MULTI requires fewer and smaller shafts than conventional elevators and can increase the building's usable area by up to 25%, representing extra revenues from the additional rentable/leasable space. This is particularly important considering current elevator-escalator footprints can occupy up to 40% of a high rise building's floor space, depending on the building height.

The MULTI requires dramatically lower peak power permitting a better management of the building's energy needs, consequently reducing the investment costs in the power supply infrastructure.

The very first MULTI will be installed in OVG Real Estate's new building in Berlin. OVG is known by its cutting-edge project The Edge that is renowned worldwide for earning the title of ‘world's most sustainable office building'. Coen van Oostrom, CEO OVG Real Estate says: "We are absolutely delighted to partner with thyssenkrupp and to have the very first MULTI installed in our latest project, The East Side Tower in Berlin. The building - adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Arena and neighbor to Warschauer Strasse - is set to become a new landmark on the Berlin skyline. What drives OVG is continuous innovation in smart technology, sustainability and well-being, which keeps our company one step ahead of the rest. The forward-thinking new technology that MULTI brings to our flagship project, is a perfect fit for us."

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