Traffic Analysis & Vertical Transportation Planning
MTVT uses recognised industry methodologies, traffic modelling and simulation techniques to develop practical, cost-effective vertical transportation solutions tailored to each project.
Request Traffic AnalysisWhat Traffic Analysis Determines
The Right Lift Solution Starts with the Right Data
A professional traffic analysis study establishes the key parameters that define the correct vertical transportation solution for your building — before a single shaft is designed.
Optimum Number of Lifts
Calculate the precise number of lifts needed to serve your building's population without over- or under-provisioning.
Lift Capacities & Speeds
Determine the correct car capacity (kg/persons) and travel speed for each lift group based on building height and traffic demand.
Passenger Waiting Times
Model expected average and worst-case waiting times across peak and off-peak periods to ensure passenger comfort targets are met.
Passenger Handling Capacity
Establish the number of passengers each lift group can transport per 5-minute peak interval — the core metric of vertical transportation performance.
Lift Group Configuration
Define the optimal grouping, zoning and dispatching strategy — including single-deck, double-deck and destination control configurations where appropriate.
Building Core Optimisation
Minimise the shaft footprint within the building core, freeing up net lettable area while maintaining full vertical transportation performance.
Why It Matters
How Traffic Analysis Benefits Your Project
Professional traffic analysis delivers measurable improvements across performance, cost and building value.
Improve Passenger Experience
Correctly specified lifts deliver shorter waiting times, smoother ride quality and a better overall experience for building occupants and visitors.
Reduce Waiting Times & Congestion
Traffic analysis identifies congestion points before construction, allowing the design to be adjusted to eliminate bottlenecks at peak periods.
Avoid Over-Specification
Without analysis, it is easy to specify more lifts or higher speeds than the building actually needs — adding capital cost, maintenance cost and shaft space with no performance benefit.
Avoid Under-Specification
Under-specified lifts cause chronic congestion, long waiting times and tenant dissatisfaction — problems that are expensive and disruptive to correct after construction.
Increase Net Lettable Area
Optimising the number and configuration of lifts reduces the shaft footprint in the building core, directly increasing the net lettable and saleable floor area.
Support Sustainability Objectives
Right-sizing the lift installation avoids unnecessary equipment and energy consumption — contributing to LEED, BREEAM and other green building certification targets.
Building Value
Maximise Net Lettable Area
The lift core is one of the largest fixed costs in a building's floor plate. Every square metre consumed by shafts, lobbies and machine rooms is a square metre that cannot be let or sold.
By right-sizing the lift installation through traffic analysis, MTVT helps developers and building owners minimise the core footprint — directly increasing the net lettable and saleable floor area and improving the overall return on investment.
Increase NLA
Optimised core footprint
Reduce Costs
Right-sized installation
Our Methodology
How We Work
A structured, five-stage process from data collection through to design integration support.
Building Data Collection
We gather all relevant building parameters: floor count, floor-to-floor heights, gross and net floor areas, occupancy type, population density, operating hours and any special traffic requirements (e.g. retail, hospital, hotel).
Traffic Demand Modelling
Using recognised industry methodologies — including CIBSE Guide D and EN 81-20 traffic calculation standards — we model the up-peak, down-peak and inter-floor traffic demand for the building.
Simulation & Analysis
We run dynamic traffic simulations to test multiple lift configurations against the modelled demand, evaluating average waiting time, average journey time, passenger handling capacity and interval for each scenario.
Recommendation & Report
We deliver a clear written report setting out the recommended lift specification — number, capacity, speed, group configuration and core layout — with supporting calculations and simulation results.
Design Integration Support
We work alongside architects, structural engineers and MEP consultants to integrate the recommended lift solution into the building design — including shaft sizing, pit/headroom requirements and machine room (or MRL) provisions.
Who It's For
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Building Types
Applicable to All Building Types
Ready to Optimise Your Building's Vertical Transportation?
Contact MTVT to discuss your project. We will assess your building's requirements and provide a tailored traffic analysis study with clear, actionable recommendations.