Main Events 157th Edition – Zak World of Façades Australia

157th Edition – Zak World of Façades Australia

edition

157

Date

19 September 2024

Venue

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

City

Melbourne

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About this edition

This will be the 157th edition globally and the 4th edition in Melbourne 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

Kathryn Walter

Associate - Façades

TTW

Topic

Event Host & Convener

08:50 — 09:00

Topic

Welcome Address

09:00 — 09:25

Oliver Ng

Managing Director

BG&E Façades

Topic

The Future of Façades

Talk points

Revisiting the past and summarsing the glass & façade industry. Recollecting the challenges and horrors

Discussing the latest technologies and introducing the Façade Carbon Calculator, Vigilance Façade ‘Trakka’ and ‘Glass Lab’

Engineering our future: 435 Bourke (Solar) and Seafarers

09:25 — 09:50

Imogen Lyons

Associate Director | Carbon Management Lead

WT Partnership

Topic

Various Façade Systems and Their Impact on Cost and Carbon

Talk points

A detailed look at the upfront embodied carbon footprint of various façade systems to help inform early design decisions

Weighing cost, carbon and performance

The impact of offsetting on the project budget

09:50 — 10:05

Bill Segaert

Agent for Saint-Gobain Glass in Australia and New Zealand

SGS Glass

Dinesh Kumar

International General Manager

Saint-Gobain Glass

Topic

Moving Towards Carbon Neutrality with the First Low-Carbon Glass

Talk points

Commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

Embodied vs operational carbon: Understanding and assessing building impacts

Where are we standing on low-carbon glass and sustainable glass solutions

10:05 — 10:20

Teodosio Del Caño

CTO & COO

Onyx Solar Energy

Topic

Energy-generating Photovoltaic Glass for Building Applications

Talk points

Photovoltaic solutions

PV glass applications

Case study: Project overview

10:20 — 11:00

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 — 11:25

Elissa Stirling

Regional Manager – Victoria

Inhabit

Topic

The Future of Façade Engineering…An Opinion

Talk points

Why is façade engineering not recognised as a field of engineering?

How is this lack of recognition impacting our industry?

How can we make change to improve our industry and our building quality?

11:25 — 11:40

Candice Zhao

Sales Manager

NorthGlass Processed Glass BU

Topic

Aesthetics of Architectural Glass

Talk points

The application of jumbo size glass in architecture

The importance of flatness in architectural glass

The importance of shape accuracy in 3D curved glass

11:40 — 12:10

Ed Daines

Director

WilkinsonEyre

Topic

Adapting Façades - From Heritage to High Performance

Talk points

Creating the future with sustainable & resilient façades

Adapting historic / existing façades: Battersea Power Station in London & Madison Avenue in New York

New high performance façades: 8 Bishopsgate in London & 600 Collins Street in Melbourne

12:10 — 12:55

Panelist

Falk Peuser

Principal

Fender Katsalidis

Panelist

Gabriel Kok

Design Director

Riverlee

Panelist

Matthew Ljujic

Lead Façade Engineer

BG&E Façades

Panelist

Nicholas Matiszak

Façade Manager

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Topic

Panel Discussion: Seafarers: Conceptualising, Designing, Fabricating and Installing the Façade

Talk points

How the façade beautifully merges industrial heritage with the movement of the Yarra River

Attention to detail and precision from the project team in assembling this jigsaw type façade

Challenges faced and innovations implemented

Session summary

Oliver Ng

12:55 — 13:45

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

13:45 — 14:10

Mathew van Kooy

Partner

Wardle

Topic

Inventing Systems: Lightweight, Composite and Masonry Façades

Talk points

Victorian Heart Hospital: Unitised terracotta curtain wall & perforated weathering steel screens

477 Pitt Street: Glass reinforced concrete façade system, over cladding and remediation of 30,400m2 façade

Melbourne Quarter Berrbang House: Solid brick façade system and retail podium

14:10 — 14:25

Michael Lette

Market Development Manager - Façades, Design Solutions Group

Lysaght and Fielders

Topic

AZURE® - The Steel Façade Panel

Talk points

Large format, custom made, ventilated rainscreen panels

Project panel design and installation support with ESI

Façade design and manufacturing considerations for a faster, more economical supply and installation process

14:25 — 14:40

Oliver Turner

Operations Manager

Climate Ready Engineering

Topic

The Sustainable Benefits of Façade Automation for Shading Systems

Talk points

Social sustainability, economical sustainability & environmental sustainability in the automation of shading systems

Automation in double ventilated façade curved façades, new builds & commercial refurbishments

Servicing, preventative maintenance and integration

14:40 — 15:00

Dmitry Ivanov

Building Physics Lead - Australia

Mott MacDonald

Kieran Rice

Façade Practice Lead - Australia

Mott MacDonald

Siobhan Sangiah

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Mott MacDonald

Topic

A Multi-disciplinary Focus on Façade Air-tightness

Talk points

Benefits

Costs

Case studies

15:00 — 15:15

Simon Metcalf

ANZ Marketing Manager

AkzoNobel

Topic

Sustainable Architectural Solutions with Powder Coatings

Talk points

Powder coating mastery: Performance and warranties

Unveiling our environmental commitment: A closer look at sustainable powder coating in architecture

Performance meets eco-friendliness: Exploring our role in achieving sustainable architectural excellence through powder coating

15:15 — 15:30

Bernat Miñana

Managing Director

Frontek Australia

Topic

Porcelain Cladding in Unitized Systems and Complex Geometries

Talk points

Miranda Dental Hospital: Horizontal configuration on unitized system

Bondi Archibald: Vertical configuration on unitized system

Macquarie University: Complex geometry cladding

15:30 — 16:00

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

16:00 — 16:20

Zac Hankin

Associate Director

AECOM

Zamaneh Khoshdel

Associate Director

AECOM

Topic

Design Integration Using Parametric Workflows

Talk points

Elevating safety, quality and design coordination

Case study: Melbourne Quarter

16:20 — 16:35

Aitor Llorente

Area Manager

Lanik

Topic

Engineering, Supply and Assembly of Bespoke Building Envelopes

Talk points

Complex geometries

Challenging engineering solutions

Worldwide proven experience

16:35 — 17:20

Vincent Rechichi

Design Leader VIC & SA

Besix Watpac

Moderator

Nick Roach

Associate Principal

Arup

Panelist

Andrew Cialini

Priority Lead | Building Surveyor Resourcing

Victorian Building Authority

Panelist

Natalie Rushidi

Associate

Hassell

Panelist

Rob Buck

Associate – Façade Engineering

Arup

Topic

Panel Discussion: Present Issues Facing the Façade Industry

Talk points

Novation of façade consultants to the builder vs retention by client: pros and cons

The rise in F3P1 performance solutions, and lack of consistency across market

Contractual responsibilities: who is responsible for “weatherproofing” the interface?

Session summary

Nick Roach

17:20 — 17:25

Topic

Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

17:25 — 18:25

Topic

Post Event Networking Reception

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