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 Table of Contents

12.1 Overview 3
12.2 Common Elevator Features 4
12.3 Fire & Emergency Control 5
12.4 Passenger Elevators 6
12.5 High Speed Elevators 9
12.6 Shuttle Elevators 10
12.7 Service Elevators 11
12.8 Freight Elevators 15
12.9 Escalators 16
12.10 Coordination 17

chapter organization
• This chapter is a part of an integrated series of Chapters.
• This chapter is a part of an integrated series of Chapters.

definitions
• Design Standard: a minimum requirement to be fulfilled
without exception
• Best Practice: a recommended design guideline, practice or
way to execute a design standard
• Expanded Information: an explanation of a design standard
or best practice
• Reference (internal): a reference to another document /
section within the design standards or to a design strategy /
guide within the brand standards
Exception: Fire Protection & Life Safety Design
Standard references are to external codes only

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 12.1 Overview

A. Program: Provide efficient passenger and service elevators to support guest

services and property operations.

B. Code Compliance: Design, construct and install elevators and escalators in

compliance with standards, criteria and references in this Chapter including the
following:

1. ASME A17.1 American Standard Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators,
current edition and supplements enforced by governing jurisdictions.

2. Other governing codes, ordinances, laws, etc. applicable to elevators and

escalators.

3. This Design Standard is not intended to negate governing codes or

laws. When standards conflict, resolve with MI.

C. Access for Persons with Disabilities: Provide elevators accessible to persons with
disabilities as intended by the "Americans with Disabilities Act" (ADA) or
equivalent standard of the governing authority. See <GR1>

D. Circulation Planning:Coordinate elevator performance analysis with the

following circulation requirements.

1. Lobby: When Lobby, Public and Meeting Spaces are located on more
than one floor, vertical circulation is provided by a combination of grand
stairs, public circulation stairs, escalators and shuttle elevators.

2. Street Entry: When the property street entry is not on the same floor as
the Lobby or Meeting Spaces, shuttle elevators and escalators are typically
provided to transport property and meeting / event guests from street level to
the Lobby or meeting area.

3. Shuttle Elevators: Plan shuttle elevators serving public access areas

(parking structure, street entry, rooftop, etc.) to deliver passengers directly to
the lobby / reception area or public circulation area without access to guest
floors and to allow passive, visual access control for guests.

4. Beach / Pool: Provide a dedicated beach / pool elevator at a long

guestroom wing to avoid requiring guests to return to the central elevator
bank.

5. Multiple Building Wings: Consider providing elevator service at remote

wings.

6. Remote Amenities: Provide an elevator at building wings that provide

access to remote amenities and to avoid requiring guests to return to a
central lobby elevator.

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 7. Meeting Spaces: Plan circulation so those guests arriving and leaving
the meeting / event areas do not overload the passenger elevators.

8. Multi-Use Projects: In order to maintain property operational and control

access, do not share property elevators with other occupancies as
determined by the Safety & Security Review Process - review with the MI
representative. See <16>.

E. Acceptable Manufacturers: Provide conveyance equipment from one of the

following. Review other providers with MI representative.
• Kone Inc.
• Mitsubishi
• Otis Elevator Company
• Schindler Elevator Corporation
• ThyssenKrupp

1. Acceptable Manufacturer shall provide service office or service route within

80 km (50 miles) of the project location or provide a service organization with
a 60 minute response to service request.

12.2 Common Elevator Features

A. Control Type: Provide traction control, group operation, microprocessor

controlled with AC Variable Voltage, Variable Frequency (VVVF) drive.

B. Safety & Security: See <16>.

1. Controlled Access: If required by Safety and Security, provide passenger and

service elevators with property operations programmable electronic key
reader to match guestroom system that registers calls for selected floors
when activated.

C. Exterior Application: Avoid using exterior elevators exposed to weather.

Provide stainless steel with required nickel content for salt air conditions.

D. Elevator Signage: Identify access requirements for persons with disabilities,

emergency exiting instructions, floor numbering (see <7B>), way-finding graphics
and comply with governing regulations.

E. Cab Ventilation: Provide cab ventilation for the comfort of occupants and to
exhaust heat from lighting.

1. Natural Ventilation: Provide natural cab ventilation at top and floor of cab.

2. Exhaust Blower: Provide a quiet, exhaust blower at the cab ceiling.

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 F. Elevator Pit: Coordinate the following with <15B> and <15C>.
• Light
• GFIC power outlet
• Sump pump, cover and drain where flooding is possible
• Ladder access

G. Elevator Entries: Coordinate the finishes with the interior design on each floor.

H. Elevator Shaft Pressurization: See <15A>.

12.3 Fire & Emergency Control

A. General: Fire Protection and Life Safety standards, see <14>

B. System Controls: Coordinate with governing regulations for the following elevator
system fire and emergency control features.

