Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com 40-STORY RESORT-STYLE TOWER GREENLIT IN GUATEMALA Real Estate Developments Izabal won approval from local authorities, including the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, to build the 40-story, 136-unit Torre Manatí on the Inner Bay of Santo Tomás de Castilla in Izabal, Guatemala, Soy 502 reports. Torre Manatí is set to rise in Puerto Barrio, described by dev...
Oct 05, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com THYSSENKRUPP CANADA UPGRADES OFFERINGS AT ONTARIO CENTER thyssenkrupp Elevator Canada has upgraded its Scarborough, Ontario, Engineering Centre into an International Technical Services (ITS) Centre offering third-party maintenance support, the company announced on October 1. The former Engineering Centre, at 270 Finchdene Square, underwent a multimillion-dollar expans...
Oct 02, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com TOSHIBA DESTINATION-CONTROL SYSTEM WINS iF DESIGN AWARD Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp.’s FLOORNAVI was one of only 75 submissions out of 7,298 worldwide to win a Gold iF Design award. The destination-control system allows passengers to specify destination floors before boarding elevators, reducing travel times, especially during peak use. Its ring-shaped ...
Oct 01, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CHENNAI, INDIA, METRO INSTALLS FOOT CONTROLS FOR LIFTS The metro rail system in Chennai, India, is installing foot-operated controls for elevators at the 32 stations of the 45-km line, the Times of India reported on September 28. In addition, foot-operated elevators are being installed at the nine stations of the metro's 9-km Phase 1 expansion, which will link part of...
Sep 30, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com OTIS GLOBAL PROGRAM TO MENTOR STEM STUDENTS Otis has launched a new global corporate social responsibility program focused on advancing youth science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and inclusive mobility solutions, the company announced on September 29. Made to Move Communities is an annual global student challenge designed to inspire creati...
Sep 29, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com JOURNAL REPORTS ON CORONAVIRUS/ELEVATORS STUDY The professional journal Indoor Air published a report on September 23 detailing an investigation into how long aerosol droplets of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 persist in hospital elevators and offered specific measures to reduce the risk of transmitting the disease. The investigators, funded by the University of...
Sep 28, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com ZHA-DESIGNED TOWER IN HONG KONG PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS Contactless elevators and a smart building-management system that create a contactless path "from street to workstation" are only the start of the remarkable features being incorporated into a 190-m-tall, 36-story office tower designed by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in Hong Kong, Architects' Journal reports. Unde...
Sep 25, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com KONE TO SUPPLY ELEVATORS FOR LUXURY TOWER IN DUBAI KONE has won an order to supply 17 elevators to B4 Grande, a new high-end residential tower in Dubai, the company announced on September 24. The 287-m, 72-story skyscraper under construction in the Opera Downtown District will offer 882 luxury apartments, plus amenities and retail outlets. The apartment floorplans ran...
Sep 24, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com EW PROJECT OF THE YEAR ENTRY DEADLINE OCTOBER 16 The deadline for submissions to the ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year Awards 2021 is October 16. The contest recognizes excellence in vertical, horizontal and inclined transportation. Winners in each of nine categories will receive an award and be recognized in a feature story in the January 2021 issue. Entries can be ...
Sep 23, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CONSTRUCTION TIMELINES FOR PHILADELPHIA MEGADEVELOPMENT Construction timelines for a trio of 28-, 34- and 14-story towers making up the Schuylkill Yards megadevelopment in West Philadelphia's University City have been released, Philadelphia YIMBY reports. The first building scheduled to break ground is a 28-story tower at 3025 John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Aiming to brea...
Sep 22, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com KONE TOUCHLESS ELEVATOR SYSTEM FOR TORONTO DEVELOPMENT KONE plans to provide six MonoSpace 500 elevators with the Elevator Call touchless solution to Distrikt Trailside, a residential development taking shape in Oakville, Canada, a suburb of Toronto. It represents the Canadian debut of Elevator Call, a cloud-based solution allowing users to call an elevator with their...
Sep 21, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com OFFICE SUPERTALL ONE VANDERBILT OPENS AMID PANDEMIC One Vanderbilt, a supertall office tower in Midtown Manhattan with a Schindler vertical-transportation system, was officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on September 14, according to the building's designer, architects Kohn Pedersen Fox. The building, developed by SL Green and Hines, stands 1,401 ft tall, ...
Sep 15, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com BUFFALO’S TALLEST TOWER, WITH SCHINDLER VT, OPENS TO TENANT The tallest building in Buffalo, New York, at 38 stories, Seneca One opened its doors to apartment residents several days ago following a US$150-million renovation by Washington, D.C.-based Douglas Development Corp., WKBW reports. In addition to remote-access and amenities including a food-and-beverage center...
Sep 14, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com BIG ESCALATOR ORDER SOLIDIFIES HYUNDAI’S CHINESE PRESENCE An order for 229 escalators at 19 stations along Line 2 of the subway in Harbin extends Hyundai Elevator’s presence in China, particularly in Heilongjiang Province, where it is the largest subway escalator provider, Business Korea reports. Hyundai Elevator announced the order, equivalent to roughly US$241 milli...
Sep 11, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com PLANNED TOWER GOES FROM 12 TO 40 STORIES IN RALEIGH The City Council in Raleigh, North Carolina, unanimously approved a rezoning request from Zimmer Development Corp. that takes a proposed downtown building from 12 to 40 stories, The News&Observer reports. Located on a vacant 1.5-acre plot at 506 Capital Boulevard near the intersection of Peace Street, the proposed to...
