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Dario Trabucco, architect and PhD, is a CTBUH Research Manager and researcher at the IUAV University of Venice, Italy.
He is involved in teaching and research activities related to tall buildings, including the LCA analysis of tall buildings, service core design and issues pertaining the renovation/refurbishment of tall buildings.
In 2009 he obtained a PhD in building technology with a thesis entitled “The Strategic Role of the Service Core in the Energy Balance of a Tall Building.” This research examines the implications of alternative service core placement in relation to the embodied energy and the energy consumption of a tall building.
From 2010 he is CTBUH Country Representative for Italy and Co-chair (with Philip Oldfield) of the CTBUH Research Academic and Postgraduate Working Group.
From March 2013 to February 2014 Dario was a research associate at the Illinois Institute of Technology / Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat primarily working on the funded research project “A Whole Life Cycle Assessment of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings,"" thanks to an Exchange period from his university in Italy.
Upon return to Venice, he acquired the role of CTBUH Research Manager for CTBUH, formally establishing the CTBUH Research Office in Venice. Since then, he has been the Principal Investigator for the two sponsor-funded research undertaken by CTBUH ""A study on the architectural and engineering properties of Composite Megacolumns” sponsored by ArcelorMittal and ""A Study on the Damping Technologies Available for Tall Buildings: Comfort and Safety” Supported by Bouygues Construction, as well as the initiator of other research activities promoted by CTBUH.
He is also overseeing the CTBUH operations in Europe, with the aim to reinforce the Council's presence in the various Countries of the EU. He currently publishes in national and international periodicals and peer-reviewed journals and regularly takes part at conferences on tall building-related topics.
Dario Trabucco, architect and PhD, is a CTBUH Research Manager and researcher at the IUAV University of Venice, Italy.
He is involved in teaching and research activities related to tall buildings, including the LCA analysis of tall buildings, service core design and issues pertaining the renovation/refurbishment of tall buildings.
In 2009 he obtained a PhD in building technology with a thesis entitled “The Strategic Role of the Service Core in the Energy Balance of a Tall Building.” This research examines the implications of alternative service core placement in relation to the embodied energy and the energy consumption of a tall building.
From 2010 he is CTBUH Country Representative for Italy and Co-chair (with Philip Oldfield) of the CTBUH Research Academic and Postgraduate Working Group.
From March 2013 to February 2014 Dario was a research associate at the Illinois Institute of…
CTBUH Staff, Italy Office, Research Manager (2013 – Present)
Expert Peer Review Committee, Member (2014 – Present)
Tall Building Academic & Teaching Committee, Co-Chair (2018 – Present)
Working Group: LCA of Structural Systems, Co-Chair (2013 – Present)
Working Group: Tall Timber (2014 – Present)
Working Group: Building Damping Technologies, Co-Chair (2015 – Present)
Working Group: Demolition, Leader ad interim (2014 – Present)
Regional Representative, Italy (2010 – Present)
Steel-Timber Research Project Steering Committee (2022 – Present)
Annual Conference, Presenter (Shanghai 2012; Shanghai 2014; New York 2015; Australia 2017; Middle East 2018; Chicago 2019)
Awards Technical Jury (2018)
Height and Data Committee (2013 – 2017)
Working Group: Research Academic and Postgraduate, Co-Chair (2010 – 2014)
Annual Conference, Session Chair (Middle East 2018)
International Research Seed Funding, Peer Review Panel (2013, 2014)
Student Competition First-Round Jury (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Research Seed Funding Jury – Final Selection (2015)
06 November 2020
10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings
CTBUH coordinates with Università Iuav di Venezia and Politecnico di Milano for the 10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings (10th International Tall Buildings Conference). With the...
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17 September 2021
Tall Buildings And Life Cycle Approaches: A Debate That Must Be Started
Dario Trabucco & Martina Belmonte, CTBUH
By means of life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) analyses, the authors assess the environmental and economic impact occurring during the life...
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01 March 2021
The Ropeless Elevator: New Transportation Systemfor High-rise Buildings (and Beyond)
Martina Belmonte & Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
The paper reports the result of a 2-year long research conducted by CTBUH on the design possibilities enabled by the Ropeless and Multidirectional elevator systems,...
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25 June 2019
Ninth Annual Italian & International Tall Buildings Conference
Join CTBUH for the 9th Italian/International Tall Buildings Conference, hosted by Politecnico di Milano and Università Iuav di Venezia.
