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SCHINDLER OUTFITS LEED-CERTIFIED OFFICE TOWER IN MANILA

Jardine Schindler Philippines delivered a vertical-transportation (VT) system including 20 elevators and two escalators to the 42-story office tower The Finance Centre in Manila, Philippines. Developed by Daiichi Properties, the building is in the Bonifacio Global City District and was designed by Gensler with AIDEA to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certification. Schindler worked with the team to design a VT system that includes the S7000 high-rise elevator and PORT destination-dispatch system. Delivered in February, the job represents a longstanding professional relationship between Schindler and Daiichi.

Image credit: Courtesy of Daiichi Properties

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NYC’S LARGEST INDOOR MALL, SCULPTURE DEBUT IN HUDSON YARDS

Hudson Yards, the US$20-billion multitower development on New York City’s (NYC) far west side by Oxford Properties Group and Related Cos., reached a major milestone with the formal unveiling of the seven-story Shops & Restaurants and Thomas Heatherwick's interactive, 16-story public sculpture Vessel on March 15, New York YIMBY reports. Anchored by a Neiman Marcus, the mall is the largest in NYC and will feature more than 100 stores in almost 720,000 sq. ft. Approximately 85% of the space has been leased, and several of the restaurants have opened. Sitting next to 35 Hudson Yards, Vessel is handicapped-accessible, and entry is free, but tickets must be reserved on the Hudson Yards website.

Image credit: Courtesy of Michael Young for New York YIMBY

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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

NYC’S LARGEST INDOOR MALL, SCULPTURE DEBUT IN HUDSON YARDS

Hudson Yards, the US$20-billion multitower development on New York City’s (NYC) far west side by Oxford Properties Group and Related Cos., reached a major milestone with the formal unveiling of the seven-story Shops & Restaurants and Thomas Heatherwick's interactive, 16-story public sculpture Vessel on March 15, New York YIMBY reports. Anchored by a Neiman Marcus, the mall is the largest in NYC and will feature more than 100 stores in almost 720,000 sq. ft. Approximately 85% of the space has been leased, and several of the restaurants have opened. Sitting next to 35 Hudson Yards, Vessel is handicapped-accessible, and entry is free, but tickets must be reserved on the Hudson Yards website.

Image credit: Courtesy of Michael Young for New York YIMBY

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

NYC’S LARGEST INDOOR MALL, SCULPTURE DEBUT IN HUDSON YARDS

Hudson Yards, the US$20-billion multitower development on New York City’s (NYC) far west side by Oxford Properties Group and Related Cos., reached a major milestone with the formal unveiling of the seven-story Shops & Restaurants and Thomas Heatherwick's interactive, 16-story public sculpture Vessel on March 15, New York YIMBY reports. Anchored by a Neiman Marcus, the mall is the largest in NYC and will feature more than 100 stores in almost 720,000 sq. ft. Approximately 85% of the space has been leased, and several of the restaurants have opened. Sitting next to 35 Hudson Yards, Vessel is handicapped-accessible, and entry is free, but tickets must be reserved on the Hudson Yards website.

Image credit: Courtesy of Michael Young for New York YIMBY

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

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CLT ELEVATOR SHAFTS PART OF WORLD’S TALLEST TIMBER TOWER

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) elevator shafts are part of Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use tower in Brumunddal, Norway, that the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently ratified as the world's tallest timber building at 18 stories, or 85.4 m. In light of the recent increase in tall-timber construction worldwide, CTBUH also amended its height criteria to include timber as a recognized structural material: an "all timber" structure may include non-timber elements such as CLT and glue-laminated (glulam) timber. In addition to the elevator shafts, Mjøstårnet has CLT stairs and floor slabs, and glulam columns, beams and diagonals. AB Invest AS developed and Voll Arkitekter designed the building, which is the third-tallest in Norway.

Image credit: Courtesy of Nina Rundsveen, ©Moelven.

