Who it is for
Project teams deciding how many lifts a new building needs, and at what capacity and speed, while the design is still open.
Traffic Planning
Plan Lift Traffic for Your Building
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See an indicative lift quantity, capacity, and speed before the building core is locked. Built for architects, consultants, and developers at concept stage.
Open traffic analysisWhat you enter
The building, who uses it, and how busy it is at peak. Shaft details are optional if the core is not fixed yet.
What you receive
Indicative lift configurations for early planning, ready to discuss with the Blue Star technical team.
What elevator traffic analysis is for
Elevator traffic analysis estimates how many lifts a building needs, and at what capacity and speed, so people can move at peak without long waits. Blue Star Elevators offers this as an early planning check for architects, consultants, and developers.
Lift quantity is difficult to change once the core is built. A bank that is too small, too slow, or too few shows up later as crowded lobbies and costly redesign. Settling this while the design is still open protects both the programme and the passenger experience.
You describe the building and how it is used. The calculator returns indicative lift quantity, capacity, and speed you can take into the next design discussion with the Blue Star technical team.
Best used when
- A new building is at concept stage and the core is not locked.
- The team needs a first view of lift quantity, capacity, and speed.
- Several building types are in play, such as an office, a home, a hotel, or a hospital.
- The shaft is still undecided and can be left blank.
Walk through the form
The form follows this order.
- 1
Choose the elevator type
This analysis is for passenger lifts.
- 2
Describe the building
Enter a project name and property type. Add floors, basements, floor height, the lobby, and any parking the lifts serve. Use 0 for the lobby when it is on the ground.
- 3
Enter occupancy
Enter average occupants per floor, how full the building is at the busy hour, and visitor traffic.
- 4
Add the shaft if the core is fixed
Enter the number of shafts and their width and depth when the core is already set. Leave these blank if the core is still open.
- 5
Set dispatch and zoning
Choose the dispatcher type and the traffic intensity, or keep the defaults. Zoning is available above six floors when this group serves only part of the tower.
How the figures are produced
A proprietary traffic analysis engine simulates actual traffic conditions from the details you enter and returns indicative lift quantity, capacity, and speed.
The engine uses proprietary benchmarks so the results reflect real-world conditions for the building you describe.
Results are for early planning. Quantity, capacity, and speed should be confirmed with the Blue Star technical team before the building core is locked.
Common questions
When should I use traffic analysis?
Use it while the building design is still open, before the core is locked. It supports early conversations about lift quantity, capacity, and speed.
What do I need to start?
A picture of the building and how many people use it at peak. You can continue if the shaft is not decided yet.
What does lobby level 0 mean?
0 means the ground floor is the lobby. Use a higher number only when the lobby sits above ground.
Do I have to fill every field?
The building and occupancy fields are needed to continue. Shaft size, dispatcher type, and zoning can stay on their defaults when you do not have them yet.
Is this a final traffic study?
The result is indicative and meant for early planning. Confirm quantity, capacity, and speed with the Blue Star technical team before the core is locked.
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