Most elevator advice comes from the people selling the work. We are hired by the building owner, and we answer only to the building owner — including when the answer is that you don’t need to spend the money.
Should you modernize?
Whether the equipment has reached the end of its useful life or needs better maintenance, and what an appropriate scope and price look like.
What did you sign?
Maintenance agreements, read properly — and a contractor held to what they promised.
Can this still be fixed?
Obsolete equipment, parts nobody will chase, and the boards other people say cannot be replaced.
Elevator & Vertical Transportation Consulting to Reduce Cost & Mitigate Risk
Elevator Consulting
The Elevator Consultants (TEC) offers tailored services and software solutions to meet your specific elevator, escalator, lifts, moving walkway and all vertical transportation needs. As the elevator industry continues to evolve with changes in elevator maintenance, new technology, new elevator codes, parts availability and company consolidation it is challenging to stay on top of it all. Talk with TEC about our elevator consulting expertise and solutions for your building’s unique needs.
Elevator Due Diligence
Buying or selling a building? Our due diligence evaluations for elevators, escalators, and all forms of vertical transportation, can expose areas of neglect and code compliance issues. Elevator due diligence helps identify equipment costs and unresolved issues before the transaction terms are final. Our elevator experts conduct elevator due diligence to protect you, your tenants, and your building.
Elevator Audits
An elevator audit means that our expert consultants will examine all of your vertical transportation. This includes elevators, escalators, lifts, moving walkways, and conveyance units within the agreed scope. The review considers applicable ASME A17.1 code and requirements of the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), together with ADA compliance, performance standards, and industry best practices. The result is a documented basis for maintenance and spending decisions. An audit does not replace required regulatory inspections.
Elevator Modernization
Elevator performance, efficiency, and safety are paramount. That is why we provide elevator modernization audits with expert, thoughtful recommendations. Undertaking an elevator modernization project is costly, so it is very important to evaluate the latest technology and code requirements. Our in-depth expertise and unique methodology provide you with the right data to allow you to make sound, informed upgrade decisions.
Elevator New Construction
Whether you’re involved in the construction of a new building, or just adding a new elevator, we are experts in new construction and installation. Our detailed Phase methodology takes you from Schematic Design to Construction Administration. The phases are written for developers, architects, and building owners to coordinate scope, scheduling and budget decisions throughout the project. Where it fits the project, ElevatorApp™, can help organize available project records. Confirm the data sources and update timing for the agreed setup.
Additional Services
The Elevator Consultants provide many services including invoice reconciliation, elevator insurance claim management, traffic analysis, project management, rescuing projects, contract reviews, contract negotiations, and bid analysis. We are a full service organization designed to meet all your needs. For elevators, vertical transportation, and lifts, the Elevator Consultants are the experts for your building.
From the field
Can you spot it?
Equipment condition, service records and the provider’s explanation need to be considered together. Explore TEC’s articles on the questions building owners can ask about maintenance, repair proposals and recurring problems.
Start with your records
Your elevator records can reveal what needs closer review.
Service tickets, invoices and callback logs can help show how your building’s elevators are being maintained.
Send us the records you already have. A TEC consultant can review them with you and discuss what needs clarification.
Start with a question.
Explore repair or modernization questions, prepare an obsolete-parts inquiry, or read how TEC reviews maintenance agreements.
Repair or modernize?
Answer questions about reliability, maintenance and parts support. Identify what needs closer review before deciding whether to repair or modernize.
Is my equipment obsolete?
Four quick questions to prepare an inquiry about a part you have been told is unavailable.
Contract red flags
The clauses in your maintenance agreement that quietly cost you later.
Or start with a question.
Talk to someone who works for you.
Do you have a quote, a contract, a unit that keeps failing, or a question nobody has given you a straight answer to?
Reach out to TEC