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KONE TO EQUIP CRUISE SHIPS, YACHTS FOR GERMAN SHIPYARD

KONE's marine division has been awarded a contract by German shipyard MV WERFTEN to outfit two new cruise ships and two yachts with vertical-transportation equipment. The 340-m-long, 20-deck cruise ships are part of a new Global class fleet designed for the Asian market. With an option for two additional ships, this portion of the order consists of nine MonoSpace® and 33 MiniSpaceTM elevators and 16 TravelMasterTM escalators, along with the E-Link monitoring system and operating modes for various ship functions. The yachts are part of the Endeavor class, the world's largest expedition yachts. Including an option for one additional yacht, this portion of the order consists of two MiniSpace passenger and two MiniSpace service elevators.

PROPOSED HIGH RISE WOULD BE DENMARK'S TALLEST

Fashion company Bestseller is planning a mixed-use headquarters tower in its hometown of Brande that, if built, would be the tallest building in Denmark, Archinect reports. Designed by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter, the building would stand more than 200 m tall and accommodate retail shops, offices, educational facilities, space for public events and a hotel. Archinect noted that the Bestseller building would "stick out in the small railway town of Brande," adding that recent figures put the population at a little over 7,000. A starting date for the project was set for 2019, at the earliest.

CHILD HURT AFTER DRIVING TOY CAR ONTO ESCALATOR

A young child riding in a toy car was injured August 23 when he accidentally rolled the car onto an escalator at a store in Kachiguda, Hyderabad, India, The Hindu reported. Authorities said the three-year-old was sitting in the toy car at the store as his parents were shopping nearby. The boy started pedaling the car, driving it onto the escalator. He was thrown off the toy and hit his head. He was taken to a hospital, where he was being treated for bleeding and a fracture just above his nose. Police said the injury was not life threatening. There was no official complaint lodged with authorities, The Hindu said.

45 PARK PLACE FINALLY SEEING PROGRESS

After three years, a new condominium tower is finally getting the go-ahead to join Downtown Manhattan, New York's tallest residential building, New York YIMBY reports. Soho Properties made its initial applications for 45 Park Place — a 43-story, 665-ft. tower — in May 2014, but only this summer were the planning and financing in place to proceed. Foundation work is making headway, and the source surmised that the building will begin rising in a few months. The slender tower will include 50 units that average 2,300 sq. ft. About 1,000 sq. ft. of retail space will be housed on the ground floor. When complete, 45 Park Place will sit one block west of 30 Park Place, which, at 82 stories and 926 ft., is the tallest residential building downtown.

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IN MEMORIAM: ANDREW F. DUFFY, JR.

Andrew F. Duffy, Jr. of New York City (NYC) passed away on July 21 in Westerleigh, NYC, after a long battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). An Army Reserve veteran who worked as a shipfitter at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and as a NYC building inspector, Duffy founded Richmond Elevator Co. Inc. in 1992 with brothers Steven and James. He was a seasoned traveler, having visited 81 countries. He is survived by his former wife of 27 years, Anne; daughters, Lorraine and Heather; son, Paul; four grandchildren; brothers, Robert, Thomas, James and Steven; and sister, Mary Ellen. Services were held in Staten Island in July. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to CurePSP.

 

CONTRACT AWARDED FOR DUBAI HIGH RISE

A construction contract has been awarded for a high-rise residential building in Dubai's Business Bay central business district, Global Construction Review (GCR) reports. Gulf Technical Construction Co. (GTCC), a subsidiary of Drake & Scull International PJSC, was chosen to provide construction services for the 34-story West Bay tower, a residential building that will feature 252 apartments. GTCC will provide construction, civil engineering, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing work on the tower under terms of the AED175-million (US$46.6-million) contract, which calls for completion of the work within 33 months. Business Bay is a 5.9-million-m2 area being developed as a commercial, residential and business cluster in the heart of Dubai.

 

ELEVATOR WORKER IN WISCONSIN DIES IN SHAFT FALL

A 63-year-old man who was performing maintenance on an elevator at the Androy Hotel in Superior, Wisconsin, died on August 16 after he unlocked an elevator door and stepped into an empty shaft, falling up to 20 ft. into the basement, various news outlets, including U.S. News and World Report, reported using information from the Associated Press. Hotel staff and others told police the elevator had been malfunctioning, and the incident remains under investigation.

