Capacity factor and 5 minute handling capacity (%)

Capacity Factor by Mass (%) and Capacity Factor by Area (%) refer to how full the elevator will be during an average round trip.

5-minute handling capacity (%) is the percentage of the building population transported by the elevators within five minutes during a morning up peak.

If the analysis type is Enhanced Up Peak or General Analysis, the inputs specify how much traffic is expected, and Elevate calculates the Capacity Factor by Area and Capacity Factor by Mass. In an Up Peak analysis, the inputs specify how full the elevator will be, and Elevate calculates the 5-minute handling capacity. Thus, only one of these two results is shown according to the selected analysis type.