Tall and supertall buildings : planning and design / edited by Akbar R. Tamboli

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Design Considerations for Tall and Supertall Buildings / Ron Klemencic -- HVAC Systems and Sustainability Considerations for Tall and Supertall Buildings / Asif Syed -- Sears Tower / John Zils -- The Petronas Towers / Leonard Joseph -- Taipei 101 / Leonard Joseph -- Shanghai Tower: Redefining the Role of Tall Buildings / Dennis Poon and Billy Tse -- Burj Khalifa / William F. Baker and James J. Pawlikowski -- Kingdom Tower / Robert Sinn, Thornton Tomasetti, and Peter Weismantl -- Geotechnical and Foundation Engineering / Khaldoun Fahoum, Rudolph Frizzi, Marc Gallagher, Ramin Golesorkhi, George Leventis, Alan Poeppel, Frank Rollo, and Hadi Yap -- Wind Engineering for Tall and Supertall Buildings / Anton Davies, Jon K Galsworthy, Mike Gibbons, Peter A Irwin, Bujar Morava, Valerie Sifton, Vincent Tang, and Hanqing Wu -- Future of Wind Engineering for Tall and Supertall Buildings / Melissa Burton, Volker Buttgereit, and Stefano Cammelli.

In-depth coverage of the latest tall and super tall building designs and examples from around the world Featuring contributions from 30 global experts involved in the planning and design of the structures covered in this book, Tall and Supertall Buildings describes the technical developments and special design features used for these landmark buildings: Sears Tower; Taipei 101; Burj Khalifa; Petronas Towers; Shanghai Tower; Kingdom Tower. This authoritative resource addresses HVAC systems, sustainability, geotechnical and foundation engineering, wind engineering, and more. Construction photographs and detailed diagrams are included throughout. This is the definitive guide for engineers, architects, project managers, building inspectors, and anyone involved in the planning and design of tall and supertall buildings.