Burj Dubai

Dubai Tower - a skyscraper resembling the stalagmite, which is now almost completed and will be ready for settlement in September 2009. Since 2007, the Dubai Tower is the tallest structure in the world, and from May 2008 - still the tallest building ever existed ( before the record belonged to the Warsaw radio mast that fell in 1991). The exact final height of the skyscraper is still unknown, but estimated - is 818 m ( with the number of floors - 160 ).

... The total cost of construction - about $ 4.1 billion. The author of the project - American architect Adrian Smith, has already experienced in the design of such facilities ( in particular, he participated in the design of a skyscraper Jin Mao in China, height 420 m ). As a general contractor for building construction unit has been selected the South Korean company Samsung, which had previously been involved in the construction of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

Burj Dubai will be a key element of the new business center in Dubai. Inside the complex will house hotels, apartments, offices and shopping centers. Under the project, on 37 lower floors will house the hotel and 700 luxury apartments will occupy floors 45 to 108. The majority of areas designated for office space. The exception would amount to 123 and 124 floors, which will be located lobby and an observation deck, respectively,. A synthetic tower, which will be erected above the main building, will carry, in addition features a decorative, yet communication, as will be equipped with the necessary telecommunications equipment.

Construction of the skyscraper began in 2004 and comes with a floor rate of 1-2 per week. At the moment of its creation took about 320 thousand. m ³ of concrete and more than 60 thousand. tonnes of steel reinforcement. Concrete work completed after the construction of 160 floors, is the assembly of the 180- meter spire of steel structures. Fire building system will evacuate all the residents for no more than 32 minutes.

The tower will be completely self- generate electricity for itself: it will use the 61- meter turbine rotates the wind, as well as an array. solar Panels. (partially located on the walls of the tower ) with a total area of ​​about 15 thousand. m ². In addition, the building is equipped with special protection from the sun and reflective glass panels, which will reduce the heat inside the premises ( in Dubai are the temperature to 50 ° C), which reduces the need for air conditioning. Conditioning is used in a skyscraper convection system blows air upward along the entire height of the tower, and will be used for cooling sea water and underground cooling modules. Stated that the air temperature in the building will be about 18 ° C.

according to the materials. Wikipedia.