Sep 10, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC US, INC., FACES DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT LAWSUIT Attorneys with San Anselmo, California-based Civil Rights Law Group filed a lawsuit on behalf of four black mechanics against their employer, Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., based in Cypress, California, on September 4. Filed in the Superior Court of the State of California and demanding a jury trial...
Sep 09, 2020•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CP AUTOMATION ACQUIRES MAGNETEK ELEVATOR UK CP Automation, headquartered in Scunthorpe, U.K., has acquired Magnetek Elevator UK from Columbus McKinnon Corp., CP announced. CP specializes in supply, repair and field services for industrial electronic AC drives, resistors, DC drives, programmable logic controllers and inverters, while Magnetek supplies AC and DC drives ...
Sep 08, 2020•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com MITSUBISHI ELEVATOR ORDER FOR LAOS GOVERNMENT BUILDING MELCO Elevator Lao Sole Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd., won an order to supply 14 elevators and four escalators to the new National Assembly building under construction in Vientiane, Laos, Mitsubishi Electric announced. Replacing an assembly building built in 1991, the new, 35,...
Sep 04, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com THE ELLIES 2020 WINNERS ANNOUNCED ELEVATOR WORLD has announced the winners of The Ellies 2020, the third annual awards program honoring companies nominated by and voted on by the industry. From big OEMs to independents known for their areas of expertise — plus a few repeat winners — this year’s honorees reflect the diverse and specialized talent found in our industry....
Sep 03, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com KONE TO SUPPLY 90 VT UNITS FOR SINGAPORE'S PUNGGOL DISTRICT KONE has won an order for 90 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the Punggol Digital District in Singapore, the company announced on September 1. The Punggol development is a 50-ha smart, sustainable project meant to be a testbed for new concepts in living, working and delivering services. It will be home ...
Sep 02, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com BUOYED BY TECHNOLOGY, OTIS REFLECTS ON A “SOLID” FIRST HALF In a second-quarter earnings call in late July, "solid" is how Otis CEO Judy Marks and Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai described the recently independent company's performance in the first half of 2020 — a year that presented challenges, mostly from the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis hasn't been all bad new...
Sep 01, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CORONAVIRUS FAILS TO SLOW DOWN WITTUR’S SPAIN FACTORY Wittur will have safety precautions in place for at least the next several months, the elevator-door manufacturer tells ELEVATOR WORLD, but the pandemic failed to curtail 2020 production at its Zaragoza, Spain, factory, Heraldo reports. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the plant maintained orders 10% hig...
Aug 31, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com INDIAN STATE AMENDS LIFT LAW TO ENHANCE PASSENGER SAFETY During a “Monsoon Session” on August 26, lawmakers in the northern Indian state of Haryana amended the Haryana Lifts and Escalators Act 2008 to allow elevator emergency rescue devices (ERDs) that include sufficient power backup, enabling them to operate during power outages, Outlook reports. The ERDs would be ab...
Aug 28, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CHICAGO’S THIRD-TALLEST TOWER CLOSES IN ON FALL COMPLETION Vista Tower, Chicago's third-tallest building at 101 stories and 1,191 ft, is headed for opening this fall, with finishing touches going onto the façade, Chicago YIMBY reports. Featuring gentle curves and a range of window colors to meet heat-load demands, the tower was designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang a...
Aug 27, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com ARCLINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTS IN KENCOR Arcline Investment Management, a private-equity firm with offices in San Francisco and NYC, announced today it has invested Kencor Elevator Systems, headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and providing modernization, maintenance, repair and new installation across the Mid-Atlantic region. The announcement comes on ...
Aug 26, 2020•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com HITACHI SUPPLYING 88 UNITS TO WUHAN, CHINA, METRO Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. has won a contract to provide 22 elevators and 66 escalators to section 2 of Line 16 of the Wuhan, China, Metro, the company announced on August 25. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and serious flooding, construction of the Wuhan's rail transit system has continued, and construction of a...
Aug 25, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com 70-PLUS-STORY BUILDINGS NOW ALLOWED IN FIVE INDIAN CITIES The maximum allowed height of buildings in five cities in the Indian state of Gujarat — Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Gandhinagar — has jumped from 23 to 70-plus stories since the state government amended building regulations, Live Mint reports, citing Press Trust of India. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay...
Aug 24, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com LUXURY CONDO TOWER PLANNED FOR HOUSTON'S RIVER OAKS AREA A developer is planning a luxury high-rise condominium building in Houston's River Oaks area, Community Impact reported on August 17. The Paramount, a 25-story tower, will have 50 residences ranging from 1,800 to 6,500 ft2, with prices starting at US$1.055 million. Units will feature 11-ft ceilings and private e...
Aug 21, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com VT EQUIPMENT AT ATLANTA AIRPORT FACILITY GETS A BOOST The Atlanta City Council approved an additional US$3 million for elevator and escalator maintenance at the Rental Car Center at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Aviation Pros reported on August 18, citing The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The funds include US$1 million for a technician to be on han...
Aug 20, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com NYC HARD ROCK'S EXTERIOR SHOWS QUICK PROGRESS The glass curtain wall on NYC's Hard Rock Hotel has nearly reached the top of the 35-story structure, a milestone that points to the speed with which the Times Square tower has come together, New York YIMBY reported on August 17. The 442-ft-tall, 291,000-ft2 tower being developed by Extell and Hard Rock International will ...
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