A Multidisciplinary Knowledge Transfer Partnership in Development of Lift Simulator

Lerch Bates Limited are consulting engineers specialising in short range transportation systems for moving people and materials. Projects include the Taipei 101 Financial Centre and the new Burj Dubai Tower, which is the world’s tallest tower, completed in 2008. As the building are becoming more and more complicated, so are the transportation systems in them. Lerch Bates decided to join forces with Kingston University to develop a computer simulation system for lift design. This system is strategic to the company, not only in terms of its reputation as the world-leading consultant in people transport systems, but also in terms of cost efficiencies realisable both to internal staff and the architect / developer of a given project.