About

Member Since: 2009

Member Offices: Dallas

Website: http://www.cdc-usa.com/

CDC is a world leader in design and consulting services for state-of-the-art building envelope systems. Founded in 1973, CDC operates as a 100% Employee-owned and operated organization.

As a professional services firm, they provide design and engineering for some of the most well-known façade cladding manufacturers in the world, providing design support for established and tested systems, creating new systems, and assisting in development of innovative new approaches to cladding execution.

The quality distinction that CDC provides to clients is a product of their experienced staff and their dedication to excellence in their respective specialty.

Fields of Expertise

Façade Design / Engineering

Buildings

Rank
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height

1

Makkah Royal Clock Tower

601 m / 1,972 ft

2

Lotte World Tower

554.5 m / 1,819 ft

3

Trump International Hotel & Tower

423.2 m / 1,389 ft

4

The St. Regis Chicago

362.9 m / 1,191 ft

5

311 South Wacker Drive

292.9 m / 961 ft

6

NEMA Chicago

273.1 m / 896 ft

7

181 Fremont

246.9 m / 810 ft

8

Chapultepec Uno R-509

240.5 m / 789 ft

9

609 Main at Texas

230.1 m / 755 ft

10

River Point

223 m / 732 ft

Rank
Name
City
Height

1

Makkah Royal Clock Tower

Mecca

601 m

1,972 ft

2

Lotte World Tower

Seoul

555 m

1,819 ft

3

Trump International Hotel & Tower

Chicago

423 m

1,389 ft

4

The St. Regis Chicago

Chicago

363 m

1,191 ft

5

311 South Wacker Drive

Chicago

293 m

961 ft

6

NEMA Chicago

Chicago

273 m

896 ft

7

181 Fremont

San Francisco

247 m

810 ft

8

Chapultepec Uno R-509

Mexico City

241 m

789 ft

9

609 Main at Texas

Houston

230 m

755 ft

10

River Point

Chicago

223 m

732 ft

11

FMC Tower at Cira Centre South

Philadelphia

223 m

730 ft

12

Charlotte Metro Tower

Charlotte

192 m

629 ft

13

1144 Fifteenth

Denver

184 m

602 ft

14

Torre Sofia

San Pedro Garza García

158 m

518 ft

15

Pacific Gate by Bosa

San Diego

140 m

458 ft

16

La Nube

San Pedro Garza García

132 m

433 ft

17

Three Nationwide Plaza

Columbus

124 m

408 ft

18

United States Federal Courthouse

Seattle

119 m

390 ft

19

Fubon Fuzhou Financial Center

Fuzhou

118 m

387 ft

20

Wynn Palace

Macau

115 m

377 ft

21

Equus 333 Torre 1

San Pedro Garza García

112 m

368 ft

21

Equus 333 Torre 2

San Pedro Garza García

112 m

368 ft

23

Equus 333 Torre 3

San Pedro Garza García

96 m

316 ft

24

22 West Washington

Chicago

84 m

276 ft

CTBUH Initiatives Involving Curtain Wall Design and Consulting, Inc.

Top Company Rankings: The World’s 100 Tallest Buildings

13 October 2016

The Council is pleased to announce the Top Company Rankings for numerous disciplines as derived from the list of projects appearing in 100 of the World’s Tallest Buildings.

International Journal of High-Rise Buildings Vol. 2 No. 4

01 December 2013

The International Journal of High-Rise Buildings, Volume 2: Number 4 includes 8 papers focusing on pure research content and investigations in tall building design.