recently named vice president (VP) of service operations at Queens, NYC-based Centennial Elevator Industries, Inc. He joined...
Façade Work Moves Toward Completion at the Foglia Residences
Façade work is nearing completion at The Foglia Residences at Chicago Lighthouse, a nine-story mixed-use development in the Illinois Medical District, Chicago YIMBY reported in January. A collaboration between Brinshore...
Elevating Testing Standards
KONE’s new elevator testing tower and labs in India create a hub for sustainable mobility solutions. KONE India has set up a state-of-the-art R&D facility, including an elevator test tower...
VT Industry Veterans Launch Washington State-Based Consultancy
Vertical-transportation (VT) industry veterans Kevin Egli and Steven Hobbs have launched Egli Hobbs Elevator Consulting, LLC (EHEC), based in the Olympia, Washington, area. Covering Washington and Oregon, EHEC's consulting services...
KONE Receives “A” Score for Climate Change Performance
KONE Corp. has been recognized for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change by the global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its annual “A List.” Based...
Soviet-Era Elevators Pose Dilemma in Latvia
Many of the approximately 7,000 elevators in Latvia, including around 5,000 in the capital, Rīga, are from the Soviet era and are probably roughly 50 years old, prompting authorities to...
KONE Participates in “Decarbonization Catalyst” Workshops
Finnish OEM KONE recently participated in a series of workshops that brought together members of the Nordic Superblocks as Decarbonization Catalysts consortium (NSDC) to brainstorm innovation opportunities and consolidate more...
Accelerating Decarbonization
Technological and sustainable solutions can make headway for greener buildings and architectural innovations as the world looks more to this topic. “Shrinkflation” has become a common term of woe, ringing...
King’s Cross S5 — Cadence
KONE and Laing O’Rourke collaborate on first-of-a-kind installation. by Barry Gribbon and Kieren Ensaff S5, also known as Cadence, is a mixed-use urban block containing 163 dwellings within King’s Cross...
