Within the subsequent 10-15 years, outdated elevators needs to be changed with new ones, because the work and cash invested in modernizing outdated elevators is corresponding to changing them with new ones, Gatis, head of the residential constructing administration division of the constructing administration firm Civinity Residence JSC, informed LETA. Rose.
He famous that two years in the past a brand new regulatory framework for the protection and technical supervision of elevators and vertical lifting platforms got here into power, which modifications the technical supervision of elevators in use, particularly these put in earlier than September 1, 2000, and imposes elevated necessities for the protection of elevators. Relying on the kind of elevators and the diploma of hazard, measures to get rid of or scale back dangers have to be taken over a interval of 5 to fifteen years, with a most interval of 2040.
The service lifetime of elevators in residence buildings is 25 years. In line with Roze, presently virtually half of the elevators in use in Latvia have already reached the service life specified by the producer. In line with the Register of Harmful Gear maintained by the Shopper Rights Safety Heart, there are presently regarding 3,800 elevators registered and in use that had been put in earlier than September 1, 2000.
The service lifetime of elevators in Soviet-era buildings has lengthy been exhausted, Rose notes. A lot of them have been in operation for greater than 30-40 years, which signifies that many of the mechanical and electrical parts are prehistoric, and the elevators themselves are morally and bodily outdated and don’t meet the necessities of on a regular basis use by fashionable individuals.
“Outdated elevators are costly and troublesome to take care of. Spare elements are troublesome to seek out; elements of Soviet elevators are primarily produced in Russia and Belarus. By persevering with to modernize outdated elevators, we’re investing within the economies of the aggressor international locations. I imagine that this alone is a enough argument for alternative elevators,” says Rose.
Upgrading an outdated elevator can price round €35,000, whereas a brand new carry will price round €50,000, relying on the gear and variety of flooring.
Rose provides that the brand new elevators are manufactured in accordance with fashionable necessities, which makes them simpler to take care of and reduces working prices. Moreover, new elevators are sometimes extra power environment friendly, consuming much less power than older elevators. This may considerably scale back the general working prices of a constructing in the long run.
Rose reminds that typically, elevators are collectively owned by the residents of the constructing, so the prices fall on the shoulders of the residence house owners. Nonetheless, the state can present monetary help inside the framework of the “Mortgage for the renovation of multi-apartment rental buildings” program, carried out by the Growth Monetary Establishment “Altum”.
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2024-05-29 04:47:52
