Madison, Ind. – As interest in “green” government buildings grows, so does the desire for education about the environmental impact of equipment used in these facilities. To help architects designing government fleet maintenance garages learn more about environmentally friendly equipment options, Rotary Lift has developed a new American Institute of Architects (AIA) accredited online training course, “Sustainability and Vehicle Maintenance Lifts.”
The course reviews the various kinds of vehicle lifts available and the environmental considerations surrounding them. The primary focus is on environmentally friendly in-ground lifts. The course covers the evolution of vehicle lifts, technologies that protect the environment, sustainable alternatives, and safety considerations when specifying vehicle lifts. At the conclusion of the course, an architect should be comfortable making informed, code-compliant vehicle lift recommendations that also address government agencies’ environmental concerns.
“Proper lift selection can play an important role in meeting agencies’ needs for increased sustainability and minimal environmental impact,” says John Rylee, Vehicle Service Group (VSG) marketing director. “For example, some modern inground lifts eliminate leakage concerns, use significantly less hydraulic fluid than other models and are compatible with bio-based hydraulic fluid. Rotary Lift invented the environmentally friendly inground lift category with the introduction of the SmartLift™ inground lift in 1995. As we celebrate SmartLift’s 15th anniversary, Rotary continues to help educate the industry about the role vehicle lifts can play in helping agencies meet their green goals while maximizing service bay productivity.”
Rotary Lift is an approved AIA continuing education provider and offers additional training courses for architects, facility planners and design engineers through the Rotary Lift assistPRO™ professional facility planning assistance program. The program’s free facility planning assistance includes customized layouts, CAD blocks, BIM models and exclusive written specifications available through the ARCAT® SpecWizard® online product configurator.
“Sustainability and Vehicle Maintenance Lifts” is course number RV977 with education provider RedVector. Access the course for free with a coupon code available online.
For more information about Rotary Lift’s assistPRO program, log on to www.rotarylift.com/assistpro_facility_planning.aspx or call (800) 640-5438. You can also find Rotary Lift on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube.
About Rotary Lift
Rotary Lift is the leading brand of vehicle lifts and equipment designed to increase technician productivity. Founded in 1925 by the inventor of the first automotive hydraulic lift, Rotary offers the broadest line of lifts for use in professional automotive service, commercial truck and transit, and enthusiast/residential customer segments. There are more Rotary Lift products used in vehicle repair shops around the world than any other brand.
With an uncompromising commitment to product quality, testing and safety, Rotary Lift’s products have achieved the reputation as the world’s most trusted lifts. A founding member of the Automotive Lift Institute, Rotary Lift is also the only North American lift manufacturer certified to ISO 9001 quality standards.
Rotary Lift is a VSG brand. VSG brings together several top brands of vehicle service and repair equipment, including Rotary Lift and Chief Automotive Technologies. Based in Madison, Ind., VSG has operations worldwide.
VSG is part of the Industrial Products segment of Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV), a multi-billion dollar, global producer of innovative equipment, specialty systems and value-added services.
