RURAL TAYLOR -- When he first began working for Southwest Grain near Taylor, N.D., several years ago, Kent Candrian says there were days when he would walk about a mile or more at work -- all of it in ...

Moving inpatients, outpatients, materials and supplies, visitors and staff within acceptable ranges of performance determines the success of high-rise healthcare projects. Addressing vertical ...

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 ...

In a world that largely relies on elevators to ferry people from one floor of a building to the next, it is remarkable how inefficient current systems are in terms of favoring passenger convenience ...

Half the world’s population already lives in cities, and that number is expected to jump to 70 percent by the end of the century. To accommodate the new urban dwellers, cities will have to build ...

A historic downtown high-rise has adopted a new-age system for its elevators. Touch-screen monitors are juxtaposed against the 1920s-era art deco style of 712 Main. Those touches include intricate ...

SEATTLE — Sure, it's a stretch. Envision a thin, vertical tether extending from the Earth's surface to a mass far out in space. Scooting up the tether are electric vehicles, climbers that are ...