88th Edition – Zak World of Façades Ireland

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88th Edition – Zak World of Façades Ireland

edition

Date

06 April 2022

Venue

The Convention Centre

City

Dublin

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About this edition

This will be the 88th edition globally and the 1st edition in Dublin which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

Colman Billings, Ronan Phelan, Barry Sherry, Robert Jagger, Neil Murphy, Stefan Trifonov, Karen McEvoy, Andrew Lundberg, John Hanley, Tom Gray, Naveen Sandhu, Michael Slattery, Steve Swales, Pat Kirwan, James Brackenreed-Johnston, Stephen Tanno

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 Event Convenor

08:50 — 08:55

Topic

Welcome Address

08:55 — 09:20

Pat Duffy

Associate - Façades

Arup

Topic

Sustainability in Façades

Talk points

The current approach to sustainable facades in Ireland

The ways that we can do better in relation to operational and embodied carbon

09:20 — 09:45

Ronan Phelan

Director

Scott Tallon Walker Architects

Topic

Sustainable Redevelopment of an Iconic Mid-Century Modern Building: Case Studies

Talk points

Futureproofing our 20th century architectural heritage: Sustainable redevelopment of a listed modern building

Modernism revisited: Development of a new thin-skin twin-wall system

09:45 — 10:05

Emmet Carolan

Regional Commercial Manager

Kingspan Façades

Topic

The Pathway to Net-Zero Carbon Buildings (NZCB)

Talk points

The here and now

Envelope 1st strategy

10:05 — 10:25

Andrea Marston

Sales & Marketing Manager

Pyrobel

Topic

Transparency in Passive Fire Protection

Talk points

Celebrating the UN International Year of Glass 2022

How glass as a sustainable material plays a critical role in wellbeing and passive fire protection

Glazing Sluishuis: A case study of fire-resistant glazing in a residential façade

10:25 — 10:50

Topic

NETWORKING & TEA/COFFEE BREAK

10:55 — 11:15

Neil Murphy

Founding Partner

MFS

Topic

Advanced Computational Methods for Façade Design, Procurement and Sustainability

Talk points

Advanced computational methods being utilised in the design development of façades

Procurement and sustainability characteristics

Case studies from a local Irish context, across Europe and beyond

11:15 — 11:35

Stefan Trifonov

Head of Engineering

Schüco UK & IE

Topic

Unconventional Perspectives on Sustainability

Talk points

Sustainability from a system design point of view

Benefits of local off-site façade manufacturing

Case studies in Dublin

11:35 — 12:00

Colman Billings

Managing Director

Billings Design Associates

Topic

Going Tall: Lessons Learned in the Design of Façades for Tall and Super-Tall Buildings

Talk points

In-cloud icing, wind tunnel testing, axial shortening, detailing techniques, testing and maintenance strategies

Future trends in façade design for high-rise buildings

12:00 — 12:30

Merritt Bucholz

Director

Bucholz McEvoy Architects

Topic

Environmentally Responsive Façades

Talk points

Orientation specific

Breathing envelope

Use of timber

12:30 — 13:20

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

13:20 — 13:40

John Hanley

Director

RKD

Topic

Urban Façades at Dublin Landings

Talk points

Concept

Detail design

Implementation

13:40 — 14:00

Tom Gray

Directeur

T/E/S/S Atelier d'ingénierie

Topic

Some Thoughts on Over-Façades

Talk points

Placing an over façade to the exterior of a conventional façade

Project case studies

14:00 — 14:20

Allan Gibson

Global Product Segment Marketing Manager

Kuraray

Topic

BirdSecure with Laminated Safety Glass

Talk points

Challenges with modern building design

Glass a hazard for birds

Designing with Trosifol & Sentryglas® BirdSecure

14:20 — 14:40

Naveen Sandhu

Regional Segment Manager Architecture EMEA

AkzoNobel

Topic

Evolution of Powder Coatings

Talk points

Superdurable = Sustainable: Benefits of specifying Class 2 finishes

PPC innovation: Rise of Stone, GRC, Anodising, Timber and Copper effects

Case studies in Ireland and beyond

14:40 — 15:00

Michael Slattery

Principal

MSA Fire Engineers

Topic

Fire Safety: Considerations in Façade Design

Talk points

Façade fire preferences relative to evacuation strategy

Vertical fire spread risks – key parameters

Current design practice and guidance

15:00 — 15:20

Barnaby Carrick

Technical Engineer

Siderise Group

Topic

Managing Fire Risk in the Structure and External Walls of the Building Envelope

Talk points

Common façade types and how their function affects the performance requirements for cavity barriers

Façades in the context of evolving regulatory landscape, latest guidance and increased focus on third party verification

How passive fire product manufacturers can help to support a safer built environment

15:20 — 15:40

Topic

Networking Tea/Coffee Break

15:40 — 16:00

Archie O'Donnell

Environmental Manager

i3PT Certification

Topic

Closing the Performance Gap Through Building Enclosure Commissioning

Talk points

Ensure the building owners energy performance objectives are met or exceeded through a rigorous process

Take a life cycle quality assurance approach to the external envelope at design construction, handover into operations

Build a test and inspection plan coordinate design reviews and review testing procedures

16:00 — 16:20

James Brackenreed-Johnston

Head of Façades

A. Proctor Group

Topic

Façade Design: Airtightness Simplified

Talk points

The benefits of an external air barrier to limit penetrations

Detailing of Building Design: Reveals and penetrations

Hygrothermal (i.e. WUFI) assessment methods

16:20 — 17:05

Moderator

Stephen Tanno

Director Pre-Construction Services

Schüco International

Panelist

Bobby Conroy

Architect Director

BDP

Panelist

Hector Cronje

Associate Director

Urban Agency

Panelist

Pat Kirwan

Head of MMC Delivery

C + W O'Brien Architects

Panelist

Paul Greene

Director

Greene Façades

Panelist

Pierce Fahy

Associate

O’Mahony Pike Architects

Panelist

Ronnie Mills

Managing Director

Alucraft

Topic

Panel Discussion: Understanding Façade Process Management - FPM

Talk points

Façade deliveries, understanding and mitigating risk

The need for FPM

Implementation - Players involved and their roles

Possible pitfalls and their avoidance

Effect on the bottom line

Session summary

Stephen Tanno

1705 — 17:10

Topic

Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

17:10 — 18:30

Topic

Post Event Networking Reception

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