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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:
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High Rise |
Low Rise |
Freight |
| Reduction in energy usage |
66% |
74% |
90% |
| Reduction in wait time |
70% |
75% |
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| Increase in speed |
40% |
40% |
133% |
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Within one year, the modernization with the ThyssenKrupp 10K Drive system resulted in savings of
approximately $20,000.
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The Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building opened
in 1996. At the time of the modernization, it housed 13 Otis
Elevators:
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• 6 high rise
• 6 low rise
• 1 high rise
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Basement - 14
Basement - 7
Basement - 14 |
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15 landings
8 landings
15 landings |
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3500 lb. capacity
3500 lb. capacity
6000 lb. capacity |
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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.
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