THYSSENKRUPP EXPERTS TO SPEAK AT GREENBUILD 2019 IN ATLANTA

thyssenkrupp green-building experts Monica Miller Brown and Liz Minne are scheduled to speak at Greenbuild 2019, the largest green-building event in North America, planned for November 19-22 in Atlanta. Miller Brown, sustainability design manager, and Minne, environmental program manager, will lead the “Transportation Alternatives for Sustainable Cities” course. They will examine how recent innovations in vertical and horizontal transportation that are “transparent, safe and healthy” promise to help solve urban mobility challenges. thyssenkrupp Elevator observes it has established a strong sustainability footprint in Atlanta, where its new North American headquarters, including the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere, are taking shape. The company’s solutions are helping the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech meet the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge certification. Its TWIN elevator system, with two cars operating independently in one shaft, recently became the first such system operating in North America, at the 21-story Coda Building in Midtown Atlanta.