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Zak World of Façades New Zealand

Name: Zak World of Façades New Zealand
Start: 2025-02-27
Location: Aotea Centre

edition

172

Date

27 February 2025

Venue

Aotea Centre

City

Auckland

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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 — 09:00 Welcome Address

10:20 — 11:00 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 2

13:05 — 13:50 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

15:40 — 16:10 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 4

17:30 — 17:35 Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

17:35 — 18:35 Post Event Networking Reception

Stijn Van den Eeden

Lead External Envelopes

Babbage Consultants

Topic

Event Host & Convener

09:00 — 09:25

John Hawkins

Façade Practice Lead - NZ

Mott MacDonald

Alexander Blakeley

Design Engineer

Thermosash

Topic

Falling in Love with Your Energy Model

Talk points

Why do I need an energy model in my life? Envelope performance is inherently linked to whole building energy efficiency - if you care about one you have to care about the other

When do I need an energy model in my life? Energy efficiency cannot be "bolted on" retrospectively it must inform the design development

How do we verify the energy model? Strategies and tools to achieve holistic energy efficiency

09:25 — 09:50

James Pearce

Senior Principal

Populous

Topic

Creation of Identity in Sports and Entertainment Venue Façades

Talk points

How the façades of large sporting and entertainment venues, can help to craft the buildings identity and become part of the fabric of the surrounding environment

Creating a façade design which reflects the identity of its locality, taking into consideration the surrounding landscape and the history of the site

The use of materiality that in itself creates a sense of place

The future of façades and their ability to adapt to the changes around them, while still maintaining their own unique identity

09:50 — 10:05

Simon Hoyle

Managing Director

Ventüer

Topic

Engineering the Largest Hole in the Building Envelope: The Importance of Test Data and Engineered Design of Performance Louvres

Talk points

How weather resistant, acoustic and smoke relief louvres often constitute the largest, leakiest and most thermally-inefficient opening that is deliberately designed in to a building façade

Importance of start with high-performing products that have been independently tested and certified

Looking at ways to avoid reinventing the wheel on every project, the product is one thing, integration into the surrounding building envelope is another

10:05 — 10:20

Shane Hart

Director of Client Relations

Insol

Topic

Shadows in the Breeze; The Art and Science of Façade Testing

Talk points

What we don't know

Unseen trials of new façades

New standards and guidance for façade testing

11:00 — 11:25

Brian Hubbs

Principal | Specialist

RDH Building Science

Topic

Forensic Engineering of Building Façade Systems – CSI for Buildings!

Talk points

Designing and implementing an effective forensic investigation

Spotting and countering red herrings and code quoting from other experts

Effectively defending and even strengthening your argument using data collected by others

Mitigating damages by focusing the repair work on areas that are predicted to fail instead of on comprehensive repairs to all areas

11:25 — 11:50

David Hayes

Group Chairman & Chief Facade Engineer

Thermosash

Topic

Construction is All About Risk and Proactive Risk Management, Which Subcontract Trade Represents the Highest Design, Build, Time, and Durability Risk?

Talk points

The Auckland City Council has set aside $263M for the 2024/2025 financial year for region wide active leaky building/defect claims. New Zealand is the only country in the world with "Joint and Several Liability Law" representing a "last man standing" provision which means the public purse through rate-take, underwrites the vertical construction commercial risk. Is this fair or reasonable or sustainable due to impacts on economic growth, overseas investment and productivity?

Buildings leak due to the specified cladding system not being able to accommodate allowable NZS 1170 vertical/horizontal primary structure movements, ie the cladding system is not fit-for-purpose for the structure it is cladding. Does NZ Building Code H1 (energy efficiency) impact the design of the facade solution, is H1 more important than clauses B1, B2, E2 and who is responsible for specifying and coordinating the fit-for-purpose Code compliant products?

