31st Edition - Zak World of Façades India

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31st Edition - Zak World of Façades India

edition

Date

14 July 2017

Venue

Ritz-Carlton, Pune

City

Bengaluru

About this edition

This was the 31st edition globally and 5th edition in Bengaluru. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions. Paul Blackmore CEO, KEF Infra

Gayathri Shetty Owner, Gayathri & Namith Architects

Sadanand Byakod CEO, G Corp Developers

Joachim Nasdalak Head - Quality Management, Schueco International

Tilak Thomas Principal, Thomas Associates

Girish Dharachar Managing Director, Umicore India

Tarun Khemlani Managing Director, Clean India Group

Sourabh Kankar Marketing Manager - India, Gujarat Guardian

Michael Chin Principal | Façade Engineering Leader, Arup

Micha Pawelka Managing Director, Priedemann Façade Experts

Loriane Parisot Global Technical Service & Development Manager - High Performance Building, Dow Chemical

Nita Kembhavi Partner, Kembhavi Architecture Foundation

Sasi Itham Head - Sales & BD, KEF Infra

Syed Azhar Zonal Manager, Kinlong Hardware India

Eshan Hemrajani Director, Glass Wall Systems

Dinesh Verma Principal Architect, Ace Group Architects

Anuj Gupta Director, Rapid Coat

Ashutosh Jha Technical Director, Gensler

Cyril Vanmeerhaeghe International Product Manager - Façades & Solar Protection, Serge Ferrari

Gautam Bhasin Regional Manager, Inhabit Group

Jayant Vaitha Director, Synergy Property Development

Jonathan Cohen Global Business Director - Glass Laminating Solutions, Kuraray

Balaji Chandran Head - Speciality Business, FunderMax India

Niraj Borikar Head - Marketing, FunderMax India

Ashish Kapoor Sales Director, Schueco India

Pankaj Keswani Managing Director, Alufit

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

08:50 — 09:30

Topic

Delegate Registration & Networking

09:30 — 09:40

Topic

Welcome Address

09:40 — 10:00

Niraj Borikar

Country Manager

DanPal India

Topic

Rear ventilated façade system

Talk points

Importance of ventilation for buildings and modern day challenges

Key attributes of a real ventilated façade

Rear ventilated façade using high pressure laminates

10:00 — 10:20

Loriane Parisot

Global Technical Service & Development Manager - High Performance Building

Dow Chemical

Topic

Innovative silicone material enabling sustainable architecture

Talk points

50+ years of Proven Silicone Performance

Leading innovation through clear technology

Support & services that help enable silicone technologies

10:20 — 10:40

Gautam Bhasin

Director

Mirai

Topic

Evolving design optimisation methods

Talk points

New design paradigms and evolving tools

Scripted solutions to unique challenges

Improved efficiencies in construction

10:40 — 11:00

Topic

NETWORKING & TEA / COFFEE BREAK

11:00 — 11:20

Cyril Vanmeerhaeghe

International Product Manager - Façades & Solar Protection

Serge Ferrari

Topic

Tensile fabric façade - Architectural functions and benefits

Talk points

Thermal comfort & solar protection

Visual comfort & glare control

Dynamic façades with day/night effect

11:20 — 11:55

Joachim Nasdalak

Head - Quality Management

Schueco International

Topic

Managing quality worldwide at Schueco

Talk points

Global challenges in quality management

Meet the customers’ expectations by managing product and process quality

11:55 — 12:25

Michael Chin

Principal | Technical Specialists and Façade Engineering Leader

Arup

Topic

Cities Alive: Designing green & sustainable façades for the tropics

Talk points

Why do we need sustainable cities?

