We do not sell maintenance, repairs or modernization work. When we tell you an elevator doesn’t need a $400,000 modernization yet, or that it does, there’s nothing in it for us either way.
What an independent elevator consultant does
An elevator consultant gives an owner technical oversight the owner usually doesn’t have in-house: evaluating equipment condition, interpreting inspection results and code requirements, judging whether a contractor’s work and recommendations hold up, and helping decide when to repair, when to modernize and how to budget for it.
Most owners only hear about their elevators from the company that maintains them. We give you a second, independent voice.
How we help owners
- Understand inspection results and what compliance actually requires
- Evaluate maintenance quality and contractor performance against the contract
- Avoid unnecessary repairs and premature modernization
- Plan capital improvements on a defensible schedule
- Reduce downtime, risk and unplanned costs
Elevator consulting services
- Independent elevator and escalator inspections
- Compliance and deficiency management
- Maintenance contract review and renegotiation support
- Contractor performance evaluation and maintenance audits
- Modernization and lifecycle planning
- Capital budgeting and long-term forecasting
- Owner and property manager representation
- Coordination with jurisdictional authorities
Engagements are scoped to the property: a single review of one building’s inspection history, or ongoing oversight of a multi-state portfolio.
Who we work with
- Commercial office buildings
- Healthcare and hospital facilities
- Universities and campus environments
- Hospitality and mixed-use properties
- Residential and high-rise buildings
- Government and public agencies