As more and more people filter back to the workplace, many face a tiny space that can create a large logjam: the elevator. Even the lobby is fraught with coronavirus questions. We have answers.
that 40% of its sites occupy office space low enough within buildings that people could take the stairs instead.
But as more offices look at reopening, Otis and Thyssenkrupp have been swamped with calls from customers asking for new technology to help them manage these new challenges, given the coronavirus pandemic.
— a service offered for decades for those whose religion dictates they not operate electrical devices on certain days.Brand-new businesses designed to make elevators safer are emerging. Over two months ago, Philip Rentzis helped found, which sells ultraviolet-light systems designed for elevators that are similar to those used to kill viruses for hospital instruments.
But even as companies evaluate their suite of elevator options, harsh realities are emerging of how challenging it will be to move the workforce where it needs to be, Thyssenkrupp's Clarine says.
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