Elevator Education 101 - Designing for Low-Rise Buildings
1 AIA LU|HSW

Presented by Jordan Mason, LEED Green Associate
New Installation Sales, Portland, OR

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 Objective 1:
Understand 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.

Learning Objective 2:
Evaluate the difference in selecting a hydraulic elevator or a traction machine room-less (MRL) elevator. Be able to determine what aspects influence a building’s design, with special emphasis on the safety components and energy usage of each

Learning Objective 3:
Examine the differences between a below-ground hydraulic and above-ground hydraulic elevator, pointing out the risks of a potential ground oil leak and how special engineering has mitigated the possibility of that happening.

Learning Objective 4:
Review the aspects of the traction MRL elevator that influence a building’s design as it pertains to energy usage reduction, emergency rescue operation if a person becomes entrapped, and design engineering for a simpler, safer installation process.