There have also been instances where these call the 24-hour maintenance staff for the building, a bewildering experience for sleepy personnel who didn’t sign up for this.

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Perhaps no button on Earth is mashed as furiously as the “door close” button in an elevator. But does it work?

It's not 'beam me up, Scotty,' but we're currently installing touchless/wave-to-call elevator buttons to reduce the spread of germs. Just point to the floor where you're headed and be transported!

One of those specifications stipulates that elevator doors remain open for a minimum of three seconds or more, depending on how close the hallway’s call buttons are located to the elevator shafts.