DEVELOPMENT IN ENHANCING THE STANDARDS OF LIFT INSTALLATION FOR TALL BUILDING

摘要

The development of lift technology has contributed significantly to the history of tall building. Lifts are used in almost all buildings of more than a few stories high throughout the world as an effective and quick means of vertical transportation. To meet the demand of building's occupants on vertical transportation particularly in tall buildings, good vertical traffic analysis and planning as well as proper selection of vertical transportation equipment are very crucial. Apart from these, there are other important standards like lift ride comfort, fire safety in lift as well as monitoring of lift services that require to be addressed to. This paper discusses the recent development in the aspects of lift ride comfort, insulated lift doors for improving fire safety, and common protocol for communication with the central control and monitoring system.