BURJ DUBAI – TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD – LATEST UPDATES

Currently under construction - Burj Dubai is set to be the most prestigeous square mile of real estate on the planet! At its centrepiece stands the iconic Burj Dubai Tower, set to be the worlds tallest building upon completion in March 2009. This mammoth structure will be mostly residential; but will also be home to the worlds highest observation deck at a vertigo inducing 517m high, as well as the worlds first 6 star rated Armarni Hotel. Shadowed by the tower itself, across a massive man made lake will be home to the 'Supertall' Lake Hotel, the worlds largest ever shopping mall, over 70 highrise buildings and a beautiful 'old town' style village. All of the following will be finished by the end of 2009.

• Ten cranes and the world's fastest high-capacity constuction hoists - with a speed of up to 2m/sec (120m/min) are used to move men and material.
• The building service/fireman's elevator will have a capacity of 5,500kg and will be the world's tallest service elevator.
• Burj Dubai will be the first mega-high rise in which certaib elevators will be programmed to permit controlled evacuation for certain fire or security events.
• Parts of the tower reach upwards in a helical shape, with terraces, there are 26 in total.
• The Burj Dubai's observatory Elevators(double deck cabs) have a capacity for 21 persons on each deck and will have the world's longest travel distance from lowest to highest stop. This Elevators will travel at 10 m/sec.
• The Burj Dubai observation deck located 442 meters above ground will be the highest publicly accessible observation deck in the world.
• The curtain wall of the Burj Dubai will be equivalent to 17 football(soccer) fields or 25 American football fields.
• The tower's peak electricity demand is estimated at 36 mVA, equivalent to roughly 360,000 100-watt light bulbs all operating at the same time.
• There will be 200 meters of spectacular dancing fountains at the foot of the Burj Dubai.
• When Completed, Burj Dubai will be the tallest building in the world in all four categories recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat(CTBUH), which compiles and ranks the world's tallest buildings.
• The tower will house one of the first armani hotels.
• Samsung Corporation from South Korea is the main building contractor.
• The tip of the spire can be seen by a person 95 km (60 miles) away.
• At the peak cooling times, the tower will require approximately 10,000 tons of cooling per hour, which is equivalent to the capacity provided by 10,000 tons (22.4 million ibs or 10.2 million kg) of melting ice in one day.
• Burj Dubai will contain the world's highest elevator installation.
• The amount of rebar used for the tower is 31,400 metric tons - laid end to end this would extend over a quarter of the way around the world.
• The Burj Dubai's water system will supply an average of about 946,000 liters (250,000 gallons) of water per day.