1. Emergency Keys: Provide key operated terminal access switches at top and
bottom floors for access to top of car and elevator pit. Locate key switch in
elevator jamb immediately below floor identification plate.

2. Firefighter's Lock Boxes: Identify regulatory requirements. When required,

provide lock box and coordinate its location with MI Design Management and
the Interior Designer.

3. Emergency Entry: Where allowed by governing authority, provide access

keyways in hoistway doors at each floor served. Do not include emergency
side exit in cab enclosures unless required by governing code.

4. Emergency Exit: In elevator cab ceiling, provide a personnel exit hatch that
does not interfere with lighting. Coordinate lighting with the ceiling design.

C. Fire Command & Function Panel: See <14>.

1. Locate panel in Fire Command Room or Security Office in compliance with

governing authority. Provide remote monitor panel at Call Center

2. Elevator Recall & Firefighters' Operation: See <14>.

D. Emergency Intercom / Telephone: Provide 2-way, emergency intercom /

telephone (see <13A>). Mount integral with operating panel (not in a telephone
cabinet).

1. Connection: Connect intercom telephone to Call Center or Security Office

(see <16>) for 24 hour, 7 days per week monitoring.

2. Speaker: Conceal intercom / telephone speaker from passenger view.

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 3. Operation: Provide instructions to activate intercom by pressing alarm button
or dedicated "telephone" button in cab station.

E. Emergency Electrical Systems: For standby power and emergency electrical

requirements, see <14> and <15C>. Connect elevators, lighting, machine rooms
and machine room cooling to standby power.

12.4 Passenger Elevators

A. Planning Guide: Provide a minimum of 2 passenger elevators.

1. Typically, provide one elevator for each increment of 100 guestrooms for low
and mid-rise guestroom towers.

2. Additional elevators may be required when serving:

a. Guestroom Towers: More than 20 floors

b. Large Meeting / Function Spaces: Above or below the property

entrance floor

c. Guest Amenity Areas: Remote from the guestroom tower.

3. Also, see "Shuttle Elevators" hereafter.

B. Performance Criteria: Design passenger elevators to handle the highest demand.

The following criteria are intended for a highrise building with a central elevator
lobby.

1. Passenger Elevator Criteria

2. Design passenger elevator performance with a calculated average interval of

40 to 45 seconds during periods of heavy 2-way traffic. Minimum handling
capacity of 12% of guest population, with 1.75 occupants per guestroom in
five minutes at 100% occupancy.

3. Adjust occupant quantities per guestroom based on property use and verify

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 with MI.

4. At property over 700 guestrooms use 2.0 occupants per guestroom.

5. Assume ballroom / meeting spaces are fully occupied by guests not staying
in property guestrooms.

C. Location: Central to guestrooms served.

1. Visible from front desk at Lobby.

2. Do not open elevators directly into guest corridors.

3. Provide a vestibule or foyer to define a waiting area.

4. Serve parking, if present, with separate shuttle elevators per the Safety &
Security Review process. See <16>.

D. Sizes (Passenger):

1. Capacity: 1600 kg (3,500 lbs.); in addition to special interior finish material

loads, such as wood paneling, millwork, tile and stone.

a. Hoistway Entrance: 1070 x 2140 mm (3'-6" x 7'-0") minimum with center

opening doors

b. Cab: 2030 x 1650 mm (6'-8" x 5'-5") inside dimensions with 2900 mm (9'-
6") cab height to accommodate a 2400 mm (8 ft.) light trough.

2. Convention & Large Hotels: 1800 kg (4,000 lbs.) capacity are preferred to
manage large group schedules.

E. Cab Fabrication & Finishes: Coordinate passenger elevator cab fabrication and
finishes with Interior Design. See the example diagram and finish notes in this
Chapter that represent the quality level of interior design.

1. Enclosure: Steel shell with interior finish materials

2. Floor: 20 mm (3/4 inch) tongue and groove plywood to receive thinset 10 mm

(3/8 inch) tile, or stone.

3. Interior Walls: For millwork panels, comply with requirements for flame
spread and smoke development. Fabricate cab wall panels so wall panels
can be easily removed for maintenance and replacement without
disassembling the cab.

4. Passenger Grab Rail: 3.8 cm (1-1/2 inch) diameter, stainless steel rail with
supports

5. Identification Labels: Manufacturer's identification labels are not permitted in

cab.

