KONE Ecoefficient Solutions: Escalators
Experts estimate that by 2030, in the cities will live about 5 billion people, which means that the number of buildings and other facilities equipped with elevators and escalators will be significantly increased. These mechanisms should not only provide comfort when traveling, but also consume less energy and have no harmful effects on the environment. KONE - a top leading company in the field of eco-efficient technologies in the market of elevator and escalator equipment - provides innovative energy-saving solutions.
Life cycle assessments of KONE escalators indicate that the greatest impact of this equipment on the environment associated with the consumption of electricity. Analysis suggests that 86% of the time of equipment life cycle, it is in operation. Exactly at this stage, most energy is spent for its performance, and therefore increases the volume of CO2 emissions. Therefore, KONE has concentrated its efforts on reducing energy consumption with the release of each series of the equipment. Most of the details of the escalator are made from metal, so about 80% of the materials are suitable for recycling that already saves resources and energy.
KONE has developed tools to assess future energy consumption of the equipment at a project development stage. Thus, those companies that are engaged in construction of green buildings and plan to be certified according to the LEED or BREEAM are able to provide them in their projects. All products of KONE have the environmental product declarations, which provides information about the materials used in the production of elevators and escalators, CO2 emissions, etc. The company informs the customer on the amount of energy consumption in some equipment installed in its building, and offers special solutions for energy efficiency. Experts of the company are involved in the development of standards for measuring energy, such as ISO / DIS 25745, “Energetic efficiency of Lifts and Escalators”, as well as in framing of the coordinated criteria for evaluating and comparing different technologies and products. Great emphasis is placed to cooperation with architects and developers for projects of buildings with zero energy consumption all around the world. Thanks to KONE energy-efficient solutions, total energy consumption by escalators of typical configuration in 2012 decreased by a further 19% compared to the 2011 year base value.
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