OTIS PLAYING KEY ROLE IN REVITALIZATION OF FRENCH SITE
Otis France has been selected to play a key role in the revitalization of the historic buildings on Paris' Rue de Rivoli and Quai du Louvre that will make up the mixed-use development Nouvelle Samaritaine by providing 65 units: 25 escalators and 40 energy-efficient elevators powered by Gen2TM machines. Designed to reduce energy consumption by optimizing dimensions, materials and component weight, the Gen2s are manufactured at Otis' Gien, France, plant. The 70,000-m2 project is on 10 levels and includes the La Samaritaine department store, a hotel, offices, housing and a daycare center.
LERCH BATES HIRES BLACKWOOD FOR DALLAS AREA OFFICE
Lerch Bates Inc. has hired Don Blackwood as a consultant based out of its South Central Dallas office. He has more than four decades of industry experience, previously holding leadership roles with Otis in the Service and Construction departments in Dallas. In his new role, Blackwood is providing elevator consulting for new equipment design, modernization, maintenance and audits. He performs due diligence and maintenance evaluations, completes studies and oversees construction services. He has been a CEI since 1993 and an instructor for NAESA International and the National Elevator Industry Education Program since 2008.
LIRR REPLACING ESCALATORS AT SIX STATIONS
In a continuation of efforts to improve safety and efficiency, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is replacing escalators at six stations along the Babylon branch at a cost of US$14 million, LI Herald reports. Outdated 24-in.-wide escalators are being replaced with 32-in.-wide ones, for which replacement parts, such as combplates and rollers, will be easier to find. The new units are going in at the Amityville, Baldwin, Copiague, Freeport, Lindenhurst and Rockville Centre stations. They will include obstruction-detection systems and sleep mode for energy savings, as well as improved windscreen enclosures. Work began in 2015 and is scheduled to wrap up in fall 2016.
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