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CLT ELEVATOR SHAFTS PART OF WORLD’S TALLEST TIMBER TOWER

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) elevator shafts are part of Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use tower in Brumunddal, Norway, that the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently ratified as the world's tallest timber building at 18 stories, or 85.4 m. In light of the recent increase in tall-timber construction worldwide, CTBUH also amended its height criteria to include timber as a recognized structural material: an "all timber" structure may include non-timber elements such as CLT and glue-laminated (glulam) timber. In addition to the elevator shafts, Mjøstårnet has CLT stairs and floor slabs, and glulam columns, beams and diagonals. AB Invest AS developed and Voll Arkitekter designed the building, which is the third-tallest in Norway.

Image credit: Courtesy of Nina Rundsveen, ©Moelven.

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

CLT ELEVATOR SHAFTS PART OF WORLD’S TALLEST TIMBER TOWER

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) elevator shafts are part of Mjøstårnet, a mixed-use tower in Brumunddal, Norway, that the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently ratified as the world's tallest timber building at 18 stories, or 85.4 m. In light of the recent increase in tall-timber construction worldwide, CTBUH also amended its height criteria to include timber as a recognized structural material: an "all timber" structure may include non-timber elements such as CLT and glue-laminated (glulam) timber. In addition to the elevator shafts, Mjøstårnet has CLT stairs and floor slabs, and glulam columns, beams and diagonals. AB Invest AS developed and Voll Arkitekter designed the building, which is the third-tallest in Norway.

Image credit: Courtesy of Nina Rundsveen, ©Moelven.

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

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TWO “DANCERS” BY OMA ARE NEXT PHASE OF BROOKLYN PROJECT

A pair of 400- and 300-ft.-tall towers containing 745 residential rental units, designed by OMA's New York office to resemble two dancers, has been revealed as the next phase of Greenpoint Landing in Brooklyn, New York, dezeen is among news outlets to report. OMA partner Jason Long is leading the project, featuring the towers shaped like "a ziggurat and its inverse" overlooking Manhattan across the East River. The structures will be separated by a 60-ft.-wide gap and joined by a glazed box housing a pool. Additional amenities in what represents Greenpoint Landing Block D (and OMA's first Brooklyn project) will include outdoor space atop the stepped areas of the taller tower. Greenpoint Landing is being developed by Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group.

Image credit: Courtesy of OMA

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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.

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TWO “DANCERS” BY OMA ARE NEXT PHASE OF BROOKLYN PROJECT

A pair of 400- and 300-ft.-tall towers containing 745 residential rental units, designed by OMA's New York office to resemble two dancers, has been revealed as the next phase of Greenpoint Landing in Brooklyn, New York, dezeen is among news outlets to report. OMA partner Jason Long is leading the project, featuring the towers shaped like "a ziggurat and its inverse" overlooking Manhattan across the East River. The structures will be separated by a 60-ft.-wide gap and joined by a glazed box housing a pool. Additional amenities in what represents Greenpoint Landing Block D (and OMA's first Brooklyn project) will include outdoor space atop the stepped areas of the taller tower. Greenpoint Landing is being developed by Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group.

Image credit: Courtesy of OMA

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

TWO “DANCERS” BY OMA ARE NEXT PHASE OF BROOKLYN PROJECT

A pair of 400- and 300-ft.-tall towers containing 745 residential rental units, designed by OMA's New York office to resemble two dancers, has been revealed as the next phase of Greenpoint Landing in Brooklyn, New York, dezeen is among news outlets to report. OMA partner Jason Long is leading the project, featuring the towers shaped like "a ziggurat and its inverse" overlooking Manhattan across the East River. The structures will be separated by a 60-ft.-wide gap and joined by a glazed box housing a pool. Additional amenities in what represents Greenpoint Landing Block D (and OMA's first Brooklyn project) will include outdoor space atop the stepped areas of the taller tower. Greenpoint Landing is being developed by Brookfield Properties and Park Tower Group.

Image credit: Courtesy of OMA

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

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