On demand has its advantages.
Escalators can be a tricky topic. On the one hand, they’re huge energy sucks when no one is using them and they’re endlessly looping without a passenger, or when stairs are a perfectly useful option. On the other hand, escalators are a big resource in places like airports or for those of us who aren’t able to get up a flight of stairs, so it’s not like we could or would want to get rid of them. The solution seems to be escalators that run only when needed — and that solution can save a ton of electricity.
Life As A Healthcare CIO points us to an example of just such an on-demand escalator in use at the Narita airport near Tokyo…
Continue reading… “On-Demand Escalators Can Cut Energy Use By Up To 52%”
