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Elevators in an Age of Higher Towers and Bigger Cities
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Elevators in an Age of Higher Towers and Bigger Cities

During an Era of Rapid Urbanization, the Humble Lift is Getting a High-Tech Upgrade

Curbed, 2017

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When it comes to transportation breakthroughs, self-driving cars are monopolizing the headlines these days. Yet similarly indispensable for the world’s rapidly growing cities is a much less spectacular form of transport: the elevator. According to Patrick Sisson, a senior reporter at the real estate blog network Curbed, Finnish elevator manufacturing giant Kone is working hard to accommodate new building designs and make elevator rides more enjoyable and efficient for the growing number of urban dwellers worldwide. getAbstract recommends Sisson’s well-illustrated piece on some of the latest high-tech innovations in the elevator industry to architects and urban planners. 

Take-Aways

  • The number of urban dwellers around the world is growing rapidly, creating a need for ever-taller buildings.
  • Greater numbers of high-rises are creating an increased demand for elevators.
  • Finnish company Kone’s new technology, UltraRope, uses carbon-fiber ropes that are thinner and 90% lighter than the steel ropes traditionally used in elevators.

About the Author

Patrick Sisson is a senior reporter at America’s real-estate blog network Curbed.


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