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KONE 2016 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
ENVIRONMENT - SOLUTIONS
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ENERGY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS
FOR GREENER BUILDINGS
The biggest environmental impact of our
solutions stems from the amount of electricity
elevators and escalators use over their lifetime.
This underlines the importance of focusing
on energy efficiency innovations. KONE is a
pioneer in developing eco-efficient solutions in
the elevator and escalator industry.
The KONE MonoSpace®500, our current
machine-room-less volume elevator, is up
to 90% more energy efficient than KONE’s
elevators from the 1990s. This has been made
possible by the completely renewed low-rise
volume KONE EcoDisc® hoisting machine,
a highly efficient drive, enhanced standby
solutions, and LED lighting. Our revolutionary
KONE UltraRope® high-rise hoisting
technology cuts the energy consumption of a
500-meter elevator ride by 15%.
Elevators and escalators currently in operation
are aging, especially in Europe. In this
market, equipment over 20 years is expected
to increase from 2.2 million units to 3.2.
million units by 2020, representing 60% of
the equipment base (Source: European Lift
Association ELA). Elevator modernization can
bring vast energy savings. According to the
Energy Efficiency of Elevators and Escalators
(E4) study supported by the European
Commission, energy savings of up to 63% can
be achieved by modernizing elevators installed
in 1985 or earlier with the best available
technology. On the European level this would
amount to 11.6 TWh.
Over the years, KONE has also worked
on further improving the safety, quality,
and reliability of our escalators. We have
set a target of further improving the
energy efficiency of KONE solutions in our
Environmental Excellence program for
2014–2016 (Read more on page 23).
Eco-efficiency in every phase of a
building’s life-cycle
We provide services that help our customers
achieve their eco-efficiency goals in every
phase of their buildings’ life-cycle – from
designing and constructing buildings to
maintaining and modernizing them. We pay
careful attention to the way our services are
produced and delivered to ensure that they
are environmentally efficient.
LONG-TERM
ENVIRONMENTAL TARGETS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
Leader in low-carbon People Flow®
solutions for smart eco-cities
OPERATIONS:
Efficient low-carbon operations
Calculation is based on: Speed: 1 m/s,
load: 630 kg Since 2008 also: 150,000
starts per year, travel height 9 m, 4
floors Due to historical reasons, the data
for starts, travel height and floors is not
available for the 1990s elevators.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF KONE
ELEVATORS
Annual energy consumption (kWh/year)
Current
KONE
Mono-
Space
technology
2008
KONE
Mono-
Space
1996
KONE
Mono-
Space
90s
KONE
elevators
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
Up to
70%
energy savings
by modernizing an elevato
r
3%
annual carbon footprint
reduction target relative to net sales
1. Supporting green
building design
Calculating our products’
energy use and enabling green
building construction. We publish
the environmental impact of
KONE products and contribute
to developing global energy
management standards.
3. Efficient maintenance
processes
Using smart technologies and a
green vehicle fleet to minimize
emissions and maximize efficiency.
Remote monitoring solutions reduce
unnecessary technician callouts. By
carrying optimized spare part stocks
in our vehicles we reduce warehouse
visits, further decreasing emissions.
4. Eco-efficiency through
modernization
Applying a range of solutions to make
the biggest difference with the lowest
possible environmental impact. Our
modernization solutions range from
retrofitting LED lights to a completely
new elevator with energy-regeneration
technology.
2. Eco-efficient installation
Considering the environment
when installing new equipment.
Our well-planned and efficient
installation processes minimize the
adverse environmental impacts of
installation work, and our systems
ensure we reduce our chemical use
and handle waste efficiently on site.