108th Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

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108th Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

edition

108

Date

07 December 2022

Venue

The Westin Downtown

City

Dallas

About this edition

This will be the 108th edition globally and the 1st edition in Dallas 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

Topic

Delegate Registration & Networking

Zaida Basora

Executive Director

AIA Dallas

Topic

Event Convenor & Host

08:50 — 09:00

Topic

Welcome Address

09:00 — 09:25

Bryan Heake

VP Field Services Manager

Curtainwall Design & Consulting, Inc.

Topic

Beauty Imagined, Restoration & Repurposing Buildings

Talk points

Expectations

Historic requirements

Challenges

09:25 — 09:50

Bob Davis

Sr. Project Architect, Associate

Perkins&Will

Vandana Nayak

Principal | Regional Practice Leader

Perkins&Will

Topic

Collin Technical Campus: Teaching Trade, Craft, and Future-Ready Learning

Talk points

Creating a 340,000 sf complex of four multipurpose buildings that provides students and faculty with tools and spaces they need for advanced technical education

Embedding color in the facade helps to create collaboration nodes along the academic corridors

Allowing daylight to permeate the interior, with additional diffused daylighting techniques throughout, which is critical to the well-being of students in four-to-six-hour labs

Incorporating courtyards and bridging to provide a thread of connectedness throughout the campus

09:50 — 10:05

John Krouse

Chairman of the Board

Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Topic

Terra Cotta: The Age-Old Material for 21st-Century Architecture

Talk points

Due to its malleable form and variable appearance, architectural terra cotta can be fabricated to restore the value of our historic buildings

This flexibility also makes architectural ceramics the preferred choice for technologically challenging designs, applicable to a multitude of façade attachment systems and construction methods

As a completely natural material, architectural terra cotta’s low embodied energy and long lasting durability offer an eco-friendly solution for high-performance façades

10:05 — 10:30

David Brown

Studio Practice Leader, Commercial/Mixed‑Use | Principal

HKS

Topic

How to Build a Banyan Tree: Creating the Workplace of the Future in Fuzhou, China

Talk points

Developing the Banyan Tree narrative to represent the Client's brand identity, the aspirations for this project, and civic generosity

Variety of façade types to support the design narrative

Structural and material solutions to bring the complex form to fruition

10:30 — 11:00

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:00 — 11:25

Amy Holzle

Principal, Operations Lead

Stantec

Topic

Perforated Scrim to Solve Acoustic and Solar Challenges

Talk points

LEED Gold and high-performance envelope utilizing dynamic glass

Zinc as a perforated scrim

Materials as visual engagement within a Science building

11:25 — 11:40

Mark Jacobson

Market Manager - North America

Kuraray

Topic

Three Trends in Laminated Glass

Talk points

Security for schools and other forced entry applications

Bird-friendly glazing

Laminated glass to improve acoustic performance

11:40 — 12:05

Yen Ong

Partner | Co-Founder

5G Studio Collective

Topic

Repolishing: Virgin Hotels Dallas at the Design District

Talk points

Reframing the redevelopment directive of the Dallas Design District

Draping a hotel program with facade variants

Crafting a facade of aluminum sheets and composite panels

12:05 — 12:20

Eduardo Rosa

International Business Manager

AGC Interpane

Topic

Coating on Demand and Oversized

Talk points

Custom

Felxibility

Oversized

12:20 — 12:50

Arne Emerson

Partner

Morphosis

Topic

Integrated Design: Technology, Fabrication, Materiality

Talk points

Using project constraints as design opportunities

How technology can influence the design, fabrication, and construction process

Exploring the collaborative benefits of involving fabricators and contractors early in the design process

12:50 — 13:40

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

13:40 — 14:05

Dean Hageman

Senior Designer

Associate Principal, GFF Inc.

Maria Gomez

Principal & Studio Director

GFF Inc.

Topic

23 Springs: High Rise Office Building in Uptown Uses Unique Glass Detailing to Slim Profile

Talk points

Using glass wing walls that extend past the building footprint to reduce the overall visual building mass

Study of frit patterns which meet various challenge

Integrating functional aspects such as structural components and façade maintenance systems as design elements

14:05 — 14:25

Stefan Goebel

Business Development Manager - North America

Priedemann Façade Experts

Topic

Hot and Humid Climates - Managing Cooling Loads with the Active Cavity Transitioning (ACT) Façade

Talk points

Hot and Humid Texas - Climate Data and Building Growth

Combining façade and ventilation technology for energy efficiency and comfort

Case study of an exhaust air façade and shading system

14:25 — 14:40

Kara Baldev

Architectural Manager, North America

Sherwin-Williams Coil Coatings

Topic

The Impact of Fluoropolymers in the Built Environment

Talk points

Factory applied coatings for building envelope solutions; How to accentuate your facade design through factory applied coating systems

Fluoropolymers and PFAS Overview

How to specify and coordinate factory-applied coatings over a wide range of building envelope products

14:40 — 15:25

Moderator

Stephen Knowles

Design Principal

HDR

Panelist

Christian Mayer

Sustainability Project Manager

JLL

Panelist

Jack Thomas

Project Architect

Perkins&Will

Panelist

Richard Devero

Project Manager, Mechanical Engineer

Schmidt & Stacy

Panelist

Stefanie Schober

Director - Enclosure Design & Consulting

Lerch Bates

Topic

Responding to the Elements: Improving Thermal Energy Performance in the Dallas Heat Island

Talk points

North Texas is heating up (literally & figuratively) and resources are getting strained

Beauty with performance is possible

What do we expect from future buildings in Texas?

Session summary

Stephen Knowles

15:25 — 15:30

Topic

Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

15:30 — 16:10

Topic

PM Networking Break

How it was

Partners

Associate Partners