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publication_id: "OT-2026-000002981"
title: "Building elevating system"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:16:32.594774Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002981"
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# Building elevating system

## Abstract

The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a building elevating system, including a frame, a plurality of piles and a pulley system. The frame is connectable to an underside of a floor to form a building. The plurality of piles are driven into a ground surface. The frame is slidably retainable about the piles. The pulley system including a pully wheel, a cable, a counterweight and a motor. The cable is connected to the frame on one end and the counterweight on another end. The cable is operably connected to the pulley wheel. The pulley wheel is drivable by the motor to move the building between a lowered position and an elevated position.