37th Edition - Zak World of Façades Australia

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37th Edition - Zak World of Façades Australia

edition

Date

08 February 2018

Venue

International Convention Centre

City

Sydney

Official page

About this edition

This was the 37th edition globally and the 1st edition in Australia. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Clare Parry Director, Grün Consulting

Paul Stoller Managing Director, Atelier Ten

Hugh Keithly Director-Façade Engineering, Arcadis

Kieran Rice Technical Director - Façade Practice Lead ANZ, AECOM

Richard Francis-Jones Design Director, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

Oliver Ng Director, BG&E Façades

David Fung Façade Director, Built

Mark Curzon Director of Architecture, Fender Katsalidis

Frank Goudman Export Sales Director, Renson

Phillip Davies Consultant, Trosifol® World of Interlayers

Michael O’Reilly Deputy General Manager NSW, JML-Craft

Mic Patterson Director of Strategic Development, Schüco USA

Benjamin Hughes-Brown Director, Ignis Solutions

Andrew Pike National Product Manager - Swisspearl, HVG Façades

Neil Weatherstone National Product Manager - MondoClad, HVG Façades

Steven Theron Technical Sales Representative, Sika

Oliver Varley Associate, Inhabit Group

Matthew Davidson Associate, Inhabit Group

Kerryn Coker Principal - Architectural Engineering Team Leader, Arup

Robert Ousey Principal, Architectus

Troy Uleman Director, PTW Architects

Andrew Cortese Managing Principal, Grimshaw

Li Yang Technical Director - Built Environment, Aurecon

Valentín Tijeras García VP - Global Product & R&D, Cosentino Group

Jessica Liew Director, Plus Architecture

Tony Grist Head of Design - Architecture, Hassell

Deron Patterson International Sales Manager – Flat Glass, Vitro Architectural Glass

Fred Holt Partner, 3XN

Sam Keung Regional Manager - BU Fire Protection, Hilti

David Clark Partner, Cundall

John Perry Associate Principal, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

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

Mic Patterson

Director of Strategic Development

Schüco USA

Topic

Delegate Registration

08:50 — 09:00

Topic

Welcome Address

09:00 — 09:30

Kerryn Coker

Principal - Architectural Engineering Team Leader

Arup

Topic

Façades – What’s new and what’s next?

Talk points

Materials - current and future trends

Façade systems - We’ve used the same type of systems for a long time… What might drive change, and what could this change be?

Façade design and documentation in the digital world

09:30 — 10:00

Richard Francis-Jones

Design Director

fjmt Studios

Topic

The Architectural Envelope: Performance and Meaning

10:00 — 10:20

Topic

Curtain walls - A digitally engineered solution

Talk points

Project execution

The Permasteelisa Approach - PMF

Project benefits (BIM, Facilities Management)

10:20 — 10:40

Frank Goudman

Export Sales Director

Renson

Topic

Natural ventilation & solar shading for high-rise buildings

Talk points

Need for ventilation in high-rise buildings

Need for external shading in high-rise buildings

Solutions for the same

10:40 — 11:00

Topic

NETWORKING & TEA / COFFEE BREAK

11:00 — 11:20

Oliver Ng

Managing Director

BG&E Façades

Topic

The current state of façades in Australia

Talk points

History of glass in the last 25 years

Challenges in procurement and quality of glass

Latest technologies in glass

11:20 — 11:45

Valentín Tijeras García

VP - Global Product & R&D

Cosentino Group

Topic

A practical approach to facades for a diverse range of applications

Talk points

Constructive solutions, fixing solutions, colour customisation & portfolio of services

Certifications, validation tests, warranties

Advanced logistics & worldwide presence

11:45 — 12:15

Fred Holt

Partner

3XN

Topic

Performative patterns

Talk points

Accentuating the necessary

Adding value through design

High performance, Passive sustainability

12:15 — 13:00

Moderator

Clare Parry

Director

Grün Consulting

Panelist

David Clark

Partner

Cundall

Panelist

Hugh Keithly

Director-Façade Engineering

Arcadis

Panelist

Jessica Liew

Director

Plus Architecture

Panelist

Paul Stoller

Managing Director

Atelier Ten

Panelist

Troy Uleman

Director

PTW Architects

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Energy codes, ratings & guidelines for façades

Talk points

Sustainable façades for the region: Attaining energy performance requirements through building envelopes

Understanding the role of building envelopes to meet local Green Building regulations

NCC updates for building energy efficiency measures: Optimal efficiency rate for residential vis-à-vis commercial building

Rating standards and stakeholder coordination for façades: Will energy-efficient be economically efficient?

