4th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies

CONTENTS 1. A New Paradigm for Assessing the Effectiveness of Up Peak Group Control Algorithms Lutfi Al-Sharif. 2. Modelling of Elevator Traffic Systems Using Queuing Theory Lutfi Al-Sharif, Ahmad Abu Alqumsan, Weam Ghanem, Islam Tayeh, Areej Jarrar 3. The History of Lift Traffic Control Gina Barney 4. Modernising a Paternoster Michael Bottomley. 5. The Four Remaining Water Balance Lifts in the UK David Cooper. 6. The Importance of Choosing the Correct Door for Different Applications Giuseppe De Francesco 7. Reverse Journeys and Destination Control Stefan Gerstenmeyer, Richard Peters. 8. Lift Books 1890-1940 Lee Gray. 9. Hybrid Lift Group Control Systems Len Halsey 10. Lift Modernisation the Lost Art of Engineering Roger Howkins, Kate Hibner 11. Computer Simulation Model of a Lift Car Assembly with an Active Tuned Mass Damper Stefan Kaczmarczyk, Seyed Mirhadizadeh. 12. The Calculation of Stress Distribution of Big Rope Sheaves Thomas Kuczera 13. The Effect of Randomization on Constraint Based Estimation of Elevator Trip Origin-Destination Matrices Juha-Matti Kuusinen, Arnaud Malapert 14. The Development of a Low to Mid Rise Energy Efficient, Green Lift System R Kwiatkowski, S Kaczmarczyk, C Salter, L Mulhern 15. Environmental Impact of Lifts Ana-Maria Lorente, José Luis Núñez Bruis 16. Lift System Calculations in EN 81-50 Nick Mellor 17. Lift Systems in High-Rise Buildings: Handling Capacity and Energy Efficiency Jörg Müller 18. Comparing the Energy Consumption of Elevators with Different Drive Technologies Stephan Rohr, Ingo Pletschen 19. Modelling and Simulation of a Nonstationary High-Rise Elevator System to Predict the Dynamic Interactions Between Its Components Rafael Sánchez Crespo, Stefan Kaczmarczyk, Phil Picton, Huijuan Su 20. British Council for Offices (BCO) Guide to Specification 2014 - Vertical Transportation Adam J Scott 21. The implications of the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998 in Care Homes Laura Smith. 22. Under Lifted Buildings in the Middle East Rory Smith. 23. Human Body Size in Lift Traffic Design Janne Sorsa, Mirko Ruokokoski, Marja-Liisa Siikonen.