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  • Mitsubishi Electric Delivers Landmark DOAS Order In Taipei
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    This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com
    MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC DELIVERS LANDMARK DOAS ORDER IN TAIPEI
    Mitsubishi Electric has delivered a landmark order to Taipei Nan Shan Plaza in central Taipei that includes what is believed to be Taiwan's first destination-dispatch elevators integrated with the Destination Oriented Allocation System (DOAS). The order consisted of 27 elevators, including 12 double-deck models with DOAS, and 45 escalators serving a 48-story office building, a seven-story retail annex and a one-story entrance annex. DOAS is integrated with the building's access-control system. As passengers pass through security gates for authentication, their destination floors are registered and grouped by elevator for efficiency. Operation of multiple elevators is optimized by omitting the need for users to press destination buttons. Designed by architect Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc., Taipei Nan Shan Plaza is operated by Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
    Image: Mitsubishi Electric
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    6 min
  • Chicago Fire Department Rescues Six Trapped In John Hancock Elevator In Chicago
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    CFD RESCUES SIX TRAPPED IN JOHN HANCOCK ELEVATOR IN CHICAGO
    Members of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) performed a dramatic rescue of six passengers trapped in an elevator that had fallen more than 80 floors in the former John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago on November 16, various news outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, report. Attributed to a snapped cable, the incident happened shortly after midnight, when the passengers, who were leaving The Signature Lounge on the 96th floor, say the elevator began descending faster than anticipated, then stopped. One of them pressed the emergency-call button, and firefighters responded approximately 45 min. later. Because the elevator was in a “blind shaft” with no openings, firefighters used the building’s electronic system to get a rough idea of where the elevator was, then drilled a small hole in a wall near the 11th-floor parking garage into which they inserted a tiny flexible camera to determine the precise location. Once that was done, they cut a hole in a wall, braced the unit and helped passengers exit using a ladder at approximately 3 a.m. A city spokesman says the unit was last inspected in July. An investigation is ongoing as to how and why the cable failed.
    Image: Chicago Fire Department
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    7 min
  • Chicago Fire Department Rescues Six Trapped In John Hancock Elevator In Chicago
    Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.
    This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com
    CFD RESCUES SIX TRAPPED IN JOHN HANCOCK ELEVATOR IN CHICAGO
    Members of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) performed a dramatic rescue of six passengers trapped in an elevator that had fallen more than 80 floors in the former John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago on November 16, various news outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, report. Attributed to a snapped cable, the incident happened shortly after midnight, when the passengers, who were leaving The Signature Lounge on the 96th floor, say the elevator began descending faster than anticipated, then stopped. One of them pressed the emergency-call button, and firefighters responded approximately 45 min. later. Because the elevator was in a “blind shaft” with no openings, firefighters used the building’s electronic system to get a rough idea of where the elevator was, then drilled a small hole in a wall near the 11th-floor parking garage into which they inserted a tiny flexible camera to determine the precise location. Once that was done, they cut a hole in a wall, braced the unit and helped passengers exit using a ladder at approximately 3 a.m. A city spokesman says the unit was last inspected in July. An investigation is ongoing as to how and why the cable failed.
    Image: Chicago Fire Department
    To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news
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    7 min
  • Chicago Fire Department Rescues Six Trapped In John Hancock Elevator In Chicago
    Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.
    This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com
    CFD RESCUES SIX TRAPPED IN JOHN HANCOCK ELEVATOR IN CHICAGO
    Members of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) performed a dramatic rescue of six passengers trapped in an elevator that had fallen more than 80 floors in the former John Hancock Center in downtown Chicago on November 16, various news outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, report. Attributed to a snapped cable, the incident happened shortly after midnight, when the passengers, who were leaving The Signature Lounge on the 96th floor, say the elevator began descending faster than anticipated, then stopped. One of them pressed the emergency-call button, and firefighters responded approximately 45 min. later. Because the elevator was in a “blind shaft” with no openings, firefighters used the building’s electronic system to get a rough idea of where the elevator was, then drilled a small hole in a wall near the 11th-floor parking garage into which they inserted a tiny flexible camera to determine the precise location. Once that was done, they cut a hole in a wall, braced the unit and helped passengers exit using a ladder at approximately 3 a.m. A city spokesman says the unit was last inspected in July. An investigation is ongoing as to how and why the cable failed.
    Image: Chicago Fire Department
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    7 min
  • Elevator Carrying Dignitaries In Giant Indian Statue Fails
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    ELEVATOR CARRYING DIGNITARIES IN GIANT INDIAN STATUE FAILS
    Top government officials, security staff and members of the media got stuck twice in an elevator serving the tallest statue in the world, the 182-m-tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat State, India, on November 13, The Economic Times reports. Noting the elevator also malfunctioned on the October 31 inauguration day, forcing approximately 200 visitors to take the staircase down from a 152-m-tall viewing gallery, the source says the latest incident was due to overloading. In the first November 13 incident, the unit failed to move from the ground floor and security personnel had to force open the doors and ask several passengers to exit. The elevator stopped again for approximately 1 min. before reaching the viewing gallery.
