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INAUGURAL CTBUH EVENT TO EXAMINE SKYSCRAPER “FIRSTS”

Sponsored by Otis and including a presentation from ELEVATOR WORLD Correspondent Dr. Lee Gray, the inaugural First Skyscrapers|Skyscraper Firsts symposium is planned for October 31 as part of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's (CTBUH) 10th World Congress in Chicago. CTBUH and the Society of Architectural Historians will present the one-day event, culminating in a panel discussion among historians who will provide perspectives on the day's talks. Among points of discussion will be groundbreaking achievements — such as the elevator — in the formative years of the skyscraper. More information may be found at website.

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HITACHI INSTALLING ESCALATORS, ELEVATORS FOR NEW METRO LINE

Hitachi Elevator has begun installation of elevators and escalators for its first rail transit project in Kunming, China. Kunming’s Metro Line 4 calls for 155 escalators and 32 elevators for the 43.5-km long line, Yahoo reports. Hitachi Elevator has supplied nearly 7,000 elevators and escalators in metro stations in 22 major Chinese cities. This new line will run across the Kunming city, as well as to Chenggong New District. Hitachi states it has been committed to developing products and solutions to enhance public transportation services and improve quality of life.

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7.8-ACRE MEGA-SITE PROGRESSES IN TORONTO

The intersection at Front Street and Spadina Avenue in Toronto is seeing progress on the 7.8-acre mega-site known as The Well, UrbanToronto reports. The project from Diamond Corp., Allied Properties REIT, Rio Can REIT, Tridel and Woodbourne will include a new 36-story office tower, condominium and rental buildings, pedestrian plazas and a 432,777-ft2 retail galleria. There will be six residential towers and three condo towers on the lot – the tallest of which will be 46 stories – along Front Street. The site also includes a large underground water cistern. This will expand the city’s energy-efficient, deep lakewater cooling and solar thermal system. Adamson Associates Architects is listed as the architect for the entire project.

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HITACHI TO PROVIDE 106 ELEVATORS FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS IN INDIA

Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. and Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. were awarded a contract to supply 106 elevators by Phoenix Group for Phoenix Spaces 285 and Phoenix Aquila. The large office buildings will be constructed in Hyderabad, India, MarketWatch reports. This is the largest order for Hitachi groups in India, which is the world’s second-largest market, installing more than 50,000 units per year. The company will deliver 72 elevators for Phoenix Spaces 285, which is scheduled to be completed in February 2020. Hitachi Lift India will also transport 34 elevators for Phoenix Aquila. That project is set to be finished in December 2019. Both sites will use destination dispatch.

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LIFTINSTITUUT SOLUTIONS OPENS MIDDLE EASTERN OFFICE IN DUBAI

Joined by architects, developers, property owners and government officials, Liftinstituut Holding Managing Director Marco Waagmeester inaugurated Liftinstituut Solutions LLC's new Middle Eastern headquarters in Dubai on May 29. The offices of the elevator/escalator safety consultancy are on the 22nd floor of Tower 2 of the Boulevard Plaza building. The inauguration included a seminar about optimizing engineering in vertical-transportation (VT) system design. Liftinstituut Solutions Managing Director Süleyman Özcan said the team provides advice on VT design, modernization, maintenance and inspection. The new office may be reached at phone: (971) 4524-7855, and more information is available at website.

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ALPS WIRE ROPE WELCOMES THREE NEW TEAM MEMBERS

Alps Wire Rope Corp., headquartered in St. Charles, Illinois, welcomed three new team members: Purchasing Manager Jamey Champer; Midwest Region Sales Manager Jason Amos; and Product Manager, Elevator and SS Marine, Kim Riscossa. Champer comes to the company with a strong background in various phases of materials management. Alps Marketing Coordinator Adam Benner says Champer's international purchasing and inventory-management experience will bring "a great deal of depth to our materials-management department." Amos has more than 20 years of industry experience and an "excellent understanding of our broad customer base," Benner says. Riscossa returns to Alps with 10 years of previous experience as purchasing, customer-service and marketing manager, as well as assistant to the president.

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HITACHI ELEVATOR RECEIVES BIGGEST THAILAND ORDER TO DATE

Hitachi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. received its biggest order to date in Thailand to supply 53 elevators, 83 escalators and 38 moving walks to an expansion of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan Province. Hitachi Thailand previously supplied more than 100 units to the airport, which resulted in the recent order from consortium PCS Joint Venture. In Thailand since 1974, Hitachi observed demand for elevators and escalators in the country is approximately 6,000 units per year, making it "the most promising market in southeast Asia." Being undertaken by Airport of Thailand Public Co. Ltd., the expansion includes a new four-story satellite concourse slated to open in April 2020. The new units will be manufactured at factories in Thailand and China prior to installation by the end of 2020.

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HITACHI ELEVATOR: HOW ELEVATORS FIT INTO “DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM”

Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. President Yuhui Jia gave a speech at the 2019 Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Summit at the Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center in Yunnan Province, China, on May 21 titled, "Hitachi, With 100-Year History, Partners With Tencent Welink to Promote Development of the Smart Building Sector." The speech included digitized construction of cities, new technology such as Internet of Things, cloud computing, energy management and building information modeling. In a building's smart "ecosystem," elevators are connected to other systems such as access-control and gate systems, cameras and delivery/security robots, he said, adding that Hitachi is working with Tencent, a Chinese multinational conglomerate focusing on Internet-related services, to supply transportation solutions to Lingang Group's Hero Land development in northwest Shanghai.

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APARTMENTS IN CYPRUS’ TALLEST TOWER TO OPEN IN AUGUST

The first apartments in a residential tower named for 360˚ unobstructed views are set to open in August in 360 Nicosia. At 135 m and 34 stories, the tower is the tallest building in the island country of Cyprus, according to the Greek Reporter. Designed to the highest environmental standards and rising from a new pedestrian plaza on one of the capital city's busiest streets, 360 Nicosia has 27 floors for residential use, with its 33rd and 34th floors reserved for a restaurant and Sky Club. With customizable, high-end finishes and views that include the Troodos mountain range and Morphou coastline, the property was developed by Cyfield Group.

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THYSSENKRUPP’S FIRST TWIN SYSTEM IN NORTH AMERICA DEBUTS

The 21-story, mixed-use Coda Building, featuring the first North American installation of thyssenkrupp's TWIN elevator system, with two cars operating independently in one shaft, is open in Tech Square in Midtown Atlanta. The 770,000-sq.-ft. building, which also boasts the world's tallest spiral staircase, is served by 10 TWIN elevators in five shafts. thyssenkrupp observes TWIN gives leasable space back to the building by reducing the number of shafts, provides better energy efficiency and transports up to 40% more passengers than traditional systems. TWIN will be among the technologies tested in Atlanta at thyssenkrupp Elevator's new North American headquarters next to The Battery Atlanta. Up to 40 TWIN elevators will be installed at 50 Hudson Yards in NYC, joining more than 50 buildings worldwide with approximately 200 TWIN elevators installed.

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