据卡尔加里先驱报报道，当地的住宅建筑商发现对家用电梯的需求，起码是选择需求，正在日益增加。便利性，使用方便性，更高的转售价值，对老年人移动能力的“未来适用性”等等因素都是家用电梯更受欢迎的原因。客户们也要么选择分散型、隐蔽型的电梯，要么选择更加夸张的全玻璃电梯，周围还有螺旋楼梯间环绕。Calbridge Homes建筑商在卡尔加里的高级分公司内有一个模拟住宅，预计在秋天启用，届时将安装隐蔽的家用电梯。建筑商称，即使现年30多岁的客户也会因方便性而选择安装家用电梯，起步价约为27000加元（约合20475美元）。

　　BUILDERS: HOME ELEVATORS GROWING IN POPULARITY IN CALGARY

　　Homebuilders in Calgary, Canada, are seeing an increase in requests for elevators, or at least the option for them, in new homes, the Calgary Herald reports. Convenience, accessibility, enhanced resale value and “future-proofing” for age-related mobility issues are the reasons home elevators are gaining popularity. Customers either opt for discrete, hidden elevators or ones that are more dramatic, such as a glass elevator with a staircase wrapping around it. A model home being built by Calbridge Homes in an upscale subdivision in Calgary, set to open in the fall, is being outfitted with a discrete home elevator. Homebuilders report that even people in their 30s are opting for home elevators — which start at approximately CAD$27,000 (US$20,475) — for convenience.