City of Seattle adopted the 2018 edition of IBC and 2019 edition of ASME A17.1 as part of 2018 Seattle Building Code (SBC) State of Washington Labor & Industries Elevator … Continue reading “Recent Local Code Updates – Seattle Market”
Effective November 7, 2022, changes to NYC Building Code and the Elevator and Escalator Code become effective and will have a considerable impact on modernizations and new installations. Owners considering … Continue reading “Upcoming Changes to the Elevator & Escalator Code in NYC”
The State of Nevada adopted ASME A17.3(2020) in August 2021 and State inspectors have been enforcing these items during alteration inspections since that time. The State recently discussed these requirements … Continue reading “State of Nevada – A17.3(2020) Code Adoption”
Effective January 1, 2022, changes to the NYC Building Code and the Elevator and Escalator Safety Code will impact the way elevators, escalators and other City-licensed conveying systems will be … Continue reading “Changes to the NYC Building Code that Impact You”
VDA would like to remind all New York City clients that effective January 1, 2020 all automatic passenger and freight elevators must be in compliance with the retroactive requirements found in Appendix K Chapter K3
From the desk of Bruce Barbre– Area Manger – Houston Consistent Elevator Maintenance Is Critical to Uninterrupted Operation Consistent elevator maintenance is critical to operation. Elevators require maintenance and testing … Continue reading “Consistent Elevator Maintenance Is Critical”
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL NYC VDA CLIENTS Effective January 1, 2022 several changes to the NYC Building Code and the Elevator and Escalator Safety Code will impact the way elevators … Continue reading “Proposed Changes to the NYC Building Code that Impact You”
From the Desk of George Gagle Ever since the invention of safeties by Elijah Otis, regulations have been put into place to ensure the safety of passengers and will always … Continue reading “New Code Requirement | Elevator Door Lock Monitoring”
VDA Elevator Knowledge Center From the Desk of Paul Parios Did you know that… State adoption of updated elevator codes, like Florida is doing 1/1/2021, could impact your vertical transportation … Continue reading “DBPR Elevator Update”
VDA Elevator Knowledge Center From the desk of: Janice E. Clavet – Southwestern Region Do you know that… VDA’s staff in California includes personnel that has experienced the entire evolution … Continue reading “Seismic Emergency Management”
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