RFA Wave Knight Conducting RAS Operations. Replenishment at sea (RAS) (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation/Commonwealth of Nations) or Underway replenishment (UNREP) (US Navy) is a method of transferring fuel, munitions, and stores from one ship to another while under way. 1 History 1.1 Concept.
The international non-profit organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was formed in 1969 and announces the title of The World's Tallest Building and sets the standards by which buildings are measured. It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world. The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft).
Tallest residential building in the world: 23 Marina in Dubai  --- 395m (1,296 ft.), with 90 storeys.  Tallest hotel in the world: Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotels ---  601m (1,972 ft.) with 95 storeys.  Tallest structure in the world: Burj Khalifa, Dubai ---  828m (2,717 ft.).  Tallest tower in the world: Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan ---  634m (2,080 ft.).  First Building to have more than 100 storeys: Empire State  Building (New York City, USA) --- 381m (1,250 ft.), 102 storeys.