Tag: Elevator Consultant
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Why Hire an Elevator Consultant
Property managers and building owners face ever-increasing challenges in optimizing building performance while maximizing return on investment. Elevators are an integral component of modern buildings. They play a crucial role in the…
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Top 7 Considerations as Buildings Operate amid the Pandemic
CHICAGO, December 31, 2020. The COVID-19 public health crisis has changed almost every aspect of our lives, including how we use buildings. These days, it’s important to accommodate a building’s changing needs…
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Elevator Consultants Release Playbook for Operational Efficiency
CHICAGO, December 13, 2019. The Elevator Consultants has created a playbook offering step-by-step guidance for building owners and property managers. It assists in managing their elevators, escalators, and other vertical transportation equipment.…
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Elevator Modernization & Upgrades: Three Bids, and the Viewpoint of an Elevator Consultant
“I have three bids.” This is very common for an elevator consulting firm or vertical transportation consulting firm to hear from building owners, property managers, and facility managers. This includes whether they…
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Who Is Responsible for Elevator Code Compliance, the Owner or the Property Manager?
The building owner. ASME A17.1/CSA B44 places the obligation for compliance, including the maintenance control program required by Section 8.6, on the owner of the equipment. A property management agreement can delegate…
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ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevator and Escalator Safety: Who’s Responsible?
In buildings, it is true that the property managers are to make sure that the elevators, escalators, lifts, dumbwaiters, etc., also referred to as vertical transportation, are receiving maintenance services. But, as…
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Building Owners and Elevators: The Need for an Elevator Consultant
Building owners rely on their resident “elevator expert,” usually the elevator service company for information on the health and status of their elevators. It’s akin to the situation when one brings his…
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Why Do Building Owners Pay for a Maintenance Control Program and Not Get One?
Because the maintenance agreement bundles the maintenance control program into a monthly price, and almost nobody verifies it was delivered. ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Section 8.6 requires a maintenance control program for every…
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A Maintenance Control Program & ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevator and Escalator Safety section 8.6
As one of the leading elevator consulting firms in the United States, we get a lot of questions from building owners, investors, and even REITS about elevators and vertical transportation assets. One…
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Elevator Problems to Find Before You Buy a Building
Before closing, a buyer should establish the actual condition and remaining useful life of every conveyance, the status of required testing and code compliance, the terms and transferability of the maintenance agreement,…