Why “elevator” is being discussed
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I've seen several different stats saying that elevators are 2% to 10% of the total energy use of a building. If you have a building with tenants, so you're only counting common…
by tecleandor · Sep 4, 2026
I don't know if it's still running but the hand-operated elevator in Chicago's Fine Arts building on Sth Michigan Ave deserves an award. I always enjoyed having an excuse to vis…
by telesilla · Sep 4, 2026
Yeah the article is specifically about replacing the old unreliable elevator with a new modern one.
by LetsGetTechnicl · Sep 4, 2026
Because, in the original installation, the elevator machines were at the bottom. That's rare today, but in 1907, getting the heavy machinery up to the top of the building was mu…
by Animats · Sep 4, 2026
Random off topic trivia This building is at Market & New Montgomery, and was built in 1907, and has an award-winning elevator. For some years I worked on the same block, at the…
by cobbzilla · Sep 4, 2026
they probably haven't had the new elevator in operation for a whole year yet, so they're likely extrapolating. also, they won't really know the true usage of the elevator over t…
by mixdup · Sep 4, 2026
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An elevator or lift is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems such as a hoist, although some pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a jack. Read more on Wikipedia