A CLOSER LOOK AT IoT IMPROVING VT SAFETY IN CANADA

Although already used in vertical-transportation (VT) systems, internet of things (IoT) sensor technology has the potential to take public safety to the next level as the pace of high-rise construction increases in British Columbia, Canada, according to Catherine Roome, CEO of Technical Safety B.C., an independent organization that oversees the safe installation and operation of equipment in the province. Roome wrote an article for the Vancouver Sun in which she described a research project involving municipalities and building owners implementing an IoT system that measured how the speed of an elevator changed. Such data revealed a "hidden pattern of anomalies" that could help identify issues and prevent accidents, she said, concluding that "the use of IoT in elevators will increase in B.C."