About

Member Since: 1980

Member Offices: London (ON)

Website: https://www.uwo.ca/projects/heritage/heritage4/

As a leader in wind engineering, Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory has worked with engineers, architects and developers from all over the globe. Since its inception in 1965, the Laboratory has worked on over one thousand projects.

Their mission is to develop innovative solutions to complex wind engineering problems while maintaining the highest standards in research, education, and engineering applications.

They have developed many of wind engineering's standard methods, such as the force balance measurement of loads on tall buildings. They have assisted in the design of some of the world's tallest buildings and structures, the world's longest bridges, and roofs of unusual construction and form.

Fields of Expertise

Wind Engineering

Buildings

RANK
Name
Height
1 Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

2 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft

3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft

4 Shanghai World Financial Center

492 m / 1,614 ft

5 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft

6 Jin Mao Tower

421 m / 1,380 ft

7 Shun Hing Square

384 m / 1,260 ft

8 Central Plaza

374 m / 1,227 ft

9 Bank of China Tower

367 m / 1,205 ft

10 Bank of America Tower

366 m / 1,200 ft

Associated companies

RANK
Name
Height
1 Burj Khalifa

828 m / 2,717 ft

2 Shanghai Tower

632 m / 2,073 ft

3 Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft

4 Shanghai World Financial Center

492 m / 1,614 ft

5 Willis Tower

442 m / 1,451 ft

6 Jin Mao Tower

421 m / 1,380 ft

7 Shun Hing Square

384 m / 1,260 ft

8 Central Plaza

374 m / 1,227 ft

9 Bank of China Tower

367 m / 1,205 ft

10 Bank of America Tower

366 m / 1,200 ft

11 Emirates Tower One

355 m / 1,163 ft

12 The Center

346 m / 1,135 ft

13 875 North Michigan Avenue

344 m / 1,128 ft

14 The Index

326 m / 1,070 ft

15 The Landmark

324 m / 1,063 ft

16 Blue Tower

318 m / 1,042 ft

17 U.S. Bank Tower

310 m / 1,018 ft

18 Emirates Tower Two

309 m / 1,014 ft

19 The Franklin - North Tower

307 m / 1,007 ft

20 Cayan Tower

306 m / 1,005 ft

21 JPMorgan Chase Tower

305 m / 1,002 ft

22 Etihad Towers T2

305 m / 1,002 ft

23 Two Prudential Plaza

303 m / 995 ft

24 Kingdom Centre

302 m / 992 ft

25 First Canadian Place

298 m / 978 ft

26 4 World Trade Center

298 m / 977 ft

27 Comcast Center

297 m / 974 ft

28 Etihad Towers T1

278 m / 911 ft

29 Aqua at Lakeshore East

262 m / 859 ft

30 Brookfield Place

261 m / 856 ft

31 Etihad Towers T3

260 m / 854 ft

32 Torre Reforma

246 m / 807 ft

33 Etihad Towers T4

234 m / 768 ft

34 Harbour Plaza Residences East

233 m / 764 ft

35 Courtyard & Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park

230 m / 753 ft

36 Harbour Plaza Residences West

224 m / 735 ft

37 Yonge & Steeles Tower 3

219 m / 718 ft

38 Etihad Towers T5

218 m / 714 ft

39 Philamlife Tower

200 m / 656 ft

40 One Wall Street

199 m / 654 ft

41 Yonge & Steeles Tower 2

192 m / 630 ft

42 Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters

179 m / 587 ft

43 60 Absolute World

176 m / 576 ft

44 Yonge & Steeles Tower 1

171 m / 562 ft

45 The Tower at PNC Plaza

166 m / 544 ft

46 The Franklin - South Tower

164 m / 538 ft

47 Palazzo Lombardia

161 m / 529 ft

48 50 Absolute World

158 m / 518 ft

49 BurJuman Centre

148 m / 486 ft

50 Broad Financial Center

130 m / 427 ft

51 185 King Street East

124 m / 406 ft

52 Seattle Central Library

60 m / 196 ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory

Member Focus: Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory

10 April 2023

As part of the CTBUH "Member Appreciation Month," this week we're showcasing one of our longest-standing members: the Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory (BLWTL) at Western University, in London, Ontario.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

CTBUH 2008 Dubai Conference Silver Sponsor

03–05 March 2008

The Congress hosted presentations, seminars and workshops covering virtually every aspect of tall building development, with a particular emphasis on sustainability.