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	Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Council on Tall buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was founded at Lehigh University in 1969.
		The ranking of tall buildings was originally based on a building's height from the sidewalk level of the main entrance to the architectural top of the building.
		In 1996, as Petronas Twin Towers was nearing completion, CTBUH changed its system to identify the tallest building in three additional categories -- the highest occupied floor, the top of the roof, and the top of the pinnacle or antenna.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Council_on_Tall_Buildings_and_Urban_Habitat (194 words)

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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/urban.html (1249 words)

	The Tallest Buildings in the World - If its tall we have it
		The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, an international non-profit organization sponsored by architectural, engineering, planning, and construction professionals, was established to facilitate professional exchanges among those involved in all aspects of the planning, design, construction and operation of tall buildings and the urban habitat.
		The Council's primary goal is to promote better urban environments by maximizing the international interaction of professionals, and by making the lastest knowledge available to its members and to the public at large in useful form.
		While not an advocate for tall buildings per se, in those situations in which they are appropriate, the Council seeks to encourage the use of the latest knowledge in their implementation.
	www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com /links.php?category=Official+Bodies (211 words)

	Business Wire: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Ann... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A "tall building" is not strictly defined by the number of stories or its height.
		The important criterion is whether or not the design, use, or operation of the building is influenced by some aspect of "tallness." Although there may be "structures" such as television transmitting towers that are taller than both the Petronas Towers and the new WTC design, they are not considered "buildings" under the Council's definitions.
		The Council's mission is to disseminate information on healthy urban environments and tall building technology, to maximize the international interaction of professionals involved in creating the build environment, and to make the latest knowledge available to professionals worldwide in a useful form.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:98395471&refid=ip_almanac_hf (366 words)

	rediff.com US edition: 'Tall buildings attract mad men and fanatics'
		The council, which had given the tallest status to Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, is an international organization based at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania.
		A bomb explosion would not have caused the fall of the structure, Nair claimed, as the building was not dependant on any single element for its survival.
		At the 36-story Morton International Office building, the tower was placed on stilts above a rail yard, and part of the building was suspended from trusses on the roof.
	www.rediff.com /us/2001/sep/12ny3.htm (478 words)

	CIOB International News Service - Tall buildings challenge stirs rivalry from East to West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With the rebuilding process well under way in Lower Manhattan, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat based at the Illinois Institute of Technology is working on a program of presentations and visits for an international conference on ‘renewing the urban landscape’, to be held fittingly this year in New York City.
		The building features the world’s largest and heaviest tuned mass damper from the 87th to the 92nd floor and incorporates two of the fastest elevators in the world, rising at 1,010 m/min from the ground floor to the 89th in 39 seconds.
		A fresh approach to the design of tall buildings is suggested by the research project being carried out at the University of Nottingham by Antony Wood in association with Kohn Pedersen Fox of New York.
	www.ciobinternational.org /openArticle.asp?ArticleID=4689 (1019 words)

	Real Estate Weekly: Fox & Fowle Korea bound (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Both buildings have received international acclaim and are praised for both their innovative design and environmental responsibility.
		This CTBUH conference will examine the conceptual, historical, and technological conditions of today's tall buildings, review the advancements in related theories and practices, and suggest an outline of future developments with an emphasis on culture and technology for sustainable cities.
		The Council's primary goal is to promote better urban environments by maximizing the international interaction of professional and making the lastest knowledge available to members.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3601/is_8_51/ai_n6251671 (395 words)

	Task force outlines safety precautions for tall buildings
		The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which met Oct. 15, also concluded that it is not practical to design any building to withstand the maliciously directed impact of a large fuel-laden aircraft.
		Building codes are required for the built environment.
		The conference is sponsored by CTBUH and includes a global forum on all aspects of the built environment under the themes of technology, livability and productivity.
	nreionline.com /news/real_estate_task_force_outlines_2/index.html (408 words)

	Heights of Buildings -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is the international organization that determines the criteria that, in turn, determine the officially accepted heights of buildings.
		It had been the council's policy that “the height of a building is measured from the sidewalk level to the structural top of a building, including…
		The basilica's rapid construction in 1986–89 was ostensibly paid for by Côte d'Ivoire's president, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and the building is situated in his birthplace, the city of Yamoussoukro.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9343581?tocId=9343581 (849 words)

