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LAPSED ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
An investigation by WPXI Channel 11 in Pittsburgh found hundreds of elevators lacking current inspection certificates across western Pennsylvania. These include heavily used elevators, such as those in county buildings. Inspections are required in Pennsylvania, but inspection stickers are not required to be posted. A state elevator safety spokesman says part of the problem is there are only 25 inspectors for the entire state, while a spokesperson for the Allegheny County Courthouse told the news channel most of its elevators are current on inspections.
NEW ELEVATORS PART OF NYPL MAIN BRANCH RENOVATION
New elevators near the 40th Street entrance to the Beaux Arts Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the main branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL) in New York City, are part of a US$317-million renovation being handled by architects Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle, The Architect’s Newspaper reports. The elevators, some of which will replace underused rooms, promise to provide better traffic flow for visitors and employees. Public hearings about the plan are underway.
MELBOURNE PLANNERS ASKED TO APPROVE SECOND TOWER
Just as work is beginning on a 33-story office tower in the Wesley Place project at 130 Lonsdale Street in Melbourne, Australia, developers are urging planners to support a second stage of the project, Urban Melbourne reports. Charter Hall, the company behind the AUD600-million (US$452.8-million) tower, is asking the city's Future Melbourne (Planning) Committee to give conditional approval for an 80-m-tall tower at 150 Lonsdale Street. Just as the first tower, the second-stage building is being designed by COX Architecture. The 23-story building, which would hold commercial office space, would be built atop part of an existing parking structure that would be partially demolished to accommodate the tower.
QUICK THINKING PREVENTS ESCALATOR INJURIES AT THAI AIRPORT
Staff at the Chiang Mai International Airport in Chiang Mai, Thailand, quickly turned off the motor of an escalator in the domestic-flight area when the bottom of it collapsed on November 18 just as passengers were stepping on, Citylife Chiang Mai reports. A loud noise preceded the collapse, in which the base of the unit broke open. There were no injuries, and an airport official said fixing the escalators is a top priority.
Image Courtesy archpaper.com:
https://archpaper.com/2017/08/nypl-reading-room-landmark/
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