Two wooden grain elevators in a Saskatchewan field mark what’s left of Lepine, an abandoned town about 100 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. The elevators are rotting, their windows broken. The ...

Staircases can seem like an unalterable part of a building’s DNA. Whether part of a new build or a refurbishment, it can be difficult to imagine changing the angle, direction, or even the placement of ...

The aluminum battery leader's Elevator Regenerative Power System reclaims wasted power and yields carbon credits with every ...

While the ingenious idea of a toilet in an elevator may seem particularly Japanese, people get stuck in elevators everywhere. Perhaps this will soon be coming to one near you. Japan's infrastructure ...

In brief: Researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) have conceived a gravity-based system that would use elevators in high-rise buildings to generate and store ...

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Leverage vertical transportation systems to gain a competitive edge by speeding up order fulfillment and improving overall warehouse efficiency. Incorporate preventive maintenance schedules and IoT ...