Tag: Lifts

How to keep strata levies low on a new development

Keeping strata levies low starts during construction and design, this is a simple guide with some of these elements that can be implemented to reduce the ongoing running costs of a building. I’ve broken these items into groups being a housing development, apartment block, industrial and townhouses. Some of these have limited environments where they […]

Simple Solutions – Look for something different

As people, we often over complicate a matter and chase the biggest solution, when often the solution is easier than you expect. A common problem in buildings are slow lifts, often the solution considered costs $100,000s and includes lift upgrades. But a building in New York decided to install mirrors in the building’s foyers on […]

Lift Phone Lines and Telco Hardware

2 minutes lesson Equipment: Lifts What: Communication Equipment Risk: You change lift maintenance provider and the new provider charges you for equipment just to connect the phone line. How does this happen: Some lift companies have their own communication equipment, so if the company changes the new company can’t connect the phone line to their […]