Elevator Inspections
Division 14 Specifications for New and Renovated Elevators
As an Architect or Professional Engineer you know that Division 14 is the "odd man out" in Specifications. Falling between the Building Construction division and the Mechanical divisions, Division 14 is a technical document that is largely overlooked in favor of a generic copy/paste or worse; left up to the bidding contractors who can't be expected to have the property owner's best interest at heart. CNY Elevator Consultants is independent of any manufacturer. Our technical specifications and drawings are each tailor made to your project, not just a "generic-master" type specification
Today's elevators and escalators are an enormous investment on the part of the building owner. A bank of elevators in even a modest building can easily add a million dollars or more to the developer's bottom line. CNYEC offers traffic analysis services for new and existing equipment. Using the latest traffic study methods and specialized software, CNYEC can project the virtual use of your elevators to determine the most efficient use of valuable space and determine which types of equipment are most efficient for each individual building. While in the past Design Professionals would essentially pick a quantity and quality of equipment based on past practices, we offer a definitive approach to product specification that is unmatched.
Owners and Design Professionals prefer CNYEC's copyrighted specifications because we take a comprehensive approach to elevator design. Elevators are more than just vertical transportation running on an island. Today's elevator systems require substantial integration with building, mechanical, electrical, safety, and emergency egress systems. CNYEC, working with the other building system designers, can help minimize expensive delays often caused by a lack of coordination between trades. We bridge the gap between the Building Divisions and the Mechanical Divisions.
Our commitment is to the Owner's needs and to providing the Design Professional with the technical expertise that they require for the quality building designs that Owners and Developers expect.
We specialize in our own non-proprietary copyrighted custom designed elevator specifications. Today's elevators and escalators are controlled by advanced microprocessors. The Owner of the software that operates those microprocessors is the Owner of the elevator. In many cases the Owner of that software can also be the Owner of the building if the elevator controller is purchased ahead of time with non-proprietary microprocessors. Learn the lesson that larger companies learned long ago, that being at the mercy of the elevator controller manufacturer is bad facility management. With CNYEC's specifications even small businesses can afford to own their equipment.