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In reply to the discussion: Builder of skyscraper forgets the elevator [View all]cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)17. It just doesn;t have *enough* elevators
Here's the actual story. A 20 story building needs, say, 5 elevators (to pick a number). A 40 story building needs, say, 12 elevators because there are more people in it and the elevator trips are longer.
So simply adding 20 stories to a design for a 20 story building means you end up with a 40 story building with only 5 elevators.
And that is not enough for the traffic.
But the claim that there are no elevators, or even no elevators to the top, is just a lie. Not from you, but from the author of the article. I am not blaming you here.
"Not enough" elevators does not mean "no elevators" and never will mean that.
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Yes, really, because the construction crews use those elevators to haul tools and construction up
RC
Aug 2013
#32
How confident would you feel living in a 47 story building designed by an architect
hughee99
Aug 2013
#7
Yeah, the reality is that they didn't redesign for larger elevator lifting machinery
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#13
Part of the allure of having the multi-million dollar penthouse is the workout you get climbing all
KittyWampus
Aug 2013
#12
Shrug... my employer just bought a four storey building that doesn't have a working elevator
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Aug 2013
#15