A review of design considerations and representation of sustainable tall building

The purpose of this paper is to introduce design considerations for the super tall building especially those related with sustainable design methodology and the topic presented in the SB11 Helsinki World Sustainable Building Conference by Hyeong-il Kim. The design of tall buildings should take into consideration of environmental impact and economic benefits from sustainable approaches to ensure low energy consumption and CO2 emissions. In the paper, author tried to identify key issues related to sustainable building technology and emphasis the role of the sustainability in tall building design. The study also provides analytical survey of the significance of adaptable use of sustainable solutions that demonstrate use of renewable energy resources, and respond to climatic conditions with energy conscious design principles including form, orientation and materiality of the buildings on the current practice. �� 2011 SUSB Press. All rights reserved.Dr. Sungwoo Shin is Professor at Hanyang University, Director of Sustainable Building Research Center(ERC) funded by the Ministry of Education and Science. He is also an editor in chief on SUSB Journal. He is interested in sustainable building and urban development including tall building research, practice and education