10K Drive™ System
Case Study Summary
In 2002, the elevator system at the Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building in Fort Worth, Texas, was modernized utilizing the ThyssenKrupp Elevator 10K Drive system. The results:
| High Rise | Low Rise | Freight | |
| Reduction in energy usage | 66% | 74% | 90% |
| Reduction in wait time | 70% | 75% | - - - |
| Increase in speed | 40% | 40% | 133% |
Within one year, the modernization with the ThyssenKrupp 10K Drive system resulted in savings of approximately $20,000.
Description
The Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building opened in 1996. At the time of the modernization, it housed 13 Otis Elevators:
 |
6 high rise | Basement - 14 | 15 landings | 3500 lb. capacity |
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6 low rise | Basement - 7 | 8 landings | 3500 lb. capacity |
|
1 high rise | Basement - 14 | 15 landings | 6000 lb. capacity |
A variety of federal offices in the building employed 2,513 people. The building's 752,736 gross square feet included 661,166 net rentable square feet.