25 June 2019
Ninth Italian/International Tall Buildings Conference
The ninth Italian/International Tall Buildings Conference drew some 350 participants for presentations and discussions featuring leading international experts.
30 May 2019
Research Report Available: Ropeless Elevator Systems
In this research report, the implications of multidirectional elevator systems in tall buildings are explored.
12 January 2017
Composite Megacolumns Report Now Available
The summary of the research project on composite megacolumns, sponsorsed by ArcelorMittal, and is now available on the CTBUH Shop.
11 March 2016
CTBUH Board of Trustees Gather in Venice for March Retreat
The CTBUH Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the year, reviewing 2015 accomplishments, 2016 plans, the upcoming China Conference, and more.
28 October 2015
Rockefeller Center Historical Building and Urban Habitat Tour
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured the Rockefeller Center which the tour predominantly focused on discovering what happens “backstage” at one of the most famous tall building complexes.
28 October 2015
United Nations Secretariat Building Renovation Tour
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured the United Nations Secretariat Building which the tour guided the group of visitors through some of the most exclusive and famous parts of the building.
11 June 2013
Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One
See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.
25 June 2019
Ninth Annual Italian & International Tall Buildings Conference
Join CTBUH for the 9th Italian/International Tall Buildings Conference, hosted by Politecnico di Milano and Università Iuav di Venezia.
25 June 2019
Ninth Italian/International Tall Buildings Conference
The ninth Italian/International Tall Buildings Conference drew some 350 participants for presentations and discussions featuring leading international experts.
30 May 2019
Research Report Available: Ropeless Elevator Systems
In this research report, the implications of multidirectional elevator systems in tall buildings are explored.
12 January 2017
Composite Megacolumns Report Now Available
The summary of the research project on composite megacolumns, sponsorsed by ArcelorMittal, and is now available on the CTBUH Shop.
11 March 2016
CTBUH Board of Trustees Gather in Venice for March Retreat
The CTBUH Board of Trustees held its first meeting of the year, reviewing 2015 accomplishments, 2016 plans, the upcoming China Conference, and more.
28 October 2015
Rockefeller Center Historical Building and Urban Habitat Tour
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured the Rockefeller Center which the tour predominantly focused on discovering what happens “backstage” at one of the most famous tall building complexes.
28 October 2015
United Nations Secretariat Building Renovation Tour
CTBUH 2015 delegates toured the United Nations Secretariat Building which the tour guided the group of visitors through some of the most exclusive and famous parts of the building.
11 June 2013
Activity at the CTBUH London Conference: Day One
See the highlights from the first day of the CTBUH 2013 London Conference including the Opening Plenary and Conference Dinner.
06 November 2020
10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings
CTBUH coordinates with Università Iuav di Venezia and Politecnico di Milano for the 10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings (10th International Tall Buildings Conference). With the...
22 October 2018
Measuring the Floor Area of Tall Buildings: Industry Need for a New Standard
Over time, the building industry has evolved and adapted to accommodate the new needs of the occupants in residential and office settings. These adaptations include...
27 October 2015
A Whole LCA of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
This presentation summarizes the results of a two-year-long research project conducted by the CTBUH on the life cycle assessment (LCA) of tall building structural systems....
27 October 2015
2015 New York Conference - Session 5d - Q&A
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice; Andrea Martinez, University of Southern California; Riccardo Castracani, Despe Spa, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 04 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Don Davies, MKA; Mark Sarkisian, SOM; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH / Iuav University...
16 September 2014
This presentation illustrates the tasks completed so far and the initial findings of the first part of a 24-month long, US $300k research project on...
20 September 2012
Track 16: Wider Thinking Q & A
Track 16 panelists consisting of: Sofia Dermisi, Roosevelt University; Timothy Heath, University of Nottingham, Arch & Built Env. Dept.; Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice,...
20 September 2012
Life Cycle Energy Analysis of Tall Buildings: Design Principles
This presentation examines a 160-meter tall building in Milan, Italy, completed in 2011 in terms of Life Cycle Energy Analysis. Several design options are assessed,...
11 October 2011
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 20: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 20.
10 October 2011
The LCA of Tall Buildings: a Pre-Design Assessment Tool
The study of the two elements (embodied energy and running energy consumption) is called Life Cycle Energy Analysis, a part of an more comprehensive LCA....
03 March 2008
Five Energy Generations of Tall Buildings
Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham/Illinois Institute of Technology presented the the history of energy use in tall buildings, from their origins in North America in...
