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181 FREMONT BEING HONORED THIS WEEK

The Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) will honor the most groundbreaking tall buildings in the world at its Tall + Urban Innovation Conference in Shenzhen, China, on April 8-10. 181 Fremont in San Francisco is being honored with multiple awards, including being recognized with the Award of Excellence in the 200-299-m-tall category. As thyssenkrupp recently pointed out, the elevators it installed there are “the only elevators in North America that can be used during an emergency or evacuation.” Developed by Jay Paul Co., 181 Fremont is the tallest mixed-use tower west of the Mississippi River. For more on the building and its elevators, check out ELEVATOR WORLD’s April 2019 feature story “So California.”

Image credit: Heller Manus Architects CTBUH

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com

181 FREMONT BEING HONORED THIS WEEK

The Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) will honor the most groundbreaking tall buildings in the world at its Tall + Urban Innovation Conference in Shenzhen, China, on April 8-10. 181 Fremont in San Francisco is being honored with multiple awards, including being recognized with the Award of Excellence in the 200-299-m-tall category. As thyssenkrupp recently pointed out, the elevators it installed there are “the only elevators in North America that can be used during an emergency or evacuation.” Developed by Jay Paul Co., 181 Fremont is the tallest mixed-use tower west of the Mississippi River. For more on the building and its elevators, check out ELEVATOR WORLD’s April 2019 feature story “So California.”

Image credit: Heller Manus Architects CTBUH

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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OWL, JENGA, SAILBOAT: AUSTIN GETTING ANOTHER ICONIC BUILDING

Developer Trammell Crow Co. broke ground in February on a 35-story office tower that will be occupied by Google and serve as a gateway to downtown Austin, Texas, culturemap Austin reports. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli with collaboration from Austin-based STG Design Inc., the glass-and-steel structure is evocative of a sailboat with a tapering shape and outdoor terraces at many levels. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2022. The yet-to-be named Google building will join the 33-story Frost Bank Tower, known as the "owl building" for bank logos that look like owl eyes and the 57-story The Independent, a soon-to-open condominium building known as the "Jenga building" for its resemblance to the stackable block game.

Image credit: Camo cool

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OWL, JENGA, SAILBOAT: AUSTIN GETTING ANOTHER ICONIC BUILDING

Developer Trammell Crow Co. broke ground in February on a 35-story office tower that will be occupied by Google and serve as a gateway to downtown Austin, Texas, culturemap Austin reports. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli with collaboration from Austin-based STG Design Inc., the glass-and-steel structure is evocative of a sailboat with a tapering shape and outdoor terraces at many levels. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2022. The yet-to-be named Google building will join the 33-story Frost Bank Tower, known as the "owl building" for bank logos that look like owl eyes and the 57-story The Independent, a soon-to-open condominium building known as the "Jenga building" for its resemblance to the stackable block game.

Image credit: Camo cool

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com

OWL, JENGA, SAILBOAT: AUSTIN GETTING ANOTHER ICONIC BUILDING

Developer Trammell Crow Co. broke ground in February on a 35-story office tower that will be occupied by Google and serve as a gateway to downtown Austin, Texas, culturemap Austin reports. Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli with collaboration from Austin-based STG Design Inc., the glass-and-steel structure is evocative of a sailboat with a tapering shape and outdoor terraces at many levels. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2022. The yet-to-be named Google building will join the 33-story Frost Bank Tower, known as the "owl building" for bank logos that look like owl eyes and the 57-story The Independent, a soon-to-open condominium building known as the "Jenga building" for its resemblance to the stackable block game.

Image credit: Camo cool

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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MITSUBISHI ELEVATOR INDIA TARGETS 20% MARKET SHARE

Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. aims to capture at least 20% of the domestic market in the next three to four years as it seizes opportunities in the high-end commercial and residential segments, various news outlets, including the Business Standard, report, quoting Deputy Managing Director Pravin Rao. Declining to disclose current market share, Rao observed demand for elevators in India was more than 50,000 units in fiscal 2018, with year-on-year growth of up to 6% forecast. Mitsubishi Elevator India expects tier II and III cities in non-metro areas to grow, fueled by factors like uninterrupted power supply. The company has an Indian factory where it manufacturers its NEXIEZ-LITE machine-room elevators and recently launched production of them.

Image credit: Picture (of the NEXIEZ-LITE) courtesy of Mitsubishi Electric.

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MITSUBISHI ELEVATOR INDIA TARGETS 20% MARKET SHARE

Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. aims to capture at least 20% of the domestic market in the next three to four years as it seizes opportunities in the high-end commercial and residential segments, various news outlets, including the Business Standard, report, quoting Deputy Managing Director Pravin Rao. Declining to disclose current market share, Rao observed demand for elevators in India was more than 50,000 units in fiscal 2018, with year-on-year growth of up to 6% forecast. Mitsubishi Elevator India expects tier II and III cities in non-metro areas to grow, fueled by factors like uninterrupted power supply. The company has an Indian factory where it manufacturers its NEXIEZ-LITE machine-room elevators and recently launched production of them.

Image credit: Picture (of the NEXIEZ-LITE) courtesy of Mitsubishi Electric.

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com

MITSUBISHI ELEVATOR INDIA TARGETS 20% MARKET SHARE

Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. aims to capture at least 20% of the domestic market in the next three to four years as it seizes opportunities in the high-end commercial and residential segments, various news outlets, including the Business Standard, report, quoting Deputy Managing Director Pravin Rao. Declining to disclose current market share, Rao observed demand for elevators in India was more than 50,000 units in fiscal 2018, with year-on-year growth of up to 6% forecast. Mitsubishi Elevator India expects tier II and III cities in non-metro areas to grow, fueled by factors like uninterrupted power supply. The company has an Indian factory where it manufacturers its NEXIEZ-LITE machine-room elevators and recently launched production of them.

Image credit: Picture (of the NEXIEZ-LITE) courtesy of Mitsubishi Electric.

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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ALIMAK AGREES TO ACQUIRE LIFT CONTROL SYSTEMS SUPPLIER

Alimak Group has finalized an agreement to acquire Dataline Borås AB, which has supplied control systems for construction hoists and permanent lifts to the group for more than two decades. Alimak describes the acquisition as the first step in establishing a digital hub for new solutions to increase the performance of all its products and services, ultimately resulting in enhanced safety and productivity for customers. Alimak observes Dataline Borås “has a well-proven track record of developing smart and cost-effective embedded controls, specialized in the areas of lift applications.”

Image credit: Courtesy of Alimak Group

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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ALIMAK AGREES TO ACQUIRE LIFT CONTROL SYSTEMS SUPPLIER

Alimak Group has finalized an agreement to acquire Dataline Borås AB, which has supplied control systems for construction hoists and permanent lifts to the group for more than two decades. Alimak describes the acquisition as the first step in establishing a digital hub for new solutions to increase the performance of all its products and services, ultimately resulting in enhanced safety and productivity for customers. Alimak observes Dataline Borås “has a well-proven track record of developing smart and cost-effective embedded controls, specialized in the areas of lift applications.”

Image credit: Courtesy of Alimak Group

To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news

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