Why you don't have to think twice about boarding an elevator
(BPT) - For people who live or work in multi-story buildings,
elevators are an integral part of our everyday lives. A century
of innovation and popularization has opened previously
unimagined possibilities for human transportation and
revolutionized building design capabilities. Originally intended
to carry freight in low-rise factories, mines and warehouses,
the technological advances seen in today's elevators were once
inconceivable. Now technologies exist that identify passengers
and direct them to an elevator to help them quickly reach their
destination. As elevator technology evolves to meet ever-taller
buildings, demand for improved safety and performance remains in
lock-step. The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII),
established in 1914 as the Elevator Manufactures' Association,
has been instrumental in maintaining a track record of safety
and performance for modern elevators. NEII proudly looks back at
12 groundbreaking events in elevator