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and include indoor and outdoor installations. The project
also has a tight schedule. Installation of the first escalators
began in September, and it is planned that all 353
will be in place by May 2011.
According to Schindler, one of the reasons it received
the contract was the company’s production capacity and
its extensive network of branches throughout China. The
stations involved are situated in major cities across the
entire length of the country, from Changchun in the far
north to Guangzhou on China’s south coast, with more
than 3,000 kilometers separating those on either end of
the network.
Indonesia
JAKARTA BUILDING DEVELOPMENT SHIFTS
Property consultants at PT Procon Indah reported in
July that developers are moving southward to construct
new office buildings in the capital city in search of more
affordable land prices and a specific image. The company’s
data as of the second quarter of 2010 showed that South
Jakarta had almost 20% of all high-rise offices in the city.
Over the last five years, the demand for office space in
South Jakarta has increased by 29%, while the same in
demand in other parts of Jakarta increased by 15%.
Procon Indah’s research and consulting head Utami
Prastiana said, “South Jakarta has a prime neighborhood
image. It is surrounded by established prime residential
and commercial developments.” Prastiana also added that
as many as 90% of companies in South Jakarta preferred
to buy instead of rent office space.
Iran
GOLESTAN PROVINCE
ELEVATORS INSPECTED
Donya-ye-Asansor recently reported that an agreement
was reached that should allow the inspection of all new
elevators in Golestan province. Alireza Tajari stated on
the website of the Standard and Industrial Research
Organization of Golestan that the mayors of the province
agreed that the issuance of certifications of completion of
construction will be dependent upon elevators receiving
an inspection certification. Tajari, who is the mechanical
expert for the Standard and Industrial Research Organization
of Golestan, explained his organization should be
able to inspect all newly installed elevators in accordance
with this agreement.
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Israel
GREEN OFFICE TOWER
PROGRESSES IN TEL AVIV
In September, the first phase of Tel Aviv’s new green
office building was nearing completion. Constructed by
brothers Ronen and Alon Azouri, the unnamed 20-story
tower uses recycled, sustainable and domestic building
materials and ecological maintenance procedures for a
long-term low impact on the environment. The project is
located on Hamasger Street, which is to be at the heart of
Tel Aviv’s light-rail route expected to be operational in
five years.
The building is scheduled to open in March 2011, but it
is expected that its first tenants will start moving in as
early as January. The first seven floors have already been
sold. Some of the green features include water recycling
that is expected to save up to 13,000 liters per day. In
addition, the use of insulated glass will allow up to 62%
natural light into the building, while keeping out at least
25% of the sun’s heat. Solar panels will be placed on the
roof, and the possibility of using wind turbines is being
considered.
With the help of Israeli architect Keren Yedvub and
British green building consultant Guy Battle, the Azouri
brothers designed the tower with a continuous filtered
fresh air system and online-monitored climate control, a
condensed recycled cardboard material from Germany
for exterior coatings, and parquet floors of certified wood
from sustainable forests. Battle expects the tower to
achieve a silver or gold level equivalent in the Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.
Italy
SEMATIC ACHIEVES
WORLDWIDE CERTIFIED QUALITY
At the end of July, the quality management system of
the Sematic Group was certified according to the ISO
9001:2008 standard for all activities related to the “design,
manufacturing, sales and after sales of complete doors,
cabins, steel work, safety gears and related components
for passengers and goods lift/elevator.” Sematic is one of
the first companies in the elevator component business
to achieve this important recognition at the worldwide
level, since the certification covers not only its single productive
sites (Italy, the U.K., China, Hungary, the U.S. and
Mexico), but also its global, integrated quality management
system that established common policies and goals
for all the group companies.
ISO 9001:2008 certification demonstrates Sematic’s
capacity to provide, from each of its manufacturing plants
all over the world, products and services that conform to