After 160 years, is the era of the rope-dependent elevator now over? ThyssenKrupp is working on placing linear motors in elevator cabins, transforming conventio...
Though not currently approved for installation in the United States, multiple-car elevator systems (multiple cars sharing the same shaft) are increasingly bein...
St. Louis-based ATIS Elevator Inspections, a subsidiary of American Testing & Inspection Services, continues their agressive growth by acquiring A-1 Elevator In...
Building owners often pay hundreds – if not thousands – of dollars each month for the multiple phone lines that ensure communications in their multiple elevator...
During lunchtime on the construction site of One World Trade Center (OWTC) in Lower Manhattan, crew members and the design team usually spend their break on the...
Destination dispatch is an amenity offered to residents at the new 45-story 500 Lakeshore Drive in Chicago.
Along with the cities of Durham and Chapel Hill,...
Schindler Elevator Corporation now offers architects a “Cutting Edge Elevator Technology: Elevating architecture with destination dispatch controls" course approved for 1 LCU (Learning Credit Units) from the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Continuing Education System (CES). The course qualifies as HSW (Health, Safety, Wellness). Architects can take the course online at www.architecturalrecord.com.
The Course Learning Objectives include:
Developments in elevator technology, with particular emphasis on controls
New destination-based dispatching technology, and how it is installed and implemented in both new construction and modernization projects
A new high-rise elevator technology was announced today that is set to break industry limits and enable future elevator travel heights of 1 kilometer – twice th...
Once the tallest point of the Houston skyline, the city’s iconic building at 712 Main Street has recently been upgraded with key services and technology to comp...
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 elevator damage and protect the safety of building occupants. Schindler Elevator offers the following tips to consider before, during and after weather-related events.
High-rises in the residential market today are far more diverse than the historical context of the traditional apartment building. In fact a significant portion...
The elevators currently the fastest in the world were manufactured by the Japanese corporation Toshiba. Passengers are catapulted at a speed of 1,010 meters per...
As part of a building’s overall energy usage, elevators consume up to 10 percent of the total energy in a building. From an environmental standpoint, the most s...
With an ever increasing emphasis on green building practices globally, many building owners, facilities managers, engineers and architects are seeking ways to r...
