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September 12, 2013
How your elevator can lower your power bill
By SAM BENNETT
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Photos copyright Kone Corp.
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Kone says its UltraRope system uses less energy, stretches less, and eliminates the large moving masses required by traditional steel ropes.
Like a Boeing engineer, Bob Nicholson is always looking to improve the way people move.
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