	World's Tallest Buildings
		A building differs from a tower in that the former is considered to be a structure that is designed for residential, business, or manufacturing purposes.
		This data was gathered and/or supplied by members and representatives of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat who represent world leaders in the field of the built environment, including research, industry, and education.
		The height of a building is measured from the sidewalk level of the main entrance to the structural top of the building.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0001338.html (662 words)

	Business Wire: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Ann... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Announces Libeskind WTC Design to Be World's Tallest Building.
		Under the Council's definitions, a "building" is considered to be a structure that is designed for residential, business, or manufacturing purposes.
		CTBUH is providing leadership toward this end with two recently published guidebooks.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:98395471&... (366 words)

	6th World Congress of Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat, Melbourne, Australia - Invitation
		We are delighted to invite you to attend the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's Sixth World Congress - Cities in the Third Millennium - in Melbourne Australia.
		CTBUH Topical Groups Workshops, at which all registrants are welcome, and reports from Regional Vice-Presidents will further the development work of the Council.
		Melbourne enjoys a fine reputation as one of the most livable cities in the world, renowned for cultural activities; arts; theatre; buildings, urban design and landscape of excellence (both old and new), gourmet food and a wide variety of sports and recreational opportunities.
	www.icms.com.au /tbuh/Welcome.asp (390 words)

	Lehigh University - UR News Story: 418
		Beedle, a university distinguished professor of civil engineering, was perhaps best known as the long-time director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, an international organization of 1,500 engineers, architects and city planners that he founded at Lehigh in 1969.
		As director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, which moved last month to Chicago, he promoted urban and regional planning, championed skyscrapers as a viable alternative to urban sprawl, and inspired the world’s architects and engineers to seek solutions to the problems of tall buildings and cities.
		The council ruled for the Petronas Towers, saying their spires were an “integral part” of the structure, while the Sears Tower’s 253-foot antenna was not.
	www3.lehigh.edu /News/news_story.asp?iNewsID=418 (1309 words)

	ArchNewsNow
		QandA with Ron Klemencic, Chairman, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
		The Council on Tall Buildings defines height by the architectural top of a building, which includes features integral to a design, like spires, but not antennas.
		The incorporation of green design in tall buildings, the challenges for steel framework, and the NIST’s report on the World Trade Center disaster will also be discussed.
	www.archnewsnow.com /features/Feature178.htm (1154 words)

	Tall Buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat - studies and reports on all aspects of the planning, design, and construction of tall buildings.
		The Council is recognized worldwide as the source for information on tall buildings and maintains the High Rise Buildings Database.
		The High-Rise Pages: Tall Over the World - high-rise archive with information and pictures of the tallest buildings, skyscrapers, TV-towers, bridges, churches, monuments and other tall structures from all over the world.
	www.tenlinks.com /engineering/civil/tallbuildings.htm (280 words)

	Tall buildings conference in London
		Invensys is hosting an important conference on Building for the 21st Century, which is sponsored by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in association with numerous other industry associations.
		Overall, tall buildings have excellent safety records and the task force is seeking to increase the level of safety in the built environment.
		The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is an international organisation designed to assist everyone involved in the planning, design, construction and operation of tall buildings.
	www.industrialnetworking.co.uk /mag/v7-5/n2.htm (240 words)

	Amazon.com: 100 Of the World's Tallest Buildings: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From the 1930s splendor of New York City's Chrysler and Empire State Building to the dizzying heights of Kuala Lumpur's Petronas Towers (the world's tallest), each is a lasting monument to the ingenuity and courage of its builders.
		However there is a postscript history of planned and near finished buildings included, most are in Asia, but as this book was completed the Asian Econmic Downturn was having an effect on this fast developing Skyscraper rich region and some of these magnificent projects have been put on hold.
		Though, some of the buildings' heights are contraversial such as the Sears Tower which is more often claimed to be 1,454 feet.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/3927258601?v=glance (728 words)

	Task force outlines safety, security precautions for tall buildings
		The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which met Oct. 15 in Chicago, concluded it is not practical to design any building to withstand the maliciously directed impact of a large fuel-laden aircraft.
		It also noted the buildings in the World Trade Center attack withstood a tremendous blow, allowing more than 20,000 people to evacuate.
		There are numerous systems inside and outside a building that, if integrated, could provide on-site and remote information about the building and its occupants to the appropriate authorities.
	securitysolutions.com /news/security_task_force_outlines/index.html (343 words)

