number of tall buildings completed in 2018 was one of the highest in history, reaching 143 completions, but dropped in 2019 to 126. Of these completions, 62.9 percent were constructed largely from concrete, whereas only one building in San Francisco was completed using steel as the main material. The use of concrete increased in comparison to the previous year. There are several reasons that concrete is so commonplace in these buildings, including low costs, the ubiquity of the material, and its relative simplicity in construction processes. However, like other commodities, concrete is subject to supply chain shocks and may not always play a dominant role in the construction of skyscrapers.
The Worldwide tall building completions in 2019, by structural material
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CTBUH. (January 15, 2020). Worldwide tall building completions in 2019, by structural material [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319931/structural-materials-of-tall-buildings-worldwide/
CTBUH. "Worldwide tall building completions in 2019, by structural material." Chart. January 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319931/structural-materials-of-tall-buildings-worldwide/
CTBUH. (2020). Worldwide tall building completions in 2019, by structural material. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319931/structural-materials-of-tall-buildings-worldwide/
CTBUH. "Worldwide Tall Building Completions in 2019, by Structural Material." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319931/structural-materials-of-tall-buildings-worldwide/
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