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| Otis Elevator Company selected for Düsseldorf's tallest building Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has won a contract to supply and install 39 elevators, including 29 energy-efficient Gen2 elevators, to the new corporate headquarters of Vodafone D2 GmbH in Düsseldorf, Germany. Otis was selected for its energy-saving products and technologies by building developer Objekt Düsseldorf VCD-Realisierungs-GmbH & CO.KG, a member company of the Zech Group. Objekt Düsseldorf and its partners will pursue Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for the Vodafone campus. A total of four buildings on the Düsseldorf site will be equipped with elevator systems from Otis, including the building that is set to become the city's highest, at 75 meters. Otis' Gen2 elevators will feature ReGen drives that reduce energy consumption by up to 75 percent compared to conventional systems with non-regenerative drives. The elevators will also utilize Otis' patented, polyurethane-coated steel belts that make the Gen2 machine 70 percent smaller than comparable machines. A more compact, energy-efficient machine frees up valuable building space and reduces operating costs. In addition, Vodafone's headquarters will showcase elevator technologies including Otis' Compass destination management and EMS Panorama systems. With the Compass system, passengers simply enter their destination floor for a fast, more direct route with less crowding than conventional systems. Otis' EMS Panorama system enables building staff to monitor, control, report on and manage a full range of operational-critical elevator functions from any computer with an Internet connection. The Vodafone Campus Consortium also includes Zechbau GmbH and Ed. Züblin AG. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |