Vertical Transportation
The term 'vertical transportation' refers to different types of equipment that can be used to move building users and equipment between different levels of a building.
Examples of vertical Transportation equipment include:
- Dumb waiters.
- Escalators.
- Evacuation lifts.
- Firefighting lifts.
- Goods lifts / service lifts.
- Hoists.
- Moving walkways.
- Passenger lifts.
- Platform lifts.
- Stair lifts.
- Step lifts.
- Trolley lifts.
- Vehicle lifts / car lifts.
For more information see: Types of lift.
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