 

NAEC EXPO APP AVAILABLE

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) has announced its official app for its 2017 convention and expo, taking place at the Hyatt Regency & Orange County Convention Center in Orlando on September 11-14. It can now be downloaded via website or the Apple App Store or Google Play Store by searching “NAEC Convention 2017.” Features include the schedule, exhibitors, speakers, alerts and personalized lists to help attendees maximize their time.

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TAIWAN BLACKOUT PROMPTS PUSH FOR ELEVATOR CODE CHANGES

Architects and engineers say residential buildings with elevators should be required by code to have backup power, following a blackout caused by a power-plant generator failure earlier this month that affected millions across Taiwan and trapped people in elevators, Taipei Times reports. As per building code, many modern elevators have systems powered by generators that allow units to descend to the nearest floor and open doors during power outages and earthquakes, but it’s not a requirement for residential elevators. If codes are changed, developers could use elevators with backup power as a selling point, a local construction manager says.

CODE ANALYSIS REVEALS COST SAVINGS RELATED TO ELEVATORS

Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International analyzed the latest revisions to the International Code Council’s 2015 I-Codes and found cost savings for building owners, including those related to elevators and emergency operation, Buildings reported. While the 2012 I-Codes required most existing elevators intended for use by firefighters and other rescue personnel to have emergency-operation controls, the latest revision exempts some elevator cabs in buildings with fire-suppression systems. Buildings with automatic fire-suppression systems that meet National Fire Protection Association standards and do not have floors 55 ft. above or 25. ft. below the lowest level a fire-department vehicle can reach can forego installing controls, potentially saving more than US$6,200 per cab.

72-STORY CONDOMINIUM TOWER NEARS COMPLETION IN NYC

Within the next several months, One Manhattan Square at 252 South Street in New York City’s (NYC) Lower East Side is expected to top out, eventually bringing 815 condominiums to the market and becoming one of the largest condo projects in NYC, New York YIMBY reports. Extell is the developer and Adamson Associates is the architect of the project, which will stand 850 ft. above street level and include a 13-story residential building next door. Completion is expected in 2019.

APEX PRESENTED WITH RoSPA’S HIGHEST SAFETY AWARD

London’s Apex Lifts has received the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’ (RoSPA) top health and safety award for the eighth consecutive year. Presented only to winners with five or more consecutive top, “Gold” awards, the honor required Apex to provide evidence of compliance with RoSPA’s strict health and safety guidelines. Apex was found to have a rigorous approach to occupational health, with zero major injuries or fatalities. Apex Health, Safety, Quality and Environment Manager Jim Johnson stated that health and safety is the “backbone of our company and integrated into everything we do.”

POTENTIAL TALLEST IN BENELUX GETS THE GREEN LIGHT

The Zalmhaven, a 215-m-tall tower with 475 apartments, commercial and retail space planned in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has gotten the green light from the Dutch high court, which says the local city council correctly applied zoning laws when it previously approved the plan, Dutch News reports. Some residents had opposed the proposal, fearing increased traffic and wind. Developers AM and Amvest hope to open The Zalmhaven, designed by DAM & Partners, in 2020. If built, it will be the tallest structure in the Benelux Union.

ERRC 50/50 RAFFLE TO BENEFIT EESF

The Elevator Riders Riding Club (ERRC), a group of motorcycle enthusiasts and vertical-transportation (VT) professionals who support VT safety, are planning their 50/50 raffle fundraiser for the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) at the National Association of Elevator Contractors 68th Annual Convention and Exposition in Orlando on September 13 and 14. The winner splits half the pot, and ERRC members are encouraged to wear their club vests on the expo floor to show support.

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NYC’S NEW MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL DESIGNED TO DAZZLE

Ground was broken on August 17 for Moynihan Train Hall, a US$1.6-billion facility across Eighth Avenue from New York City’s (NYC) Penn Station that promises to be everything the underground station is not: spacious, bright, visually appealing and easy to navigate, various news outlets, including Railway Age, report. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the new station, which includes a 255,000-sq.-ft. concourse and 700,000 sq. ft. of commercial, retail and dining space, will stand the test of time, handle increased passenger volume and become a destination in itself. Natural light from a skylight containing an acre of glass will filter through 11 escalators bringing Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road passengers directly down to the platforms. Completion is anticipated in 2020.

