As we near the height of hurricane season and see the damaging results of massive rains in areas like Baton Rouge, building managers must understand what’s at r...
Though elevator accidents are very rare, in light of a few recent tragic and highly publicized incidents involving stalled elevators, it is important to restate...
An earthquake, even a light one, can distort or break the precisely aligned components of an elevator system. Possible damage due to a seismic event includes de...
One of the world's tallest elevator test towers has opened in Eastern China. The new 36-floor tower is located at a KONE research and development center in the ...
Lerch Bates has completed an acquisition agreement to purchase Joseph Neto & Associates, Inc. (JNA), headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Both entities are well ...
The cost of elevator preventive maintenance continues to be on the rise. Additionally, recent industry trends with maintenance agreements now containing obsoles...
Schindler Elevator Corporation has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by L.F. Driscoll Construction Managers & Builders to supply and install 31 gearl...
The majority of high-rise buildings being built throughout the world today have been designed either entirely for residential or a combination of residential and commercial occupancies. This is due to the high demand for additional living space in most major cities caused by a number of factors. These include a significant move of the current generation of business professionals into city centers as well as the aging senior citizen population that appears to want to [...]
Jerry Seinfeld does a bit about the exorbitant prices that are charged for everything that is sold in airports. To quote he says, “Do the shop owners really not...
More energy-efficient elevators can significantly reduce the costs of operating a building, but the information needed to help building owners identify the appr...
With everything the U.S. economy has endured in the last decade, who would have thought that the development and construction of high-rise towers in major cities would be on the rise? Despite the recession, the events of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and the real estate market collapse, a recent report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) – Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2013 – says that high-rise construction is increasing again across the country. […]
After two years of research and development, and an investment in excess of £1.5 million (US $2.4M), UK energy absorption technology firm Oleo International has...
During a season in which weather can be potentially hazardous, it’s important that building and facility managers take the proper precautions to help prevent el...
