Burj Dubai Tower

15-11-2007:

The world has got a new global landmark…

Burj Dubai Towerin Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
When it is completed in late 2008, it will be the tallest man-made structure in the world. The project started back in January 2004 and Novenco ventilation equipment will be used for the car park in this huge building.

Burj Dubai Tower, a skyscraper in every sense
At the present time the height of the building is approx. 565 m with 152 completed stories, which is 41 m taller than the world’s tallest building until now, Taipei101 in Taiwan.
There has been much speculation in the media with regards to the height of The Burj Dubai Tower even though the official height has not been announced yet. The height is expected to be 810 meter (170 stories) which is two times the height of Empire State Buildingin New York.

Samsung Corporation from South Koreais the main building contractor and the estimated building costs amount to USD 1 billion. Many of the tower floors will be occupied by the 175 room Armani Hotel, which will be the first to open. In addition, there will be 144 luxury residential suites designed by Giorgio Armani. The tower will also have 800 private apartments and most of the higher floors will be offices and private suites and there will be four luxurious pools, restaurants, a library, a cigar club and fitness facilities. An observatory 442 meters above ground on the 124th floor will be open to the public – the highest accessible observation deck in the world.

Facts about Burj Dubai Tower

  • The tip of the spire will be visible 100 km away
  • The tower’s external surface is the size of 17 football fields
  • The water system will supply about 1 million liters per day
  • Peak electricity demand of the tower is the same as 360.000 – 100 watt light bulbs
  • A total of 56 elevators will be installed that can carry 42 people at a time

Car park ventilation
The car park has approx. 3,000 parking places in four levels and a total area of just under 89,000 m2.

The car park ventilation system must comply with the USstandards Ashrae and AMCA for air quality and fan requirements and must in case of fire be suitable for operating at 300°C for not less than 60 minutes.

A CFD-simulation has been carried out by Johnson Controls/Novenco BV for the project in order to show that the ventilation system is designed to limit the concentration of carbon monoxide to a level below the specified 35 parts per million.
The CFD simulation did also show air velocities and the smoke density and smoke temperature in case of a fire in the car park.

The order for the car park ventilation system was obtained in co-operation with a former Novenco-employee, John Boss, who is now working for Johnson Controls in Dubai.

The car park ventilation system will be installed by the contractor in forth quarter of 2007 and Johnson Controls will do the commissioning and smoke testing in spring 2008.

50 Novax axial flow fans and 196 jet fans have been shipped from Novenco in August 2007 with the destination Burj Dubai Tower.

Read more about our car park ventilation systems.