KONE References 2017: Urban Journeys

1 KONE’s Tytyri test lab is the only underground elevator testing facility in the world. 2 Built in an active limestone mine, the facility is used to test elevators for heights up to 350 meters. 3 The facility contains 11 elevator shafts with a combined length of 1.6 kilometers. 4 KONE can test elevator speeds up to 70 km/hour or 19 meters per second in this facility. 5 The unique free-fall tests conducted here to test deceleration and braking see elevator speeds reach up to 90 km/hour or 26 meters per second. 6 Advanced products including the KONE UltraRope®, which has effectively doubled the height to which a building can be constructed, are tested in this facility. 7 Elevators used in some of the world’s tallest buildings, including the Jeddah Tower, China Zun and Marina Bay Sands, have been tested at the Tytyri facility. TYTYRI: The world’s only underground elevator testing facility Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2016 High-rise building facts from around the world super tall (over 300 meters) buildings and 3 mega tall (over 600 meters) buildings have been completed globally. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre became the tallest building to be completed in 2016. 125 530m of buildings measuring over 200 meters were built in Asia. China topped the ranks for the ninth year running with 66% of these buildings. buildings measuring over 200 meters were built in Shenzen in 2016, the most in any single city. 11 84% buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world at the end of 2016. of tall buildings were built with composite structural systems that optimize the use of steel and concrete. buildings measuring over 200 meters have been completed around the world so far. 53% 128 1,168 At a glance 9