Setting new global records in practical engineering and architecture, Burj Dubai, the iconic tower developed by Emaar Properties, has recorded another global first with the installation of glass panels at a height of 512 m.

Arabian Aluminium Company set a new record by laying out the high-performance cladding system on Level 141.
The cladding system uses reflective glazing, aluminium and textured steel spandrels and vertical stainless steel tubular fins as the primary materials.
Ahmad Al Matrooshi, UAE managing director, Emaar Properties, said Burj Dubai was setting a new world record in all aspects of high-rise construction.
“With cladding undertaken on Level 141 of the tower, we have pushed the frontiers of engineering high-rises one notch higher. Every aspect of the tower now serves as a referral source on the practicalities of developing skyscrapers,” he observed.
Bashar Kayali, general manager, Arabian Aluminium Company – a member of Al Ghurair Construction Industries, said the cladding work of Burj Dubai was being undertaken on a fast-track basis.
“Installing glass panel at high altitudes is a very challenging task that demands the integration of several work-flow systems,” said Kayali. “With the completion of glass panel installation on Level 141, we are now entering a new realm in executing cladding works.”