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43rd Edition - Zak World of Façades Hong Kong

edition

43

Date

12 June 2018

Venue

HKCEC

City

Hong Kong

About this edition

This was the 43rd edition globally and 2nd edition in the Greater China region. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Robert-Jan van Santen Partner, VS-A

Dr Benny Chow Director of Sustainability, Aedas

Carolin Fong Director, DLN Architects

Axel Funke Project Director, Lead 8

Annie Gao Regional Marketing Manager - Asia Pacific, AkzoNobel

Andreas Hiersemenzel Managing Director, HS+A

Frank Goudman Export Sales Director, Renson

Malvinder Singh Rooprai Technical Consultant - Asia Pacific Region, Kuraray

Peter Cooper Group Tender Manager, Craft Holdings

Sungmin Hong Managing Director, G-Smatt Global

Chrissa Bales Group Project Leader - Extrusion Coatings, Valspar

Sammy Hui Vice President, Hong Kong Façade Association

Charis Cosmas Senior Façade Engineer, BuroHappold Engineering

Simon Yu Senior Associate, Zaha Hadid Architects

Steffen Kleinert Senior Associate Principal, KPF

Dom Lew Associate Director, LWK

Abdulla Jawhari Associate Director – Buildings (Façade), Arcadis

Simon Chan Technical Director, Far East Aluminium

Garett Hwang Associate Director, UNStudio

Viviana Muscettola Associate Director, Zaha Hadid Architects

Anthony Cheung Director, Ronald Lu & Partners

Eddy Huang General Manager - Greater China, Serge Ferrari

Ian Langham Associate Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Diemo Schillack COO, Seele Hong Kong

Stefan Goeddertz Associate, Herzog & de Meuron

Matthew Penrose Vice President, Vector Foiltec

Jerry Ma Senior Application Engineering Technical Manager-Asia Pacific, Dow

Kevin Law Associate, Inhabit Group

Ben Lüder Principal Lighting Design, Inhabit Group

Jeff Tsai Associate Director, Arup

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

08:50 — 08:55

Sammy Hui

Managing Partner

DYM Australia

Topic

Welcome Address

08:55 — 09:20

Carolin Fong

Director

DLN Architects

Topic

Façade design in high density environment

Talk points

Constraints and innovation
Environmental performance and façade design
Case studies

09:20 — 09:40

Eddy - Yong Huang

Managing Director - Greater China

Serge Ferrari

Topic

Textile Façade - A New Style of Architecture

Talk points

Thermal comfort & solar protection
Visual comfort & glare control
Dynamic façades with day/night effect

09:40 — 10:00

Matthew Penrose

Executive Vice President

Vector Foiltec

Topic

High performance, lightweight, long span building envelopes with ETFE

Talk points

An introduction to projects, details, technology & advantages for ETFE façades & roofs
Fire, thermal, llght and wind load performance with ETFE
Case study on the 20,000m2 ETFE moving roof of the Singapore National Stadium

10:00 — 10:25

Jeff Tsai

Director

Arup

Topic

Application of digital tools in BIM

Talk points

Current methods of designing and storing data
Platforms for procurement and fabrication
Future of digital: Beyond BIM

10:25 — 10:50

Topic

NETWORKING & TEA/COFFEE BREAK

10:50 — 11:15

Ian Langham

Director

Eckersley O'Callaghan

Topic

The future of glass – A retrospective

Talk points

What did ‘now’ look like then?
Technology of the present
Our vision of the future

11:15 — 11:35

Diemo Schillack

COO

Seele Hong Kong

Topic

Material to its limits

Talk points

Demanding architecture in steel and glass
From concept to reality
Innovations in design and fabrication