11:50 — 12:20

Kaare Krokene

Partner & Managing Director

Snøhetta Australasia

Topic

Façade as Storytelling: Beyond a Building

Talk points

Singular in the plural: A transdisciplinary perspective

Emotional vs functional

Analogue and digital

12:20 — 13:05

Moderator

Rebecca Irwin

Project Director

Jasmax

Panelist

Karl Jones

Buildings Lead - NZ

Mott MacDonald

Panelist

Geoff Horne

Director

Precon

Panelist

Kent Nixon

Director

Thermosash

Panelist

Simon Neale

Chief Property Officer

University of Auckland

Panelist

Chris Scott

Principal

Jasmax

Topic

Revitalizing Space: The Innovation and Impact of the B201 University of Auckland Building Façade

Talk points

Design, materials, and aesthetic choices behind the façade of New Zealand’s highest Green Star-rated building

Adaptive reuse: The answer to creating world leading low-carbon spaces?

Challenges faced and innovations implemented

13:50 — 14:15

Vajini Pannila

Principal

Warren & Mahoney

Topic

Te Manawataki o Te Papa Museum, Exhibition and Civic Whare

Talk points

A site of significance: A process of co-design

Kaitiakitanga in design: Materiality and carbon

A suspended sculpture: A mass timber hybrid structure

A play of light: Façade articulation and parametric modelling

14:15 — 14:35

Marta Mazzilli

Façade Engineer

Aurecon

Eloise Blewden

Sustainability Engineer

Aurecon

Topic

The Envelope Lifecycle: From Principle to Practice for a Sustainable Design

Talk points

Sustainable façade design: Principles and challenges

Life cycle assessment: Embodied carbon, operational performance and climate resilience

Case study: Lessons from Te Matapihi library project

14:35 — 14:50

Dyann Stewart

Façade Consultant

Technoform Bautec Asia Pacific

Topic

Upfront Carbon Analysis of New Zealand Fenestration Systems

Talk points

What is the carbon impact of the NZ building industry with current practices?

Would choices be different if we consider the impact of upfront carbon?

What is the impact if we change nothing?

14:50 — 15:10

Tom Donald

Director

Eckersley O'Callaghan

Topic

Integrated Structural Façade Systems

Talk points

Thinking differently about materials

From concept to manufacture

Supporting each other

15:10 — 15:25

Candice Zhao

Sales Manager

NorthGlass Processed Glass BU

Topic

Aesthetics of Architectural Glass

Talk points

The application of jumbo size glass in architecture

The importance of flatness in architectural glass

The importance of shape accuracy in 3D curved glass

15:25 — 15:40

Jayrold Bautista

Associate Tech Services & Development Scientist

Dow Asia Pacific

Topic

Advancing Façade Innovation with Carbon Neutral Silicones

Talk points

Carbon journey of silicone sealant for building façade

Key elements of PAS2060 standards to ensure verified carbon neutrality

Benefits of project specific carbon neutrality service

16:10 — 16:30

Marc Zobec

Building & Façade Engineer

Marc T Zobec Design & Engineering

Topic

Do You Know What You Don’t Know

Talk points

Bloopers in buildings with façade design

What are the unforeseens

Risks in façade, design through to site

Who carries the blame

16:30 — 16:45

Paresh Dave

Sales and Specification Manager

Equitone

Topic

Designing Ventilated Façades for Industry Compliance: Exploring the Link Between Building Façades and Sustainability

Talk points

Understanding New Zealand’s building crisis: Flammable cladding, waterproofing, condensation, and energy efficiency benefits

Sustainability principles

Case studies

16:45 — 17:30

Moderator

Karl Jones

Buildings Lead - NZ

Mott MacDonald

Panelist

Dan Bosher

Director - NZ

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Panelist

Andrew Vere-Jones

Senior Architect

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Panelist

Brian Aitken

Architect

Pedddlethorp

Topic

Panel Discussion: Choosing Simplicity for Longevity

Talk points

How does building typology like BTR change how we design for façade durability?

Is simplicity the special ingredient we often underestimate?

Do we design/build better today than our predecessors did?

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