	CENYC: Events Calender (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With hunting prohibited and few urban natural predators, the city may prove an unlikely if hospitable sanctuary.
		Speakers are Katherine Kennedy of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Franz Litz of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; the moderator is Stephen Hammer, PhD, Columbia University.
		Salt marsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) and saltmeadow cordgrass (Spartina patens) predominate in the marsh environment providing interdependent habitats for mussels and fiddler crabs which in turn help clean and preserve the marsh.
	www.cenyc.org /HTMLOTHR/events.htm (1164 words)

	ELEVATOR WORLD March 1997 -- "Is 2,000 Feet Per Minute Enough?" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		To find the optimal vertical transportation system for a tall building, we are becoming increasingly dependent upon computers in elevator traffic studies to search for possible system choices based on the building's projected floor populations, traffic patterns, and design criteria for the core(s).
		The challenge of reducing elevator core space in the tall buildings being contemplated in the mid-1960's brought forward the solutions of skylobbies and double-deck elevators that were envisioned 30 to 40 years earlier (when the Empire State Building began to make its mark).
		To allow roughly for counterflow traffic when using the now universal up-peak method for office buildings, one could seek to handle, for example, 12% of the population in five minutes if the projected morning peak arrival rate is 10% in five minutes, while another 2% will be traveling back to the main floor and interfloor.
	www.elevator-world.com /magazine/archive01/9703-001.htm (5092 words)

	BRD Corp. Papers and Presentations
		Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Fourth Conference on Tall Buildings in Seismic Regions,
		Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Second Conference on Tall Buildings in Seismic Regions, Los Angeles, May, 1991
		This paper was published by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Lehigh University in the Proceedings of the Second Conference on Tall Buildings in Seismic Regions, pp.
	www.brdcorp.com /papers (743 words)

	1973 Sears Tower-- World's Tallest Building Until 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Chicago became home to the world's tallest building in 1973 when the Sears Tower was topped off.
		The Sears Tower continues to be the tallest building in North America.
		On July 10, 1997, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat met in Chicago to announce new standards with four categories for measuring tall buildings.
	www.chipublib.org /004chicago/timeline/searstower.html (232 words)

	Find in a Library: Tall buildings and urban habitat cities in the third millennium : 6th World Congress of the Council ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Find in a Library: Tall buildings and urban habitat cities in the third millennium : 6th World Congress of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, 26 February to 2 March, 2001
		Tall buildings and urban habitat cities in the third millennium : 6th World Congress of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, 26 February to 2 March, 2001
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/a3f273a2b41467eca19afeb4da09e526.html (100 words)

	How tall is a building? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The existence of buildings with spires, TV antennas and architectural roof constructions causes the problem of setting a standard.
		, an organization committed to all aspects of tall buildings and urban environment, distinguish four methods of measuring height:
		The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat uses the height to
	home.planet.nl /~stee8329/howtall/howtall.html (133 words)

	Architectural Record \| Daily News \| Lynn S. Beedle, Founder of Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Dies
		Beedle’s served as the Council on Tall Buildings' first chairman until 1973 when he became director, serving until 1999.
		Both councils were headquartered at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., where Dr. Beedle was a professor on the engineering faculty for more than 50 years.
		He was editor-in-chief of Planning and Design of Tall Buildings, A Monograph in five Volumes of an eight-volume monograph series published by McGraw-Hill.
	www.architecturalrecord.com /news/daily/archives/031105beedle.asp (174 words)

	Index of Architecture Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It also takes the reader along the typical process of how a tall building is designed, from initial planning and programming with the owner/client on through the actual working design and construction phase, showing the interactions of architects, engineers, construction managers, financiers and owners and developers.
		Discussions on the major architects who have left their mark on tall building design are included; amongst these architects are Cesar Pelli, Helmut Jahn and I.M. Pei.
		Save time with topic-by-topic guide to building standards The only comprehensive reference to all building types, Time-Saver Standards for Building Types, Fourth Edition is loaded with all the essential design criteria and standards you need to prepare preliminary designs, execute programming requirements, and analyze the functions and uses of a building.
	www.familyhaven.com /architecture/architecture01/architecture0119.html (1429 words)

	Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council
		The Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council formed in 1988 is a nonprofit organization whose members are those individuals who have demonstrated exceptional professional accomplishments in the structural design of tall buildings.
		The Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council is a liaison organization to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, an international nonprofit organization of architects, engineers, planners, developers, and other professionals involved in the design, construction and operation of tall buildings.
		For more information regarding the Council contact bja@bjase.com.
	www.tallbuildings.org (153 words)

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