The Elevator-Integrated Delivery System for High-Rise Residential Buildings

Abstract

With the growth of the online market, online commerce has facilitated the development of home delivery services. An economically active individual in a developed country receives an average of approximately 40 parcels per year, and this trend is expected to intensify in the future (Her, 2010). This study considers the transportation of parcels within high-rise residential buildings in terms of their movement and energy consumption and proposes the elevator-integrated delivery system, a new delivery system that modifies a passenger elevator to automatically move parcels to their designated floors. This paper examines the feasibility and benefits of the proposed system by considering various scenarios and assumptions. The results indicate that the proposed system is energy-efficient for large numbers of deliveries and can reduce the waiting time for passengers as well as for parcels.