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Elevator Expert on How to Move 10,000 People Up a 118-Floor Skyscraper | WSJ Pro Perfected
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8:02Now PlayingThe global elevator and escalator market is expected to be over $145 billion by 2027 as skylines increasingly become taller. The Merdeka 118 building in Malaysia will become the world’s second tallest skyscraper in 2024 at 2,233 feet. But how do the elevators efficiently transport more than 10,000 people up and down the building every day?
WSJ spoke with an elevator engineer expert who breaks down the strategies and challenges that come with designing an elevator system to service each of the Malaysian skyscraper’s 118 floors.
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