About

Member Since: 1980

Member Offices: London (ON)

Website: http://www.blwtl.uwo.ca/Public/Home.aspx

As a leader in wind engineering for the past 40 years, Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory has worked with engineers, architects and developers from all over the globe. Since its inception in 1965, the Laboratory has worked on over one thousand projects.

Their mission is to develop innovative solutions to complex wind engineering problems while maintaining the highest standards in research, education, and engineering applications.

They have developed many of, what are now, wind engineering's standard methods, such as the force balance measurement of loads on tall buildings. They have assisted in the design of some of the world's tallest buildings and structures, the world's longest bridges, and roofs of unusual construction and form.

Fields of Expertise

Engineering, Other; Wind Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

1980

Member Offices

  • London (ON)

Buildings

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height

1

Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

2

Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft

3

Makkah Royal Clock Tower

525 m / 1,722 ft

4

Shanghai World Financial Center

492 m / 1,614 ft

5

Willis Tower

442.1 m / 1,451 ft

6

Jin Mao Tower

420.5 m / 1,380 ft

7

Shun Hing Square

384 m / 1,260 ft

8

Central Plaza

373.9 m / 1,227 ft

9

Bank of China Tower

367.4 m / 1,205 ft

10

Bank of America Tower

365.8 m / 1,200 ft

Associated companies

Rank
Name
City
Height

1

Burj Khalifa

Dubai

828 m

2,717 ft

2

Shanghai Tower

Shanghai

632 m

2,073 ft

3

Makkah Royal Clock Tower

Mecca

525 m

1,722 ft

4

Shanghai World Financial Center

Shanghai

492 m

1,614 ft

5

Willis Tower

Chicago

442 m

1,451 ft

6

Jin Mao Tower

Shanghai

421 m

1,380 ft

7

Shun Hing Square

Shenzhen

384 m

1,260 ft

8

Central Plaza

Hong Kong

374 m

1,227 ft

9

Bank of China Tower

Hong Kong

367 m

1,205 ft

10

Bank of America Tower

New York City

366 m

1,200 ft

11

Emirates Tower One

Dubai

355 m

1,163 ft

12

The Center

Hong Kong

346 m

1,135 ft

13

875 North Michigan Avenue

Chicago

344 m

1,128 ft

14

The Index

Dubai

326 m

1,070 ft

15

The Landmark

Abu Dhabi

324 m

1,063 ft

16

Blue Tower

Dubai

318 m

1,042 ft

17

U.S. Bank Tower

Los Angeles

310 m

1,018 ft

18

Emirates Tower Two

Dubai

309 m

1,014 ft

19

The Franklin - North Tower

Chicago

307 m

1,007 ft

20

Cayan Tower

Dubai

306 m

1,005 ft

21

JPMorgan Chase Tower

Houston

305 m

1,002 ft

22

Etihad Towers T2

Abu Dhabi

305 m

1,002 ft

23

Two Prudential Plaza

Chicago

303 m

995 ft

24

Kingdom Centre

Riyadh

302 m

992 ft

25

First Canadian Place

Toronto

298 m

978 ft

26

4 World Trade Center

New York City

298 m

977 ft

27

Comcast Center

Philadelphia

297 m

974 ft

28

Etihad Towers T1

Abu Dhabi

278 m

911 ft

29

Aqua at Lakeshore East

Chicago

262 m

859 ft

30

Brookfield Place

Toronto

261 m

856 ft

31

Etihad Towers T3

Abu Dhabi

260 m

854 ft

32

Torre Reforma

Mexico City

246 m

807 ft

33

Etihad Towers T4

Abu Dhabi

234 m

768 ft

34

Harbour Plaza Residences East

Toronto

233 m

764 ft

35

Courtyard & Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park

New York City

230 m

753 ft

36

Harbour Plaza Residences West

Toronto

224 m

735 ft

37

Etihad Towers T5

Abu Dhabi

218 m

714 ft

38

Philamlife Tower

Makati

200 m

656 ft

39

One Wall Street

New York City

199 m

654 ft

40

Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters

Hong Kong

179 m

587 ft

41

Absolute World Building D

Mississauga

176 m

576 ft

42

The Tower at PNC Plaza

Pittsburgh

166 m

544 ft

43

The Franklin - South Tower

Chicago

164 m

538 ft

44

Palazzo Lombardia

Milan

161 m

529 ft

45

Absolute World Building E

Mississauga

158 m

518 ft

46

BurJuman Centre

Dubai

148 m

486 ft

47

Broad Financial Center

New York City

130 m

427 ft

48

Seattle Central Library

Seattle

60 m

196 ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

CTBUH 2008 Dubai Conference Silver Sponsor

03–05 March 2008

The Congress hosted presentations, seminars and workshops covering virtually every aspect of tall building development, with a particular emphasis on sustainability.