Knowledge
Standards, dimensioning and procurement questions that come up in elevator projects, answered by our engineers.
Knowledge – Technical
EN 81-20 and EN 81-50: Core European Elevator Safety Standards
EN 81-20 sets what a lift must be designed to do; EN 81-50 how components are tested to prove it. How the pair works and where the rest of EN 81 attaches.
How Energy-Saving Elevators Reduce Costs and Improve Sustainability
A lift often spends more electricity standing still than travelling. What ISO 25745 classes A–G mean and why a class without its usage category says nothing.
Understanding EN 115-1:2017: Safety Standards for Escalators and Moving Walks
EN 115-1:2017, the European safety standard for escalators and moving walks: what it requires and how compliance protects passengers.
Understanding EN 81-28: Remote Alarm Systems for Elevators
EN 81-28, the European standard for lift remote alarm systems: what it requires and what compliance means for passenger safety and legal compliance.
Understanding EN 81-58: Fire Resistance Testing for Elevator Landing Doors
EN 81-58, the European standard for fire resistance in lift landing doors: what is tested and what compliance means for fire safety and legal compliance.
Understanding EN 81-70: Accessibility Standards for Elevators
EN 81-70, the European standard for lift accessibility: what it requires and what compliance means for inclusive design and legal compliance.
Understanding EN 81-71: Vandal-Resistant Elevators
EN 81-71, the European standard for vandal-resistant lifts: what it requires and what compliance means for safety, durability and legal compliance.
Understanding EN 81-72: Firefighters’ Elevators for Emergency Situations
EN 81-72, the European standard for firefighters’ lifts: what it requires and what compliance means for emergency response and building safety.
Understanding EN 81-73: Elevator Behavior in the Event of Fire
EN 81-73, the European standard for lift behaviour in the event of fire: what it requires and how compliance supports the fire response.
Understanding EN 81-77: Elevators Designed for Seismic Conditions
EN 81-77, the European standard for lifts in seismic conditions: what it requires and how compliance protects against earthquake damage.
Understanding EU Elevator Safety Standards: Key Regulations You Need to Know
Key EU lift safety standards such as EN 81-20, EN 81-50 and EN 81-72 — and why compliance matters for safety, reliability and legal compliance.
Knowledge – Useful Tips
Choosing the Right Elevator System for Your Building
The three inputs that decide a lift specification: the traffic the building generates, what the shaft allows and the duty — plus when hydraulic wins.
How Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks Contribute to LEED Certification
LEED has no credit written for lifts, so their contribution is spread and easily lost. Where the points actually sit and what documentation earns them.
Hydraulic Passenger Lifts: Reliable, Smooth, and Efficient Vertical Transportation
When a hydraulic passenger lift is the better choice: low-rise travel, no machine room above, oil temperature and duty limits, and energy against traction.
Modernizing Elevators: When and Why It’s Necessary
When modernisation beats replacement: what a drive and controller swap actually saves, what stays in the shaft, and the signs a lift has reached its limit.
The Future of Elevators: Smart Technologies Transforming Vertical Transportation
Which lift technologies are in service today and which are still pilots: destination dispatch, predictive maintenance, regenerative drives, remote monitoring.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in Elevators: Transforming Vertical Transportation
Where machine learning genuinely helps a lift: fault prediction from drive and door data, traffic learning for dispatch — and where claims run ahead.
Car Lifts: Safe and Efficient Vertical Transport for Vehicles and Occupants
Car lifts for buildings: platform sizes for real vehicle dimensions, axle loading, drive-through versus turntable, ventilation and the traffic served.
Home Lifts: Elevating Comfort, Convenience, and Accessibility in Your Home
Fitting a lift into an existing house: what a shallow pit and low headroom allow, screw-drive and hydraulic options, supply limits and accessibility rules.
Hospital Elevators: Ensuring Safety, Efficiency, and Comfort in Healthcare Facilities
What a hospital lift must do differently: stretcher car sizes, door widths, bed-passing traffic, hygiene-ready finishes and operating-floor redundancy.
How Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks Contribute to BREEAM Certification
BREEAM is one of the few schemes with a credit written for vertical transportation: what Ene 06 asks for, how Ene 02 sub-metering applies, and ISO 25745.
Hydraulic Freight Lifts: Heavy-Duty Solutions for Efficient Material Handling
Where a hydraulic goods lift is the right answer: heavy loads over short travel, no machine room, pit and jack options, and the limits on speed and duty cycle.
IoT in Elevators: Revolutionizing Vertical Transportation
What a connected lift actually reports: door cycles, drive faults, trip counts and standby state — what that enables for maintenance, and what it does not.
Office Elevators: Enhancing Efficiency, Safety, and Comfort in Workplace Buildings
Sizing lifts for an office building: five-minute handling capacity, interval targets by building grade, group control and how tenant density changes it.
Panoramic Elevators: Elevate the Experience with Stunning Views
Panoramic lifts in practice: glazing loads on the car frame, solar gain and shading, cleaning access, and how a glass car changes the shaft layout.
Residential Elevators: Essential for Modern Multi-Story Living
Sizing a lift for a residential block: traffic from flat count rather than floor count, pit and headroom limits in existing buildings, noise and standby energy.
Successful Process
How a lift package is actually delivered: shaft handover conditions, builder’s work interfaces, lead times, site sequencing and the gating inspections.
The Importance of Regular Maintenance for Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walkways
What a maintenance visit actually checks on a lift, escalator and moving walk, why the interval follows usage rather than the calendar, and what deferral costs.
Top Myths About Elevators Debunked: Separating Fact from Fiction
Nine things people believe about lifts that aren’t true — from the door-close button to what happens if a rope fails, answered against current standards.
Understanding Turkey’s Elevator Safety Labels: Green, Blue, Yellow, and Red
Turkey’s colour-coded lift inspection labels: what green, blue, yellow and red permit, how long they last and what an owner does when the colour changes.