06 November 2020
10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings
CTBUH coordinates with Università Iuav di Venezia and Politecnico di Milano for the 10° Convegno Internazionale Tall Buildings (10th International Tall Buildings Conference). With the...
22 October 2018
Measuring the Floor Area of Tall Buildings: Industry Need for a New Standard
Over time, the building industry has evolved and adapted to accommodate the new needs of the occupants in residential and office settings. These adaptations include...
27 October 2015
A Whole LCA of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
This presentation summarizes the results of a two-year-long research project conducted by the CTBUH on the life cycle assessment (LCA) of tall building structural systems....
27 October 2015
2015 New York Conference - Session 5d - Q&A
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice; Andrea Martinez, University of Southern California; Riccardo Castracani, Despe Spa, answer questions at the end of 2015 New York...
16 September 2014
2014 Shanghai International Conference - Technical Workshop 04 - Q & A
2014 Shanghai International Conference Technical Workshop 04 Questions & Answers session with speakers Don Davies, MKA; Mark Sarkisian, SOM; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH / Iuav University...
16 September 2014
This presentation illustrates the tasks completed so far and the initial findings of the first part of a 24-month long, US $300k research project on...
20 September 2012
Track 16: Wider Thinking Q & A
Track 16 panelists consisting of: Sofia Dermisi, Roosevelt University; Timothy Heath, University of Nottingham, Arch & Built Env. Dept.; Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice,...
20 September 2012
Life Cycle Energy Analysis of Tall Buildings: Design Principles
This presentation examines a 160-meter tall building in Milan, Italy, completed in 2011 in terms of Life Cycle Energy Analysis. Several design options are assessed,...
11 October 2011
Seoul Conference 2011 Track Session 20: Q&A
Question & Answers session for Track Session 20.
10 October 2011
The LCA of Tall Buildings: a Pre-Design Assessment Tool
The study of the two elements (embodied energy and running energy consumption) is called Life Cycle Energy Analysis, a part of an more comprehensive LCA....
03 March 2008
Five Energy Generations of Tall Buildings
Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham/Illinois Institute of Technology presented the the history of energy use in tall buildings, from their origins in North America in...
17 September 2021
Tall Buildings And Life Cycle Approaches: A Debate That Must Be Started
Dario Trabucco & Martina Belmonte, CTBUH
By means of life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) analyses, the authors assess the environmental and economic impact occurring during the life...
01 March 2021
The Ropeless Elevator: New Transportation Systemfor High-rise Buildings (and Beyond)
Martina Belmonte & Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
The paper reports the result of a 2-year long research conducted by CTBUH on the design possibilities enabled by the Ropeless and Multidirectional elevator systems,...
01 February 2021
Construction Robotics: Current Approaches, Future Prospects
Alberto Balzan, Claudia Cabrera Aparicio & Dario Trabucco, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
In recent years, robotics has entered strongly in a large number of industrial sectors, especially the automotive, manufacturing, aeronautical and agriculture sectors, having a major...
01 March 2020
Robotics in Construction: State-of-Art of On-site Advanced Devices
Alberto Balzan & Claudia Cabrera Aparicio, IUAV University of Venice; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
Recently, robotic technologies have significantly improved, bringing considerable enhancements in many sectors; the main objective of this paper is to figure out if these innovations...
01 March 2020
Robotics in Construction: Framework and Future Directions
Claudia Cabrera Aparicio & Alberto Balzan, IUAV University of Venice; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
In recent years the construction sector has grown significantly in terms of investment and research on robotics and automation, yet it is still a low-tech...
28 October 2019
Robotics in Construction: The Next 50 Years
Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
Although As the construction industry responds to emerging technologies, the way buildings are designed, built, and managed will continue to shift. Parametric design, BIM, and...
11 October 2019
Steel and Skyscrapers: A Productive History and a Sustainable Future
Shelley C. Finnigan, Nicoleta Popa, Jean-Claude Gerardy, ArcelorMittal; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
This research aims to demonstrate recent developments in the partnership between steel and skyscrapers. It highlights steel’s sustainability characteristics and explores the impact that the...
31 January 2019
Creating Industry-Accepted Criteria for Measuring Tall Building Floor Area
William Miranda & Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
The entire tall building industry relies on floor-area measurements to serve as a precise, unambiguous calculation to guide decisions. This can range from architects using...
28 July 2018
Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings
Alberto Lago, Hadi Moghadasi Faridani & Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
The scope of this paper is to review the possible solutions for modifying building motions through dampers. The three main categories of devices on the...
