CTBUH India Challenges in Elevatoring in India
CTBUH India, the country chapter of CTBUH – a not-for-profit organization with headquarters in Shanghai, Venice, and Chicago, recently organized a conference on the challenges and opportunities of elevatoring in the Indian context. Reports Maria R.
Opening the session, Girish Dravid, Chairman - CTBUH India (and Director at Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services), who has been involved in propagating CTBUH objectives in India since 2014, gave a presentation on CTBUH, its objectives and vast network. He informed that CTBUH is authorized to decide the height of buildings and certify tall structures, as it has developed international standards for measuring tall buildings, and is also recognized as the arbiter for bestowing designations such as “The World’s Tallest Building”. Its research department is spearheading investigation of the next generation of tall buildings with respect to their sustainability and development issues.