THYSSENKRUPP TEST TOWER PENDULUM SYSTEM UNVEILED
thyssenkrupp has installed a 240-T. pendulum/linear motor system in its test tower in Rottweil, Germany, that offsets the movements of the tower and simulates natural conditions to provide realistic elevator tests. The system was designed by GERB Schwingungsisolierungen GmbH and features electromagnetic linear motors -- the same technology employed by thyssenkrupp's MULTI -- holding the pendulum. thyssenkrupp notes the device "is the first in the world to combine active and passive movement" and promises to be a game changer for elevator testing.
SEOUL: TWO-ELEVATOR MINIMUM FOR 30-STORY BUILDINGS
On February 17, the City of Seoul notified architecture and construction firms that it recommends buildings 30 stories or taller have at least two elevators, The Korea Herald reports. The move promises to improve both convenience and safety, according to the city, which is responsible for reviewing and approving construction plans for buildings at least 21 stories tall or cover at least 100,000 m2.
33-STORY RESIDENTIAL TOWER PLANNED IN OAKLAND
Lennar Corp. plans to break ground by the end of 2016 on a 33-story, 380-ft.-tall residential tower across the bay from San Francisco in Oakland, California, San Francisco Business Times reports. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the building would be among the tallest in Oakland and contain approximately 250 market-rate residences, retail and parking. It is part of a wave of residential construction underway in the city and would be located at 1640 Broadway, a mere half block from a Bay Area Rapid Transit station.
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