30 April 2018
Cyclone-Glazing and Façade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region: Market and Code Study
Angela Mejorin, Dario Trabucco, CTBUH; Reisuke Nakada, Malvinder Singh Ruprai & Ingo Stelzer, Trosifol World of Interlayers
This paper summarizes the Stage 1 results of the CTBUH Research Division’s project “Cyclone-Glazing and Facade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region.” The project was possible...
30 October 2017
Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure
CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers
The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...
01 June 2016
A Whole LCA of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice; Antony Wood, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Olivier Vassart & Nicoletta Popa, ArcelorMittal
This paper summarizes the results of a two-year-long research project conducted by the CTBUH on the life cycle assessment (LCA) of tall building structural systems....
26 October 2015
A Whole Life Cycle Assessment of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
Dario Trabucco & Antony Wood, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Olivier Vassart & Nicoletta Popa, ArcelorMittal
During a dedicated two-year-long research effort, the CTBUH analyzed all life phases of a tall building’s structural system: the extraction and production of its materials,...
16 September 2014
Dario Trabucco, Dr. Antony Wood & Meysam Tabibzadeh, CTBUH; Olivier Vassart, ArcelorMittal
This paper illustrates the tasks completed so far and the initial findings of the first part of a 24-month long, US $300k research project on...
28 January 2014
Debating Tall: Antennas vs. Spires
Larry Silverstein, Siliverstein Properties Inc.; Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
The CTBUH’s Height Committee ratified the architectural height of One World Trade Center last November, touching off massive media coverage and opening up complicated mixed...
01 November 2013
Confronting the Question of Demolition or Renovation
Dario Trabucco & Fava Pablo, Università IUAV di Venezia
Crumbling façades, asbestos, and outdated elevators are often cited as reasons to tear down tall buildings and create new skyscrapers. However, renovating a tall building...
19 September 2012
Life Cycle Energy Analysis of Tall Buildings: Design Principles
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
The goal of the paper is the identification of the most suitable strategies to reduce the energy consumption of a tall building from a life-cycle...
10 October 2011
The LCA of Tall Buildings: a Quick Pre-Design Assessment Tool
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
This paper presents an alternative methodology for embodied energy quantification based on econometric procedures. As such, this methodology is easily applicable from the very early...
11 September 2011
Leader Interviews by Jan Klerks, CTBUH
Just as many Americans still remember exactly where they were when they heard the news that US president John F. Kennedy had been shot, most...
01 February 2010
Historical Evolution of the Service Core
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice, Italy
The service core is the distinctive feature of a tall building: it provides the skyscraper with structural solidity, room for elevators, and other amenities, and...
04 September 2009
Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham; Dario Trabucco, Universita IUAV di Venezia; Antony Wood, CTBUH
Whilst there have been numerous categorisations of high-rise buildings according to their function, architectural style, height or structural strategy, historically little work has been undertaken...
03 March 2008
Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham; Dario Trabucco, Universita IUAV di Venezia; Antony Wood, CTBUH
This paper aims to rectify this by examining the history of energy use in tall buildings, from their origins in North America in the late...
17 September 2021
Tall Buildings And Life Cycle Approaches: A Debate That Must Be Started
Dario Trabucco & Martina Belmonte, CTBUH
By means of life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) analyses, the authors assess the environmental and economic impact occurring during the life...
01 March 2021
The Ropeless Elevator: New Transportation Systemfor High-rise Buildings (and Beyond)
Martina Belmonte & Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
The paper reports the result of a 2-year long research conducted by CTBUH on the design possibilities enabled by the Ropeless and Multidirectional elevator systems,...
01 February 2021
Construction Robotics: Current Approaches, Future Prospects
Alberto Balzan, Claudia Cabrera Aparicio & Dario Trabucco, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
In recent years, robotics has entered strongly in a large number of industrial sectors, especially the automotive, manufacturing, aeronautical and agriculture sectors, having a major...
01 March 2020
Robotics in Construction: State-of-Art of On-site Advanced Devices
Alberto Balzan & Claudia Cabrera Aparicio, IUAV University of Venice; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
Recently, robotic technologies have significantly improved, bringing considerable enhancements in many sectors; the main objective of this paper is to figure out if these innovations...
01 March 2020
Robotics in Construction: Framework and Future Directions
Claudia Cabrera Aparicio & Alberto Balzan, IUAV University of Venice; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
In recent years the construction sector has grown significantly in terms of investment and research on robotics and automation, yet it is still a low-tech...
