s we move into 2025, elevator safety codes are undergoing significant changes that will affect virtually every building owner, developer, and facility operator in the United Statesespecially those managing commercial, residential high-rise, mixed-use, healthcare, and parking properties.
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Elevator enclosures serving occupancy group E spaces (office spaces) in high rise buildings constructed pursuant to applications filed on or after , shall comply with rules to be promulgated by the commissioner establishing minimum impact resistance standards.
High-Rise Buildings NFPA 101 (2018) 11.8 This post compiles the mandatory requirements for highrise buildings per NFPA 101:2018 Section 11.8, with crossreferences to Chapters 7, 8, and 9.
It covers elevator equipment, control systems, and spatial requirements. The key types of elevator systems described are traction elevators, hydraulic elevators, and climbing elevators.
Federal law generally requires an elevator in any new commercial building that has three or more stories, or in certain building types regardless of height. This threshold comes from the Americans with Disabilities Act, but its only the starting point.
