121st Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

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121st Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

edition

121

Date

25 May 2023

Venue

Parc 55

City

San Francisco

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About this edition

This will be the 121st edition globally and the 1st edition in San Francisco which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

Speakers & Panelists

Conference Agenda

Every speaker for the day, grouped by session. Select a topic to see who is presenting, the session focus and the talk points.

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

08:00 — 08:50

Topic

Delegate Registration & Networking

Edlyn Garcia La Torre

Principal | Façade Consultant

Morrison Hershfield

Topic

Event Convenor & Host

08:50 — 09:00

Topic

Welcome Address

09:00 — 09:25

Felix Weber

Principal | Façade Structural Specialist

RDH

Topic

Designing Solutions for Energy Efficient Buildings

Talk points

Exterior shading devices result in a significant reduction in heat gain and also decrease discomfort glare

Development of a design tool to optimize exterior shades in an intuitive way; a sharp contrast to most analytic tools which demand an iterative process or a suite of pre-set geometries

Case studies on AIA HQ in Washington DC, and the new hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights demonstrating the use of shading as an energy efficiency strategy

09:25 — 09:50

Mark Schwettmann

Design Principal | Residential Practice Leader

SOM

Topic

1550 Mission's Intricate Façade Belies its Efficient Fabrication

Talk points

Window wall areas utilize standard systems in an asymmetric, tapering form

Efficient use of resources, reducing steel usage and carbon footprint overall

Locally sourced aggregate and precast concrete is enriched through variations in color and finish without adding thickness

09:50 — 10:05

John Krouse

Chairman of the Board

Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Topic

Shape: Fabricating Architectural Terra Cotta Façade Systems for a Sustainable Future

Talk points

How inherent qualities of architectural terra cotta, combined with advancements in fabrication processes, make it equally suited for both historic building restoration and modern new-build construction which can be applied to a variety of façade attachment systems and construction methods

Using architectural terra cotta as a preferred choice for technologically complex, functional designs providing a cost-effective, thermally capable solution that lowers the overall global warming potential

Addressing material limitations early in the design process improves the probability for successful manufacture and installation of a terra cotta façade system

10:05 — 10:30

Karen Brandt

Senior Principal

Heintges

Topic

Expanding Definitions of Performance – The Current Moment

Talk points

Is the current moment an inflection point for many aspects of enclosure performance criteria (upending long standing assumptions about what is better) or an additive layer on top of conventional practice?

If the most sustainable building is one that already exists and endures, what are rational options when the technologies underpinning some of our most durable and lifespan-extending products and processes have significant challenges?

Thoughts on paradoxes and new questions emerging out of an expanded assessment of responsible resource and energy use in facade design

10:30 — 10:55

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

10:55 — 11:20

Trent Tesch

Principal

KPF

Topic

415 Natoma: Form + Façade, Context + Urban Fabric

Talk points

How façade design reinforces the 5M master plan

The diverse façade texture and pattern enhance building form

Large glass modules help mitigate scale issues

11:20 — 11:35

John Picard

Sustainability Expert

HALIO

Topic

Creating a Transformed Environment with Smart Façades

Talk points

Unlocking the power of façades for building sustainability and climate solution efficiency

Digitizing, decarbonizing, and increasing a building’s value with high performing façades

Emphasizing the importance of façades as a climate solution technology, while creating a whole new market segment

11:35 — 12:05

Kerenza Harris

Associate Principal | Director of Design Technology

Morphosis Architects

Topic

Evolutionary Digital Models and the Making of Architecture

Talk points

Development of a design methodology supported by digital technologies and digital evolutionary models

Architecture as systems: Creation of integrated digital network for the conception and construction of architectural assemblies

Research and development of architectural assemblies and material are directly implemented in the digital models to provide realtime feedback

12:05 — 12:50

Moderator

Isabelle Paparo

Senior Engineer

Arup

Panelist

Dr. Roy Denoon

Senior Principal | Vice President

CPP Wind Engineering Consultants

Panelist

Jeffrey Heller

Founding Principal

Heller Manus

Panelist

Ronald Klemencic

Chairman and CEO

Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Panelist

Vince Polhemus

Vice President of Preconstruction

Walters & Wolf Glass

Topic

Panel Discussion: Building in Resilience to Wind & Seismic Conditions

Session summary

Isabelle Paparo

12:50 — 13:45

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

13:45 — 14:10

Christopher Payne

Senior Associate

Gensler

Topic

200 Park: A New Skin in Silicon Valley

Talk points

Carving solar canyons into the building mass allows natural daylight to penetrate deeper into the floor plate while also providing terraces directly off scaled interior workplace neighborhoods

Optimizing window-wall ratios per building elevation minimizes the impacts of solar heat gain

An extensive prototyping and mock-up phase resulted in enhanced quality and performance of the custom building enclosure

14:10 — 14:25

Diana Esquer

Regional Façade Manager – Western US

Cosentino

Topic

Sustainable Façade Design with Ultracompact Stone

Talk points

Sustainable façade design with a carbon neutral solution

Attachment methods for ventilated rainscreens and curtainwall integration

Design considerations related to meeting the performance, budget criteria and the design intent for a project

14:25 — 14:45

Prateek Jain

Senior Environmental Designer

Atelier Ten

Topic

Thinking through Façade Choices as Carbon Investments

Talk points

What’s new with embodied carbon in the world of façades?

How should we compare embodied carbon of façade materials and assemblies?

How can we evaluate the payback of embodied carbon invested in building façades?

14:45 — 15:10

Lisa Rammig

Director

Eckersley O'Callaghan

Topic

Future Façade Thinking

Talk points

How façades can contribute to a sustainable future by using novel and proven technology, less material and new ideas for their interaction with the building

Which industries can we borrow from to transform the building industry towards carbon neutrality and cycling of resources?

15:10 — 15:25

Eduardo Rosa

International Business Manager

AGC Interpane

Topic

From Glass is Green to Green Glass (Sustainability)

Talk points

Meeting the challenge to develop products with a positive environmental impact during their lifetime, without loss of quality

Reducing the environmental impact of the operational processes, including making rational use of energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Promoting the recycling of materials for the production of glass, and designing products that facilitate end-of-life recycling

15:25 — 15:40