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ZETE - Zak Engineered Timber Envelopes

edition

Date

09 February 2023

Venue

Business Design Centre, London

City

Engineered Timber Envelopes

Official page

About this edition

Zak Engineered Timber Envelopes is an offshoot from the stable of the Zak World of Façades conference series.

The 2nd edition of this one-day conference will discuss and debate the latest innovations and challenges in the mass timber industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also host an exclusive exhibit area featuring leading solution providers.

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

08:00 — 08:50

Topic

Delegate Registration & Networking

Timothy Snelson

Structural Director

Arup

Topic

Event Convenor & Host

08:50 — 09:00

Topic

Welcome Address

09:00 — 09:30

Dominic Lion

Associate Director – Real Estate

AJ Gallagher

Topic

Mass Timber, Combustible Façades and Insurance: What’s Changed?

Talk points

Insurance market overview

Mass timber 12 months on; where are we?

Insurance: How do I navigate a challenging market?

09:30 — 09:50

Oliver Booth

Partner

Gardiner & Theobald

Topic

Mass Timber: A Roadmap to a More Sustainable Future

Talk points

The challenges and opportunities when building with mass timber, as well as outcomes from our mass timber series

A first look at the latest mass timber initiatives being launched this year

Key considerations you need to know when building with mass timber

09:50 — 10:20

Jim Heverin

Director

Zaha Hadid Architects

Topic

Design Possibilities with Timber

Talk points

Exploring the benefits of timber for cladding & structural purposes

Using timber to reduce the embodied carbon of projects

Considerations on the responsibilities of using timber such as responsible sourcing, etc

10:20 — 10:40

Justin Peckham

Head of Sales

Accsys

Topic

Validating a 50 Year Warranty and Longer Service Life on Wooden Façades

Talk points

Overview, development, performance and sustainable roots

Performance, testing and validation

Project precedents, large commercial and mass timber buildings

10:40 — 11:05

Topic

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

11:05 — 11:25

Philipp Nuscheler

Head of Project Sales

RAICO Bautechnik

Topic

Timber Goes Unitized

Talk points

Future challenges in construction industry

Why unitized?

The journey from stick curtain wall to a genuine timber unitized curtain wall

11:25 — 11:55

Albert Giralt

Partner

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Claudia Farabegoli

Design Director

Thornton Tomasetti

Topic

Tokio Marine New Headquarters: When Structural Wood and Mass Timber Cladding Merge in a Single Architectural Vision

Talk points

A forest of wood mega-columns

The role of mass timber cladding

The challenges of different country standards

11:55 — 13:00

Moderator

Dave Lomax

Associate Director

Waugh Thistleton Architects

Panelist

Benjamin Buckley

Senior Engineer

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Panelist

Kelly Harrison

Associate Director

Whitby Wood

Panelist

Nick Horton

Director

Pacegrade

Panelist

Sophie Werren

Lead Architect

The Office Group

Topic

The Black & White Building: Engineering Central London’s Tallest Mass Timber Office Building

Talk points

Design of the building in terms of the relative movement of the mass timber structure and the glulam curtain walling tolerance

Design and specification of the tulipwood solar control louvres including novel use of the species in the UK and bespoke fire testing

Session summary

This diverse panel will present their different perspectives and experiences across the project covering the Client, Contractor, Timber Engineer and Architect roles including Kelly Harrison

13:00 — 13:50

Topic

Networking Lunch Break

13:50 — 14:10

Alex de Rijke

Co-Founding Director

dRMM

Topic

WorkStack, London

Talk points

Engineered timber in a light industrial building

New urban workspace typology

Constructing health

14:10 — 14:30

Stefan Rick

Project Manager

SJB Kempter Fitze

Topic

Timber in Form

Talk points

Digital processes from design to assembly

Traditional connections transformed by means of technology and precision

Mockups: A reliable tool to show the possible to the problemfinders

14:30 — 14:50

Adam Salt

Head of Global Sales Modular Offsite

A. Proctor Group

Topic

Technical Membranes for Engineered Timber

Talk points

Heat, air & moisture management

System protection

Junctions & detailing

14:50 — 15:10

Stéphany Le Rhun

Global Sustainability Lead

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Topic

Resurgence of Bio-based Materials in Façades

Talk points

Overview of French Standards and certifications related to timber and differences between the market for and attitude to timber façade construction in France/EU compared to the UK

The rise of prefabricated timber walls and the incentives to build with bio-based and geo-sourced materials

The UNESCO case study: Timber walls as a support for re-used cladding

15:10 — 15:30

Gustaf Granstrom-Steer

Associate

Heyne Tillett Steel

Topic

How Do You Realise a Commercial Timber Building: Getting It Built?

Talk points

The current industry challenges and how they can be overcome

Structural solutions in practice with award winning project case studies

Timber research and future innovations

15:30 — 16:00

Topic

Networking Tea/Coffee Break

16:00 — 16:20

Carol Costello

Practice Leader

Cullinan Studio

Topic

Engineered Timber Projects Insights

Talk points

Overview on designing innovative timber systems by collaborating creatively with engineers on projects which required a unique solution to advance our research with case studies

NAIC (National Automotive Innovation Centre): Designed with Arup for the University of Warwick incorporating timber mega panels for the façades and expansive CLT/Glulam roof to create an iconic character for this research centre at the heart of the campus

Challenges and opportunities for the use of timber to meet Net Zero and circular economy principles: Marlborough Sports Garden project innovation of reclaimed timber and steel structural elements

16:20 — 17:05

Moderator

Alan Dowdall

Director

Ramboll

Panelist

Edward Marchand

Associate Director – Europe

Bennetts Associates

Panelist

Greg Cooper

Managing Director