An elevator’s condition invariably makes a statement about a building. Basic functionality is expected, but increasingly building professionals are looking for the added benefits that new elevator ...

A new version of ASME A17.1/CSA B44, a safety code for elevators, escalators, and related equipment developed by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, will be released next month. The code is ...

Among the 14 Metrorail stations visited by auditors all were not displaying or maintaining inspection certificates required ...

In a U.S. first, a high-rise, when completed by the end of next year, will contain an elevator system that operates during fires to evacuate occupants. California's Occupational Health and Standards ...

Wisconsin lawmakers introduced a bill to delay enforcement of new commercial building codes until 2026, citing cost, labor and supply chain issues.

Elevator use on the fireground has become increasingly necessary and more common as our built environment’s challenges continue to grow. Unfortunately, tragic mishaps took place that killed and ...

Key senators are scrambling to rework a benefit for farmer cooperatives that was created by the new tax law, and the fix couldn’t come soon enough for owners of private elevators like Doug Bell. The ...

At head of title: ASA, A17.1--1937. "The first edition ... was published in January, 1921. It was prepared by an A. S. M. E. Committee on protection of industrial workers with the assistance of ...

Atlas Elevators General Trading and Contracting Co. signed a contract with Rawaf Bin Salman Al Rawaf Co. to supply and ...

Reno, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Residents at a Reno apartment complex have been without elevators for months and are worried about their safety as well as the elderly and handicapped people who live ...