NDLI: Tall Buildings : Sustainable Design Opportunities

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Tall Buildings : Sustainable Design Opportunities

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Author	Tamboli, Akbar Joseph, Leonard Vadnere, Umakant Xu, Xiao
Abstract	Tall buildings can serve several functions: providing occupiable floor space for rent or sale, providing instant recognition as an impressive architectural monument, and showcasing advanced technologies for building design and construction. This paper describes three major tall buildings focusing on their incorporation of sustainable structural designs. Taipei 101, Taiwan. This tall building stands at 1,667 ft (508 m) making it the world's tallest building according to the Council on Tall buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The stiff structure is designed for great strength to account for typhoon conditions. It consists of a fly-ash concrete mat with a structural frame of recycled steel. Petronas Towers, Malaysia. This “uniquely Malaysian” structure stands at 1,483 ft (452 m) making it the world's tallest twin-tower building according to the CTBUH. The structure is designed using high-strength fly-ash concrete and floor framing of recycled steel which offers the desired mass, stiffness, and damping properties to withstand windy conditions. Random House Tower, New York.This tall building which stands at 675 ft (206 m) is the first building in the U.S. to incorporate the use of tuned liquid column dampers (TLCD). The structural frame also utilizes both fly-ash concrete
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Language	English
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