Data Studies
The Research & Thought Leadership division of the CTBUH performs objective research at all scales and distributes findings in the form of data studies that highlight critical issues facing tall buildings and future cities.
Latest Study
17 September 2021 | Tall Buildings in Numbers
Emissions-Reduction Strategies
The construction sector accounts for 39 percent of all global emissions, but to avoid catastrophic climate-related disasters, these emissions must be reduced significantly, with many predicting that all buildings must be net-zero carbon by 2050 to meet our climate goals. Strategies have been deployed internationally to reduce a building’s emission...
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29 April 2015 | CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue II
Japan: A History of Tall Innovations
Japan is one of the world’s most densely populated nations, at an average of 339 people per square kilometer. It is also one of the world’s most active seismic zones. The combinati...
31 December 2014 | CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue I
Interactive Study on Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building functions and st...
6 November 2014 | CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue IV
Dream Deferred: Unfinished Tall Buildings
Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of conditions. Many pro...
16 September 2014 | CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue III
Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of vertical vegetati...
11 June 2014 | CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue II
Highest Helipads
In this installment of Tall Buildings in Numbers, CTBUH considers how helipads are used on skyscrapers, and which are the highest in the world. The results were somewhat surprising...
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31 December 2013 | CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue I
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2013
By all appearances, the small increase in the total number of tall-building completions from 2012 into 2013 is indicative of a return to the prevalent trend of increasing completio...
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