Tall buildings of gigantic scales are constructed with enormous amounts of resources, including structural materials. While the required amount of most building materials becomes more or less proportionally greater as a building becomes taller, that of structural materials becomes exponentially larger due to the structural principle called "premium for height." Therefore, to minimize the premium, it is crucial to employ efficient structural systems and optimize their design by saving materials resulting in sustainable tall buildings through the preservation of resources. Using less material also means reducing embodied energy for the chosen material. While there are many intertwined aspects for the structural design of tall buildings, this chapter focuses on some selected major structural systems in terms of efficiency that can create more sustainable built environments.
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