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 6. Ceiling: Fabricate ceiling and lighting fixtures so lighting and fixture
components are easily accessed for maintenance and replacement without
disassembly of ceiling components.
• Include ceiling speaker when Back Ground Music is required. See <13B>.

7. Electrical: Coordinate for LED T.V.

F. Destination Dispatch (DD) Control: When desirable for improving elevator

calls at lobby by reducing passenger wait time, consider Destination Dispatch
(DD) control systems (available from major elevator companies). The DD
controls, rather than the typical up and down buttons in the elevator lobby, have
passenger call registration terminals to provide higher elevator service quality
when the following building and passenger elevator design conditions exist:

1. Multiple Function Space Floors: When conference and meeting rooms

are on multiple floors.

2. Elevators not Serving Same Floors: When groups of elevators do not

serve the same floors. Example, only two elevators of a four car group
service the lower level parking structure.

3. Group of Four Elevators or More: When there is a group of four

elevators or more.

4. Comparison Study & Recommendations: Provide a full comparison

study by the project elevator consultant to show performance of DD
compared to standard passenger elevator call system and recommendations
for DD control system.

G. Passenger Elevator Example

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 12.5 High Speed Elevators

A. Program: In tall buildings, high speed elevators are typically considered for
higher performance. High speed elevators travel between 5.0 to 8.0 m/s (1000 to
1600 f/m) and require special design considerations to minimize noise, vibration
and good ride quality.

1. Configuration: Same as passenger elevators for size, capacity, cab interiors,

lighting, ventilation, etc.

2. Quantity: Provide quantity necessary to meet performance criteria, but no

less than two elevators in each location.

B. Application: Provide high speed elevators when elevators pass through an

express zone of 20 or more floors without stops. To provide acceptable ride
quality, comply with elevator manufacturer's recommendations and the following
design criteria:

1. Roller Guides: Heavy duty roller guides not to exceed 350 rpm

2. Car Slings: Extended car slings with side stiles not less than 5 m (16 ft.).

3. Cab Walls: Double insulate cab walls to minimize ride noise.

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 4. Rails: 8.4 kg (18.5 lb.) minimum main guide rails and 6.8 kg (15 lb.) minimum
counterweight guide rails.

5. Rail Brackets: Guide rail brackets with heavy duty connecting finish plates.

6. Wire Rope Compensation: With tie down sheaves in pit

7. Wind Shrouding: Locate on top and bottom of car.

8. Hoistway Size: Consider oversized hoistways to reduce air noise and

vibration.

C. Performance Criteria: For high speed elevators, comply with the project elevator
consultant recommendations and passenger elevator criteria.

12.6 Shuttle Elevators

A. Program: Provide passenger elevators designed to shuttle people between the

street entry, Lobby, Meeting / Function floors, rooftop F&B (but not connecting to
guestroom floors) and parking.

1. Configuration: Same as Passenger Elevators for size, capacity, cab interiors,

etc. unless MI dictates other project requirements.

2. Quantity: Provide quantity necessary to meet performance criteria, but no

fewer than two in each location unless provided for disabled person access
only.

B. Application: Typically, shuttle elevators serve floors that are accessible to

guests and the public (but not guestroom floors) such as the following:

1. Street Lobby to property Lobby

2. Parking structure, if present, to Lobby.

3. Lobby to Function areas, Ballrooms and Meeting Spaces (typically a

grand or public staircase also connects these floors).

C. Performance Criteria: Provide shuttle elevators in compliance with the following:

1. Street Entry to Lobby: Base quantity on same criteria used to determine

number of passenger elevators plus 20% additional for visitors (minimum of 2
elevators).

2. Parking Structure to Lobby: Base quantity on handling 10% of parking

population estimated at 1.3 persons per parking space on elevators during 5
minutes of heavy 2-way traffic with average interval not exceeding 60

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 seconds (minimum of 2 elevators if stairs not accessible).

3. Function Area to Lobby: Transport a Ballroom / Meeting Spaces full of guests

to the entry Porte Cochere within 30 minutes.

a. Estimate elevator occupancy at 15 sq. ft. per occupant in Ballroom and

35 sq. ft. in Meeting Rooms (minimum of 2 elevators). This criteria is not
used for fire exit capacity; see <14>.

b. If an open public or grand stair connects the Ballroom directly to the

Lobby, 50% of the capacity can be assigned to the stair.

D. Vestibules: Provide separate vestibules or foyers at shuttle elevator stops that

open to Lobby. Where possible, provide passive observation by locating the
passenger circulation and shuttle elevator in view of the Lobby Front Desk /
Reception.

12.7 Service Elevators

A. Program: Provide service elevators for Guestroom service, housekeeping, F&B

service and facility maintenance.

