What an elevator traffic study evaluates
An elevator traffic analysis examines anticipated elevator intervals, waiting times and handling capacity for a new design or an existing building. TEC begins with a needs analysis and the building’s operating assumptions, then evaluates an equipment arrangement against those needs.
Prepare the operating assumptions
Bring floor uses, expected occupancy, arrival patterns, the equipment schedule and the routes used for service and deliveries. For an existing building, record when waiting lines form and which routes are affected when a car is unavailable. A change in occupancy or arrival patterns is a reason to revisit the traffic-study assumptions.
TEC uses its existing traffic-analysis methodology to consider current and future building needs. Identify the assumptions and limits behind the proposed arrangement before using it for a design or capital decision.
Connect the findings to the building decision
Use the findings in new construction and equipment design, or evaluate the wider mix of conveyances through vertical transportation consulting. Escalators have different movement characteristics; see escalator consulting when escalators are part of the building’s traffic flow.
Discuss your building’s traffic question with TEC and identify which records are available.