{"id":3546,"date":"2021-01-21T08:34:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T16:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/?p=3546"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:14:11","slug":"common-mistakes-commercial-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/common-mistakes-commercial-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 Most Common Mistakes When Designing Commercial Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3546\" class=\"elementor elementor-3546\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac03e32 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac03e32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20d3848\" data-id=\"20d3848\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9e984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af9e984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigning accessibility solutions using platform lifts for commercial buildings can often be tricky. The public accessibility range varies\u00a0from platform lifts to compact elevators for different types of community buildings, schools, offices, etc. This specific product range allows for a compliant and cost-effective accessibility, as well as to bring to life or make active areas of limited use or occupancy.\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d03d36 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d03d36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdbbd97\" data-id=\"cdbbd97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e2764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0e2764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avoid common mistakes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b83ae5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b83ae5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3747a02\" data-id=\"3747a02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7e842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef7e842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/daniel-mccullough-FPFq_trr2Y-unsplash-1-scaled-e1610413708631-1024x474.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3553\" alt=\"Designing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/daniel-mccullough-FPFq_trr2Y-unsplash-1-scaled-e1610413708631-1024x474.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/daniel-mccullough-FPFq_trr2Y-unsplash-1-scaled-e1610413708631-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/daniel-mccullough-FPFq_trr2Y-unsplash-1-scaled-e1610413708631-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/daniel-mccullough-FPFq_trr2Y-unsplash-1-scaled-e1610413708631-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.garaventalift.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/daniel-mccullough-FPFq_trr2Y-unsplash-1-scaled-e1610413708631-2048x947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca8074c\" data-id=\"ca8074c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8d5926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8d5926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, platform lifts\u00a0are only an excellent solution for public accessibility when they are used properly, and the application makes sense for users. Therefore, Garaventa Lift identified the 6 most common mistakes when designing commercial solutions and listed them in a whitepaper. This paper intends to\u00a0 help professionals\u00a0 avoiding common mistakes when using platform lifts for accessibility in public places. 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