One of the challenges of the new world urbanization is that at the population level, more than 200 thousand people change their place of residence every day, so it is urgent to encourage a new policy of verticalization.

The reuse of millions of square meters in buildings is relevant here, since they must seriously rethink going through a modernization stage before abandonment,

“These types of buildings should be renovated instead of demolishing them and building new ones; The benefits for the owners will be that the attractiveness of their investments could be increased, which is why modernization is a good and sustainable business, ”said Alicia Bandala, General Director of KONE Mexico.

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During the conference "Intelligent building through modernization" that he dictated digitally for the Mexican Association of Intelligent and Sustainable Building AC, (IMEI), he highlighted that although cities only occupy 2% of urban space in the world, they contribute with 75% of energy consumption and 80% of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions.

“In this sense, elevators can consume between 2 and 10% of this energy, so the buildings of the future will be the ones that help reduce this ecological footprint.

For example, there are already elevators that are used without touching, using only the cell phone, with technology that gives you that digital accessibility and that is in line with what is now being highly demanded: do not touch, "he said.

The General Director of KONE Mexico, Alicia Bandala, said that the pandemic has brought a new normal, which implies that spaces must be adapted to the new ways in which humans want to collaborate, produce and live.

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"Today, residential spaces are required that offer comfortable and safe options for users to perform their work functions remotely thanks to this trend that is here to stay, such as hybrid work."

For this, he said, flexibility will contribute to the desired healthy distance so that people feel comfortable, calm, safe and happy about this issue of Wellness, since both in residential spaces and in offices, productivity must be guaranteed.

This type of new buildings will depend on technology and will be more intelligent in the sense of providing better air quality, lighting, ventilation, ergonomics and wellness.

A smart building rescues the value of the property and implies significantly improving the performance of the elevator by updating the machinery, electrification and signage.

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