Jochem Wit

Jochem Wit received his MSc degree in mechanical engineering with honours from the Technical University of Delft in 1995. He is a transportation and lift logistics consultant at Deerns, specialising in lift capacity analyses, simulations and logistical studies for the optimal dimensioning of lift groups in high-rise buildings, complex stacked buildings and hospitals. In recent years he has focussed on evacuations using lifts and solving saturation problems in under-lifted/over-populated buildings. He works at the Transportation and Logistics department of Deerns, an expert group in the field of building-related transportation equipment. He was a member of the Technical Committee of the Dutch High-rise Covenant, and chairman of the Technical Subcommittee for Vertical Transportation.