There are 8 floors of the building in which people can travel up and down. If someone needs to use the elevator, they will press the button to call it to the first floor (home). The following plan for the elevator will happen once the button is pressed:

If the elevator is occupied:

1. If there are people in the elevator, they must be sent to the floor they chose in the respective numerical order going down to home.
   1. Example: If someone got in the elevator on the 7th floor and wished to go to the 3rd floor, but someone else got on the 6th floor and wished to go to the 5th floor, the elevator would stop at the 5th floor first, and then go to the 3rd floor. 
2. At each floor stop, the elevator will chime once before opening the doors, will wait 10 seconds, and chime once more before closing the doors again.
3. For the elevator to close again, it must make sure every person and/or object has passed through the laser to make sure nothing is obstructing the doors.
4. The elevator will repeat this process until it has reached home.

If the elevator is not occupied:

1. If there aren’t people in the elevator, then it will arrive straight to home without making any stops.
2. Steps 2-4 still apply to the elevator’s movements.
   1. Similar to going down if one gets on the elevator from home, and wishes to go to the 8th floor, yet someone else gets on at the 4th floor and wishes to go to the 7th floor, the elevator stops at the 7th floor first, then the 8th floor.
3. If the elevator has not been occupied for 10 minutes, then it will automatically return to home.

Inside the elevator:

1. The elevator is equipped with numbered buttons (1-8) that correspond to each floor in the building, a door open and door close button to close the doors manually, an assistance button that when pressed a call is sent to the front desk for help, and finally an emergency button that gets sent straight to the fire department in case elevator gets stuck or any other emergency that requires immediate attention.
   1. There are two sets of buttons, mirroring each other on either side of the elevator doors
2. A sign is posted stating the maximum occupancy of the elevator should be no more than 10 people
   1. The elevator detects this with sensors that determine the weight inside of the elevator, if this weight limit is exceeded, then the elevator will not move.
3. A speaker is on the roof of the elevator, in case anyone from the outside needs to get in contact with those riding the elevator, however, it will not play music and only authorized personnel should use the speaker.