"Elevator Education 101 - Designing for Low-Rise Buildings"
Attendance at this program is free.
1 LU-HSW Available, Free for AIA Members, $10 for non-members
Speakers: Jordan Mason, LEED Green Associate
Description: This course is designed to be an engaging elevator education presentation geared towards the architectural audience who primary deal with low-rise buildings (5 stories or less).
Learning Objectives:
1. A brief overview of Vertical Transportation and some interesting facts about it.
2. Understanding the key aspects of how to adequately choose the right size, speed, type and quantity of elevator(s) for a building, along with energy consumption and sustainable design
3. A closer look at the aspects of a hydraulic elevator that influences a building’s design, with special emphasis on the energy usage of each
4. A closer look at the aspects of a low-rise traction MRL elevator that influences a building’s design, with special emphasis on the energy usage of each