Product Review

EcoSystem: A Better Elevator?

In 1998 Montgomery KONE introduced a new elevator technology to the U.S. market, with promises of dramatic benefits for low- and mid-rise applications. Market penetration for this new machine has been slow, and

EBN delayed writing about this new product until we could show actual installations and interview users. Elevator engineers, it appears, are even more cautious than

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Published July 1, 1999

(1999, July 1). EcoSystem: A Better Elevator?. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/product-review/ecosystem-better-elevator