The Elevator Consultants helps builders, architects, property managers, and others participating in the installation of elevators, escalators, moving walkways, or other vertical transportation equipment in an existing or new building. Understanding the goals of the building for their vertical transportation needs is imperative in the early steps and followed throughout the period of construction until completion and ultimately to align with the maintenance service contract. The Elevator Consultants are up to date with vertical transportation innovations with respect to technology, design, green initiatives, and regulations allowing for a smoothly run project.
The Elevator Consultants’ Design and New Construction Process:
- A detailed needs analysis which will help us to decide what equipment will be most appropriate for the building, according to the requests of the developer, architect and/or owner.
- A feasibility study and traffic analysis.
- An evaluation of the proposed equipment and building conditions.
- The creation of mechanical, structural and electrical loads.
- A solid and clear bid process together with the required bid documentation.
- Professional project management.
Constant de-briefing about the progress of the project and punch list evaluation.
Test the movement assumptions before fixing the layout
Equipment selection depends on how the building will be used. A traffic study of waiting times and handling capacity helps test those assumptions. For the wider mix of elevators, escalators and other conveyances, review vertical transportation planning.
The Elevator Consultants are here to help with the process of installing elevators, escalators, moving walkways, or other vertical transportation equipment in an existing or new building. We help builders, architects, property managers, and many other parties who participate in the installation. As experts in the elevator industry, our team supports engineers and architects who are designing a new building from the ground up, installing a new elevator into an existing building, or updating existing equipment with an elevator modernization project.
As a top elevator consulting firm we are a valuable resource for design and new construction for all types of vertical transportation (traction elevators, hydraulic elevators, escalators, lifts, and more). We consider your goals for the building and tenants, plus elevator volume, when determining vertical transportation needs and the best plan to implement.
The Elevator Consultants are up-to-date with vertical transportation innovations. We lead the industry in technology, design, green initiatives, and regulations – which makes for a smoothly run project. We support your architecture and engineering design teams and can help with all aspects of elevator installation, including code compliance and industry best practices.
Coordinate equipment and building requirements early
Define the passenger and service routes, demand assumptions, capacity goals, accessibility needs and maintenance access before fixing the equipment layout. Compare initial equipment choices alongside future service access and the maintenance arrangement after the project is completed.
Identify which members of the design team are responsible for structural, mechanical, electrical and fire/life-safety design, permits and coordination. The elevator specification and each contractor’s bid should identify exclusions and work that must be coordinated with other trades so the full scope can be included in the project budget. Discuss your project stage and design decisions.
Detailed Elevator Design Analysis
The Elevator Consultants’ Design and New Construction Process begins with a detailed needs analysis, which helps determine what equipment is most appropriate for the building. We consider requests and requirements from the developer, architect, and owner. This analysis includes a comprehensive feasibility study and traffic analysis. It also includes an evaluation of the proposed equipment and building conditions. Mechanical, structural, and electrical loads are all considered and the best equipment to suit the building is outlined.
After the design analysis, we prepare the required bid documentation and conduct a clear, concise bid process to accomplish the first stage in selecting a contractor. A comprehensive bid breakdown is then compiled, complete with recommendations and additional analytic information to help determine the best bid. Once a contractor is in place, we oversee and manage the project from start to finish so that the elevator work is completed in a turn-key fashion.
Engineer, Architect, Developer: Save Time and Cost with an Elevator Expert
Because elevators are a major energy and cost center in any modern building, smart developers are including elevator consultants early in the design phase. This ensures the project, whether new construction or the revitalization of an existing building, has the necessary expertise to make the vertical transportation system flawless.