 

WOMAN DIES IN HOSPITAL ELEVATOR MALFUNCTION IN SPAIN

A 26-year-old woman died in an elevator malfunction in Seville, Spain, just after giving birth to her third child, various news outlets, including the New York Post, report. After the first elevator she and a hospital warden were in failed to move, the warden moved her to another elevator, which began to move when she was midway through the doors, resulting in fatal injuries. Calling the incident “quick, unusual and tragic,” a hospital representative said the elevator was compliant with regulations. A mechanical failure of the elevator’s door was suspected to have caused the malfunction.

 

70-STORY MELBOURNE RESIDENTIAL TOWER COMPLETED

Global contractor Multiplex has completed construction on the AUD170-million (US$114.21-million) residential high rise in Melbourne, The Urban Developer reported. Dubbed “Light House,” the 70-storey tower at 442 Elizabeth Street is 95% presold. Designed by architect Elenberg Fraser, the 607-unit building features nearly 7,000 purple-tinted, angular aluminum panels that change color depending on the viewing angle. One of its features is a Klaus automated car stacker with 157 spaces and 201 bicycle racks provided over seven podium levels. Construction had been underway since May 2015, employing more than 380. Multiplex has already planned another Melbourne apartment development, “Swanston Central,” for Carlton.

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CROSSRAIL ESCALATOR INSTALLATION PAST HALFWAY POINT

More than half the escalators at stations on London's new Crossrail railway line, which will become Elizabeth Line in December 2018, have been installed, marking a milestone for the project, various news outlets, including Rail Technology Magazine, report. At the Canary Wharf station, 17 escalators have been installed, with the framework for an additional 37 units complete at Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham, Court Road, Farrington and Liverpool Street. This represents a total length of approximately 1.6 km of what will eventually be nearly 3 km and 81 escalators. All 40 stations will also have elevators. A timelapse video provides a fascinating look at the action.

RENDERINGS OF NYC OFFICE TOWER REVEAL CHUNKY PROFILE

Renderings released of 50 Hudson Yards, set to take shape next to the rising 15, 30, 35 and 55 Hudson Yards towers in New York City’s (NYC) Midtown West, reveal a profile resembling a chunky obelisk that New York YIMBY fears could "visually overwhelm" its neighbors. At full buildout, which is expected in 2022, 50 Hudson Yards will stand 300 m and contain approximately 2.9 million sq. ft. Related is Hudson Yards' developer, and, for 50 Hudson Yards, Norman Foster is the design architect, and Adamson Associates is the architect of record. The source observes the building will be the bulkiest new office building in Manhattan by far.

IAEC FORUM ANNOUNCED

Next year's International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) Forum will be held in Chicago on April 23-26 at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza atop the Chicago Sun-Times building in the middle of downtown Chicago's bustling River North area. For more information, contact IAEC Executive Director Sheila Swett at [email protected] or visit www.iaec.org.

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LACK OF ELEVATOR TECHS CREATES PROBLEMS IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco’s construction boom has resulted in so much work for elevator technicians that there are not enough to handle an estimated US$71 million in elevator and escalator repairs needed by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni), the San Francisco Examiner reports. Muni approved the funds in August as part of a multibillion-dollar, 20-year capital-improvement plan. Muni operates 52 units, including 44 in stations. Repair and expansion of vertical-transportation systems at various stations, including Powell, Van Ness and Forest Hill, are needed as units are frequently out of service. As of August, at least one elevator was out of service for 50 out of the last 61 days, according to Muni data.

NEW SITE SERVICE SOFTWARE DIRECTOR OF SALES

Site Service Software has hired Erin Cain as director of Sales. Cain comes with more than five years of experience in managing teams, increasing product sales and applying expertise in data-driven/long-term business planning. A graduate of Arizona State University, she was most recently a sales representative for Paycom, a Brooklyn, New York, technology company.

NEW RENDERINGS OF VIÑOLY-DESIGNED RITZ CARLTON IN NYC

By 2021, a 40-story, 580-ft.-tall Ritz Carlton hotel designed by Rafael Viñoly should be complete at 1185 Broadway in Manhattan’s NoMad (north of Madison Square Park) neighborhood, New York YIMBY reports. Fresh renderings show the property, set to contain 164 large hotel rooms starting on the eighth floor, amenities that include two ballrooms and first-floor retail. Although it is only a few blocks from the Empire State Building, the hotel is expected to command a prominent spot on the skyline as its only, comparable immediate neighbor is the 476-ft.-tall Virgin Hotel a block away. Flag Luxury Properties is the developer, and construction is expected to start in 2018.

