This book aims at providing basic technical information to the builders and architects which they normally seek from consultants. The content of this book is also expected to provide basic elevator knowledge to the students, particularly future Engineers, builders and architects. It is also my aim to help the employees of elevator companies, to get to know the elevators fully. Currently students do not get the opportunity to study about elevators. This book could lay the foundation for introducing " Basics of Elevator technology" as an elective subject. It is the author‟s belief that the civil, mechanical, Electrical or Electronic engineers & Architects who have done an elective in elevator engineering would find it easy to get absorbed in the Elevator industry. This book may also be a source of knowledge for the common man who manages housing societies. This book features Foreword from Mr Malhotra the former Managing Director of OTIS India and Mr Leandre Adifon the former Vice President of OTIS Worldwide Engineering, USA which justifies the value of this book.