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Zak World of Façades France

Name: Zak World of Façades France
Start: 2025-06-19
Location: Station F

edition

188

Date

19 June 2025

Venue

Station F

City

Paris

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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

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

Session 2

13:05 — 14:00 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

Track A

Track B

15:45 — 16:15 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 4

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

17:40 — 19:00 Post Event Networking Reception

Maxime Runtz

Directeur Marketing & Communication

Reynaers Aluminium France

Topic

Event Convenor & Host

08:50 — 09:00

Pierre-Yves Zentar

Directeur Général

Reynaers Aluminium France

Topic

Opening Address

09:00 — 09:25

Edouard François

Président

Maison Edouard François

Topic

The Clothes Make the Monk

Talk points

Biosourced

Modénature

Economy

09:25 — 09:50

David Quisserne

Président

Alliance Économie (AE75)

Topic

Economic Stakes of the Building Envelope

Talk points

Comparative study of new construction and renovation

Circular economy and recycling

Global cost approach

09:50 — 10:05

Pascal Pinet

Head of Façades

Saint-Gobain Glass France

Topic

The Challenges of the Façade: Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint Reduction

Talk points

High-performance solar control glazing

The first low-carbon glass

Glazing recycling during renovation projects

10:05 — 10:20

Björn Sandén

Market Development Consultant

Kuraray

Topic

Structural Laminated Glass: A Solution to Mitigate Flood Damage

Talk points

Protecting our buildings against the effects of climate change

Reducing the carbon footprint of laminated glass

Interlayer under DTA for structural glazing

11:00 — 11:25

Mathias Bernhardt

Managing Director

Baumschlager Eberle Architectes

Niccolò Baldassini

Directeur Technique

Bollinger+Grohmann

Topic

The Design of the Façade as a Factor of Sustainable Architecture

Talk points

LCA

CO2 Economy

Materials

11:25 — 11:50

Piero Delucia

CSO | Vice Président

Reynaers Group

Topic

Avalon - Virtual Reality Room

Talk points

Virtual reality changes the game in the architectural design decision-making process

VR can explain a very complex technical solution in just a few minutes

VR allows for easier detection of errors, thus avoiding surprises on the construction site

11:50 — 12:20

Jakob Sand

Partner

BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group

Topic

Formgiving – Give Form To The Future

Talk points

Innovative recent examples in architecture and urban planning

12:20 — 13:05

Moderator

Pierre-Maxence Renoult

Chef de projet

Arcora

Panelist

Vera Matovic

Présidente

Savoir-Fair

Panelist

Jérôme Berberian

Responsable d'exploitation

Pradeau Morin

Topic

Working with what already exists: how to reconcile environmental and heritage constraints?

Talk points

Historical context of Niemeyer concrete and VEC architecture

Market framework (programmatic framework, stakeholders, players, etc.)

Ambitions and challenges for preserving environmental performance:

Pathology inventories (concrete + VEC)

Design - balancing ambition and reality

Façade restoration work - presentation of associated research

Maxime Runtz

Directeur Marketing & Communication

Reynaers Aluminium France

Topic

Session Chair

14:00 — 14:20

Anne Since

Directrice de Projet

Patriarche

Nuno Morais

Chef de Projet

Patriarche

Topic

Nanterre Court - Renovation of a Remarkable 20th-Century Heritage Site

Talk points

The Nanterre Administrative City and its TJ, a 1970s architecture of a major state project: what approach has been taken for this France Relance project?

Renovation of the facades: choice of an insulating coat which reinforces the schematic reading of the current building, meets programmatic requirements and improves user comfort

Regulatory constraints: treatment of the IGH angle opposite the Prefecture building / fire brigade accessibility

