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Old 01-04-2010, 01:22 PM   #49
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We shouldn't count radio antennas or empty shell floors when awarding the record.

What is the highest functional floor? That should be the prize.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallest_building



For buildings, there is debate over:
  • whether only habitable height is considered.
  • whether communication towers with observation galleries should be considered "habitable" in this sense.
  • whether roof-top antennas should be considered towards height of buildings; with particular interest in whether components that look like spires can be either classified as antennas or architectural detail.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the organization that determines the title of the "World’s Tallest Building," recognizes a building only if at least fifty percent of its height is made up of floor plates containing habitable floor area.[1] Structures that do not meet this criterion, such as the CN Tower, are defined as "towers."
Welcome to the grey area. Based on the way the rulings go Montreal has a taller building than Calgary's Suncor Centre (formerly Petro-Can), just take a look at the diagram:

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=45382188

Hmm, I wonder which building is actually taller?

Now add in buildings currently under construction in both cities and you get this diagram:

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=45382363

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