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Main Events 70th Edition - Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

70th Edition - Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

edition

70

Date

02 October 2019

Venue

Hilton on Park Lane

City

London

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About this edition

This was the 70th global edition and 4th edition in UK. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions.

Stephen Tanno, Steve Mudie, Karen Cook, Oliver Hans, Lucy Tilley, Russell Cole, Pascal Eveillard, Astrid Piber, Nick Jenkins, Dr. Craig Robertson, Benoît Domercq, Alex Whitbread, Darren Anderson, Graham Dodd, Valérie Hayez, Annissa Flickinger, Simone Starnini, Anna Wendt, Mark Taylor, Silvia Prandelli, David Metcalfe, Saverio Pasetto, Eric Guillaume, Pedro Carvalho, Simon Lay, Scott Coombes, Harbinder Birdi , Ze Nunes, Allan Gibson, Olivier Gareil, Jannick Roth, Tom Spurrier, Phil Sedge, Brian Linton, Adam Taylor, Stephen Tanno

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 Track A

Session 3 Track B

Session 3 Track C

Session 4

08:00 — 08:50

Stephen Tanno

Director Pre-Construction Services

Schüco International

Topic

Delegate Registration & Networking

08:50 — 08:55

Topic

Welcome Address

08:55 — 09:20

Steve Mudie

Partner

Alinea Consulting

Topic

From Viability to Commercial Reality - A Collective Responsibility

Talk points

From small acorns…
The commercial rules
Collaborative design development

09:20 — 09:45

Topic

22 Bishopsgate: Technology and Well-being in the Future Workplace

Talk points

Developer vision: With the occupier in mind
Architectural vision: Communicating and expressing glass façades
Team collaboration: Architect, developer, cost manager, façade engineering, manufacturer
Make it happen: Processes

09:45 — 10:05

Oliver Hans

Senior Innovation Manager

Schüco International KG

Topic

Evolving Façades

Talk points

Evolution in design
Digitalisation and façades
Smart skins

10:05 — 10:30

Topic

Bespoke Façades – Purpose, Texture and Craftsmanship

Talk points

Aishti Foundation, Beirut: Integrated façades - A response to environment & typology
Hackney Morning Lane Arches, London: Animated façades - A response to innovation and community
130 William, New York: Crafted façades - A response to place and identity

10:30 — 10:50

Topic

NETWORKING & TEA/COFFEE BREAK

10:50 — 11:15

Russell Cole

Façade Leader

Arup

Topic

Façades That Make People Happy on the Inside

Talk points

How building façades control our interface with the good and the bad in the external environment, as well as having their own impact on the environment and the globe
Many aspects of the space we occupy will influence our comfort, contentment and overall well-being – so when developing façades of the future what should they be doing?
Can our building envelopes impact productivity, wellness, human happiness and move us closer to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

11:15 — 11:35

Pascal Eveillard

Sustainability Director

Saint-Gobain

Topic

Facing Sustainability Challenges: Secret Powers of the Façade

Talk points

Good for people: Comfort & well-being
Good for the planet: Energy efficiency, reduced carbon footprint & circularity
Innovation & collaboration

11:35 — 11:55

Astrid Piber

Partner

UNStudio

Topic

Working Linear to Deliver Circularity

Talk points

Performative building envelopes with smart modules, less energy and pioneering production
Case study on the Hanwha Headquarters remodelling

11:55 — 12:05

Nick Jenkins

Business Development Manager

Kingspan Façades

Topic

The Pathway to Net-Zero Carbon Buildings (NZCB)

Talk points

The here and now
Envelope 1st strategy

12:05 — 12:50

Panelist

Craig Robertson

Head of Sustainability

AHMM

Panelist

Gareth Mason

Divisional Director

Stride Treglown

Panelist

Giles Martin

Director

WilkinsonEyre

Panelist

Hero Bennett

Partner

Max Fordham

Panelist

Mark Grace

Head of the Building Performance Group

WSP

Panelist

Neil Pennell

Head of Design Innovation & Product Solutions

Landsec

Panelist

Simon Wyatt

Partner – Sustainability

Cundall

Topic

UN Sustainable Development Goals as Building Blocks for a Better Architectural Future

Talk points

Taking cue from UN17 goals for sustainable façade design and construction
Designing smart façades for responsible energy consumption, production and recycling
How buildings envelopes can help create resilience to environmental issues?
Making greener buildings for better well-being and healthier environments inside and outside

