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Park More Autos In The Same Basement Space

2023-07-14

The architect`s dream solution

[These systems are the architect`s dream solution," observes Rutger Clovén, Business Development Manager at VPG. The space around the building is freed up for people, play, and plants – a green bonus that satisfies both city planners and environmentalists. Meanwhile, the architect has more space to play with in the basement, which now offers more parking spaces and/or more usable space for facilities.

Startling financial benefits

[We`ve crunched the numbers for lift-based systems, and the financial benefits really are startling," says Rutger. [A single parking space adds about €50k to the value of a property, or approaching €2k a year in rental income. But using a lift-based system can increase the number of spaces from, say, 11 to 17 for a typical apartment block."

That makes it possible to add two extra floors of apartments on the same building plan, which enables developers to make much more of their property. [In hard cash, it all adds up to gains of hundreds of thousands of euros," Rutger points out.

The way ahead

[Automated lift-based underground parking is the way ahead," says Rutger. [Many architects are still sticking to the familiar ramps, but those with a forward-looking, greener, mindset are keenly interested in the new way."

Rutger Clovén, Business Development Manager at VPG

The lifts at the heart of the solution

[We have been manufacturing scissor lifts for these applications for years, with hundreds of systems installed," notes Rutger. The big advantages are their ease of operation, which residents value, plus the outstanding reliability and security that property owners demand. [But we are now going further, by developing a new concept for a total solution for smart parking. We`ll be piloting it in Germany later this year – watch this space for more news as it happens!" concludes Rutger.

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