SKYDB Building database

Tall buildings worldwide, with heights, construction status and the companies involved.

Rankings of tall buildings

Tall Building Markets

Tall buildings, tracked.

SKYDB is collecting verifiable information about buildings.

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completion

A structure is basically finished on the outside, and at least partly ready for use.

A structure is complete when the exterior is basically complete, with no major details remaining in its construction, and it is at least partly ready for its intended use. Fit-out of interior spaces may continue for any length of time after completion; it is not necessary for spaces inside to be occupied, as long as they are ready for hand-over to the occupant(s) without major structural work remaining.

Full occupancy is not a condition of completion. Some interior fit-out can remain while the exterior is basically finished and at least part of the structure is ready for its intended use.

Framework completion establishes that the load-bearing members are assembled. That earlier milestone alone does not show that the exterior or usable space meets the completion requirements.