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Corporate siteKONE Corporation,
press release, May 16, 2018
KONE, a global leader in the
elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to provide
elevators for a 54-story tower at 110 North Wacker Drive in the
Chicago Loop business district. The project marks the North
American debut of KONE UltraRope®, a revolutionary elevator
hoisting technology that sets a new benchmark for high-rise
buildings.The super-light rope provides
unrivalled elevator eco-efficiency, reliability and durability
while also improving elevator performance. KONE UltraRope can
enable elevator travel heights of up to one kilometer (3,300
feet).
"This groundbreaking solution supports
the design of more sustainable, higher-performance buildings that
are better equipped to meet the demands of the urban environments
of tomorrow," says Larry Wash, executive vice president, KONE
Americas. "KONE UltraRope and our combination of smart building
technologies will help deliver a superior ride experience worthy of
this world-class property."
The tower will be approximately 244
meters (800 feet) in height and contain 149,000 square meters (1.6
million square feet) of space, alongside exceptional amenities.
KONE will provide 30 traction elevators and 10 turnstiles for the
project.
Specifically, the building will house
24 KONE Mini-Space(TM) passenger elevators with high performance
cars: the elevators will operate at speeds of up to eight meters
per second (1,600 feet per minute). Also included will be the
following smart building solutions: KONE Destination, KONE Access,
KONE InfoScreens, KONE RemoteCall(TM) and fully-integrated KONE
Turnstiles that assign an elevator at the point of entry through
the building's smart lobby.
KONE will also provide four
energy-efficient machine room-less passenger elevators, and two
service elevators. The service elevators are innovative, 3,600-kg
(8,000-lb.) units, which travel at speeds of up to six meters per
second (1,200 feet per minute) and feature KONE UltraRope.
KONE is tentatively scheduled to begin
elevator installation during Q1 of 2019 and be complete in Q4 of
2020. 110 North Wacker Drive is scheduled for completion in Q4 of
2020.
The project is a joint development
between owners The Howard Hughes Corporation and Riverside
Investment & Development Company. Goettsch Partners is the
project architect. Clark Construction Group - Chicago, LLC, is the
general contractor.
KONE booked the order in the first
quarter of 2018.
For further
information, please contact:
Liisa Kivelä, Director, Communications,
KONE Corporation, tel. +358 204 75 4330. media@kone.com
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Previous press releases are available
at www.kone.com/press including:
January 30, 2018: KONE wins UltraRope order for Karlatornet, set to
become the tallest building in the Nordics
January 17, 2018: First KONE UltraRope in the UK to be installed in
South Quay Plaza, a residential tower in London
About
KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the
flow of urban life. As a global leader in the elevator and
escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and
automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and
modernization to add value to buildings throughout their life
cycle. Through more effective People Flow®, we make people's
journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in taller, smarter
buildings. In 2017, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 8.9 billion,
and at the end of the year over 55,000 employees. KONE class B
shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.