@LunaDragofelis on a different note: #Buildingcodes in terms of #FireSafety do get updated and more stringent, with #accessibility and #safety first in mind, requiring redundant safe exits even for upper floors and having strict requirements for #FireElevators in places where mobility-disabled or otherwise immobile people are to be expected like hospitals, schools and caretaking facilities.

• So modern buildings have like external escape doors and -ramps to comply with said requirements.

@LunaDragofelis well, #FireElevators aka. #Elevators that can be safely used during fires DO EXIST.

• The problem isn't even power for the most part, as Elevators for the most part are designed to slowly descent upon max load and otherwise their counterweights raise them slowly.
  • the problem is that #BuildingCodes and #FireSafety legislation don't mandate them outside of extremely tall buildings like TV Towers with Public Visitor Platforms / Restaurants.

The $30 Fix That Keeps Your House 55°F Forever - Why Did The Industry Ban It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJD11GGbG1s

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This $0 Wall HEATS Your Home in Winter, COOLS It in Summer — HVAC Industry Buried It for 60 Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2laXfgGNC8

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