28 October 2019
Robotics in Construction: The Next 50 Years
Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
Although As the construction industry responds to emerging technologies, the way buildings are designed, built, and managed will continue to shift. Parametric design, BIM, and...
11 October 2019
Steel and Skyscrapers: A Productive History and a Sustainable Future
Shelley C. Finnigan, Nicoleta Popa, Jean-Claude Gerardy, ArcelorMittal; Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
This research aims to demonstrate recent developments in the partnership between steel and skyscrapers. It highlights steel’s sustainability characteristics and explores the impact that the...
31 January 2019
Creating Industry-Accepted Criteria for Measuring Tall Building Floor Area
William Miranda & Dario Trabucco, CTBUH
The entire tall building industry relies on floor-area measurements to serve as a precise, unambiguous calculation to guide decisions. This can range from architects using...
28 July 2018
Damping Technologies for Tall Buildings
Alberto Lago, Hadi Moghadasi Faridani & Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
The scope of this paper is to review the possible solutions for modifying building motions through dampers. The three main categories of devices on the...
30 April 2018
Cyclone-Glazing and Façade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region: Market and Code Study
Angela Mejorin, Dario Trabucco, CTBUH; Reisuke Nakada, Malvinder Singh Ruprai & Ingo Stelzer, Trosifol World of Interlayers
This paper summarizes the Stage 1 results of the CTBUH Research Division’s project “Cyclone-Glazing and Facade Resilience for the Asia-Pacific Region.” The project was possible...
30 October 2017
Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure
CTBUH 2017 Conference Speakers
The future of humanity on this planet relies on the collective benefits of urban density; reducing both land consumption and the energy needed to construct...
01 June 2016
A Whole LCA of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice; Antony Wood, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Olivier Vassart & Nicoletta Popa, ArcelorMittal
This paper summarizes the results of a two-year-long research project conducted by the CTBUH on the life cycle assessment (LCA) of tall building structural systems....
26 October 2015
A Whole Life Cycle Assessment of the Sustainable Aspects of Structural Systems in Tall Buildings
Dario Trabucco & Antony Wood, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Olivier Vassart & Nicoletta Popa, ArcelorMittal
During a dedicated two-year-long research effort, the CTBUH analyzed all life phases of a tall building’s structural system: the extraction and production of its materials,...
16 September 2014
Dario Trabucco, Dr. Antony Wood & Meysam Tabibzadeh, CTBUH; Olivier Vassart, ArcelorMittal
This paper illustrates the tasks completed so far and the initial findings of the first part of a 24-month long, US $300k research project on...
28 January 2014
Debating Tall: Antennas vs. Spires
Larry Silverstein, Siliverstein Properties Inc.; Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
The CTBUH’s Height Committee ratified the architectural height of One World Trade Center last November, touching off massive media coverage and opening up complicated mixed...
01 November 2013
Confronting the Question of Demolition or Renovation
Dario Trabucco & Fava Pablo, Università IUAV di Venezia
Crumbling façades, asbestos, and outdated elevators are often cited as reasons to tear down tall buildings and create new skyscrapers. However, renovating a tall building...
19 September 2012
Life Cycle Energy Analysis of Tall Buildings: Design Principles
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
The goal of the paper is the identification of the most suitable strategies to reduce the energy consumption of a tall building from a life-cycle...
10 October 2011
The LCA of Tall Buildings: a Quick Pre-Design Assessment Tool
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice
This paper presents an alternative methodology for embodied energy quantification based on econometric procedures. As such, this methodology is easily applicable from the very early...
11 September 2011
Leader Interviews by Jan Klerks, CTBUH
Just as many Americans still remember exactly where they were when they heard the news that US president John F. Kennedy had been shot, most...
01 February 2010
Historical Evolution of the Service Core
Dario Trabucco, IUAV University of Venice, Italy
The service core is the distinctive feature of a tall building: it provides the skyscraper with structural solidity, room for elevators, and other amenities, and...
04 September 2009
Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham; Dario Trabucco, Universita IUAV di Venezia; Antony Wood, CTBUH
Whilst there have been numerous categorisations of high-rise buildings according to their function, architectural style, height or structural strategy, historically little work has been undertaken...
03 March 2008
Philip Oldfield, University of Nottingham; Dario Trabucco, Universita IUAV di Venezia; Antony Wood, CTBUH
This paper aims to rectify this by examining the history of energy use in tall buildings, from their origins in North America in the late...
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