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ELEVATOR INDUSTRY AT CTBUH 2017 AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE
Elevator-industry experts from KONE, Schindler and thyssenkrupp are among those scheduled to speak at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure conference planned on October 30-November 3 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia. Highlights include KONE Chief Technology Officer Tomio Pihkala and Major Projects Director Jeffery Montgomery, who are among presenters on “Future Technologies”; and thyssenkrupp Head of Product Development Markus Jetter, who is among “Public Realm: Interior Systems” presenters. Schindler is sponsoring a networking reception to wrap up Day One. Visit the website for the most up-to-date speaker list.
FOUR ESCALATORS BEING REPLACED AT WMATA STATION
An approximately 10-month project to replace four escalators at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) NoMa-Gallaudet U Station in northwest Washington, D.C., began on August 7, the authority announced. Part of a capital-improvement program to increase reliability and availability of parts, the project involves taking two units out of service at a time. Passengers can still access the platform via one escalator at each entrance, stairs or elevators.
ELEVATOR SHAFT FALL FATAL FOR WORKER AT UMD CAMPUS
A fall down an elevator shaft was fatal for a male construction worker at the University of Maryland’s (UMD) College Park Campus in College Park, Maryland, on August 3, ABC News reports. Fire and police personnel responded at approximately 1 p.m., and pronounced the worker dead at the scene. University and state officials are investigating.
MANCHESTER PROPOSAL CALLS FOR 30-STORY STUDENT RESIDENCE
A proposal for a 30-story student-housing tower in Manchester, U.K., has been submitted to the Manchester City Council for approval, bdonline.co.uk reports. The building, designed by SimpsonHaugh, would offer a variety of apartment sizes with a total of 573 student bedrooms. The plan also calls for common areas, bicycle parking and commercial space. The project would require demolition of two buildings at the New Wakefield Street site, a music venue and vacant industrial building that both date to the late 19th or early 20th centuries, but the application suggests that neither holds historical significance. The proposal will be open for consultation until August 21.
Image courtesy of WMATA:
https://my.gallaudet.edu/Asset/00010737/NoMa_GallaudetU_Replacement_ProjectWarningENGLISH_FINAL.pdf
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