Industry News for June 9, 2016
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AVIRE SUPPLIES TIANJIN AIRPORT DISPLAYS
Avire recently completed the supply of 177 C2 color LCD displays with multimedia content to Terminal 2 at Tianjin Binhai International Airport in China. In partnership with KONE, the company has installed 41 12.1-in. units as in-car displays. The remaining 136, combined with hall lanterns and gongs, are positioned in landing areas. The Tianjin airport is among the fastest growing in China and one of the country’s major air cargo centers. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the airport handled a total of 12 million passengers in 2014.
CANADIAN CITY BOOM RAISES DENSIFICATION QUESTIONS
According to The Vancouver Sun via The Province, there are 106 high rises under construction in the town centers of Burnaby, Canada, almost half of which are more than 40 stories tall. The newspaper stated such numbers are unprecedented in Greater Vancouver and, possibly, Canada. The work is expected to produce 30,000 high-rise units in Burnaby. Public opposition, however, has been stiff, mostly citing densification that forces tenants from the few affordable units in the city. Burnaby does not have rules in place requiring developers to replace lost rentals like Vancouver does. In other comparisons, there are 68 high rises under construction in Vancouver. In Burnaby, 47 of its 106 are 40 stories or more, while the former figure in Vancouver is 13.
ROTH ELECTED HOME-CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR
Torrington, Connecticut-based Elevator Service Co., Inc. has announced that its president, Steven Roth, has been elected to the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Fairfield County (HBRA) Board of Directors. Torrington is in adjacent Litchfield County, Connecticut. Roth is a veteran in project management and project administration, and a member of the National Association of Elevator Contractors. He has also served as co-chair of the HBRA Associate Council, which supports the 70-year-old organization and its members.
