Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory

CTBUH Silver Member

Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory (BLWTL)

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

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	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2010	828 m / 2,717 ft	163	Office / Residential / Hotel
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	2015	632 m / 2,073 ft	128	Hotel / Office
3	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	2012	601 m / 1,972 ft	120	Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Retail
4	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Hotel / Office
5	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442.1 m / 1,451 ft	108	Office
6	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	1999	420.5 m / 1,380 ft	88	Hotel / Office
7	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	1996	384 m / 1,260 ft	69	Office
8	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	1992	373.9 m / 1,227 ft	78	Office
9	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367.4 m / 1,205 ft	72	Office
10	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	365.8 m / 1,200 ft	55	Office

Associated companies

Formerly Named

Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group

Formerly Named

Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2010	828 m / 2,717 ft	163	Office / Residential / Hotel
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	2015	632 m / 2,073 ft	128	Hotel / Office
3	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	2012	601 m / 1,972 ft	120	Serviced Apartments / Hotel / Retail
4	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	2008	492 m / 1,614 ft	101	Hotel / Office
5	Willis Tower	Chicago	1974	442.1 m / 1,451 ft	108	Office
6	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	1999	420.5 m / 1,380 ft	88	Hotel / Office
7	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	1996	384 m / 1,260 ft	69	Office
8	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	1992	373.9 m / 1,227 ft	78	Office
9	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	1990	367.4 m / 1,205 ft	72	Office
10	Bank of America Tower	New York City	2009	365.8 m / 1,200 ft	55	Office
11	Emirates Tower One	Dubai	2000	354.6 m / 1,163 ft	54	Office
12	The Center	Hong Kong	1998	346 m / 1,135 ft	73	Office
13	875 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	1969	343.7 m / 1,128 ft	100	Residential / Office
14	The Index	Dubai	2010	326 m / 1,070 ft	80	Residential / Office
15	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	2013	324 m / 1,063 ft	72	Residential / Office
16	Blue Tower	Dubai	2010	317.6 m / 1,042 ft	72	Residential
17	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	1990	310.3 m / 1,018 ft	72	Office
18	Emirates Tower Two	Dubai	2000	309 m / 1,014 ft	56	Hotel
19	The Franklin - North Tower	Chicago	1989	306.9 m / 1,007 ft	60	Office
20	Cayan Tower	Dubai	2013	306.4 m / 1,005 ft	73	Residential
21	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	1982	305.4 m / 1,002 ft	75	Office
22	Etihad Towers T2	Abu Dhabi	2011	305.3 m / 1,002 ft	80	Residential
23	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	1990	303.3 m / 995 ft	64	Office
24	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	2002	302.3 m / 992 ft	41	Residential / Hotel / Office
25	First Canadian Place	Toronto	1975	298.1 m / 978 ft	72	Office
26	4 World Trade Center	New York City	2014	297.7 m / 977 ft	65	Office
27	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	2008	296.7 m / 974 ft	57	Office
28	Etihad Towers T1	Abu Dhabi	2011	277.6 m / 911 ft	69	Hotel / Residential
29	Aqua at Lakeshore East	Chicago	2009	261.8 m / 859 ft	86	Residential / Hotel
30	Brookfield Place	Toronto	1990	260.9 m / 856 ft	53	Office
31	Etihad Towers T3	Abu Dhabi	2011	260.3 m / 854 ft	60	Office
32	Torre Reforma	Mexico City	2016	246 m / 807 ft	56	Office
33	Etihad Towers T4	Abu Dhabi	2011	234 m / 768 ft	66	Residential
34	Harbour Plaza Residences East	Toronto	2017	233 m / 764 ft	71	Residential
35	Courtyard & Residence Inn Manhattan/Central Park	New York City	2013	229.6 m / 753 ft	67	Hotel
36	Harbour Plaza Residences West	Toronto	2017	224 m / 735 ft	67	Residential
37	Etihad Towers T5	Abu Dhabi	2011	217.5 m / 714 ft	61	Residential
38	Philamlife Tower	Makati	1999	200 m / 656 ft	47	Office
39	One Wall Street	New York City	1932	199.3 m / 654 ft	50	Office
40	Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters	Hong Kong	1985	178.8 m / 587 ft	43	Office
41	60 Absolute World	Mississauga	2012	175.6 m / 576 ft	56	Residential
42	The Tower at PNC Plaza	Pittsburgh	2015	166 m / 544 ft	33	Office
43	The Franklin - South Tower	Chicago	1992	163.9 m / 538 ft	35	Office
44	Palazzo Lombardia	Milan	2011	161.3 m / 529 ft	34	Office
45	50 Absolute World	Mississauga	2012	157.9 m / 518 ft	50	Residential
46	BurJuman Centre	Dubai	2006	148 m / 486 ft	28	Office
47	Broad Financial Center	New York City	1986	130.2 m / 427 ft	27	Office
48	185 King Street East	Toronto	-	123.9 m / 406 ft	36	Residential
49	Seattle Central Library	Seattle	2004	59.7 m / 196 ft	11	Library

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.