Modernization
Elevators Key To Energy-Reduction Efforts
Elevators and escalators can consume up to 15% of a building’s power, representing a significant opportunity for reducing energy consumption through energy-efficient upgrades, Propmodo reports. Technologies like gearless drives, regenerative...
Nebraska Commissioners Accept Courthouse Elevator Bid
The Kearney County Board of Commissioners accepted a bid from Schindler for the modernization of an elevator at the county’s courthouse, The Minden Courier reports. Bids for the project in...
Otis Brazil Selected for Elevador Lacerda Modernization
Otis Brazil has been selected to modernize all four elevators at the historic Elevador Lacerda in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Elevador Lacerda is a public elevator and tourist attraction that carries...
My Elevator Service Announces Modernization Services for Small Building Owners
Connecticut-based My Elevator Service has launched a new five-step elevator modernization service called R.E.N.E.W. to help small building owners upgrade their aging elevator systems. My Elevator Service owner Chris Bowler...
Otis Elevator Korea Finishes Modernization Project
Otis Elevator Korea recently finished the modernization of an elevator at the Namsan Seoul Tower, a popular tourist destination in Seoul, South Korea. Otis Korea was awarded the contract to...
Modern Elevator Installs Three New Elevators at Brooklyn MTA Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tells ELEVATOR WORLD Modern Elevator installed three new elevators at the Flushing Avenue subway station in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The units replaced...
Alimak and Torre de Collserola Partner To Modernize Historic Barcelona Elevators
Sweden's Alimak Group recently announced it is partnering with Torre de Collserola — a project of historic significance in Barcelona, Spain — to modernize the two Alimak elevators initially installed...
Sweden’s Cibes Lift Group Acquires Connecticut-Based ESC
Cibes Lift Group, a leading manufacturer of screw-driven, modular platform lifts headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, has acquired Elevator Service Co., Inc. (ESC), based in Torrington, Connecticut, and serving the Connecticut,...
CTBUH 2023 Best Tall Buildings Worldwide Is Past EW POY Winner Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) named Sydney, Australia's Quay Quarter Tower as the 2023 Best Tall Building Worldwide during CTBUH's annual conference in Singapore and Kuala...
Cibes Lift Group Acquires Elevator Service Co. To Strengthen U.S. Position
Cibes Lift Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Elevator Service Co., a full-service elevator contractor, to strengthen its position and create new business opportunities in the U.S. Following...
