It depends if there is common floor to floor travel other than just the 1st floor* Archived Message Posted by RSMBob on February 15, 2025, 10:59:57, in reply to "Not sure if we have any engineers here, but a question " Previous Message Say you have a 20-story building. You have 8 elevators. Is it more efficient to have 4 elevators dedicated to floors 1-10 and 4 dedicated to floors 11-20, or 8 elevators that serve floors 1-20. Asking for an engineering friend Message Thread: Not sure if we have any engineers here, but a question - bbonb February 14, 2025, 19:07:13 It depends if there is common floor to floor travel other than just the 1st floor* - RSMBob February 15, 2025, 10:59:57 I’d use the stairs* - Stu February 14, 2025, 20:28:39 It’s most efficient to have one elevator dedicated to the floor you need to use * - ATL February 14, 2025, 19:24:26 *throws flag* - bbonb February 14, 2025, 19:34:22   Searching