Main Events 164th Edition – Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

164th Edition – Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

edition

164

Date

06 November 2024

Venue

Old Billingsgate

City

London

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About this edition

This will be the 164th edition globally and the 7th edition in London 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

Stephen Tanno

Director Pre-Construction Services

Schüco International

Topic

Event Convenor

08:50 — 09:05

Topic

Welcome Address

09:05 — 09:30

Fred Pilbrow

Founding Partner

Pilbrow & Partners

Lloyd Lee

Managing Partner

Yoo Capital Investment Management

Topic

The Role of Culture in Contemporary London Regeneration

09:30 — 10:00

Alison Brooks

Founder

Alison Brooks Architects

Topic

History in the Making: The New Union of Architecture with Manufacturing

Talk points

Revitalising neighbourhood identity & character through material choices

Tailoring design & construction documentation for the factory floor

Working with specialists in a prefabrication environment; reducing waste while celebrating craft

10:00 — 10:15

Dami Babalola

Specification Leader - UK

Axalta

Topic

Sustainable Innovations in Powder Coatings

Talk points

Specifying powder coatings sustainably

Reducing carbon emissions with bio-based powder coatings

Case studies in UK

10:15 — 10:22

Joan Tarrús

Sales Director

sedak

Topic

A Small Step for Architecture, One Giant Leap for Glass

10:22 — 11:00

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 — 11:20

Claudia Farabegoli

Design Director

Thornton Tomasetti

Lorenzo Piazza

Associate

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Topic

Fubon Tower: Building a Light Façade in a Dark World

Talk points

An exercise of transparency and performance balance in a challenging location

Designing to withstand the highest wind and seismic loads

Incorporating a double skin on most of the façade to allow transparency in a country (Taiwan) where this is generally not common as the code and energy habits of most façades have small glazing ratio and very dark glass

11:20 — 11:45

Andreas Dziuk

Pre-Construction Services Director

Schüco International

Cristina Garza

Senior Façade Engineer

Arup

George Scott

Associate

Arup

Topic

Pre-cast vs Unitised

Talk points

Weight and effects on structure

Façade & structure combined carbon footprint

Impact on all aspects of performance

11:45 — 12:15

Andy Young

Partner

Bjarke Ingels Group

Topic

"Designing Façades in a World I Increasingly Don’t Understand"

Talk points

Defence of the ventilated double-skin façade

Energy and carbon

Great architecture of the future

12:15 — 13:00

Moderator

Damian Rogan

Director of Façade Engineering

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Panelist

Eliot Postma

Partner and Group Leader

Heatherwick Studio

Panelist

Trevor Morriss

Principal

SPPARC Architecture

Panelist

Valentina Amoroso

Associate Director

Eckersley O'Callaghan

Panelist

Yvette Aunger

Project Manager

Olympia

Topic

Olympia: Reimagining a London Landmark

Talk points

New meets old: Bringing signature architecture to a heritage icon

Constructing six buildings above and around an active exhibition centre

Working in partnership across design and construction

Session summary

Damian Rogan

13:00 — 13:50

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

Teresa Farina

Façade Sector Lead – Major Projects & Industrial Buildings

Sir Robert McAlpine

Topic

Session Chair

13:50 — 14:10

Brian Spring

Director

Kohn Pedersen Fox

Topic

Craft, Context, Performance: Ceramic Façade Detailing, from Concept to Completion

Talk points

Iterative design development, through prototyping and 1:1 modelling

Sensitive design which responds to the materiality of the neighbourhood

High-performance facades that improve operational energy

14:10 — 14:35

John Pritchard

Project Director

tp bennett

Matteo Berardi

Façade Engineer

Focchi Group

Topic

Stonecutter Court: Utilising Façade Types and Technology to Instill Context based Identity

Talk points

Designing with natural limestone using modern methods

Exploring design through full scale mock ups

14:35 — 14:55

Duncan Richards

Director

FMDC

Lisa Nunn

Senior Geologist

FMDC

Topic

How Sustainable is Structural Stone?

