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Main Events 34th Edition - Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

34th Edition - Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

edition

34

Date

04 October 2017

Venue

Hilton on Park Lane

City

London

Official page

About this edition

This was the 34th edition globally and 1st edition in the UK. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Mark Taylor Director, Allies & Morrison

Tony Ball Commercial Director, Berkeley Homes (South East London)

Stephen Tanno Director - Pre Construction, Schüco International

James Hind Associate Director, SimpsonHaugh & Partners

Simone Starnini Head of Façade Engineering, Sir Robert McAlpine

Benoît Domercq General Manager - EME, Halio International

Michael Reeves UK Director, Renson

Sandeep Kashyap Sales Director - Europe and Middle East, Halio International

Pascal Pinet Project Manager, Ductal® by LafargeHolcim

Saverio Pasetto Head of Façades, Skanska

Stephen Light Partner, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Danny Fitzgerald National Architectural Manager, Schüco UK

Sean Butler Sales Director - Metal Construction, Schüco UK

Colman Billings Managing Director, Billings Design Associates

Steve Mudie Partner, Alinea Cost Consulting

Russell Cole Director - Leader Façade UK, Arup

Eilis Mcshane Head of Façades, Multiplex

Duncan Richards Director, FMDC

Dr Mathias Behrens Managing Director, Technoform Holding Germany

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

Lars Anders Managing Director, Priedemann Façade Experts

Mike Carrick Technical Officer - Construction Acoustics, Siderise Group

Roy Weghorst Head of Regulatory Affairs - Fire, Kingspan

Carlos Piles Head of Ductal® Europe, Ductal® by LafargeHolcim

Damian Rogan Director, Eckersley O’Callaghan

Kevin Smith Prater Sales Director, Lindner Group

Ingo Stelzer Manager - Global Technical Consultancy, Kuraray Europe

Dr Mauro Overend Founder & Director, Glass & Façade Technology Research Group, University of Cambridge

John Bushell Principal, Kohn Pedersen Fox

Wayne McKiernan Director, PLP Architecture

John Downes Head of Façades - Europe, LendLease

Graham Dodd Director, Arup

Deborah Bookman Associate Director, Squire & Partners

Michael Swainson Principal Engineer, BRE

James O'Callaghan Senior Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Ed Daines Associate Director, WilkinsonEyre

Ron Hull Americas Marketing Manager, Kuraray

Sergio De Gaetano Senior Principal & Director of Façade Engineering, Thornton Tomasetti

Nick Jackson Director, Eric Parry Architects

Phil Sedge Head of Façades, Mace

Frank Filskow Partner, Make Architects

Ant Wilson Director and Fellow of Building Engineering UK, AECOM

Patrik Schumacher Principal, Zaha Hadid Architects

Dr. Bettina-Gerharz-Kalte Vice President Thermal Insulation, Evonik Resource Efficiency

Kenneth Zammit Group Director - Façade Engineering, BuroHappold

Mark Pniewski Building Specialists Divisional Director, Ramboll

Neesha Gopal Façade Director, Meinhardt UK

Yannis Angelis General Manager, Elval Colour

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

Session 5

08:00 — 08:50

Stephen Tanno

Director Pre-Construction Services

Schüco International

Topic

Delegate Registration

08:50 — 08:55

Topic

Welcome Address

08:55 — 09:20

Russell Cole

Façade Leader

Arup

Topic

What will disrupt the current façade technology status quo?

Talk points

Façades have not seen major changes in technology since curtain walls in the 1950s, point support glazing in the 1980s and ETFE in 1990s, only improvements of materials and systems
Change is constant and appears to be accelerating - but not so quickly in the construction industry
Will materials, methods and design drivers emerge that will disrupt the status quo?

