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Zak World of Façades Kuwait

edition

20

Date

23 May 2016

Venue

Kuwait

City

Kuwait

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
10:00 — 10:30 Tea / Coffee Break

Session 2

10:50 — 11:10 Façade lighting
12:30 — 13:30 Lunch Break

Session 3

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

09:00 — 09:20

Micha Pawelka

Chief Operating Officer

Priedemann Façade Experts

Topic

Façade Consultancy - If you use it, use it complete

Talk points

Detailed Design vs. Design-and-Built approach
Limit to sufficient crowd – Too many cooks spoil the broth
Don’t interrupt – Let the guidance continue
Case study of the Mashrabiya screens at the Qatar Petroleum district in Doha

09:20 — 09:40

Aisha Alsager

Managing Director

AGI Architects

Topic

Façades & Roofs

Talk points

Façades: What are they and how do we think of them conceptually
Façades in AGi projects with exclusive case studies

09:40 — 10:00

Petros Karatzas

Executive Director

Skyline Facades

Topic

Paint developments for building envelopes & façades

Talk points

Importance of proper passivation in aluminium substrate
Paint specifications per warranty period
Functional coatings

10:30 — 10:50

Agnes Koltay

CEO

Koltay Façades

Topic

Building The Opus – Case study and history of a double curved glazed project in Dubai

Talk points

The Opus is a 20-storey fully glazed mixed used building in Dubai. Commissioned by Omniyat, Zaha Hadid Architects developed a unique design resembling a cube with the core melted out
Discover how the outer flat façades of The Opus are neutral transparent glazed with a silver mirror pattern, while the core area is dark blue 3D formed glazing
Recognise the main challenges of achieving the 3D double-curved shape such as the UAE climate, colour correction and dealing with the radiation focusing effect the geometry imposes

11:10 — 11:40

Waleed Shaalan

Senior Projects Director

Design and Development ,URC

Topic

Unmasking the city

Talk points

A critical look of the evolution of the façade from the environmentally culturally sensitive to the iconographically senseless

11:40 — 12:30

Moderator

Alex Dantziguian

Managing Director

Technoform

Panelist

Arun Puri

Senior Associate & Head of Architectural Technical Services

Gulf Consult

Panelist

Ashfaq Ahmed

Sr.Specifications Writer

SSH

Panelist

Aroon Sen

Country Manager

Shapoorji Pallonji International

Panelist

Mohammed Ismail

Director of A&E Services

KEO

Panelist

Talal Andros

Project Manager

First United Contracting

Topic

Sustainable façades for the region

Talk points

Understanding the role of building envelopes to meet local green building regulations
Sustainable products design & selection for façades
Stakeholder coordination - Interface between main contractor & façade contractorThermal efficiency of a curtain wallDynamic shading techniques

13:30 — 13:50

Benjamin Beer

Managing Director

Werner Sobek Dubai

Topic

Façade Engineering – Current challenges and future perspectives

Talk points

Transforming architectural visions into design 3D models and real buildings
Pushing technology to enable twisted and curved façades
Cost efficiency in design of complex façades
Failures and installation errors – The importance of QA/QC on site
Outlook and future perspectives for façade engineering in the Middle East

13:50 — 14:10

Ioannis Spanos

Senior Sustainability Manager

KEO International Consultants

Topic

Façade energy and sustainability engineering requirements

Talk points

An insight on good practice, considerations, analysis and future

14:10 — 14:30

Firoz Kachwala

Director

Future Architectural Glass

Topic

Innovative ideas for glass – Glare + Shading

Talk points

Problems with glare and high sunlight in the Middle East
Introducing ecoTHERM (IGU) with Solera®?- 'the Real Daylighting Solution
Bespoke façades with MESHDECO Sefar®?Architecture Vision

14:30 — 14:50

Sajid Raza

CEO

Butler Engineering

Topic

Save your buildings through perimeter firestop protection in curtain wall

Talk points

Perimeter fire barrier?
The problem?
The solution?

14:50 — 15:40

Moderator

Sajid Raza

CEO

Butler Engineering

Panelist

Burhan Ravat

DGM - Projects

Tamdeen

Panelist

Imran Manasawala

Director

Future Architectural Glass

Panelist

Agnes Koltay

CEO

Koltay Façades

Panelist

Benjamin Beer

Managing Director

Werner Sobek Dubai

Topic

Guidance on façades & fire

Talk points

Current problems and possible solutions
Cladding - right choice of material, tests & standards
Perimeter firestopping - Preventing the spread of smoke from floor to floor
'Fire resistance' vs 'Reaction to fire' - Clarification of 'Fire rated' terminology
Fire safety review and audits

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