We got into a building that was going to be transformed into a first class film studio in the heart of Chicago’s movie/TV show area. From concept, the building had some challenges on what to do with some of the existing elevators so they could provide the building’s vertical transportation needs for the new use of the building. This elevator was the 2nd elevator we have modernized at the building, it is an amazing transformation.
Existing elevator challenges – The existing elevator was a very old, very large freight elevator. The building wanted to keep the length of the elevator so it could service both sides of the building. Over time, the building had changed the floor and building layouts so each side of the elevator wasn’t necessarily on the same level as the opposing side. Another one of our big challenges was utilizing the existing hoistway to put up our door frames.
Existing elevator & project scope – Everything but the rails
New equipment providers
Controllers
– Smartrise Engineering
Power
unit – Canton Elevator
Cab
interior – Canton Elevator
Car
& hatch doors – Peelle Company
Door
operators – GAL MOVFR
Fixtures – Innovation Industries
Valve - Maxton UC1
Elevator controllers – The original elevator
controller was from an Otis Basement machine, which was replaced with a Dover
DMC, and later was replaced with Chicago’s own Atel Controls. It now has a
Smartrise Engineering control system.
Machine room– When we found the elevator machine room, it had a Dover DMC machine with an Atel control system and the old basement traction machine was still in the machine room. The machine room is cleared out and we have a ton of room now.
Elevator fixtures – We removed old Otis
Elevator fixtures and installed Innovation Industries hall and car fixtures.
Cab, sling, platform, cylinder & doors – We did a complete tear out of the hoistway and installed all new cab, sling, platform & cylinder from Canton Elevator and car and hatch doors from Peelle Company.
Take away – This was a huge undertaking for our project team.
Whenever we are working at existing buildings with older hoistways, and
especially when we are changing the classification of the elevator, we will see
some big challenges. Our project team
did a wonderful job working with the existing conditions and taking an old
beater and replacing it with a brand new elevator to provide the building with
something more appropriate for their new building needs.
Team work– We had 15 Colley employees work on this project and while our project team did the brunt of the work, they had a whole team behind them for support from the first phone call to the final inspection. Well done Team Colley!
Thank you’s – First and foremost
well done to our field personnel that was on the project who took every challenge
in stride. We would also like to thank
our supplier partners at Canton Elevator, Peelle Company and Smartrise for
working with us during the project on some of the obstacles we had along the
way. Thank you to those who took the the challenge out of our collective problems and worked with us through it. It takes a team[elevator contractor, building owner, suppliers] to take this from start to finish and
we took the building’s initial dream from 4 years ago and delivered elevator #2.
If you have any questions or would like additional information feel free to contact me at CraigZ@colleyelevator.com or 630-766-7230 ext. 107.
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