Engineering write-ups, building-safety analysis, and notes from the SkySaver service team.
A look at the centrifugal brake at the heart of every SkySaver descent device — and why we deliberately chose a single moving part over the smarter, sensor-laden alternatives.
Read essayWhat we learned standing up SkySaver service in a vertical city of 1,000+ towers — and why anchor placement is a building-by-building conversation.
A retiree-floor purchase, the conversation with the building manager, and what the kit looked like the day it arrived.
Inside the wind-tunnel-style rig where every cable is loaded with sandbags from infant to NFL lineman.
A reading of the NFPA 1932 standard, modern fire-truck specs, and what they imply for the floors above.
A timed installation walkthrough, with photos of the wall behind the drywall.
A side-by-side of three- and six-point harnesses under repeated descent, and why the extra two pressure points were the difference.
112 units, 19 floors, two weekends. Notes from the install team.