Height and Data
The CTBUH Height & Data Committee was originally created to establish and, when necessary, provide guidance in the refinement of the official Height Criteria used to define, measure, and study tall buildings. However, more recently, this mandate has been widened to embrace other aspects of building data and measurement. The Committee has thus influenced many compelling research endeavors and prompted provocative conversations with the public about the nature of tall buildings and the trends surrounding them, in recent times. The committee meets on a regular basis to discuss the latest developments in the tall building industry and possible additions or revisions to the Criteria. The Committee is composed of influential professionals involved in the architecture, engineering, planning, development and construction of tall buildings and urban habitat. The CTBUH maintains a database of the world's tallest buildings as ratified by the Height Committee in The Skyscraper Center. View the official CTBUH Height Criteria.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Member
Luis Henrique Bueno Villanova
Architect & Urban Planner, The Skyscraper Center
Curitiba, Brazil
Member
Juste Tresor Gatari
Architect, Moody Nolan
Houston, United States
Member
Richard Lee
Sustainable Design Consultant, C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners
Taipei, China
CTBUH Liaison
Will Miranda
Senior Research Manager, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Chicago, United States
Member
Chiara Occhipinti
London, United Kingdom
Member
Gregory Santiago
Architecture and Urbanism undergraduate student, Individuals
Fortaleza, Brazil
Member
Gary Strong
Global Building Standards Director / Fire & Building Safety Head, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
London, United Kingdom
CTBUH Liaison
Dario Trabucco
Associate Professor in Building Technology, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Venice, Italy
CTBUH Liaison
Shawn Ursini
Senior Building Database Manager, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Chicago, United States
Member
Marshall Gerometta
Skyscraper Database Editor, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Chicago, United States
Member
Peter Weismantle
Director of Supertall Building Technology, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Chicago, United States
20 October 2018
Record Numbers Convene at 2018 Leaders Meeting
CTBUH Leaders convened on Day 1 of the 2018 Middle East Conference for updates on the year's developments and to plan for 2019.
20 October 2018
Height & Data Committee Meets at 2018 Middle East Conference
The CTBUH Height and Data Committee met to discuss several key definitions of structural types, as well as some urban-scale considerations.
9 August 2018
Height and Data Committee Call for Members and New Chair
CTBUH is reinvigorating its Height and Data Committee, seeking new members to join under the leadership of Scott Duncan, SOM, who has been named the new Chair.
16 October 2016
2016 CTBUH Leaders Meeting Report
The Annual Leaders Meeting was held this year in conjunction with the 2016 Conference in China, bringing together the Council’s leaders from around the world.
25 October 2015
CTBUH 2015 Height Committee Meeting
After providing a snapshot of the Height Committee’s duties and past actions since its last meeting, Height Committee Chair Peter Weismantle led a discussion on a series of topics.
20 July 2015
Contribute to one of CTBUH’s Leader Groups to help us further our important mission! The Council seeks colleagues with a range of skills to support our valuable initiatives.
17 February 2015
CTBUH Involved in Re-Measurement of Washington Monument Height
CTBUH height criteria was used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Geodetic Survey to determine the true architectural height of the Washington Monument.
7 November 2014
CTBUH Height Committee Meeting
The following topics were addressed: co-joined buildings, criteria for completion, gross-to-net building height, and structural definitions.
12 November 2013
The CTBUH Height Committee reached a consensus that One World Trade Center’s height to its architectural top is 1,776 feet (541.3 meters).
10 May 2012
Questions on One World Trade Center Height
One World Trade Center have raised questions about the ultimate height of the tower, which is currently planned as the tallest building in North America.
22 February 2012
CTBUH Debuts Groundbreaking Skyscraper Resource Site
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has launched The Skyscraper Center, the world’s most comprehensive resource for data and information on tall buildings.
8 December 2011
The Tallest 20 in 2020: Entering the Era of the Megatall
Within this decade we will likely witness not only the world’s first kilometer-tall building, but also the completion of a significant number of buildings over 600 meters.
9 October 2011
2011 CTBUH Leaders Meeting
Tall building industry leaders from around the globe met at the seminal Dongbu Financial Center tower for the 2011 CTBUH Leaders Meeting.
16 December 2009
Height: The History of Measuring Tall Buildings
This article describes some of the events which took place in the Council's long, and sometimes complex, history of measuring tall buildings.
17 November 2009
CTBUH Changes Height Criteria / Burj Dubai Height Increases
CTBUH announced a change to its height criteria, as a reflection of recent developments with several supertall buildings.
24 May 2007
Height Committee Meeting, 2007
Attended by 27 representatives from 5 countries, this meeting typified the complex factors involved in the determining of height, and the title of ‘The World’s Tallest.'
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