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KONE can help us optimize solutions so
that we deliver the best products to our
buyers.”
Different markets require different
products as well. The Rihan Heights
residential complex in Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates is an example
of a building with separate elevators
for residents and freight so that heavy
items, such as large jugs of water, can
be transported without interference or
inconvenience to residents.
Integrating energy efficiency
Innovations that improve efficiency are
critical at multiple stages of design, and
for KONE improving efficiency starts
before construction begins. Normal-
speed, operational elevators constructed
in tandem with a building can speed
up construction time movement up
and down the structure compared with
slower, external construction elevators.
They can also shave a significant amount
of time off the construction process.
“We’ve turned that into a standard-
ized process and it improves logistics,
which is how we try to think along with
partners like CapitaLand,” Veeger says.
Energy efficiency is an important area
where KONE and CapitaLand Singapore
seek to innovate. Patterns of people
movement in a building can help
“We may have
a dream but if
we don’t have
a partner who
understands
our vision, that
dream will never
be realized.”
– Heang Fine Wong, CEO
(Residential) CapitaLand
Singapore
a guest up to a floor without having to
inform a security guard or having the
elevator stop on different floors on the
way up.
But different building segments have
different requirements. An automatically
dispatched elevator that would work
well in a residence would be difficult to
operate in a high-volume office building.
“That’s where close collaboration
between suppliers and developers is
essential,” Wong says. “We do not need
an elevator with a lot of features for
serving an office when we are buying
for a residential building. This is where
determine when to keep elevators on
standby mode, and when they should
be performing at their best.
In residential buildings housing many
professionals, peak hours for traffic flow
would be in the morning and evening
when people leave for work and come
home again. This understanding enables
lights and other energy consuming
features to be modulated based on use.
“One of the reasons we reduced our
energy consumption by 30 percent in
the elevator models launched last year
is that we can put the cars on standby,”
Veeger says. “When the elevator is not
in use, it turns off.”
Rihan Heights in Abu Dhabi
H. LinHo Photography
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