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Zak World of Façades China

Name: Zak World of Façades China
Start: 2023-07-20
Location: Cordis

edition

127

Date

20 July 2023

Venue

Cordis

City

Hong Kong

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

08:00 — 08:50 Delegate Registration & Networking

08:50 — 08:55 Welcome Address

10:25 — 10:50 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 2

12:45 — 13:45 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

15:40 — 16:00 Networking Tea/Coffee Break

Session 4

17:35 — 17:40 Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

17:40 — 18:40 Post Event Networking Reception (by AUB)

Sammy Hui

Managing Partner

DYM Australia

Topic

Event Host & Convener

08:55 — 09:00

Peter Wong

President

Hong Kong Façade Association

Topic

Opening Address

09:00 — 09:30

Stefan Krummeck

Director | Design Principal

Farrells

Topic

Uncovering the Connected Narratives of Hong Kong Façades

Talk points

EMERGENCE: A Global connector, a fusion of East and West

EFFICIENCY: A City driven by Pragmatism

ARTICULATION: The Emergence of Hong Kong as a Cultural Hub

09:30 — 09:55

Yanchee Lau

Director

Eckersley O’Callaghan

Topic

Global Sustainability Approaches in Facades – A Roadmap for Hong Kong

Talk points

What are the current trends in façade sustainability in global markets?

Which of these trends are potentially applicable to Hong Kong?

What is the roadmap for Hong Kong towards a world-class, sustainable market?

09:55 — 10:10

Jianjun Yang

Chief Technical Officer

Xinyi Glass

Topic

Performance Optimization of Architectural Glass

Talk points

Selecting the performance data of architectural glass

Optimizing glass specification

Finding the most reasonable glass specification solution

10:10 — 10:25

Matthew Penrose

Executive Vice President

Vector Foiltec

Topic

How ETFE Delivers High Performance, Lightweight, Structurally Efficient and Sustainable Building Envelopes

Talk points

An introduction to projects, details, technology & advantages for ETFE façades & building envelopes

Fire, thermal, light and wind load performance with ETFE

Review of the latest Global and Asian projects

Case study on the New Ocean Park Water Park ETFE skylights

10:50 — 11:15

James Pearce

Senior Principal

Populous

Topic

Kai Tak Sports Park: Creating a Sports Park for All

Talk points

Connecting a precinct

Part of the community

The Pearl of the Orient

11:15 — 11:30

Sreenivas Narayanan

Global Partnerships Director

Siderise

Topic

Managing Fire Risk in External Walls of the Building Envelope

Talk points

Compartmentation in common façade types and how their function affects the performance requirements for slab edge perimeter and cavity barriers in compliance with Hong Kong Building Codes

Evolving regulatory landscape, latest guidance, and increased focus on third party verification

How passive fire product manufacturers can help to support a safer built environment

11:30 — 12:00

Sara Klomps

Director

Zaha Hadid Architects

Topic

The Henderson in Central

Talk points

A different public realm

Workspaces today

Sustainability & wellbeing

12:00 — 12:45

Panelist

Simon Chan

Technical Director

Far East Façade, President, Hong Kong Façade Association

Panelist

Lizette McNeill

Managing Partner

IXO Partners

Panelist

Stefano Tronci

Associate Principal

Woods Bagot

Panelist

Donald Choi

Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer

Chinachem Group

Panelist

Rumen Yordanov

Managing Director

Asian European Engineering

Topic

Panel Discussion: The Role of Façades in Decarbonising Hong Kong – Opportunities in Retrofits

Talk points

Insight on Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050 which identifies ‘Energy Saving and Green Buildings’ as one the four main strategies to meet city-wide decarbonization targets

How façades play a key role in defining the energy demand of buildings, and thus reducing the demand via high performing envelopes is one of the best measures to achieving long-term energy savings

Given that a significant portion of today’s existing building stock will still be in use in 2050, how retrofit projects have a critical key role to play in decarbonising Hong Kong

How can we build onto the existing (and recently launched!) Hong Kong Green Building Council Retrofit Guide to cater for envelope retrofit strategies? Whether is it in retrofit or new build, the design, specification and construction of facades involves deep collaboration with other disciplines; we often need to think outside our industry to remain at the forefront of innovation and risk mitigation

Given this is one of the biggest challenges facing our industry, how might we enable our façade industry – our designers, engineers, manufacturers and contractors – to design the world’s most energy efficient buildings? What support might be required from the government in the way of policy and regulation?

