How do you Transport 5,500 kgs up 2,717 ft at 18 Meters per Second?
The Burj Khalifa's elevators have the world's longest travel distance from lowest to highest stop. It is the first mega-rise to have elevators with specially programmed, permit-controlled evacuation procedures. At 5,500 kg capacity, the firemen/service elevator is the world's tallest service elevator. 54 lifts have been installed in the tower.
Taipei 101 eyes world’s tallest green building title
Standing 509 meters tall, the Taipei 101 building was recognized for many years as the world’s tallest building. It was forced to relinquish its title, however, when the 829-meter Burj Dubai, since named as Burj Khalifa, opened its doors in January 2009.
A bright future
Despite having a modest role to play in the completion of buildings, the paints and coatings industry is one of the biggest industries in the Middle East construction sector today. For the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, as much as 122,000kg of powder coatings and 487,000 litres of paint were required, and even after the recession, the industry continues to thrive.
Mott MacDonald appointed design engineer for iconic Dubai Pearl
Mott MacDonald has been appointed by Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, a company owned by a consortium of investors led by the Al Fahim Group of Abu Dhabi, as detailed design engineers for Phase 1 of the £3.86bn ($6bn) luxury Dubai Pearl development in the United Arab Emirates.
Arabtec to raise US $150m via convertible bonds
The builder of the Burj Khalifa will also sell more than 398 million shares to existing stakeholders, one new share for every three they hold at one dirham per share, according to a notification to the stock exchange.
Dubai Municipality To Launch Intelligent Telephone Project idubai
Dubai Municipality will be launching a new intelligent telephone project called "iDubai," which will be available on iPhones and Black Berries very soon, reports Emirates News Agency, WAM, Monday. For example, if one goes to the hotels category and type Burj Khalifa, the address, telephone numbers, photos and map of Burj Khalifa will be shown on the screen. The information about the hotels will contain all details such as the number of rooms, rates, facilities and other related things.
The sky’s the limit for tower developers
When the Burj Khalifa opened a year ago in a blizzard of lights and fireworks, it was hailed as the new champion among the world's tallest buildings. But the 828-metre tower is simply the latest leader in a never-ending quest to reach for the sky.
Satellite to guide Burj Khalifa fireworks show
The fireworks display on New Year's Eve at Burj Khalifa will be the highest in the world and will be guided by satellites, XPRESS can exclusively reveal. The visual extravaganza will be put together by a 120-member team of Prisme International, the company behind the show at the Burj Khalifa launch on January 4.
Notes on a Year: Christopher Hawthorne on architecture
Opened with great fanfare on Jan. 4 as the tallest building in the world, the 2,717-foot-high Burj Khalifa, designed by Chicago architect Adrian Smith, acted instantly as a kind of 160-story Rorschach Test.
Construction underway on Four Seasons Bahrain
Developers of the Bahrain Bay Development in Manama have confirmed that construction is finally underway on the project’s 201m-high Four Seasons hotel. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill – the company behind Dubai’s Burj Khalifa – Bahrain Bay is a US $2.5 billion project is a mixed-use waterfront development that has been in construction since 2006.