Talk points

Factors affecting the sustainability of European limestone selection options for the central London market. Is there a front-runner?

High-level sustainability comparison of different stone cladding build methodologies for the London office market

Construction ideas for a structural stone façade in the London office market - addressing the whole problem

14:55 — 15:10

Aaron Capon

National Façades Manager

Cosentino UK

Topic

Sustainable Façade Design with Ultracompact Stone

Talk points

Ultracompact manufacturing technology in Dekton

Sustainable façade design with a carbon neutral solution

Dekton certifications and reference projects

15:10 — 15:25

Andrew Pries

Director of Innovation & Technical Sales

Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Topic

Innovating the Architectural Terra Cotta Industry for Sustainable, High-Performance Façades

Talk points

Addressing global issues in the built environment and realizing the potential of terra cotta solutions

Materiality and performance benefits of terra cotta façades in modern architecture

Terra cotta façade innovations that address global challenges and enhance building performance

15:25 — 15:55

Moderator

Ricardo Teixeira

Director

Effisus

Panelist

Abdullah Quadri

Lead Specification Manager - UK & Ireland

Effisus

Panelist

Chouaib Lekmiti

Director - External Wall

CHPK Group

Panelist

Kevin Yin

Façade Technical Director

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Panelist

Leandro Heine

Building Envelope Consultant - Associate Director

Thornton Tomasetti

Panelist

Sheldon Berkeley

Senior Facade Engineer

AKT II

Topic

Recladding Revolution: Tackling Challenges and Mastering Efficiency

Talk points

Addressing complexities: Tackling the integration of new façade systems with existing structures

Fire safety standards: Navigating evolving fire safety regulations and their impact on recladding

Industry collaboration: Promoting interdisciplinary collaboration and addressing industry knowledge gaps

Session summary

Ricardo Teixeira

Patrick Ryan

Director

Patrick Ryan Associates

Topic

Session Chair

13:50 — 14:10

Andrew Baker

Director

Rio Architects

Topic

A Catalyst for Change

Talk points

Historic context

Commercial reality vs quality

Improving design with current façade design methods

14:10 — 14:35

David Walker

Associate Director

WSP

Paul Thompson

Associate Partner

RSHP

Topic

The Berkeley Hotel

Talk points

New hotel building

Existing hotel alterations

14:35 — 14:55

David Metcalfe

Director

CWCT

Topic

Update and Fire Guidance

Talk points

The latest news from CWCT

Updated fire guidance

Future work

14:55 — 15:10

Eric Claeys

Founding Partner

Fassada Steel

Topic

Hybrid Steel Curtain Walls, Mastering the Demands & Complexity of Today’s Façades

Talk points

Hybrid steel curtain walls, the long-waited disruption in the market?

Fire resistance, tower infernos belong to the past

Drastic reduction of CO2 emission

Redefined sustainability: Not just 0 energy, but also 0 finance cost!

15:10 — 15:25

Allan Gibson

Global Product Segment Marketing Manager

Kuraray

Topic

Laminated Glass Use in the Retrofit of Heritage Buildings

Talk points

Meeting the challenging demands of restoring our natural heritage buildings whilst protecting and preserving them for many more years to come

Achieving performance to meet current standards and additional attributes to revive their ability to share their historical value in society

Overcoming the risk of security, protecting valuable assets and artefacts within buildings