DIGIPARA FOCUSES ON CAD PRODUCTIVITY

Industry building-information-modeling (BIM) software provider DigiPara' theme at Interlift will be "Elevators. BIM. Automation." It has updated its Liftdesigner product to what it calls its "2018" edition. In addition to its typical use of drawing automation through enterprise resource planning systems, it is now also possible to load and reuse computer-aided-design (CAD) models from common CAD programs with it. Users can also export their CAD data as 3D BIM models. The 3D CAD files can come from SolidWorks, PTC Creo and Autodesk Inventor. Manufacturers can provide their entire elevator as a 3D BIM model to architects.

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VT TO EASE TRAFFIC FLOW AT NEW RAIL STATION IN INDIA

Approximately 800 workers are onsite building what will be one of the biggest metro rail stations in India — the Ameerpet interchange in northwestern Hyderabad, ahead of a targeted November opening, The Hindu reports. Spanning more than 200,000 sq. ft., the multilevel station will be fully equipped with lifts and escalators, with 16 lifts and 12 escalators on each side. The vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, along with staircases, will ease traffic flow for approximately 30,000 passengers who use the station each day. Expected to accommodate at least 6,000 passengers at any given time, the system includes instructional signage and announcements, and is part of a facility resembling a "modern airport."

 

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION AT LIRR STATION IN QUEENS

Construction of a glass-and-steel elevator at the Long Island Rail Road’s (LIRR) Flushing-Main Street Station in Queens, New York, has begun, marking progress on a US$24.6-million renovation project that began several years ago with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s purchase of property occupied by a grocery store, QNS reports. Part of a US$5.6-billion overhaul involving 39 LIRR stations, the Flushing-Main project also includes a new ticket office, platform shelters, lighting and signage, and is expected to continue for approximately another year.

 

ESCALATOR MISHAP INVOLVING CHILD INVESTIGATED IN SINGAPORE

An escalator at a mall in Pasir Ris, Singapore, was shut down following an August 4 incident in which a four-year-old girl’s shoe became trapped in a gap, The Straits Times reports. A passerby hit the emergency stop button, and responders freed the child, who was hospitalized and released. The Building Construction Authority found the gap between the steps where the shoe got stuck compliant with current code, but the unit remained out of service as an investigation continued.

 

VIBRANT PROJECT WITH 34-STORY TOWER FOR SAN DIEGO

Park & Market, a mixed-use development described by World Architecture News as vibrant, is coming to downtown San Diego. Designed by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, it will bring together a 34-story apartment tower, a satellite campus for the University of California San Diego known as the Innovative Cultural and Education Hub, street-level retail and below-grade parking for 560 cars. Eighty-five of the residential units will be "affordable." Oregon's Holland Partner Group is the developer of the property, slated for completion by 2021, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune, on the block bounded by Park Boulevard, 11th Avenue and G Market streets.

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NAEC CONVENTION BEING HELD SOON

The National Association of Elevator Contractors’ (NAEC) 68th Annual Convention & 2017 Exposition will take place in less than a month, on September 10-14 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando and Orange County Convention & Exhibition Center. Additionally, NAEC’s Mid-Atlantic Elevator Chapter is hosting its 8th Annual Golf Tournament at National Golf Club in Fort Washington, Maryland, on October 4. Contact Shawn Cowden for more information.

RAIL UPGRADES FOR DISABLED IN INDIA

Lifts and escalators are among upgrades being implemented at rail stations across India to ease travel for persons with disabilities, Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain tells the India International Times. With the busiest and tourist-destination stations receiving priority, 394 escalators at 167 stations and 219 lifts at 100 stations have been installed so far. Over the next two to three years, an additional 380 escalators at 133 stations and 427 lifts at 134 stations are planned.

CONDO, OFFICE TOWERS PLANNED IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN

The site of an old Mercedes dealership at 520 West 41st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York, will be home to a 57-story, 723-m-tall condominium tower and, eventually, an office tower of even greater scope, if Silverstein Properties has its way, New York YIMBY reports. Silverstein filed for a permit with the New York City Department of Buildings for the condo tower, designed by CetraRuddy. It will contain nearly 500 units within 547,718 sq. ft. and commercial space on the first through fifth floors. Like old plans for a supertall on the site, this one has a tentative completion date of 2020. The old dealership has been demolished, and excavation is expected to start once the permit is approved.

