Good Morning! We'd like to use vegetable oil in our elevators instead of using hydraulic oil. Think this will count? The elevator technician said it will work just the same.
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Kath Williams + Associates
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Earning an "eco elevator" credit has proven very frustrating for several of our project teams. The reviewers have said that the environmental impact of the elevator must be calculated and documented. We have worked with two major manufacturers of "eco elevators" and they could not provide any comparison or documentation that proves measured lessening of impact on environment. Just saying it..and even with a common sense approach as with vegetable oil...will not achieve the credit.
