Building Utilities 2

Andicoy, Allen Daniel A.

Moving stairways
Is basically a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt ,a type
of vertical transportation in the form of a moving stairway a conveyor transport
device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a
motor-driven chain of individually linked steps that move up or down on tracks,
allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.

Application
Its primary function is to move a large numbers of people vertically. When such
vertical distance does not exceed approximately five stories. As public
transportation
Principal areas of usage include department stores, shopping malls, airports, transit
systems, convention centers, hotels, arenas, stadiums and public buildings.

Other applications
Industrial Environment
In 1905, the American Woolen Companys Wood Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts
(then "the largest single worsted mill in the world") utilized Otis' Seeberger-type
"reversible" escalators to carry its workers between floors four times a day.[39] The
machines did not run all day: rather, escalators ran solely to transport employees
to/from midday meals and in/out of the mill. In its advertising, Otis Elevator
Company hailed this unconventional use for its unique benefits to both workers and
owners: "The profitable and practicable feature of the Escalator, from the viewpoint
of the owner, is the increased efficiency of each operator due to the elimination of
stair climbing.
Military
In San Francisco, an escalator at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard was used to convey
personnel between the first and third floors. At the time of its construction in 1948,
it was touted thus: "[it has the] highest lift of any industrial building in the world. It
rises 42 feet (12.8 meters).
Advantage

Effective when used as a mean of guidance and circulation

When turned off they can be used as a staircase

It increase movement and comfort towards pedestrians

Disadvantage

Waste of energy when not in use

Building Utilities 2

Possible injuries when stopped suddenly

Source of fear for small children

Andicoy, Allen Daniel A.