09:20 — 09:45

John Bushell

Principal

Kohn Pedersen Fox

Topic

Pushing the envelope - Performance, character and innovation

09:45 — 10:05

Ed Daines

Director

WilkinsonEyre

Topic

Standing out from the crowd - Utilising façade technologies to create architecture with identity

Talk points

An exploration of three current projects that utilise the latest façade technologies to create buildings with identity and presence
Projects include: CIBC Square, Toronto | Queen Street Bridge, Toronto | Crown Hotel Resort, Sydney

10:05 — 10:25

Carlos Piles

Head of Ductal® Europe

Ductal® by LafargeHolcim

Pascal Pinet

Head of Façades

Saint-Gobain Glass France

Topic

Ductal®, an innovative & cost effective façade

Talk points

Lightweight mineral long-lasting solution
Monolithic: All in one!
Fire resistance

10:25 — 10:45

Topic

NETWORKING & TEA / COFFEE BREAK

10:45 — 11:10

Kenneth Zammit

Principal

Thornton Tomasetti

Topic

Complex building forms: Beyond geometric analysis

Talk points

Increases in computational power has unlocked the potential for individually manufactured cladding panels and digital fabrication. What analysis and systems are available to adopt the complex more routinely and cost effectively?
Increases in complexity and cost effectiveness means that we can not longer rely on worst case designs for analysis. How can we further automate algorithms for structural analysis to help solve this problem?
As regulations for energy use are becoming more stringent, ever more detail of the building envelope needs to be designed to perform thermally. How can we inform early stage design of non-repeating geometry, to optimise the building envelope?

11:10 — 11:35

Winfried Heusler

Head of Corporate Building Excellence

Schüco International

Topic

Façades for our common future - Requirements & potentials

Talk points

Optimizing health and safety
Minimizing CO2-emissions
Playing the digital transformation

11:35 — 12:05

Patrik Schumacher

Principal

Zaha Hadid Architects

Topic

Design in Communication

Talk points

The instrumentality of appearance
Information – rich environments
The need for aesthetic revolutions

12:05 — 12:50

Moderator

John Downes

Global Head - Façade Supply Chain

Lendlease

Panelist

Colman Billings

Managing Director

Billings Design Associates

Panelist

Duncan Richards

Director

FMDC

Panelist

James Hind

Partner

SimpsonHaugh

Panelist

Simone Starnini

Sales Director

seele

Panelist

Stephen Light

Partner

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Panelist

Wayne McKiernan

Director

PLP Architecture

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 European 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

John Downes

12:50 — 13:40

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

Ingo Stelzer

Manager - Global Technical Consultancy

Kuraray Europe

Topic

Session Chair

13:40 — 14:00

Lars Anders

Group CEO

Priedemann Façade Experts

Topic

Digital revolution aiding futuristic façade construction

Talk points

Façade industry 4.0
High expectations – Great challenges

14:00 — 14:20

Mathias Behrens

Managing Director

Technoform Holding Germany

Topic

The dream of unlimited resources – Cradle-to-Cradle

Talk points

The Sustainability Triangle: let us make the difference
The Cradle-to-Cradle concept and certification
Cradle-to-Cradle for the construction industry

14:20 — 14:40

Benoît Domercq

General Manager - EME

Halio International

Topic

The future of façades through innovation in connected glass

Talk points

Natural light management
Smart-tinting façades… to create comfortable spaces
Outstanding aesthetics & design

14:40 — 15:00

Sandeep Kashyap

Sales Director - Europe and Middle East

Halio International

Topic

Adding additional properties to high performance glass through interlayers

Talk points

Acoustic properties
Structural properties
Combining acoustic & structural properties

15:00 — 15:20

Mike Carrick

Technical Officer - Construction Acoustics

Siderise Group

Topic

Consideration of façade acoustics - How to improve performance and quality by design

Talk points

Acoustic terminology & sound transmission paths
Compliance and testing
Performance limiting factors & acoustic enhancing products

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Saverio Pasetto

Head of Façades

Skanska

Panelist

Graham Dodd

Director

Arup

Panelist

Phil Sedge

Director - Head of Façades

Mace

Panelist

Ron Hull

Global Director - High Performance Products

Kuraray

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Innovations in Glass: Enhancing architectural façade design flexibility

