Category: elevator consultant

Why Are New Hotels and Apartment Buildings Being Built With Only One Elevator?

When you are at a new hotel or multifamily building, look at the elevators or elevator ask the question quietly: how many elevator(s) are here?

What Tariffs and Economic Uncertainty Mean for Your Building’s Elevator Program in 2026

Published by The Elevator Consultants | Elevator Cost Management | Tariffs and Building Operations | Elevator Capital Planning 2026 Building owners and property managers are

Elevator Reliability in Senior Living and Assisted Living Facilities: Why It Is a Life-Safety Issue, Not a Maintenance Issue

In most commercial buildings, an elevator that goes out of service creates frustration. Tenants take the stairs. Deliveries get rescheduled. Management finds a way to

What Every Commercial Real Estate Buyer Must Know About Elevator Due Diligence

When a commercial real estate acquisition team assembles its due diligence checklist, the Phase I environmental report gets its own line item. The roof inspection

Why Your Elevator Repair Contract Needs Warranty and Performance Language

Quick Answer: An elevator repair contract should include a parts warranty for a specified period of time, a workmanship guarantee requiring correction of a repair

What Building Owners Should Know Before Signing an Elevator Repair Proposal

Before signing an elevator repair proposal, building owners should verify warranty terms, payment terms, and performance criteria. Learn what protections are often missing and how

What We Actually Find When We Open the Machine Room Door

We walked into the machine room expecting to find a routine situation. The building had a maintenance contract. They paid every month. The property manager

Is Your Elevator Service Contract Really Protecting You? The Insurance Policy Myth That Costs Building Owners Thousands

Building owners, property managers, and facility directors across the country share a common belief about their elevator service contracts. They assume that paying a monthly

Independent Elevator Consultant Near Me: What to Look for in an Elevator Consulting Firm

Finding the Right Independent Elevator Consultant for Your Building When you’re managing or own a property with elevators and realize you need expert guidance on

The Trust Paradox: Why Building Owners Place Blind Faith in Elevator Service Providers

Introduction In the world of commercial real estate and facility management, few relationships are as paradoxical as the one between buildings and their elevator service

The Elevator Consultants is a leading elevator consulting firm helping building owners, property managers, building engineers, facility managers, and REIT’s oversee and optimize their elevator and vertical transportation assets for greater efficiency and increase bottom line. Our service offerings including elevator consulting services like elevator audits, elevator due diligence and even elevator cost reduction and elevator management services. We provide elevator service monitoring software to escalator and elevator insurance claims, not to mention other consulting services, elevator modernizations and new elevator maintenance service contracts. If you are looking for an elevator advisor, elevator expert, or elevator consulting firm, reach out today for a no obligation consultation. For those using British English call us a ‘lift consultant’.