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~5 floors is as high as you can go before needing an elevator.
by bezmenov 6y ago
~5 floors is as high as you can go before needing an elevator.
- cameldrv 6y agoYou can do six, but the sunlight at the top really has to be great for it to be worth it...
- bluGill 6y ago5 floors is also about the limit for wood frame construction, you need a more expensive building style to go higher. Obviously consult a civil engineer for details. What this means in practice is you don't build between 6 and 10 floor buildings because the numbers won't work out. (obviously there are exceptions)
- allannienhuis 6y agoI don't think I've seen a reasonably modern building around here (Vancouver, Canada) over 2 floors without an elevator. I expect we have accessibility rules that require them for anything other than individual private residences.
- dredmorbius 6y agoMuch of Europes dense inner core multi-storey construction predates lifts. At the time the buildings were constructed, 5-6 storeys was a practical limit. Not just people, but food, water, and waste travelled by stair (or, in the latter case often, air).