Talk points

Multi-layered envelopes: Novel approaches with multi-layered glazed façade execution
Refurbishing with structural glass: Taking aesthetics and value addition together
Glazing with large glass panes: Strategies to steer clear with challenges of their application
Curved laminated glass: Structural behaviour and performance of cold bending

Session summary

Saverio Pasetto

Sean Butler

Sales Director - Metal Construction

Schüco UK

Topic

Session Chair

13:40 — 14:00

Frank Filskow

Partner

Make Architects

Topic

The changing face of commercial buildings

Talk points

Reducing the dependency of glass
A new aesthetic of solidity
The challenge of natural ventilation

14:00 — 14:20

Mark Pniewski

Director

Thorp Precast

Topic

Ultra-High performance materials and design across the UK

Talk points

Innovating with ultra high performance concrete – Taking bridge technology to façades
Advanced simulation and computational design
On the frontier of complex and new best practice – going beyond the code

14:20 — 14:40

Yannis Angelis

Managing Director

Elval Colour

Topic

The contribution of the material manufacturer in façade quality & fire safety

Talk points

Production capability & façade quality
Attributes of the façade & fire safety
The façade supply chain

14:40 — 15:00

Roy Weghorst

Head of Regulatory Affairs - Fire

Kingspan

Topic

Fire safety: Routes to compliance over 18m

Talk points

Regulations above and below 18m
Routes to compliance with regulations above 18m
Tips for successful specification

15:00 — 15:20

Michael Reeves

UK Director

Renson

Topic

The need for adequate ventilation for airtight façades

Talk points

Evolution of building design and ventilation
Requirements for need to ventilate for IAQ and IEQ
Natural ventilation - design considerations

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Ant Wilson

Director and Fellow of Building Engineering UK

AECOM

Panelist

Mark Taylor

Technical Director

Allies and Morrison

Panelist

Michael Swainson

Principal Engineer

BRE

Panelist

Neesha Gopal

Partner | Façade Specialist

Foster + Partners

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Façade ventilation: Reducing passive ventilation through smarter building envelopes

Talk points

Low air infiltration rates, with controlled ventilation for fresh air
Combating weather through envelope insulation, and balance natural ventilation
Assessing the sustainability of such structures vis-à-vis building guidelines
Evaluation of mixed mode ventilation and cooling strategy
Consideration of acoustics in relation to ventilation

Session summary

Ant Wilson

15:50 — 16:10

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

16:10 — 16:40

Sergio De Gaetano

Senior Principal

Thornton Tomasetti

Topic

Expanding the Possible: Recent case studies from CCF to UHPC on high-profile design projects

Talk points

Using double skin façades and CCF systems for a Renzo Piano’s tall building in Taipei
Bespoke ultra high performance concrete for an Art Gallery in Istanbul
Façade design for the AELTC Wimbledon No.1 court

16:40 — 17:05

James O’Callaghan

Founding Director

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Topic

How will emerging technologies shape tomorrow’s transparency?

Talk points

The latest landmark projects in structural glass
Emerging innovations and their potential applications
The challenge of managing energy performance

17:05 — 17:12

Bettina-Gerharz-Kalte

Vice President Thermal Insulation

Evonik Resource Efficiency

Topic

PechaKucha: An idea warmer - 400 seconds for a new high-performance insulation that really works

17:12 — 17:57

Panelist

Damian Rogan

Director of Façade Engineering

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Panelist

Danny Fitzgerald

National Architectural Manager

Schüco UK

Panelist

Eilis Mcshane

Head of Façades

Multiplex

Panelist

Kevin Smith

Prater Sales Director

Lindner Group

Panelist

Nick Jackson

Director

Arup Architecture

Panelist

Steve Mudie

Partner

Alinea Consulting

Panelist

Tony Ball

Commercial Director

Berkeley Homes (South East London)

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

Stephen Tanno

17:57 — 18:00

Topic

Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

18:00 — 19:30

Topic

Networking + Cocktails

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