CASE STUDY
THE BURJ KHALIFA TOWER
LOCATION: Dubai, UAE
PRODUCT USED: Spears Sch. 80 PVC Pipe System
APPLICATION: Potable Water & Drainage
The Burj Khalifa Tower, Duba
i, UAE
Spears, the world’s leading Sch. 80 PVC and CPVC Pipe System, was chosen for
use in the world’s tallest building – The Burj Khalifa Tower. The towers height
at the antenna/spire is 829.8m, at the roof is 828m and the top floor is 584.5m.
There are 163 floors, plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels
in the basement giving a total floor area of 309,473m.
Spears is known for their dedication to clients, customers and the best in
product support. Spears ability to produce mass amounts of product for large
scale projects equals significant cost savings.
Spears provided more than 2.5 million dollars’ worth of product for the
construction of potable water and drainage systems in The Burj Khalifa Tower.
There were more than 250,000 fittings and valves installed for this project; and
it took approximately 10 storage containers to move the product. This included
Spears DWV, Schedule 80 PVC/CPVC and Valves.
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