By a considerable margin, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is the tallest structure ever to be made by man. It officially became the tallest building in the world during construction, when it passed the height of Taipei 101, the previous record holder.

Built by Emaar Properties, the completed building is over 828 metres (2,716.5 ft) tall. With corporate suites, restaurants, an Armani hotel and 900 residences, it is surrounded by a stunning 1.2 million sq. ft. man-made park, overlooking six beautiful water features.

The statistics of Burj Khalifa are truly awe-inspiring. It holds many different world records, including: -
- Tallest building.
- Tallest free-standing structure.
- Highest number of storeys
- Highest occupied floor.
- Highest outdoor observation deck.
- Elevator with the longest travel distance.
- Tallest service elevator.

More than 4,000m2 of the Corus composite flooring system, ComFlor® 80, were supplied to provide the very top of
the 828 metre spiral structure.

Lubna Karim, Contracts Manager (Building Systems) at Corus Middle East commented: “Originally, a 76mm deep deck was specified for the job but after highlighting the benefits of ComFlor® 80, the client specification soon changed.”

“In addition to its high quality, the long span capabilities of ComFlor® 80, reduce the number of structural steel
components and so generates savings in the overall construction cost.”

“ComFlor® 80 is tested by Corus for both composite action and fire resistance for full floor slab assembly to ensure that it meets all international standards.”