Session summary

Dr. Craig Robertson

12:50 — 13:40

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

Benoît Domercq

General Manager - EME

Halio International

Topic

Session Chair

13:40 — 14:00

Alex Whitbread

Partner

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Topic

Use of Faience a.k.a Glazed Ceramic in Architectural Projects

Talk points

Historical references and the use of material particular to specific context and place
Glazed ceramic in the practice’s residential, education and workplace buildings
Case studies with focus on designs development and approach to façades

14:00 — 14:20

Darren Anderson

Director - Materials

FMDC

Topic

Natural Stone - The Obstacle Course and Delivering Challenging Projects

Talk points

Choosing stone - Technical and visual considerations
Selected fixing methods and examples of what goes wrong
Examples of iconic projects

14:20 — 14:40

Graham Dodd

Director

Arup

Topic

Moisture in Insulated Glazing

Talk points

Managing and monitoring humidity in glazed cavities
Benefits of manged systems
Research and development challenges

14:40 — 15:00

Valérie Hayez

Principal TS&D Scientist

Dow

Topic

Innovative Transparent Silicone Solutions for Architectural Glass Applications

Talk points

Crystal clear silicone flexible spacers for insulating glass
Room temperature lamination for decorative glazing
3D printable clear silicones

15:00 — 15:20

Annissa Flickinger

Regional Architectural Team Manager

Vitro Architectural Glass

Topic

You’re Not Stuck in a Box – Curving Glass Façades

Talk points

Creating new non-square façades like the Amazon Spheres in the US and The Jewel in Singapore
Examining the unique shapes of the Sandcrawler in Singapore and KEB Hana Bank in Korea, which are achieved with bent low-e glass
How innovative glass products help to achieve out-of-the-box designs while meeting energy requirements for projects around the globe

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Simone Starnini

Sales Director

seele

Panelist

Anna Rozek

Technical Manager - Envelope

Bouygues UK

Panelist

Leigh Easden

Principal | London Office Director

Thornton Tomasetti

Panelist

Mark Foster

Director

Allies & Morrison

Panelist

Neville Grunwald

Director of Façades and Roofs

Wates

Topic

Panel Discussion: Should We Design for Glass Procurement?

Talk points

How does glass procurement influence capacity of delivering innovation?
Strategies needed to improve the prospects of innovation
Procuring glass under the different performance specification
Future trends of glass procurement as an essential process

Session summary

Simone Starnini

Anna Wendt

Partner

Buro Happold

Topic

Session Chair

13:40 — 14:00

Mark Taylor

Technical Director

Allies and Morrison

Topic

Fit for Purpose? Balconies in Modern Façades

Talk points

The guidance void
Risks and opportunities in balcony design
Trajectory of the new British Standard

14:00 — 14:20

Silvia Prandelli

Façade Technical Director

Maffeis Engineering

Topic

The Beauty of Construction - Delivering Fabrication Details to Meet the Design Intent and Sustainable Targets

Talk points

Different level of detail for different phases
The procurement routes that benefit the design team
Producing a package able to prevent failures on site

14:20 — 14:40

David Metcalfe

Director

CWCT

Saverio Pasetto

Head of Façades

Skanska

Topic

Fire and Façade: An Update

Talk points

Industry Bodies Collaborative Approach
Impact of Amended Regulations
Industry response and future works

14:40 — 15:00

Eric Guillaume

General Manager

Efectis

Topic

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Grenfell Façade Fire Propagation

Talk points

Grenfell disaster analysis
Modelling Grenfell fire then testing some hypotheses of changes in façade materials
Assessment of interactions between façade and apartments during the fire

15:00 — 15:20

Pedro Carvalho

Strategy & Business Development Director

Effisus

Topic

Fire Safety in Façades – A2 Class Fire Rated Weatherproofing Membranes

Talk points

Where does technology stands today when it comes to combining façade weatherproofing and fire protection?
Consulting - The key element for modern façade industry
Partnership - The art of business relationship

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Simon Lay

Director

OFR Consultants

Panelist

Adam Jenkins

Head of Construction Design

Ballymore

Panelist

Neal Butterworth

Director

Design Fire Consultants

Panelist

Neil Dobbs

Head of Façades

Multiplex

Panelist

Tudor Pop

Head - Façade Consultancy

CBRE

Topic

Façade Fire Safety 2.0: What Next in Creating Fire Compliant Façades?

