Burj Dubai's sky-high glass panels earn record

SKY HIGH: Burj Dubai has broken another record by fitting glass panels at a height of 512 metres. (Getty Images)

Burj Dubai, the world's tallest structure, has earned itself another record through the installation of glass panels at a height of 512 metres, its developer Emaar Properties said on Monday.

Emaar said that the new world record could be credited to Arabian Aluminum Company, which had laid out the reflective-glazing panels on the 141st floor of the building.

“Burj Dubai is setting a new world record in all aspects of high-rise construction," said Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Emaar's UAE managing director, in a statement.

"With cladding undertaken on Level 141 of the tower, we have pushed the frontiers of engineering high-rises one-notch higher. Every aspect of the tower now serves as a referral source on the practicalities of developing skyscrapers.”

Burj Dubai, which currently stands at 636 metres and is more than 160 storeys high, recently surpassed the height of the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, USA, at 628.8 metres.

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“Cladding work of Burj Dubai is being undertaken on a fast-track basis," said Bashar Kayali, general manager for Arabian Aluminium.

"Installing glass panel at high altitudes is a very challenging task that demands the integration of several work-flow systems. With the completion of glass panel installation on Level 141, we are now entering a new realm in executing cladding works.”

When completed, Burj Dubai will meet all four criteria listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which measures the height of buildings to the structural top, the highest occupied floor, the top of the roof and the tip of the spire, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flag pole.

Burj Dubai is at the centre of Downtown Burj Dubai, a $20 billion mixed-use mega project, which will feature one of the world's biggest malls and the world’s first Armani Hotel and Armani Residences.

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