Resources / Working guides
Guides for elevator
project teams.
First-party guidance from the JV shop: how to specify cabs, choose materials, frame an RFQ, and design interiors for the traffic they will actually carry. General guidance — project-specific decisions always run through scope review.
Specification guide
How to Specify a Custom Elevator Cab
What to gather before specifying a custom elevator cab: dimensions, duty class, materials, lighting, coordination inputs, and drawings.
Read the guideMaterials guide
Elevator Cab Materials & Finishes: A Working Guide
How stainless, bronze and Muntz metal, wood veneer, glass, laminate, and patterned metals perform in elevator interiors — and how to choose.
Read the guideEntrances
UL Listed Fire-Rated Elevator Entrances, Explained for Project Teams
What an entrance package covers, how UL Listed fire-rated entrance products fit a project, and what information to gather for review.
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What to Include in an Elevator Project RFQ
A practical checklist for an elevator project RFQ: dimensions, drawings, finishes, schedule, and the details that make a quote accurate.
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Passenger, Service, and Freight Elevator Cabs: What Changes
What changes between passenger, service, and freight elevator cabs — protection, materials, lighting, and how to specify each duty class.
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Transit Elevator Interiors: Designing for Durability in Public Service
Designing transit elevator interiors for continuous public use: vandal resistance, serviceability, lighting, and agency coordination.
Read the guideCeilings & lighting
Elevator Ceilings and Lighting: Options and Coordination
Elevator ceiling and lighting options — island, framed, and flat ceilings, LED integration, and how they coordinate with the cab interior.
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Guides answer general questions. A quote request gets you a scope review of your actual dimensions, materials, and coordination needs.
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