Talk points

Two years since Grenfell, why is the clarity on regulations still elusive?
Impact of building codes on current and upcoming projects
Hackett Review Fallout: How will this impact the cladding industry in the near future?
Way forward and industry suggestions on future of cladding

Session summary

Simon Lay

Scott Coombes

Managing Partner

AESG

Topic

Session Chair

13:40 — 14:00

Harbinder Birdi​

Partner

HawkinsBrown

Topic

Prefabricated Infrastructure Façades

Talk points

Design for manufacturing and assembly for façades
Constructing façades in constrained sites
Achieving efficiencies in GRFC design

14:00 — 14:20

Ze Nunes

Managing Director

MACH Acoustics

Topic

Adaptive Envelope Acoustics

Talk points

Advanced mathematical modelling is used to visualize and enhance the acoustic design of vented, solar controlled, low carbon envelopes
Automated, time adaptive façades adjusting both their acoustics and solar performance offering improved user comfort
Case study of continental and UK vented façades overcoming the clashes between acoustics and natural/low carbon buildings

14:20 — 14:40

Allan Gibson

Global Product Segment Marketing Manager

Kuraray

Topic

What Does Good Noise Sound Like?

Talk points

How noise levels within our urban areas is increasing and evidence has proven this is having a mental and physical effect on our health
A sizeable proportion of the UK population is currently exposed to noise levels above the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations
The qualities of acoustic glazing, its benefit and contribution to noise control

14:40 — 15:00

Olivier Gareil

Director - Europe & Middle East

SageGlass

Topic

Smart Façades for Smart Buildings - A Case Study

Talk points

Highly energy efficient
Connected for occupant comfort
Maximizing building value

15:00 — 15:20

Jannick Roth

Head of Building Performance Engineering

WindowMaster International

Topic

Smart Façades: Intelligent Automation for High Performance Buildings

Talk points

Using novel technology for low carbon designs in new and existing buildings
Automating windows and blinds to improve building comfort, workings environments and reduce energy consumption
Cases from the UK and US with smart façades and intelligent window automation

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Tom Spurrier

Associate Director

Hoare Lea

Panelist

Ben Abel

Head of Research & Development

Hilson Moran

Panelist

Clare Murray

Head of Sustainability

Levitt Bernstein

Panelist

Marion Baeli

Partner

PDP London

Topic

Panel Discussion: Overheating in Homes: Meeting the London Plan targets

Talk points

Chalking out design methodology for the assessment of overheating risk in buildings
How can façade help in meeting overheating standards in the building
Orientation challenges of maximising daylight while minimising overheating through façades
Creating ventilated commercial spaces while reigning in the overheating challenges

Session summary

Tom Spurrier

15:50 — 16:20

Topic

Networking Tea/Coffee Break

16:20 — 16:40

Phil Sedge

Director - Head of Façades

Mace

Topic

Productivity and Service Excellence in Façades

Talk points

Productivity measurement and data
Planning and programme controls
Service excellence - Defect or outstanding work after PC

16:40 — 17:00

Brian Linton

Engineering Manager

Novum Structures

Topic

Freeform Grid Shell Design for Façades & Roofs

Talk points

The general solution for panel geometry in grid shell design
Panel materials - Size and scale
Automation of production - From model to fabrication

17:00 — 17:07

Adam Taylor

Business Development Manager - Building Envelope

Proctor Group

Topic

PechaKucha 20x20 : Façade Design: Airtightness Simplified

Talk points

Approach to façade design that offers a safer and simplified system
Energy efficiency improvements from airtightness modelling can improve the built up wall design
Unique market leading technology that is being welcomed into the façade industry and by warranty providers

17:07 — 17:52

Panelist

Ian Farmer

Head of Design (Construction)

HB Reavis

Panelist

John Drew

Managing Principal

Perkins+Wills

Panelist

Laura Kidd

Head of Architecture

HS2

Panelist

Neesha Gopal

Partner | Façade Specialist

Foster + Partners

Panelist

Neil Brearley

Founding Director

Cast Consultancy

Panelist

Robert Simcock

Façade Engineering Director

Sir Robert McAlpine

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Price & Quality Balance Equation

Talk points

Integrating the right assessment models for getting the most value out of façades
Collaboration between stakeholders to get the best outcome
“Engineering Innovation” - Bringing the latest thinking into projects
Value adding thought smart specification

Session summary

Stephen Tanno

17:45 — 17:50

Topic

Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

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