In the quest to do density well, the focus of asset owners and facility managers has shifted from how high we can build to how efficiently those buildings can operate over their lifespan.
In recent discussions with asset owners, common challenges emerge: reducing carbon footprints and combating escalating energy costs. While vertical transport consumes energy, it also generates energy. If that energy is simply lost as heat during operation, an opportunity is lost as well: to have a positive impact on sustainability measures and operational costs.
This regenerative power of elevators is one aspect of modernisation.
We are no longer just replacing worn-out parts like for like; we are fundamentally changing how a building consumes and recaptures energy. The introduction of KONE regenerative drives reduces your carbon footprint and energy costs by converting excess energy from braking into electricity.
