edition
11
Date
22 November 2014
Venue
The Oberoi Grand
City
Kolkata
The developing technology of high-performance facades has emerged as the key to building systems integration, central to the realization of a sustainable built environment. The face of infrastructure in Kolkata is changing gradually but resiliently with some of the most striking buildings being built. Besides, the development of new planned townships of Salt Lake city and Rajarhat has drawn the focus on environmentally friendly buildings and structures that blend in with the landscape is increasing with an all-inclusive emphasis on cutting edge façades that are structurally, aesthetically, thermally, technologically, acoustically efficient and secure.
After a phenomenal success of the previous edition of Zak World of Façades conference in Kolkata where the industry came together to examine the discrepancies in the awarding of façade contracts, the conference returns to the city with a renewed vigour carried forward from the super-successful events in the other parts of the country.
Acclaimed as south Asia’s largest façade conference on façade design and engineering, Zak World of Façades not only provides you with the educational experiences that enable you to push your professional practice into emerging frontiers, but also facilitates the networking opportunities that provide you with connections you need to excel in today’s dynamic professional environment.
Be a part of this ground breaking convergence of experts from across the construction industry to share and discuss the latest methods and technologies that are revolutionizing the building envelopes. Take advantage of exclusive business opportunities, including a dedicated display area exhibiting new perspectives on building skins and material technologies for the efficient façades. Organised 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 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from the 5-7 December 2014.
Vidyut Saraf
CJ Singh Managing Director, GSC Group
Selvam Ramanathan CEO & Director, Geotrix Building Envelope
Praveen Chaubey Project Manager, Priedemann
Sandip Agarwal Director, Practice Design
Siddharta Bhatter Director, Merlin Group
Sanjay Agarwal SVP Projects, AMRI Hospitals
Sonesh Gulati Director, Nirson Amirsu
Sudip Choudhury Regional Director, East Edifice
Abin Chaudhury Director, Abin Design Studio
Rajan Govind Director, BES Consultants Pvt Ltd
Jayprakash Agarwal Agrawal & Agrawal, Architects Planner and Interior Designer
Kamlesh Choudhari Director, Glass Wall Systems
Mahesh Arumugam Regional Director - South Asia, Meinhardt Façade Technology
Jawahar HH Director, Glass Wall Systems
Abin Chaudhury
Director, Abin Design Studio
CJ Singh
Managing Director, GSC Group
Jawahar HH
Director, Glass Wall Systems
Jayprakash Agarwal
Agrawal & Agrawal, Architects Planner and Interior Designer
Kamlesh Choudhari
Director, Glass Wall Systems
Mahesh Arumugam
Regional Director - South Asia, Meinhardt Façade Technology
Praveen Chaubey
Principal, Facade Design Factory
Rajan Govind
Director - Façade + Construction Tech Specialist, BES Consultants
Sandip Agarwal
Director, Practice Design
Sanjay Agarwal
SVP Projects, AMRI Hospitals
Selvam Ramanathan
CEO & Director, Geotrix Building Envelope
Siddharta Bhatter
Director, Merlin Group
Sonesh Gulati
Director, Nirson Amirsu
Sudip Choudhury
Regional Director, East Edifice
Vidyut Saraf
Director, Forum Projects
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
Delegate Registration
Topic
Welcome Address
Sandip Agarwal
Director
Practice Design
Topic
Sensitive facades: layered and active
Topic
Designing a untised curtain wall system integrated with windows
Topic
Tea/Coffee Break
Abin Chaudhury
Director
Abin Design Studio
Topic
Modern age materials for façades
Topic
FunderMax façades: bold & beautiful
Mahesh Arumugam
Regional Director - South Asia
Meinhardt Façade Technology
Topic
High rise twisted complex geometry façades
Panelist
Jawahar HH
Director
Glass Wall Systems
Panelist
Rajan Govind
Director - Façade + Construction Tech Specialist
BES Consultants
Panelist
Vidyut Saraf
Director
Forum Projects
Topic
PANEL DISCUSSION: Trends in building envelope - Glass and beyond glass; shading techniques for glazed façades; façade design for hotels and residences; alternate cladding materials, choosing the right materials for envelope.
Session summary
Sharanjit Singh
Topic
Lunch Break
Panelist
Sanjay Agarwal
SVP Projects
AMRI Hospitals
Panelist
Siddharta Bhatter
Director
Merlin Group
Panelist
Sonesh Gulati
Director
Nirson Amirsu
Panelist
Sudip Choudhury
Regional Director
East Edifice
Topic
Conceiving a healthy façade project
Session summary
Getting the façade concept correct from the project inception stage; importance of involving the façade consultant & contractor during planning stage; improving the façade deliverables; product quality assurance audit and establishing onus; façade testing - mandatory or voluntary? Amit Malhotra
Topic
Implementation challenges in façade construction
Topic
Fire retardant ACP - facts & evaluation parameters
Topic
Simple analysis about design & construction of point fixed glazing
Topic
Tea/Coffee Break
CJ Singh
Managing Director
GSC Group
Topic
Safe railing solutions
Topic
Façade testing - the importance & types of testing
Moderator
Selvam Ramanathan
CEO & Director
Geotrix Building Envelope
Panelist
Kamlesh Choudhari
Director
Glass Wall Systems
Panelist
Praveen Chaubey
Principal
Facade Design Factory
Topic
PANEL DISCUSSION: Fire safety in façades: Glass buildings seen as fire hazard - myth or reality
Session summary
Breaking the preconceived notions about glass façades; cladding - right choice of material; role of spandrel panels and firestops/smoke seals/window ventilation/insulation in developing fire safe facades; fire rated material or fire retardant material; fire rating of façade material. Selvam Ramanathan