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SCHINDLER TO RAMP UP MANUFACTURING, R&D IN INDIA

Schindler India plans to invest approximately US$26.5 million to expand its vertical-transportation manufacturing facilities and improve R&D in the Chakan Industrial Area of Pune, India, part of a larger, nearly US$80-million outlay over six years. By 2019, Schindler India plans to have an annual capacity of 17,500 elevators and 1,200 escalators, and notes it has already invested approximately US$67 million in setting up a factory, R&D center and 71-m-tall test tower with eight shafts under the Make in India initiative.

 

HIGH-TECH HANDLING NYC ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION

New York City (NYC)-based Hi-Tech is handling the modernization of six elevators at 461 Fifth Avenue in NYC, a 28-story office/retail tower owned by SL Green. Built in 1988, the building is undergoing a major renovation that includes its façade, lobby and elevator cabs. StructureTone is the general contractor and Gensler is the modernization architect. Hi-Tech will remove the old materials and install new glass panels supplied by McGrory Glass and manufactured by Hi-Tech. The project is set to start in the fourth quarter of this year.

 

HOTEL WORKER CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN THAILAND

A 32-year-old hotel employee in Patong, on the island of Phuket in Thailand, died as a result of being crushed by an elevator car, the Phuket Gazette reported on August 11. An investigation revealed the man jumped into an empty shaft to retrieve lost keys without telling anyone. Someone then called the elevator, which descended onto the man, crushing him. His body was taken to a hospital. Police called the incident a “tragic accident.”

 

36-STORY CO-LIVING CONCEPT WELIVE COMING TO SEATTLE

WeWork, a New York City-based company that provides shared work and living space, has its sights set on Seattle for its next WeLive co-living property — a 36-story building in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, GeekWire reports. The company operates four co-working locations in Seattle. WeLive properties, which feature all the beer, tea and coffee you can drink and high-speed Wi-Fi, are currently in Arlington, Virginia, and the Washington, D.C., area. People rent them from one day to one year. Being developed by Martin Selig Real Estate at 3rd Avenue and Lenora Street, the building will have approximately 380 apartments, co-working space, common areas and retail. Completion is anticipated in 2020, and pricing has not yet been set.

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STANNAH ARRIVES AT WATERLOO STATION

Stannah has announced a contract award to supply six escalators and five lifts, to Network Rail specifications, as part of the London Waterloo Station upgrade. The London Waterloo International Terminal is being rebuilt to extend its scope, expand the concourse and make it fully accessible, bring platforms 20-24 back into permanent use, and allow longer 10-carriage trains to run to London suburban stations by extending platforms 1-4. Crews have already arrived onsite to meet the seven-week deadline for Network Rail and main contractor Wessex Alliance/Skanska. The work to boost capacity by 30% is to be done by 2019.

CANADA GETTING ITS FIRST MAX-EQUIPPED ELEVATOR

An elevator at Terminal 3 at Toronto Pearson International Airport will be the first equipped with thyssenkrupp’s MAX predictive-maintenance technology, IT World Canada reports. It is a pilot program at Pearson, where thyssenkrupp recently won a 352-unit maintenance contract, but MAX had been retrofitted into approximately 70,000 elevators throughout North America as of late July. thyssenkrupp says it is working with other OEMs, such as Otis, to implement MAX. Rory Smith, director of strategic development for the Americas at thyssenkrupp, said, “We’d like every elevator in the world to be connected with MAX, no matter who made it.”

LIVERPOOL LEADERS OK TOWERS AT HISTORIC SITE

The city council in Liverpool, U.K., approved 31- and 15-story towers at the historic Princes Dock, which opened in 1821, Building Design reports. The taller tower, Hive City Docks, was designed by Brock Carmichael Architects and is set to have 278 apartments and amenities. The shorter tower will have approximately 100 apartments. Despite concern about the impact of high rises on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage site, a historic adviser to the council praised the plan, stating it will "preserve and enhance the character" of the area that includes a recently approved 34-story building.

LUXURY CONDO TOWER TO RISE IN NORTH DALLAS SUBURB

A groundbreaking ceremony on August 3 marked the start of construction on Windrose Tower, a 27-story condominium building in the Dallas suburb of Plano, Texas, Community Impact Newspaper said. The report said the tower, situated in the heart of the Legacy West development, will offer 104 luxury units that will sell for more than US$1 million apiece. It is being developed by Windrose Partners and is expected to be complete in fall 2019. Legacy West is a US$3.2-billion, 250-acre development that will include upscale retail, dining, residential and hotel facilities.

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