People Flow

People Flow™ as a concept relates to the phenomenon of masses of people moving around in buildings in an organized, comfortable and safe way.

Urbanization and the ageing of population are the key mega trends creating the need for managing traffic flow in cities and people flow in buildings. A “mega trend” is a concept to describe a phenomenon that significantly changes the structure of society. Often the change is global.

Every year the population in cities grows by over 50 million people. As the population in cities increases, and the subsequent environmental challenges need to be taken care of, cities are forced to grow tighter and upwards. Challenges arising from this trend are the congestion and crowding of cities. However, as history records show, successful urbanization is a prerequisite for economic growth.

For professionals involved in planning and renovating buildings (architects, elevator and escalator companies, etc…) this creates great opportunities. By understanding user needs and coming up with innovative and unique ways of solving the challenges of people flow, these professionals can create solutions that enable people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting from one place to another.

Public transportation transit centers, shopping malls, airport hubs, multipurpose complexes, even big office buildings and other high-rise buildings are all examples of areas where well-planned people flow impacts the experience of using the building.