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.
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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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19 January 2016 | CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue I
Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2015
CTBUH has determined that 106 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed around the world in 2015 – setting a new record for annual tall building completions.
22 October 2015 | CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue IV
New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory
A timeline of skyscraper completions in New York uncannily resembles the boom and bust cycles of the United States in the 20th and early 21st centuries. The most active year was 19...
24 August 2015 | CTBUH Journal, 2015 Issue III
World’s Highest Observation Decks
Perhaps no element of a tall building is more closely related to the pure pleasure of standing high in the sky and taking in the view of one’s surroundings than observation decks....
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
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...
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