Emergency

Elevator/Lift Emergency Rescue Device Earns Patent

Su-Vastika Solar, a rapidly developing startup for power storage and solutions, has been granted a patent by the Government of India for its Emergency Rescue Device (ERD) for lifts, Digital...

Hitachi Receives 40-Unit Order for Delhi Multitower Project

Hitachi, Ltd. announced that Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd., and Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., have received an order for 40 high-speed elevators from Unity...

Some Opinions Stated During The Panel On ‘Status Of Lifts In Buildings During Earthquake And Fire’

The team that prepare the communiqué ‘ADDITIONAL LIFT SCENARIOS SUGGESTED FOR EMERGENCIES AT SUPER HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS Yağızcan Ölmez, M.Fatih Arıcan, Pelin İspir Eserol, Serdar Tavaslıoğlu’ carried out studies to improve...

Additional Lift Scenarios Suggested for Emergencies at Super High-Rise Buildings

by Yağızcan Ölmez, M.Fatih Arıcan, Pelin İspir Eserol, Serdar Tavaslıoğlu Abstract Lift implementation terms for emergencies at high-rise buildings are defined in the currently used regulations. It is not possible...

Indian State Government: Towers Taller Than 70 M Need FELs

The Maharashtra Government's Energy Development Agency, which covers large Indian cities including Mumbai and Thane, issued an advisory on July 23 stating that all high-rise towers of at least 70...

The Stand-alone Cellular Emergency Phone Solution

In this Readers’ Platform, your author makes the case for ditching POTS and going with an embedded network built with and for first responders. If you believe the movie Night...

MRLs in Emergencies

The space-saving design must meet vital criteria for use as firefighter and emergency-evacuation elevators. by TAK MathewsThis article was first presented at the 2019 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in...