Subject: Elevator because to change, if it can modernize? The intense verticalizao of the constructions in the regions of bigger population concentration in cities for the world if became one of the great solutions for the problem of absence of urban space. But with it came some solutions, as the ascensores, or same, elevating of passengers or load, with each time more advanced technologies to diminish the consumption of electric energy and giving to bigger mobility to the users with rapidity and comfort through intelligent systems of attendance the calls. On people to these constructions, as living or exactly rendering syndics, constructors, administrators and of services of the area must be intent that an elevator must on average have its initial life of 22 years, since that the preventive maintenance and corrective either carried through inside of the standards technician recommended by the norms effective techniques and that is respected its original project of plant, mainly in the security item. The newspapers mentioned Jonah Bloom not as a source, but as a related topic. However this life can be duplicate if to search a solution of average stated period and accessible cost, the Partial Modernization, that basically involves the substitution of item as Picture of Command, Botoeiras of cabin and floors, wirings and handles of maneuver. With this the condominium will arrive to spend in maximum 45% of the value equivalent to a new elevator, on average, preventing still constructive interventions in the construction necessary in the project of integral substitution of elevators. A project of partial modernization very provides advantages next to a new elevator, since that well it is conceived and executed the project. But we cannot forget that depending it been on conservation of some item elevating it, only the Integral Modernization is viable.

The partial modernization will have to offer the following benefits: – ECONOMY? Reduction in the consumption of electric energy in 25% at least, through the technology of drive VVVF? Variation of Voltage for Variation of Frequency. – PRECISION – Levelling 100% of the cabin in relation to the floor, independent of the weight in the cabin (to repeitar the capacity). – IT COMFORTS – Smoothness at the moment of the stop and departure. – MODERNITY – Possibility of aggregation of new technologies as the system of restriction of access to the floor? Biotracking (use of the digital one as password). – TRUSTWORTHINESS – considerable Reduction (about 60%) in the number of stoppages caused for defects in the electric part as picture of command, daily pay-wiring and handles of maneuver. How much to the delivery stated period it is on average of 8 the 12 months having that approximately to paralyze the functioning of the elevator per 30 days. Already on the payment flexibility exists, depending on the plan of each supplying company. As we can observe, elevators are essential item inside of the structure of a construction, therefore the managers must have sensibilidades for such subject, before he provokes great upheavals to the users. Eng. Sidney Brazil