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13th Edition - Zak World of Façades India

edition

13

Date

10 April 2015

Venue

ITC Maratha

City

Mumbai

About this edition

Mumbai has long been a stalwart in infrastructural innovations. Development in this sector has seen a steady rise with a strong synergy of technology and accessible design. This growth has sparked off a ceaseless endeavour to merge advancement with responsible environment management.

Setting sight on discovering and disseminating ideas beneficial to the growth of infrastructure, Zak returns to Mumbai with its all encompassing conference. The flagship conference created a benchmark in the city in its earlier editions in 2013 & 2014 and now aims to raise the bar of quality discussions. Hot topic of discussion will be the new Mumbai Fire Brigade regulations on glass façades.

Zak World of Facades conference is determined to propagate awareness on the newest cutting edge technology and perspectives in the field of façade design. The conference expedites a platform for networking, necessary in the professional world.

Organized by Zak, this will be a part of the build-up to the mega exhibitions on Glass, Windows & Façade and Aluminium Extrusions to be held in Mumbai from the 10-13 December 2015.

Zak invites you to World of Façades – an interactive seminar focused on showcasing the best technology and practices for the Indian façade industry.

Allen Chen Managing Director, Kinlong India

John Guest President - Construction, Piramal Realty

Dr. Prashanth Reddy Managing Director & CEO, FunderMax India Pvt. Ltd

Rajeev Trehan Senior Associate, Architect Hafeez Contractor

Alan Hartley BDM, Cotswold Architectural Products

Amit Mehrotra AVP - Design, Tata Housing

Atul Bhandari Director - Design & Projects, RSP India

Ashok Khemlani Chairman, Clean India Group

Christoph Timm Associate Director, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, New York

Dr. Winfried Heusler Head of Corporate Building Excellence, Schüco International

Mukesh Jaitley Director - Projects, The Wadhwa Group

Niteen Parulekar Managing Director, Niteen Parulekar Architects

Sambaprasad Pinge VP- Architecture, K Raheja Group

Tarun Khemlani Managing Director, Clean India Group

Sourabh Kankar Marketing Manager - India, Gujarat Guardian

Robert Stephens Executive Director, Inhabit Group

Lars Anders Managing Director, Priedemann Façade Experts

Praveen Chaubey Project Manager, Priedemann

Nitin Bhatia Managing Director, FACET Façade Engineering

Rajan Govind Director, BES Consultants Pvt Ltd

Kamlesh Choudhari Director, Glass Wall Systems

K R Suresh Regional Director, Axis Façades

Jawahar HH Director, Glass Wall Systems

Tariq Kachwala Director, FG Glass

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

Topic

Welcome Address

Robert Stephens

Executive Director

Inhabit Group

Topic

Efficient design of façades on high rise towers

Talk points

Case studies on Ocean Heights in Dubai (twisted) (310m), Entisar Tower in Dubai (520m), Central Market in Abu Dhabi (381m) & Three Pacific Place in Hong Kong (200m).
Design processes and detailing used on these towers and how they can be employed onto high rise projects in Mumbai

Sourabh Kankar

Marketing Manager - India

Gujarat Guardian

Topic

Use of glass in buildings

Talk points

Glass and high performance coatings
Engineering and analytical tools for glass

Lars Anders

Group CEO

Priedemann Façade Experts

Topic

The future of façade consultancy/engineering

Talk points

Trends today
Resulting demands tomorrow
The façade specialist in 2020

Topic

Networking Tea/Coffee Break

Dr. Prashanth Reddy

Managing Director

FunderMax

Topic

Vitality of rear ventilated façades

Talk points

Past and present
Benefits of ventilation with examples
Indispensable for high pressure laminates

Christoph Timm

Principal

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Topic

Tall & Grand

Talk points

Case studies on the façades of the 1 World Trade Centre, New York & the Mumbai International Airport T2

Winfried Heusler

Head of Corporate Building Excellence

Schüco International

Topic

Latest developments in façade technology - A new holistic approach

Talk points

Functional optimization of building skins – Energy & comfort; Safety & security
Architectural integration of components
Holistic approach – Form & function; Conception & design; Production & installation; Maintenance & demolition

Moderator

Tariq Kachwala

Director

FG Glass

Panelist

Amit Mehrotra

AVP - Design

Tata Housing

Panelist

Kamlesh Choudhari

Director

Glass Wall Systems

Panelist

Rajan Govind

Director - Façade + Construction Tech Specialist

BES Consultants

Panelist

Rajeev Trehan

Senior Associate Architect

Architect Hafeez Contractor

Panelist

Sambaprasad Pinge

VP- Architecture

K Raheja Group

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Emerging trends in building envelope design

Talk points

Exploring unconventional forms and materials
Window engineering for high rises
Daylight contol and light shelving strategies
Prefabrication and impact on envelope design

Session summary

Tariq Kachwala

Topic

Lunch Break

Alan Hartley

BDM

Cotswold Architectural Products

Topic

Hardware solutions for challenging façade requirements

Talk points

Introduction – Importance of quality manufacturers & experience
Hardware solutions to match current regulations of Mumbai Fire Brigade
Vertical sliders in façade application

Topic

Rainscreen metal cladding systems using Titanium Zinc

Talk points

Material properties : Titanium Zinc
Titanium Zinc cladding systems

Moderator

Nitin Bhatia

Managing Director

FACET Façade Engineering

Panelist

Ashok Khemlani

Chairman

Clean India Group

Panelist

Jawahar HH

Director

Glass Wall Systems

Panelist

John Guest

President - Construction

Piramal Realty

Panelist

Niteen Parulekar

Managing Director

Niteen Parulekar Architects

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Understanding Facade 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

Nitin Bhatia

Topic

Networking Tea/Coffee Break

Topic

Complex forms and advanced geometry

Talk points

Working in forms and geometry
Paneling and optimization
Integrated engineering designs
Achieving buildable solutions

Topic

Designing façades with structural laminated glass interlayers

Talk points

Physical properties, including high temperature performance, of ionoplast interlayers
Use of ionoplast interlayers in façades, skylights, canopies, and glass railings - examples
Post-breakage safety of ionoplast laminates in minimally-supported systems

Tarun Khemlani

Managing Director

Clean India Group

Topic

Façade access systems for complex structures

Talk points

Overview of façade access systems
BMU’s for high rises & unconventional geometries
Case study of projects

Allen Chen

Managing Director

Kinlong India

Topic

Simple analysis about design & construction of point fixed glazing

Talk points

Stress patterns & features of point fixed glazed structures
Precautions in the design & construction of point fixed glazing

Panelist

Atul Bhandari

Director - Design & Projects

RSP India

Panelist

KR Suresh

Regional Director

Avante Facade

Panelist

Mukesh Jaitley

Director - Projects

The Wadhwa Group

Panelist

Praveen Chaubey

Principal

Facade Design Factory

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Fire safety in façades:

Talk points

Architectural considerations while designing fire safe façades
Fire rated glass - correct applications and usage
Perimeter protection - preventing the spread of smoke from floor to floor Cladding - the problematic zone
Discussing the new Mumbai Fire Brigade regulation on glass façades

Session summary

K R Suresh

Topic

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