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Materials used for global tall buildings 2018
Worldwide tall building completions in 2018, by structural material*
by T. Wang,
last edited
Jan 15, 2019
This statistic gives a breakdown of tall buildings completed worldwide in 2018, by the structural materials used to build them. Concrete construction accounted for about 63 percent of the world total.
Worldwide tall building completions in 2018, by structural material*
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Jan 15, 2019
This statistic gives a breakdown of tall buildings completed worldwide in 2018, by the structural materials used to build them. Concrete construction accounted for about 63 percent of the world total.
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- * Tall buildings refer to buildings 200 meters or taller.
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