Elevators, also known as lifts, are an essential component in modern multi-story buildings. A lift shall be provided in all buildings as prescribed hereunder.
- In case of Building having height more than 13.0 Mts. lift shall be provided.
- Lift shall be provided at the rate of one lift for 20 tenements of all the floors. or part thereof for residential buildings and at the rate of one lift per 1000 square meter or part thereof of built-up area for non-residential buildings. The tenement and built-up area on ground floor and two upper floors shall be excluded in computing the above requirement. Lift shall be provided from ground floor and shall have minimum capacity of six persons. On the basis of detailed calculations based on the relevant provisions of National Building Code. the number of lifts can be varied.
- Not withstanding anything contained in the Development Control Regulations in case of building with 21 meters or more in height. at least two lifts shall be provided.
These are the general building requirements, do follow the local development regulations along with national building code too.
Leave a Reply