13:45 — 14:10

Christopher Slater

Associate

Lead8

Topic

11 SKIES: A New Gateway for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area

Talk points

Developing an iconic façade system for a mega-scale TOD in Hong Kong

Balancing function and identity to create ‘breathable façades’

Exploring non-traditional materials and technologies

14:10 — 14:35

Ho Sung Kim

Computational Design Lead

Inhabit

Topic

Practicality of Computational Design

Talk points

Building skin optimization

Design process automation

Examples with case studies

14:35 — 14:50

Dr. Chengde Huang

Technical Director - Architectural Glass Division

CSG

Topic

Application of High-Performance Glass to Reduce Carbon Emission

Talk points

Lower carbon emission glass

Color matching of Vision and Spandrel

BIPV glass

14:50 — 15:05

Heng Zhang

Technical Manager - Application Engineering

Dow Chemical

Topic

Silicone Sealant Design for Sustainability – A Path to Lower Carbon Emissions

Talk points

Efforts to drive low carbon impact in building and construction

Engineering scheme to realize carbon neutral silicone sealant

Silicone sealant contribution to green building operational carbon reduction

15:05 — 15:25

Charles Chong

Design Director

Exteriors - Asia Region, Permasteelisa Gartner Hong Kong

Topic

Defining Hong Kong's Skyline Since 40 Years

Talk points

Timeline and notable landmarks delivered each decade in Hong Kong

Preconstruction services: A recipe for mutual success

What is it, how it works, why the need for preconstruction services

Case studies of projects delivered via preconstruction services

15:25 — 15:40

Olaf Conreur

Strategy Director - Global Construction Segment

Axalta Coating Systems

Topic

Sustainable Solutions in Powder Coatings

Talk points

Powder coatings & sustainability

Durability & functionalities

Contribution to LEED certifications

16:00 — 16:20

Dr. Dominic Yu

Principal

Alpha Consulting

Topic

Breakthrough Beyond Boxes and Boundaries

Talk points

A glance at the structural use of glass in Hong Kong design practices

Application of Non-linear Integrated Design and Analysis (NIDA) for optimization and modulization of building envelopes

Case studies of innovative façade technology

16:20 — 16:35

Ron Hull

Global Director - High Performance Products

Kuraray

Topic

Laminated Glass Applications with Advanced Interlayers

Talk points

Structural applications

Security and BRG applications

Sustainability

16:35 — 16:50

Dr. Weifeng Dai

Regional Technical Manager

AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings - North Asia

Topic

Tried and Trusted - Premium PVDF Coatings to Protect and Beatify Your Buildings

Talk points

Introduction to PVDF coatings

United performance & aesthetics

Case studies of performance/end-to-end service

16:50 — 17:35

Moderator

Halie Zhan

Associate

Inhabit

Panelist

Jovi Wong

Director | Hong Kong + Macau

Inhabit

Panelist

Jeff Tung

Head of Special Projects – Project Management

New World Development Company

Panelist

Ben Wong

General Manager

Entasis (Member of Gammon Construction)

Panelist

Patrick Yue

Project Director

Farrells

Panelist

Lawrence Wong

Partner

Foster + Partners

Topic

Panel Discussion: Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA): 3S - Smart, Safe and Sustainable

Talk points

Smart: Principles of DFMA, tools and techniques

Safe: Construction, fabrication, installation tolerances and on-site safety

Sustainable: Reducing waste and energy consumption in the manufacturing or construction process

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