    Image: Economic Times of India
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    7 min
  • Elevator Carrying Dignitaries In Giant Indian Statue Fails
    Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.
    This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com
    ELEVATOR CARRYING DIGNITARIES IN GIANT INDIAN STATUE FAILS
    Top government officials, security staff and members of the media got stuck twice in an elevator serving the tallest statue in the world, the 182-m-tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat State, India, on November 13, The Economic Times reports. Noting the elevator also malfunctioned on the October 31 inauguration day, forcing approximately 200 visitors to take the staircase down from a 152-m-tall viewing gallery, the source says the latest incident was due to overloading. In the first November 13 incident, the unit failed to move from the ground floor and security personnel had to force open the doors and ask several passengers to exit. The elevator stopped again for approximately 1 min. before reaching the viewing gallery.
    Image: Economic Times of India
    To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news
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    7 min
  • Elevator Carrying Dignitaries In Giant Indian Statue Fails
    Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.
    This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com
    ELEVATOR CARRYING DIGNITARIES IN GIANT INDIAN STATUE FAILS
    Top government officials, security staff and members of the media got stuck twice in an elevator serving the tallest statue in the world, the 182-m-tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat State, India, on November 13, The Economic Times reports. Noting the elevator also malfunctioned on the October 31 inauguration day, forcing approximately 200 visitors to take the staircase down from a 152-m-tall viewing gallery, the source says the latest incident was due to overloading. In the first November 13 incident, the unit failed to move from the ground floor and security personnel had to force open the doors and ask several passengers to exit. The elevator stopped again for approximately 1 min. before reaching the viewing gallery.
    Image: Economic Times of India
    To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news
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    7 min
  • KONE Wins Order For “Pioneering Development” In Kenya
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    KONE WINS ORDER FOR “PIONEERING DEVELOPMENT” IN KENYA
    KONE has won an order to equip the mixed-use, high-rise Global Trade Center (GTC) in Nairobi, Kenya, with 35 6-mps MiniSpaceTM and 14 machine-room-less MonoSpace㈢ elevators, along with a destination-control system. GTC includes a 185-m-tall, 42-story tower that will serve as a hub for AVIC International. GTC will also have a commercial podium, four residential towers up to 31 stories and a 35-story JW Marriott hotel. Designed by Triad Architects and GMP International Architects, developed by AVIC International Real Estate Kenya Ltd. and with Zhejiang Chengjian Construction Africa, Ltd. as the main contractor, GTC is scheduled for completion in 2020. KONE Executive Vice President for South Europe, Middle East and Africa called GTC a "pioneering development bound to be of great significance to business in the region."
    Image: KONE
    To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news
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    7 min
  • KONE Wins Order For “Pioneering Development” In Kenya
    Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.
    This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com
    KONE WINS ORDER FOR “PIONEERING DEVELOPMENT” IN KENYA
    KONE has won an order to equip the mixed-use, high-rise Global Trade Center (GTC) in Nairobi, Kenya, with 35 6-mps MiniSpaceTM and 14 machine-room-less MonoSpace㈢ elevators, along with a destination-control system. GTC includes a 185-m-tall, 42-story tower that will serve as a hub for AVIC International. GTC will also have a commercial podium, four residential towers up to 31 stories and a 35-story JW Marriott hotel. Designed by Triad Architects and GMP International Architects, developed by AVIC International Real Estate Kenya Ltd. and with Zhejiang Chengjian Construction Africa, Ltd. as the main contractor, GTC is scheduled for completion in 2020. KONE Executive Vice President for South Europe, Middle East and Africa called GTC a "pioneering development bound to be of great significance to business in the region."
    Image: KONE
    To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news
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    7 min
  • KONE Wins Order For “Pioneering Development” In Kenya
    Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast.
    This week’s news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: http://www.elevatorbooks.com
    KONE WINS ORDER FOR “PIONEERING DEVELOPMENT” IN KENYA
    KONE has won an order to equip the mixed-use, high-rise Global Trade Center (GTC) in Nairobi, Kenya, with 35 6-mps MiniSpaceTM and 14 machine-room-less MonoSpace㈢ elevators, along with a destination-control system. GTC includes a 185-m-tall, 42-story tower that will serve as a hub for AVIC International. GTC will also have a commercial podium, four residential towers up to 31 stories and a 35-story JW Marriott hotel. Designed by Triad Architects and GMP International Architects, developed by AVIC International Real Estate Kenya Ltd. and with Zhejiang Chengjian Construction Africa, Ltd. as the main contractor, GTC is scheduled for completion in 2020. KONE Executive Vice President for South Europe, Middle East and Africa called GTC a "pioneering development bound to be of great significance to business in the region."
    Image: KONE
    To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news
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    7 min

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