Tall Buildings Summit

01 May 2012 CW Team

The summit touched upon various technologies, best practices and issue of sustainability in tall buildings across the world.

Date: March 29-30, 2012
Venue: Hyatt Regency, Mumbai
Organiser: Tavess

Tall buildings have taken the country and the world by storm – an ideal example being Burj Khalifa in the UAE and Lodha World One coming up in Mumbai, the latter slated to be the world’s tallest residential tower. Taking into consideration the rapid mushrooming of these technologically advanced buildings, Tavess organised the Tall Buildings Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Mumbai late this March.

The international conference brought together developers, architectural and construction companies, consultants and building management firms to explore the industry’s best practices. At the summit, industry and subject matter experts shared valuable insights on key questions faced with regard to the ecosystem, along with the latest architectural designs and construction practices in order to achieve space optimisation. Apart from this, the very crux of tall buildings – the latest technologies and sustainable, energy efficiency – became the hot topic of the programme.

Lending an insight into these buildings were several, engrossing case studies, which included ‘The Eureka Tower, Melbourne’ by Adam Halliburton, General Manager, Grocon Australia, and ‘Nakheel Twin Towers, Dubai’ by Anil Hira, Regional Director, BuroHappold India. Apart from this, ‘The Remaking of Mumbai in the Sustainable Age’ by Mayank Gandhi, Chairman, Remaking of Mumbai Federation (ROMF), hit the nail on the burning issue of sustainable buildings and construction.

The summit was attended by over fifty delegates comprising industry and thought leaders from across the tall buildings ecosystem and was sponsored by Schindler – one of the world‘s leading providers of elevators, escalators and moving walks. The event was endorsed by ROMF – a non-profit federation of around 50 stakeholder associations and institutions working towards the urban renewal of Mumbai as a replicable model for the urban areas of India – and the Indian Society of Structural Engineers (ISSE), which was founded to resolve issues for the welfare of structural engineers.

With the ongoing demand for the transformation of our urban landscapes, this summit was the ideal platform for like-minded individuals to exchange innovative ideas, best practices, learn about innovative solutions and overcome challenges in order to have a strong foundation in the developing tall buildings industry.

The summit touched upon various technologies, best practices and issue of sustainability in tall buildings across the world.Date: March 29-30, 2012Venue: Hyatt Regency, MumbaiOrganiser: TavessTall buildings have taken the country and the world by storm – an ideal example being Burj Khalifa in the UAE and Lodha World One coming up in Mumbai, the latter slated to be the world’s tallest residential tower. Taking into consideration the rapid mushrooming of these technologically advanced buildings, Tavess organised the Tall Buildings Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Mumbai late this March.The international conference brought together developers, architectural and construction companies, consultants and building management firms to explore the industry’s best practices. At the summit, industry and subject matter experts shared valuable insights on key questions faced with regard to the ecosystem, along with the latest architectural designs and construction practices in order to achieve space optimisation. Apart from this, the very crux of tall buildings – the latest technologies and sustainable, energy efficiency – became the hot topic of the programme.Lending an insight into these buildings were several, engrossing case studies, which included ‘The Eureka Tower, Melbourne’ by Adam Halliburton, General Manager, Grocon Australia, and ‘Nakheel Twin Towers, Dubai’ by Anil Hira, Regional Director, BuroHappold India. Apart from this, ‘The Remaking of Mumbai in the Sustainable Age’ by Mayank Gandhi, Chairman, Remaking of Mumbai Federation (ROMF), hit the nail on the burning issue of sustainable buildings and construction.The summit was attended by over fifty delegates comprising industry and thought leaders from across the tall buildings ecosystem and was sponsored by Schindler – one of the world‘s leading providers of elevators, escalators and moving walks. The event was endorsed by ROMF – a non-profit federation of around 50 stakeholder associations and institutions working towards the urban renewal of Mumbai as a replicable model for the urban areas of India – and the Indian Society of Structural Engineers (ISSE), which was founded to resolve issues for the welfare of structural engineers.With the ongoing demand for the transformation of our urban landscapes, this summit was the ideal platform for like-minded individuals to exchange innovative ideas, best practices, learn about innovative solutions and overcome challenges in order to have a strong foundation in the developing tall buildings industry.