Better Engineered

Vendors have on offer novel products made specially for high-rises.

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Apartments in high-rises in India are a tad more expensive than in a compact building. There’s the cost to building them. But high-rises are what the government will also soon insist on to curb housing shortage and maximise on available land parcels.

In metros, seasoned developers who construct high-rises are well-versed with the modalities of construction methodology and also distinguish between the numerous products they install at the apartments. With high-rises growing taller, developers are looking at novel products that would fit into curated apartments, while offering modernity and appearing imaginative.

Vaibhav Pitale, sr. VP, new installation business, Schindler India, says, “In large metros, buildings continue to grow taller. The taller the building, the more challenging it is to design and install the elevators. Real estate developers seek solutions which would help them tackle the various complexities faced in high rise buildings, like waiting time for an elevator. The solution isn’t just faster elevators because an increase in the number of floors would commensurate with an increase in number of people. It’s important to consider grouping people going to the same floor via destination control, as that would reduce the number of trips, thus reducing waiting time.”

Schindler’s experts from top range division work closely with customers to plan, deliver and install high-speed elevators, customised to building needs. Its expertise is evidentfrom the landmark buildings such as Shreepati Arcade, Antilia, Imperial Towers & Omkar 1973 Worli and The World Towers, which are equipped with high-speed Schindler elevators (S7000), some of them running at 8m/sec.

Similarly, Grundfos too has customised products for highrises.