Talk:High-rise

Question

 * Dear all. Can anybody advise how long is the life time of a high rise building, for instance an apartment or a hotel? Does it have be to be destroyed after a certain period (i.e 25 years) considering the structure is not save anymore? Regards.
 * Hello. The answer is that this really depends on the country/region. Some governments limit it to 100 years, some 75 years. This also depends on many other factors; such as the type of building, the land it is suitated on, the lease to the developer etc. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you to add four tildes (~) when you are writing a post on the talk page. Thank you. Angcr (talk) 10:12, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Definition
The article talks about 23 m as the cut-off point for being considered a high-rise. Where does this definition come from? The only one I'm aware of is Emporis Standards, which says that a high-rise is at least 35 m or 12 floors.--StaffanBaloo (talk) 01:38, 6 April 2008 (UTC)