Elevators designed by NEEA member companies (KONE, Otis, Schindler, TK Elevator) are safe and reliable, with many still in operation several decades after first being installed. This is in part thanks to the ongoing preventative maintenance, timely routine maintenance, and the modernization of equipment when necessary.
Recently, a NEEA member company undertook the largest elevator modernization project in the history of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The project located at 201 Portage Avenue, which also happens to be the tallest office building in Manitoba, featured the modernization of 12 elevators.
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Completed in 1990, the 33-story building includes a mix of office, retail, and meeting space. The elevators, first installed over 30 years ago, will include the latest technological developments from a NEEA member company. These enhancements will reduce elevator downtime, enable faster floor-to-floor time, as well as reduce energy consumption significantly.
Photo Source: TK Elevator
Energy conservation and reuse is a key pillar of NEEA member companies as they work to ensure the built environment in Canada has the lowest possible environmental footprint and energy use. Elevator modernization can reduce this footprint in many ways; from more efficient motors to modern LED cab lighting and motion sensors, and even sustainable regenerative drives to harness unused building energy.
In addition to energy mitigation, NEEA member company elevator modernizations incorporate the newest additional safety features as NEEA member companies continue to drive safety enhancements around the world. This modernization project will include elevator cab door interlocks to ensure that doors remain closed from the inside, as well as a door reversal electronic safety edge to prevent an elevator car door from making contacting with passengers.