Burj Khalifa - Built With Light

At more than 828 meters, or 2,716.5 feet, the 160-story Burj Khalifa, formerly Burj Dubai, is the tallest building in the world and features more than 167,000 square meters (1.8M/sq ft) of glass. About twice the height of New York's Empire State Building, the tower is sheathed in close to 26,000 glass panels over a total curtain wall area of 132,000 square meters. This article describes Guardian Industries input into this huge project.

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Un-named
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Journal Title
Intelligent Glass Solutions 3 2012 49-51
Sector
Flat glass
Class
F 3319

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Burj Khalifa - Built With Light
Intelligent Glass Solutions 3 2012 49-51
F 3319
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