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eMCP LAUNCHES WEBSITE WITH DEMO
eMCP LLC: Electronic Maintenance Control Program for Vertical Transportation Equipment, has launched a website. It includes an iOS App demo of the program, a blog and details about the program and company run by elevator-industry veterans John Koshak, Daniel Swett and Ken Smith. The company provides an electronic maintenance control program for vertical transportation required by the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. The internet-based software system inputs technical data for each user’s unit, analyzes the technical data and provides unit specific code-compliant maintenance procedures to be performed at proper maintenance intervals. The patent-pending system is used in more than 2,500 units.
ARCHI-TREAD OFFERS CUSTOM ALUMINUM SILLS
Archi-Tread, Inc. of Kinnelon, New Jersey, now offers custom-sized aluminum sills. “We can provide aluminum sills in multiple speeds, profiles and in unlimited width and lengths,” the company stated. It manufactures, sells and installs custom elevator sills for customers across the U.S.
TOWER THAT IMPEDES MOUNTAIN VIEW GREENLIT IN VANCOUVER
Despite concern that it will impede North Shore mountain views, the City Council in Vancouver, Canada, voted 6-3 on July 24 in favor of developer PavCo’s plan to build a 400-ft.-tall (approximately 37-story) tower at 777 Pacific Boulevard downtown, the Vancouver Sun reports. The plan was amended to contain 100% rental units, with Mayor Gergor Robertson observing additional rental housing is critical, given the tight housing market. Almost 2,000 people signed a petition opposing the plan, and the city received more than 160 opposition letters. Robertson called the development’s impact on the view — one of 27 in the city that are legally protected — “microscopic,” but opponents fear it could open a door to further intrusion on protected views.
CTBUH AWARDS REVISED, OPEN FOR ENTRIES
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has launched its 2019 Awards Program and is now accepting submissions, none of which are subject to entry fees. It said it implemented major changes this year to make the judging of projects facing similar challenges fairer. Specifically, the “Best Tall Buildings” categories will be judged according to similar height and function categories, rather than within geographic regions. In addition, seven new awards have been introduced to recognize the specific engineering achievements across projects, as well as the importance of “Interior Spaces and Building Renovation.” All winning projects will be recognized at the 2019 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference which, this year, will be hosted in Shenzhen, China, on April 8-10, 2019.The deadline for submissions is September 30.
PROTEST OF MEXICO CITY HIGH RISE BLOCKS BUSY ROAD
Residents of Mexico City's Benito Juarez borough blocked traffic on an important thoroughfare on July 31 to protest the construction of the Mitikah Tower, a 62-story, 237-m-tall residential tower that protesters say will exacerbate water shortages in the area, Publimetro reported. The group blocked Avenida Universidad at Real de Mayorazgo to demand a halt to construction of the building, which, as designed, will bring 600 apartments to the area. Mitikah Tower is part of a larger project that includes office buildings, a retail center, medical facilities, a convention center and a hotel.
Image courtesy vancouversun.com:
https://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/voices-increasing-against-pavco-towers-piercing-downtown-view-cones
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