11:35 — 12:05

Stefan Goeddertz

Associate

Herzog & de Meuron

Topic

Case study on the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany

Talk points

Glass and glazing’s
Expressions & appearances
Developments and processes

12:05 — 12:50

Panelist

Axel Funke

Project Director

Lead 8

Panelist

Benny Chow

Director of Sustainability

Aedas

Panelist

Charis Cosmas

Senior Façade Engineer

BuroHappold Engineering

Panelist

Dom Lew

Associate Director

LWK

Panelist

Garett Hwang

Associate Director

UNStudio

Panelist

Simon Yu

Senior Associate

Zaha Hadid Architects

Panelist

Steffen Kleinert

Senior Associate Principal

KPF

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Innovations in façade construction for modern architecture

Talk points

Digital Influence on façade construction: How is the horizon changing?
State-of-the-art trends in contemporary façade designs & aesthetics for Asian projects
Culminating complexity of design with safety and sustainability features of the façade
Latest materials on the block being used for contemporary façade designs coupled with enhanced safety features

Session summary

Dr Benny Chow

12:50 — 13:40

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

13:40 — 14:00

Peter Cooper

Group Tender Manager

Craft Holdings

Topic

Rethinking the competitive bid framework

Talk points

The pre-construction service agreement
The process
The benefits

14:00 — 14:20

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

14:20 — 14:40

Ben Lüder

Principal Lighting Design

Inhabit Group

Kevin Law

Associate

Inhabit Group

Topic

Case study on the Ocean terminal and Façade lighting

Talk points

Engineering challenges behind this panoramic waterfront experience
Latest façade lighting technology
Impact of façade lighting design

14:40 — 15:00

Sungmin Hong

Managing Director

G-Smatt Global

Topic

Bringing IT media into real estate

Talk points

Creating real estate wealth in new ways
Turning architectural buildings into powerful storytelling medias
4th generation of media façade - bestowing building scale story telling capability to architecture without destroying real estate value

15:00 — 15:20

Jerry Ma

Senior Technical Service Engineer – APAC

Dow Taiwan

Topic

Trends in use of high performance architectural glass

Talk points

Innovative crystal clear bonding technologies
Transparent structural silicone adhesive (TSSA)
Designs with transparent structural silicone laminates (TSSL)
Transparent structural sealant 2400

15:20 — 15:40

Malvinder Singh Rooprai

Senior Technical Program Manager - APAC

Kuraray

Topic

Structural analysis of laminated glass

Talk points

Viscoealstic behaviour of interlayers
Analysis approach in SUG -2018 and comparison with other country standards
Analysis for laminated glass fins

15:40 — 16:00

Topic

Networking Tea/Coffee Break

16:00 — 16:20

Viviana Muscettola

Associate Director

Zaha Hadid Architects

Topic

Designing vertical hubs

Talk points

Façades and context
Repetition and differentiation
Voids and atria

16:20 — 16:40

Annie Gao

Regional Marketing Manager - Asia Pacific

AkzoNobel

Topic

Coating technologies supporting façade design

Talk points

Importance of a proper coating specification
Trend and new technologies
Supporting tools for the specifier

16:40 — 17:00

Chrissa Bales

Group Project Leader - Extrusion Coatings

Valspar

Topic

Innovation in architectural metal coating systems

Talk points

Understanding coil and extrusion coatings and end uses
Sustainable coating options for architects
Innovation in color and aesthetics

16:40 — 17:25

Moderator

Andreas Hiersemenzel

Managing Director

HS&A

Panelist

Abdulla Jawhari

Associate Director – Buildings (Façade)

Arcadis

Panelist

Anthony Cheung

Director

Ronald Lu & Partners

Panelist

Robert-Jan van Santen

Technical Director

VS-A

Panelist

Simon Chan

Technical Director, Far East Façade

President, Hong Kong Façade Association

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Façade contract matrix of large scale projects: Understanding whys and hows of the legal framework better

Talk points

Pre & Post award contract management: Viable and appropriate approaches for improved construction partnering
Best industry practices for contract management and bidding techniques for better project outcomes
Mitigating risk elements through complex contract in high value projects
Designing succession and continuity plan while devising contingency strategies

Session summary

Andreas Hiersemenzel

17:25 — 17:30

Topic

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