1. Provide a dedicated service elevator to Guestrooms to avoid conflicts with

guests.

2. Food Service: Verify that food service equipment such as banquet

equipment, portable service bars, etc. (see <10>) are required to be
transported on service elevators are sized to fit through the elevator door and
within the elevator cab.

3. Larger Hotels (more than 500 Guestrooms): Provide dedicated service

elevators for large Event Spaces, Meeting Room clusters and Exhibit Halls
(see <6>) when shared use with service elevators for guests would cause
service conflicts.

B. Planning Guide: Provide a minimum of one dedicated service elevator for low
and mid-rise guestroom towers.

1. Additional service elevators are required when serving:

a. Guestroom Towers with more than 20 floors

b. Large Meeting Spaces, above or below support areas

c. Service Areas, remote from the guestroom tower

d. Guestroom Towers with more than 250 guestrooms

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 2. Minimum of 2 elevators at each bank in areas of the world where service and
parts are not immediately available and passenger elevators cannot serve as
backup.

C. Performance Criteria: The highest demand on the guestroom service elevators is

in the morning with staff start up and room service. Verify adequacy of "quantity"
established by given rules based on calculations using the following criteria.

1. Service Elevator Criteria

2. Calculation: Provide service elevator performance with an average interval of

60 seconds or less during a five minute period of high demand utilizing 150%
of the average per Service Elevator Calculation Data below.

3. Service Elevator Calculations

4. Staff / Cart Movement: Trips shown for staff and cart movement are for heavy
hourly service for a 300 room property (for different property sizes,
extrapolate the values shown).

D. Location: Centrally located to guestrooms served.

1. Adjacent to main BOH service corridor near room service, Housekeeping and
Engineering.

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 2. Provide vestibule or foyer prior to opening on guestroom corridor.

3. Consider utilizing passenger elevator (capacity and cab size) with

interior cab features for service at secondary locations primarily utilized by
service personnel.

E. Sizes: The following is the preferred service elevator sizes.

1. Capacity: 2000 kg (4,500 pounds) minimum and verify with MI for the ASME
A17.1 Code Class 'C' loading design if required for designated service
elevators.

a. Cab Inside Clear: Approximately 1700 width x 2400 mm depth (5'-8" x 8'-
0")

b. Cab Height Inside: 2900 mm (9'-6") minimum

c. Doors: 1220 mm wide x 2400 mm high (4'-0" x 8'-0") with side opening

2. Convention & Large Hotels: 2260 kg (5,000 lbs.) capacity are preferred to
manage large group schedules.

F. Service Elevator Example

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 12.8 Freight Elevators

A. Program: When the project program dictates, provide to transport exhibit

materials from grade or receiving area to a large ballroom or exhibit space at a
different floor.

B. Size: Capacity and platform size determined by project requirements.

1. Load Class: Verify application of ASME Class loading requirements with MI.

2. Platform Size: Approximately 2.4 x 3.6 m (8 x 12 ft.) or as dictated by project

requirements.

3. Vehicle Access: When required by project design, provide platform of 2.4 x

6 m (8 x 20 ft.).

C. Doors: Provide the following:

1. Power operated, vertical biparting

2. Overhead cab and door clearance of 3 m (10 ft.) minimum

D. Hydraulic:

1. Unit Protection: Protect buried hydraulic jack units with sealed PVC outer
casing.

2. Oil & Electric Line Protection: Avoid locating oil and electric lines
underground. If required, enclose in PVC pipe.

3. Fluid: Provide non-petroleum or bio-degradable fluids designed for hydraulic

lifts.

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 12.9 Escalators

A. Program: Consider escalators in combination with stairs and elevators

when entrances, lobbies and large ballroom / meeting areas are in high traffic
locations, at different floors or located above or below the main property arrival
floor, and where stairs alone are not a practical and convenient means for
vertical circulation.

1. Size: 102 cm (40 inch) step (tread) width

2. Speed: 90 to 100 fpm maximum

3. Reversible, both ways

4. Energy Savings: Provide the ability to shut down escalator at certain

times.

B. Location: Position escalators in a logical path of travel for guest and public,
not as the area focal point, and to avoid a commercial appearance. Locate up
and down next to each other.

C. Features:

1. Balustrades: Transparent for freestanding units

2. Trim / Side Panels: As selected by Interior Design.

3. Finish Material: Stainless steel and bronze

4. Safety: See "Escalator Example" diagram in this document.

D. Escalator Section - Example

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 12.10 Coordination

A. Reference: Coordinate with requirements of other Chapters.

• Overview & Project Administration
• Technology Infrastructure
• Audio / Visual
• Fire Protection & Life Safety
• Mechanical
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Safety & Security

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