Thermal performance in curtain wall & fenestration (OTTV)

Dynamic shading techniques: Evaluating innovative materials

Session summary

Clare Parry

13:00 — 13:40

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

13:40 — 14:00

Andrew Cortese

Managing Principal

Grimshaw

Topic

Climate : Landscape : Porosity

14:00 — 14:20

Li Yang

Principal

Aurecon

Topic

Challenges and opportunities on super high rise façades in Australia

Talk points

Working with Asian Investors vs Local Developers

Understanding key motivators for decision making for various stakeholders: Developers, Architects, Façade Consultants and Builders

Working with façade system and material suppliers in Australia and overseas

Market trend in the future

14:20 — 14:40

Benjamin Hughes-Brown

Director

Ignis Solutions

Topic

AS 5113 full scale wall test compliance

Talk points

What is AS 5113 and BS8414?

System construction

Pathway to compliance (eg Alpolic FR ACM)

14:40 — 15:00

Sam Keung

Regional Manager - BU Fire Protection

Hilti

Topic

Fire protection system for vertical joints of curtain walling

Talk points

Importance of fire protection for the vertical joint of curtain walling

Fire resistance test standard for the vertical joint

Design considerations: acoustic performance, movement capacity, smoke tightness and fire stopping

15:00 — 15:20

Andrew Pike

National Product Manager - Swisspearl

HVG Façades

Neil Weatherstone

National Product Manager - MondoClad

HVG Façades

Topic

Rear ventilated façade materials - Trespa® Meteon & Swisspearl®

Talk points

Features of rear ventilated façade systems

Colour range & retention

Applications

Project case studies

15:20 — 15:40

Steven Theron

Technical Sales Representative

Sika

Topic

Sealing & bonding technologies in façades

Talk points

Hidden fixation of ventilated rainscreen cladding with the SikaTack Panel System

High strength glass bonding in curtain walls

Weather sealing & fire retardant sealing

15:40 — 16:00

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

16:00 — 16:20

Matthew Davidson

Associate

Inhabit Group

Oliver Varley

Associate

Inhabit Group

Topic

Navigating façade risk

Talk points

Key design aspects

Mitigating construction issues

Production oversight

16:20 — 16:27

Tony Grist

Principal

Hassell

Topic

PechaKucha: 60 Martin Place - Sydney; Explorations in Civic Form

16:27 — 16:47

Deron Patterson

International Sales Manager – Flat Glass

Vitro Architectural Glass

Topic

How low-e coatings improve building performance

Talk points

Coating processes of “solar control” and “passive” low-e glasses

Impact of coatings on glass performance and the energy efficiency of buildings

Common performance measures

“Spectrally selective” glazings

16:47 — 17:07

Phillip Davies

Consultant

Trosifol® World of Interlayers

Topic

Which interlayer for which application ?

Talk points

Interlayers offer additional properties to glass (safety, acoustic, aesthetics, UV- control, structural properties,…)

Guidelines on how to chose the right interlayers

17:07 — 17:50

Panelist

David Fung

Façade Director

Built

Panelist

John Perry

Associate Principal

fjcstudio

Panelist

Kieran Rice

Façade Practice Lead - Australia

Mott MacDonald

Panelist

Mark Curzon

Director

Fender Katsalidis

Panelist

Robert Ousey

Principal

Architectus

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

Mic Patterson

17:50 — 17:55

Topic

Vote of Thanks

17:55 — 19:15

Topic

Networking + Cocktails

How it was

Partners

Presenting Partner

Associate Partners