"Liaowang" published an article: why the installation of elevators is a problem

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 26. The 39th issue of "Liaowang" News Weekly, which will be published on September 28, 2020, will publish an article entitled "Why does it become a problem to install an elevator?"

The summary is as follows:

　　Recently, the installation of elevators in old buildings has been generally accelerated in various places.

Shanghai, Chengdu, Jinan and other places have relaxed the proportion of owners who want to install elevators to ask for approval to two-thirds, and cancelled the one-vote veto system.

Shanghai requires all districts to launch a "combat blueprint" for installing elevators within this year, so that people can know whether their buildings meet the conditions for elevators.

In the past three years since the installation of elevators in existing residences in Jinan City, a total of 720 units have been constructed and a financial subsidy of RMB 98,677,500 has been issued.

　　The reporter's investigation found that four major problems, including the different demands of the people's interests, the complicated approval process, the non-standard industry standards, and the difficulty in raising funds, are plaguing the process of adding elevators in old communities.

　　First, there are conflicts in the interests of owners.

　　The first is the difference in housing prices. Some residents reported that when they bought a house, it was the best floor to buy a house. The second floor was ranked third. There are elderly people in the family, and the first floor has advantages; the fifth to seventh floors are the lowest value floors. .

After the elevator was installed, the fifth, sixth and seventh floors were counterattacked as the most expensive golden floors. The third and fourth floors were no longer golden floors, and the house prices on the first and second floors fell.

　　The installation of elevators objectively brings many inconveniences to low-floor residents, such as occupying courtyards, increasing interference, reducing lighting, and increasing noise.

Mao Weixin, director of the neighborhood committee of Guanshengyuan Road, Caohejing Street, Shanghai, said that the ideological work of residents on the first and second floors is the most difficult to do.

Judging from the current successful cases of installing elevators, the first floor of some buildings is occupied by merchants, which greatly reduces the difficulty of communication. The real hard bones are still behind.

　　Second, the process of installing elevators is complicated and the cycle is long.

　　Mao Weixin said that there are only four residents in the neighborhood committee in this area. The installation of elevators may involve the displacement of green belts, electricity, gas, water and other pipe networks, requiring approval from multiple departments, and the neighborhood committee cannot handle it.

　　Zhu Jin, Secretary of the Party Branch of Panjiazhai Residential District, Xujiahui Street, Shanghai, said, “It will take one and a half to two years from the consultation of residents’ opinions to the successful installation of elevators. Most departments support it, so it can be done quickly; If it is not allowed, the approval will be slow, and the process can be accelerated through methods such as party building and acquaintances."

　　Third, the industry is mixed.

　　"Some companies are grass-platform teams composed of several people. They buy elevators from an elevator manufacturer, find a steel structure company, and find a basic project. They dare to'hang sheep's head and sell dog meat' and install elevators for the people." Industry insiders pointed out that the irregular behavior of some small companies has disrupted the market order, and has also caused quality problems in the installation of elevators in some communities, and there are hidden safety risks.

　　Fourth, it is difficult to raise funds for Gatti.

In some places, the average contribution of each household has been adopted, which has caused many contradictions.

　　Unit 5, Lane 3031, Kaixuan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai is under intense construction.

The reporter learned that, without considering government financial subsidies, the owners of the building where they are located need to raise funds of 860,000 yuan by themselves, and confirm the proportion of investment based on the floor.

The first floor did not pay, and the households on the seventh floor paid the most, reaching more than 116,000 yuan.

　　"This is not a small expense for some people with family difficulties." Zhu Jin said, "Funding is also needed for later operation and maintenance, but the property fee cannot be increased arbitrarily."

　　In response to the above problems, Wu Hongliang, deputy director of Shanghai Xujiahui Sub-district Office, said that installing elevators is not only a livelihood project, but also a popular support project that promotes residents' autonomy and allows more residents to actively participate in community affairs.

　　Yang Yue, deputy director of Shanghai's Caohejing Sub-district Office, said that most of the issues involved in installing elevators need to be resolved through consultation by residents themselves, such as investment plans and payment methods for elevators.

At the city level, government departments need to smooth the process of adding elevators to make residents' demands better and faster to implement.

　　Yang Yue suggested that a combination of micro-renewal of the community should be played.

"For example, improving the green belt of the community, intensive use of space to increase parking spaces, and more convenient parking for low-rise residents."

　　Industry insiders also suggest that the government formulate relevant supporting policies to guide social capital to actively participate in innovative elevator installations of various business models, such as clarifying the boundaries of responsibility and rights of social capital as a "concessionaire" or "vertical transportation service provider", and detailing engineering technology Specific contents such as specifications, contract text, apportionment ratio of residents' expenses, and usage fees.

In addition, the installation of elevators in old buildings also requires uniform technical standards to guide the installation work.

It not only allows companies engaged in elevator retrofitting to have evidence to follow, but also allows regulatory agencies to have rules to follow in the standardized management of elevator retrofitting.

(Reporters: Zheng Juntian, Du Kang, Shao Luwen)