Challenges incorporating "green" façades and how they can influence the environment

Examples of sustainable façades design in tropics and other parts of the world

12:25 — 13:10

Panelist

Ashish Kapoor

Sales Director

Schueco India

Panelist

Balaji Chandran

Head - Speciality Business

FunderMax India

Panelist

Gayathri Shetty

Owner

Gayathri & Namith Architects

Panelist

Jawahar HH

Director

Glass Wall Systems

Panelist

KR Suresh

Regional Director

Avante Facade

Panelist

Nita Kembhavi

Partner

Kembhavi Architecture Foundation

Panelist

Tilak Thomas

Principal

Thomas Associates

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Trends and innovations in building façade designs

Talk points

Designing the façades with performance objectives in mind

Engineered system façades and hot to use them to benefit performance

Design innovations for mixed use building façades

Optimal shading techniques for façades

Session summary

K R Suresh

13:10 — 14:00

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

14:00 — 14:20

Sourabh Kankar

Marketing Manager - India

Gujarat Guardian

Topic

Sustainable solutions for smart cities

Talk points

Energy efficient glass solutions

Case studies

Tools and calculators for glass selection

14:20 — 14:40

Micha Pawelka

Chief Operating Officer

Priedemann Façade Experts

Topic

Façade consultancy – Be serious please!

Talk points

How long it will take to learn the lesson

Do not mix responsibilities

Consultancy Service – not a Social Service

Who is competent?

14:40 — 15:00

Jonathan Cohen

Global Business Director - Glass Laminating Solutions

Kuraray

Topic

Different laminated glass for different façade needs

Talk points

Selection of the Interlayer

Structural Interlayers (Ionomer Vs Stiff PVB)

Monolayer Technology for acoustics

15:00 — 15:20

Girish Dharachar

Managing Director

Umicore India

Topic

Customised façades using Titanium Zinc

Talk points

Types of Zinc façade systems

Types of finishes and colour choices in Zinc

Case study of Zinc façade projects in India

15:20 — 15:40

Eshan Hemrajani

Director

Glass Wall Systems

Topic

Factory produced façade elements - Concept to reality

Talk points

Different unitised panel shapes (Curved, Articulated, etc)

Value added elements (Perforation, Lighting, etc)

Steel fabricated elements (Diagrid)

15:40 — 16:00

Syed Azhar

Zonal Manager

Kinlong Hardware India

Topic

Architectural hardware: Striving for innovation & standardization

Talk points

Achieving great heights in India for cable projects, looking beyond the obvious & common

Coating: Galfan? Implementation of Galfan coating & analysis with GI cables

Comparing the Indian and Chinese testing Laboratories. A glimpse to understand the common SS316 with the uncommon CF8M

Importance of D/W hardware: Top hung window solutions in point fix glazing

16:00 — 16:20

Topic

Tea / Coffee Break

16:20 — 16:40

Paul Blackmore

CEO

KEF Infra

Sasi Itham

Head - Sales & BD

KEF Infra

Topic

An introduction to one of the largest off site manufacturers in India

Talk points

Advantages of offsite manufacturing

Integration of façades with precast technology

Case study of executed projects which implemented offsite technology

16:40 — 17:00

Anuj Gupta

Director

Rapid Coat

Topic

Why powder coatings fail and how to specify the right / appropriate coating for façades

Talk points

The powder coating process chain - the powder, pre-treatment, coating process, post coating material handling and finally installation

Difference between standard & super durable powder coatings

What is Qualicoat approval and its benefits

17:00 — 17:45

Moderator

Tariq Kachwala

Director

FG Glass

Panelist

Ashutosh Jha

Technical Director

Gensler

Panelist

Dinesh Verma

Principal Architect

Ace Group Architects

Panelist

Jayant Vaitha

Director

Synergy Property Development

Panelist

Pankaj Keswani

Managing Director

Alufit

Panelist

Sadanand Byakod

CEO

G Corp Developers

Panelist

Tarun Khemlani

Managing Director

Clean India Group

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Façade safety & quality considerations

Talk points

Facade performance objectives for high end residential and mixed-use developments

Façade safety - gaps between mandatory and obligatory

Challenges faced at the execution stage

Importance of façade maintenance for a sustained quality

Session summary

Tariq Kachwala

17:45 — 17:50

Topic

Vote of Thanks

How it was

Partners

Presenting Partner

Associate Partners