I am currently staying in an AirBnB of a 60 floor tower, and the three elevator shafts definitely cannot handle this (I don't think the building was designed with renting to tourists in mind). The elevators are frequently completely saturated during weekends, meaning that the elevator stops at each floor, but noone can get in because the elevator is already full. This means the backlog of people wanting to use the elevators is increasing until after rush hour, and I have at one time experienced a waiting time of over half an hour.
What I take from this is, elevators need a proper check to see if they are full, and if so skip floors.
> I would not want to be in that building if an evacuation alarm sounded.
You shouldn't be taking the elevator if you heard an evacuation alarm, but to be sure, you don't want to be an any 60-story building when you hear that alarm.
woeh · · focus · HN ↗
What I take from this is, elevators need a proper check to see if they are full, and if so skip floors.
perpetuallunch · · focus · HN ↗
I would not want to be in that building if an evacuation alarm sounded.
CGamesPlay · · focus · HN ↗
You shouldn't be taking the elevator if you heard an evacuation alarm, but to be sure, you don't want to be an any 60-story building when you hear that alarm.
perpetuallunch · · focus · HN ↗
But if the lifts aren’t coping with the foot traffic during normal operation, I’d also not want to have to use stairs.