15:25 — 15:55

Moderator

Ingo Braun

Design Principal

NBBJ

Panelist

Andrea Peruzzi

Senior Associate

NBBJ

Panelist

Christopher Kennard

Senior Responsible Owner

Life and Mind Building

Panelist

Harshad Shitolé

Associate

Ramboll

Panelist

Neville Grunwald

Director of Façades and Roofs

Wates

Topic

The Life and Mind Building in Oxford

Talk points

A high-performance envelope in an historic context

Session summary

Ingo Braun

Camille Destres

Director, Safer Building Design

BB7

Topic

Session Chair

13:50 — 14:10

Jack Penford Baker

Associate

Haptic Architects

Topic

Topic to be Announced

14:10 — 14:35

Ben Minton

Design Director and Senior Associate

Gensler

Matteo Arturo Lazzarotto

Senior Façade Engineer

Arup

Topic

Repurposing Stranded Assets in the Heart of London

Talk points

A repositioning of a unique but obsolete brutalist building in Covent Garden that aims to give a second life to a stranded asset maintaining the history of the places

Re-build or Re-use? How the development retains as much of the original structures as possible, while transforming its experience, identity, and enhancing performance

14:35 — 14:55

Neil Dobbs

Head of Façades

Multiplex

Topic

Retention of Modern Façades

Talk points

What are we used to when retaining historic buildings

How do we apply this to the retention of modern façades

Can we apply this knowledge to the design of current buildings

14:55 — 15:10

David Entwistle

Director of Major Projects

Saint-Gobain Glass

Topic

From “Vicious Circle” to “Virtuous Circle” - How Glass Forever is Radically Transforming End of Life Glass Recovery

Talk points

Review of the effectiveness of decarbonisation strategies

Analysis of the pros and cons of various glass recovery scenarios

Overview of the development of a highly successful glass recovery network

Accountability and traceability – The missing link?

Case studies to show it working

15:10 — 15:25

Valérie Hayez

Principal TS&D Scientist

Dow

Topic

Circular Bonded Glazing Façades

Talk points

Silicones support circularity

Material reuse

Design for disassembly

15:25 — 15:55

Moderator

Thomas Henriksen

Founder and Director

Henriksen Studio

Panelist

Dan Gleeson

Sales Director

Schüco UK

Panelist

James Hind

Partner

SimpsonHaugh

Panelist

Kevin Keegan

Director

JRL Group

Panelist

Warren Stanley

Passivhaus Designer

Henriksen Studio

Topic

Renovating Buildings and their Façades to Meet Net Zero Carbon Requirements

Talk points

The Importance of renovating existing buildings

Innovative technologies and approaches

Retrofitting existing façades

Façade performance monitoring and maintenance

Collaboration and future innovations in façade design

Session summary

Thomas Henriksen

15:55 — 16:20

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

16:20 — 16:45

Alice Dietsch

Director

AL_A

Klaas de Rycke

Partner and Managing Director

Bollinger+Grohmann

Topic

From Spatial Complexity to Renovation: The Challenge of Improving Life Cycle by Timeless Design

Talk points

Exploring façade geometries and materiality to design timeless and site-specific projects

Highlighting the debate around the life cycle in projects and how a timeless design can support this

Case studies: Belgrade Philharmonic Hall and the D’Ieteren HQ in Brussels

16:45 — 17:00

Lewis Stanley

Business Development Manager – High Rise & Façades

A. Proctor Group

Topic

Dwelling/Building Energy Efficiency Through Airtightness

Talk points

Achieving regulation

Achieving passive principles

Cost savings

17:00 — 17:40

Moderator

Saverio Pasetto

Head of Façades

Skanska

Panelist

Billy Field

Director

Dane Architectural Systems

Panelist

Matt Williams

Director

FMDC

Panelist

Neesha Gopal

Partner | Façade Specialist

Foster + Partners

Panelist

Shane Lincoln

Director

Gardiner & Theobald

Topic

Are We Mastering the Demands and Complexity of Today's Façades?

Talk points

Which are the most challenging current demands?

Will demands and complexity increase or decrease in tomorrow's façades?

What innovation is required to address such challenges?

Session summary

Saverio Pasetto

17:40 — 17:45

Topic

Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

17:45 — 19:45

Topic

Post Event Networking Reception

19:45 — 23:30

Topic

Society of Façade Engineering's Gala Dinner & Awards Ceromony (by invite only)

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