125th Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

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125th Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

edition

125

Date

22 June 2023

Venue

Hilton National Mall The Wharf

City

Washington DC

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About this edition

This will be the 125th edition globally and the 1st edition in Washington DC 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

08:00 — 08:50

Angel A. Dizon III

Senior Executive

U.S. Federal Government

John Jackson

Associate Principal

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH)

Topic

Delegate Registration & Networking

08:50 — 09:00

Topic

Welcome Address

09:00 — 09:25

Chris Somma

Associate

ZGF

Rebecca Pantschyschak

Associate

ZGF

Topic

Harmonizing Color and Complexity: Mastering the Art of Contextual Façades at Amazon’s HQ2

Talk points

Phase One of Amazon’s HQ2 at Metropolitan Park employs a single custom façade solution that harmonizes the 2.1 million SF project with its surrounding neighborhood while creating distinct identity on the Arlington skyline

The design team employed a single curtain wall system and a kit-of-parts approach capable of incorporating six primary façade types. The multitude of façade types helped the team scale down the buildings’ perceived mass while achieving unique identities across two towers

Materials including glazed terracotta, copper-colored perforated metal screen, dichroic glass, and color changing-coated metal fins all work together to shape a façade that is as iconic as it is high-performing

09:25 — 09:50

Paul Totten

Vice President | Building Enclosures National Practice Leader

WSP

Topic

The Elegance of Recladding and High End Façades

Talk points

Discuss the challenges of mounting new façade systems, especially glazed systems to an existing building structure

Understanding the building science and detailing required for high end façades

How to make a vision reality by taking a different view and approach

09:50 — 10:05

John Krouse

Chairman of the Board

Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Topic

Fabricating Architectural Terra Cotta for Unitized Façade Systems

Talk points

Architectural terra cotta offers highly versatile shape, color, and finish options, ideal for traditional masonry and rainscreen systems, equally suited to precast construction

Terra cotta unitized facades can be a high-quality, sustainably efficient solution, lowering the overall global warming potential with long-lasting, durable performance and quicker installation

Collaboration early in the design process improves the probability of successful manufacture and installation of a unitized terra cotta precast system

10:05 — 10:30

Daniel J. Lemieux

Principal and Director, Wiss, Janney

Elstner Associates

Martina Driscoll

Principal & Unit Manager

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates

Topic

Office-to-Resi: A Complicated Commodity

Talk points

Investment challenges

Regulatory restraints

Cultural advantages

Technical considerations

10:30 — 11:05

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:05 — 11:30

Thilo Wilhelmsen

Manager | Building Envelope

DPR Construction

Topic

20 Mass Avenue – Transforming a Government Relic into an Attractive Asset

Talk points

From 1970s government building to modern mixed-use development

Replacing precast concrete skin with modern façade systems

Challenges during precon and construction and lessons learned

11:30 — 11:45

Brendan Mercier

Façade Manager

Cosentino North America

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

11:45 — 12:15

Amanda Prins

Senior Associate Principal

KPF

Kahlil Francis

Development Associate

Skanska

Topic

17xM – A Dynamic Realignment of the DC Block

Talk points

Offering visual relief within the DC grid, 17xM’s dynamic design fuses form, façade articulation, the use of natural materials and sustainable principles to create a future-forward workplace

12:15 — 13:00

Moderator

P. Christian Bailey

Director

Morris Adjmi Architects

Panelist

Christopher Feehely

Quality Control Manager

Donohoe Construction Company

Panelist

Jac Selinsky

Director

Rafael Viñoly Architects

Panelist

Jonathan Moorley

EVP - Client Partnerships

Synergi

Panelist

Martiena L. Schneller

Senior VP of Design

Hoffman & Associates

Panelist

Melissa Wong

Principal

Thornton Tomasetti

Topic

Through the Glass: Various Perspectives from Phase 2 at The Wharf

Talk points

Executing the developer's design vision through the country's leading architecture firms

Master planning the site using complementary massing of the buildings

Collaborating on the design process, finishes, construction challenges; lessons learned from Phase 1 of the megaproject

Session summary

P. Christian Bailey

14:00 — 14:25

Paul O’Connell

Principal | Senior Project Architect

Page

Sean Lyons

Principal | Senior Project Manager

Page

Topic

Defying Gravity: How Architecture Fuels Innovation

Talk points

Overview of the recently completed E.A. Fernandez IDEA Factory at the University of Maryland

Learn about the dynamics of dichroic glass, the complex beauty of precast detailing, and the creative uses of simple glazing systems to create a signature destination for innovation and collaboration

14:25 — 14:45

Sameer Kumar

Principal

Techne

Topic

Learning to Unlearn: Keeping Up With the Shifting Paradigms in Façade Design

Talk points

Preparing for the onset of embodied carbon as a metric of success

The pursuit of “performance” in the context of the climate emergency

Emerging best practices and an evolving role of the design professional

14:45 — 15:05

Laryssa Dilozir