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Dubai Municipality issues licences for eight more towers this month |
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12/27/2006 8:51:53 AM |
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Dubai Municipality this month issued permits to build eight high-rise towers in various parts of the city at a total cost of Dh3.5 billion and with a total built-up area of 11.3 million square feet, a top official said.
This is the first time such a large number of towers has been licensed by Dubai Municipality in a month.
"This is an indication of the pace of construction activities taking place in the city. Architects and engineers in the Building Department had a tough time this month analysing drawings and other documents related to these superbly-designed buildings," Khalid Mohammad Saleh, director of the Building Department, said in a statement.
He noted that among the towers licensed this month, five were in Dubai Marina with the tallest being a 100-storey tower and the smallest being a 37-storey tower.
There are two towers coming up along Shaikh Zayed Road, the first one with a height of 49 storeys and the second with 70 storeys.
Dubai Land will have an Auto Mall complex with an office tower soaring 38 storeys and a 3-storey car showroom. This will be located in the Sports City.
Saleh noted that the municipality engineers team had done thorough engineering analyses of all the towers before licensing them. After that, a third-party audit was carried out with the help of a private consultant in order to be doubly sure of the towers' safety and security.
Safety features
"The towers' safety in terms of their resistance to earthquakes and wind was one of the focuses of our analysis. Then, thermal insulation systems and environmental impact were also studied carefully," he said.
Saleh noted that while licensing high-rise towers, Dubai Municipality usually considers innovations in designs and efficiency of the buildings in general. |
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