Burj Khalifa grand opening – Dubai

January 2010

ICONS CONSULTING: Burj Khalifa grand opening – Dubai – FACTS

Ahead of its opening on January 4, Emaar, developer of the Burj Khalifa tower, has released some of the massive numbers and world records that make up the world’s tallest building

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  •  31,400 – the amount of steel rebar in metric tonnes used in the structure of Burj Khalifa
  • 28,261– the number of glass cladding panels making up the exterior of tower and its two annexes
  • 15,000 – the amount of water in litres collected from the tower’s cooling equipment that will be used for landscaping irrigation
  • 12,000 – the numbers of workers on site during peak of construction
  • 5,500 – the capacity in kilograms of the tower’s service lift
  • 3,000 – the number of underground parking spaces
  • 1,044 – the total number of residential apartments inside Burj Khalifa
  • 900 – the length in the feet of the world’s tallest performing fountain, The Dubai Fountain, that lies at the foot of the tower
  • 605 – the vertical height in metres to which concrete was pumped in the construction of Burj Khalifa, a world record for concrete pumping
  • 504 – the distance traveled, or ‘rise’ in metres of Burj Khalifa’s main service lift, the most of any elevator
  • 828 The building’s final official height, in metres
  • 22,000,000 Number of man hours it took to build the tower
  • 5,670,000 Total built up area of the tower, in square feet
  • 330,000 Volume of concrete used to build the tower, in cubic metres
  • 39,000 Amount of reinforced steel used to build the tower, in metric tonnes
  • 103,000 Volume of glass used for exterior façade, in square metres
  • 15,500 Volume of stainless steel used for cladding, in square metres
  • 12,000 Number of people expected to live and work at Burj Khalifa
  • 10 Maximum speed, in metres per second, at which lifts in the Burj travel
  • 192 Number of piles that were used in the building’s foundations

Bright futures for Qatar & Abu Dhabi

November 2009

ICONS CONSULTING: Bright futures for Qatar and Abu Dhabi

Construction suppliers now see Qatar and Abu Dhabi as the key places to do business, exhibitors at The Big 5 have said.

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Investors are showing growing confidence in the Middle East, particularly Doha, where there is an opportunity to build new projects.

“We supply foundation pumps for piling, shoring and dewatering and a lot of our business is going on in Qatar and Abu Dhabi now as there are new projects developing there,” said Austin Parfett Foundations sales manager Devanand.

Devanand predicts business to pick up in Dubai in the next couple of months as his company has future projects planned in the emirate.

Wilo, a manufacturer and supplier of pumps and pump systems for heating, air-conditioning, cooling, water supply and sewage disposal agreed: “Local companies are investing in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Developers and contractors feel comfortable starting new projects in the area because new developments are progressing at a steady pace and are not accelerating too quickly,” said the company managing director Simon Mrad.

Mrad explained that The Big 5 will give his company an opportunity to show the industry what it can do.

“We want to show delegates that we are here and ready to support and advice them. I predict that the exhibition will be a success.”

Wilo was the first company to introduce an electrical powered water pump, which is designed to save energy when circulating water around a building.

The company wishes to show that this kind of product can save energy and long term-costs.