I love that seemingly random trades that we largely take for granted have these case studies that result in awards for things us muggles never think about.<p>A garage I went to subscribed to a trade magazine for towing and recovery companies and left the issues in the waiting room. Sure enough, they had a recovery of the year type of award.
I guess it makes sense that there's an elevator of the year award, though it's never something I'd have thought of.<p>The photo of one of the brake assembly components mounted to a welded tubular skid, bolted to a large structure of I-beams, bolted to <i>another</i> I-beam skid which is bolted to the floor, is tickling me as slightly humorous.
My first thought was “there’s an elevator of the year award?” but reading it was fascinating. A lot of planning and work went into executing that modernization project from what was originally a fairly unique system. And 45-50% energy savings per year is a great ROI.
Related, one of the most fascinating articles I've ever read:<p><i>Up and Then Down</i> (2014)
By Nick Paumgarten
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