There are several reasons why people get elevators installed in their home. And once they decide they need an elevator, the next big decision they have to take is which elevator to buy. There are various types of elevators available in the market today: cable elevators, pneumatic elevators, hydraulic elevators, and glass elevators. Each of these elevators are popular, but for different reasons. Here we will be discussing why a cable-driven elevator might be the best choice for your home. But before that, let have a quick look at what cable-driven elevators basically are. A cable-driven lift is powered by electricity. The elevator moves up and down the glide rails, which keep it the elevator car from swaying and also enable an emergency brake system which locks the car in place in case of an emergency. The car is moved with the help of a number of steel cables that are prompted to...

Advances in construction continue to take skyscrapers to amazing new heights, but there’s a technology that has played a key role in making this possible i.e. the elevator system. Before elevators were introduced to the world, the height of buildings was restricted to 8-9 floors. It is due to elevators that constructing structures with over 100 floors has become possible. Here, we have listed down the fastest elevators that are installed in some of the world’s tallest structures: Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai This elevator, located in the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, is capable of moving at a speed of 32km/hour, or 20 miles/hour. The height of the tower is 421m and this lift takes 46 seconds approx. to travel from its ground to the top. This lift is manufactured by Mitsubishi and there are total 130 such lifts operating in the tower, including 2 express elevators in the...

Residential elevators were once considered a luxury feature or a status symbol of the wealthy, but today they have become a tool for the young and old, disabled, and the ones who want to add value to their home or improve its interior. With the help of residential elevators, people with mobility problems are able to move around their multi-story homes. In other words, a home elevator allows them to preserve their independence, autonomy, and privacy despite age or disability. There are several other benefits as well that these elevators have to offer. For example, they help you transport heavy and bulky objects easily from one floor to another. They also improve your home safety, especially for children and physically disabled, by eliminating the risk of accidents that might occur by taking the stairs. If you have decided to get a home elevator installed, then perhaps you already know...

Elevators have become an important part of our lives today as they provide us with a comfortable, safe and effective way of transportation between different floors and heights. There are numerous types of elevators, which vary depending on the design, speed and lighting along with many other factors. However, they all serve the same purpose. An elevator is basically a system of transportation made of different mechanical, electrical and electronic parts that allows people to move between different floors of a building. The number of elevators required primarily depend on the height of the building or the number of floors, population to be served, passenger waiting time, and design of the building. Therefore, all these factors are taken into consideration when estimating the number of lifts to be installed in a building. Here is a detailed explanation of each of these factors and...

Hiring an elevator service company is important to ensure the safety and convenience of the elevator riders. However, a lot of people end up in contract with the wrong elevator service company due to lack of information. The services of these companies at times don’t match with the requirements of the building owners, and due to lack of research they don’t get to know this before the contract has already been signed or some accident involving the elevator has taken place. Don’t let this happen to you. Make sure you do a lot of research before choosing an elevator maintenance company. You need to make sure they are a reliable team of experts that you can depend on. To help you out in this, we have listed down all the important things you need to look for when finding an elevator service company. 1. Service Quality It may is important to have a clear picture of what...

Whether it’s a residential elevator or a commercial one, many people depend on it for safe and convenient vertical transportation. It is therefore essential to ensure that it is operating correctly and is free from any sort of faults. It is the responsibility of building owners to make sure that the elevators are regularly inspected and maintained so that the tenants, visitors, or guests do not face any difficulty while travelling through the buildings. Elevator service contracts are offered by many installation companies, manufacturers, and private elevator service companies. However, deciding on an efficient maintenance company can be a complicated task. There are several elevator manufacturer companies out there that actively pursue service contracts for elevators they did not manufacture. These service contracts are comparable to the ones you would consider with the actual...

What are regenerative drives? Regenerative drives are undoubtedly one of the greatest innovations in this new generation of elevator technology. The elevators equipped with this technology are highly energy-efficient and reduce the energy consumption up to 70 percent. Mostly, when elevators move upward with a light load and then come downward with a heavy load, the system uses a lot more power than it usually does. In traditional elevators this power is lost as heat, thus substantial amount of energy is wasted over the life the elevators. However, in elevators equipped with regenerative drives, the case is different. These drives capture the generated heat while the elevator is in use and converts it into reusable energy. This energy is transferred back into the system. In this way, a lot of energy is saved and not wasted as heat. How do regenerative drives work? When power...

Energy demand is expected to increase 20 to 35 percent over the next 15 years and almost two-third of this amount will be consumed by cities. Building are the most significant consumer of urban energy consumption and therefore the most important item to focus on in order to reduce energy usage. Considering these facts, buildings have become an obvious target for cities which are aiming to lower their carbon footprint. For this purpose, various creative new technologies are being introduced that are contributing to increasing energy efficiency of buildings. One of these new technologies that have successfully reduced energy usage of buildings and contributed to the effort of cities in reducing their overall energy consumption green elevator. The introduction of eco-friendly elevators has played a major role in growth of green-building markets. These elevators operate using much less...

People usually oversee the benefits that elevators have offered to our society. Just like vehicles, elevators have enabled us to travel from one place to another, and allowed buildings to grow vertically instead of growing horizontally. Keeping in consideration all architectural trends to urban and economic development, elevators have shaped various areas of our daily lives. However, since safety elevators were development by Otis company in mid-80s, no major development took place in elevator design and operation until recently. Even today, most of the modern elevators continue to use the same designs and operating systems as were used in the elevators of 1800s. The basic design of these elevators consist of a motorized cable system which pull the cab up and down inside a shaft. The motor operates with the help of a counterweight that weighs almost half of a fully loaded elevator...

Many technological developments have taken place over the last 150 years, but none of it has had a greater impact than the introduction of passenger elevators. Prior to this invention, buildings were rarely up to 7 floors tall. But since the elevators have come into existence, buildings haven’t stopped growing taller and taller. In the year 2009, Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building was constructed with 163 floors. From the time when the first elevator was invented coming all the way up till today, we see that many major developments have taken place in the design as well as the operating systems of elevators. From being made of locally produced materials to becoming eco-friendly and green, elevators have come a long way. Research shows that building consume nearly 40 percent of world’s energy, and 2-10 percent of this energy is used by the elevators. The elevator...