Zak World of Façades Zak World of Façades
Instagram Facebook Youtube Linkedin WhatsApp x.com

Zak World of Façades South Africa

edition

40

Date

12 April 2018

Venue

South Africa

City

Johannesburg

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
08:50 — 08:55 Welcome Address
10:20  — 10:40 NETWORKING & TEA/COFFEE BREAK

Session 2

12:45  — 13:40 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

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

Session 4

16:40 — 17:25 Digital Fishbowl
17:25  — 17:30 Vote of Thanks

09:00 — 09:30

Henning Rasmuss

Director

Paragon Group

Topic

Architectural perspectives: Façades for Africa

Talk points

Showcase of façade projects in up to 10 different countries – lessons learnt
African Capital Cities: the Why of the Look
Optimization and Software Integration: Casebook study: Hilton Garden Inn, Mbabane

09:30 — 10:00

Rui Vieira Rodrigues

Associate Director - Façade Engineering

Arup

Topic

Design optimisation and the building envelope

Talk points

Building envelope performance
Parametric conceptual design
Design & detailing automation

10:00  — 10:20

Frederic Roure

Regional Manager - Africa

Serge Ferrari

Topic

Tensile membrane façade - Lightweight + durable

Talk points

Functions and benefits
Market opportunities
Tensile membrane façade systems

10:40 — 11:10

Mark Jones

CAD Specialist

Pure Consulting

Topic

Why we do what we do and how we do it (so far) - Pure façades

Talk points

Case studies on the South African projects SASOL, Discovery, KPMG Cape Town (oops Halyard House), 2 PYBUS Sandton and Katherine Towers

11:10 — 11:30

Stuart Wakeham

Business Development Director Glazing (Asia and Africa)

Tremco Illbruck

Topic

Compatibility issues with structural glazing

Talk points

Substrates
Other glazing components
Solutions

11:30 — 12:00

Warren Stanley

Passivhaus Designer

Henriksen Studio

Topic

Design with a twist (The Waterfall tower)

Talk points

Design challenges of a twisting façade
Understanding and mitigating the impact of solar reflections from concave façades
Architectural and structural collaboration

12:00 — 12:45

Moderator

Paul Carew

Director

PJ Carew Consulting

Panelist

Linda Ness

Director

Ness Consulting

Panelist

Martin Meinesz

Director

RLB Pentad

Panelist

Chilufya Lombe

Director

Partner, Solid Green

Panelist

Marco Macagnano

Head of Sustainability

Bentel Associates

Panelist

Ian Manson-Kullin

Director

DSA Architects

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sustainable Buildings: Façades as the key element for efficiency

Talk points

Understanding the role of building envelopes to meet local Green Building regulations
High performance glass: Specifying glass correctly for optimized usage in African region
Dynamic solar shading techniques: Managing heat gains and controlling cooling loads
Thermal performance in curtain wall & fenestration
Augmenting health and well-being of the inhabitants through innovations in façade design and materials

13:40 — 14:00

Paul Carew

Director

PJ Carew Consulting

Topic

Inside is the new outside - Bringing solar shading elements into the building

Talk points

Clearing misconception that internal shading cannot provide similar performance to external shading
Understanding the building physics of internal shading
Achieving greater performance combined with more aesthetics by having shading internal to the glazing line removing a lot of the structural pressure on the devices and allowing for lighter and moveable devices being financially and technically viable

14:00 — 14:20

Alexander Tornow

Managing Director

Priedemann Africa

Topic

Please mind the gap

Talk points

C + E = FE
How to realise your facade project stays within clients budget
How to assure your façade will be executed in time and quality

14:20 — 14:40

Paul Tsalolikhin

Commercial Director (Europe)

Siderise Insulation

Topic

Why value engineering is the future?

Talk points

Building design requirements
Fixation solutions
Don’t take anything for granted: Value engineering real examples

14:40 — 15:00

Angelos Zografos

Technical Sales Engineer

Elval Colour

Topic

Quality lies in the details: The ACP case

Talk points

Characteristics of Aluminium
Core composition and fire classification
Coating systems

15:00 — 15:20

Tillmann Klein

Professor Building Product Innovation

Department of Architectural Engineering + Technology, Faculty of Architecture & the Built Environment, TU Delft Netherlands

Topic

Product service concepts for building envelopes

Talk points

Case studies and new façade products
New financial and legal models
Circular façade construction

15:20 — 15:40

Ellison Wang

Regional Manager - Africa

Guangdong Kinlong Hardware Products

Topic

Analysis of single vertical tension cable system

Talk points

Stress patterns & features of cable structures
Precautions in the design & construction of tension cable system
Case study on completed projects

16:00 — 16:20

Firoz Kachwala

Director

Future Architectural Glass

Topic

Innovative ideas for glass – Glare + Shading

Talk points

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

16:20 — 16:40

Alex Dantziguian

Managing Director

Technoform

Topic

Thermal break systems - The solution for saving energy, the environment and money

Talk points

Defining thermal break systems
Advantages
Evolution

Partners

Associate Partners

We use cookies to ensure you the best experience. By using our website you agree to our Cookie Policy.