14:00 — 14:20

Laure Meriaud

Associée

Ateliers 2/3/4

Topic

Stone at the Heart of Sustainable Architecture: A Material of the Future

Talk points

Stone: A natural, durable, and high-performance material

Modern creations that reinvent stone

A material of the future for low-carbon architecture

14:20 — 14:40

Louis Ratajczak

Partner

DVVD

Topic

Renovating for Better Living: Façades and Transformation of Uses

14:20 — 14:40

Tom Gray

Directeur

T/E/S/S Atelier d'ingénierie

Frédéric Valem

Directeur Technique

T/E/S/S Atelier d'ingénierie

Topic

Reflections on Solar Protection / The Challenge of Solar Protection Today

Talk points

Expectations

Issues

Strategies

14:40 — 14:55

Eric Claeys

Founding Partner

Fassada Steel

Topic

Hybrid Steel Curtain Walls, Mastering the Demands & Complexity of Today’s Façades

Talk points

Hybrid steel curtain walls, the long-waited disruption in the market?

Fire resistance, tower infernos belong to the past

Drastic reduction of CO2 emission

14:40 — 14:55

Laurent Fehr

Directeur Développement

Fehr

Topic

UHPC: The Winning Combination for the Future Challenges of the Façade

Talk points

Durability

Low carbon

Performance

14:55 — 15:10

Michael Stumm

Vice President

Montanstahl

Topic

Architectural Steel Profiles

Talk points

Technologies for architectural steel profiles

Gare Saint Denis – Pleyel, Paris

Passerelle Coeur d’Orly, Paris

14:55 — 15:10

Soan Vasseur

Responsable Technique & Chargé d’affaires - France

Alucoil

Mourad El Garci

International Sales Director

Alucoil

Topic

Technological Cross Over from Aerospace to Façade Sector

Talk points

Solution with an environmental impact

Project case study

Circular economy

15:10 — 15:30

Jimmy Champigny

Curtain Wall & Envelope Specialist

Bouygues Construction

Stéphane Folcher

Head of Façade Department

Bouygues Construction

Topic

Façades of Large International Projects

Talk points

Opportunities for a general contractor in international projects

Analysis of the challenges encountered when managing large projects abroad

Concrete examples of international achievements to illustrate our approach

15:10 — 15:30

Robert-Jan van Santen

Technical Director

VS-A

Patrick Mauger

Fondateur

Architecture Patrick Mauger

Topic

How to use Standard Products to Meet Specific Requirements?

Talk points

Evolving user expectations: More comfort, less carbon

Redefining our approach to meet new requirements

Using standard products for a sustainable future in line with existing standards

Leonardo Gambatesa

Technical Director

Hardel Le Bihan Architectes

Topic

Session Chair

15:30 — 15:45

Nancy Wang

International Sales Department Director

NorthGlass Processed Glass BU

Topic

Pioneering Glass Innovation in Transparency and Curved Glass

Talk points

Recent achievements in curved and 3D curved glass

Breakthroughs in flatness and transparency

Super-size glass applications

16:15 — 16:35

Nayla Mecattaf

Founder and CEO

CroMe Studio

Topic

Reinventing the Building Envelope: Between Performance and Common Sense

Talk points

Efficiency and regulations

Façades shaped by natural elements

Towards sustainable and desirable buildings

16:35 — 16:50

Liliane Durris

Specification Leader - France and North Africa

Axalta Coating Systems

Topic

Advancing Sustainability, Biobased Powder Coatings: Sustainable Powder Coatings with Minimum Footprint Impact

Talk points

How sustainable powder coatings protect aluminium and steel substrates with durability, metallic finishes and corrosion protection

New bio based powder coatings

16:50 — 17:35

Moderator

Guillaume Meunier

Low Carbon Consultant

IFEB

Panelist

Charlotte Marotte

Responsable du Pôle Laboratoire des Performances Environnementales

CSTB

Panelist

Vitali Caplain

Directeur du pôle environnement

Elioth

Panelist

Frédéric Frusta

Président

Oasiis

Panelist

Thomas Selin

Chef de marché Façades et Développement Durable

Reynaers Aluminium

Panelist

Dominique Thomasson

Président du SNFA

Dirigeant de COVERIS

Topic

Environmental Data in the Decarbonization of Façades

Talk points

FDES: A Key Tool

Façade Decarbonization: Challenges and Strategies

ACV and FDES: Complementarity for Decarbonization

Perspectives and Future Improvements

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