Definition
Various bodies have defined 'high-rise':
- Emporis Standards defines a high-rise as "A multi-story structure between 35-100 metres tall, or a building of unknown height from 12-39 floors."
- According to the building code of Hyderabad, India, a high-rise building is one with four floors or more, or one 15 metres or more in height.
- The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines a high-rise as "a building having many storeys".
- The International Conference on Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings defined a high-rise as "any structure where the height can have a serious impact on evacuation"
- In the U.S., the National Fire Protection Association defines a high-rise as being higher than 75 feet (23 meters), or about 7 stories.
- Most building engineers, inspectors, architects and similar professions define a high-rise as a building that is at least 75 feet (23 m) tall.
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