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Zak World of Façades India

Name: Zak World of Façades India
Start: 2022-05-13
Location: Hyatt Regency

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Date

13 May 2022

Venue

Hyatt Regency

City

New Delhi

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

08:45 — 09:30 Delegate Registration

09:30 — 09:35 Opening Address

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

Session 2

13:15 — 14:00 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

15:00 — 15:20 Topic to be Announced

16:00 — 16:20 Networking Tea/Coffee Break

Session 4

17:25 — 17:30 Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference

09:35 — 09:40

V Gurumoorthy

General Manager

TechnalⓇ In India

Topic

Welcome Address

09:40 — 10:00

Neelu Dhar

Director

Morphogensis

Topic

A Window into S.O.U.L.©: Integrated Façades

Talk points

The British School, New Delhi

ITC Campus, Kolkata

Corporate Office, Ahmedabad

10:00 — 10:20

TS Aditya

Vice President - Strategy & Business Development

Qutone

Topic

Fire Behaviour & Unique Façade Applications

Talk points

Fire classification

Common materials used in façades

Standards of fire and its interpretation

10:20 — 10:40

Gautam Bhasin

Managing Partner

Mirai

Topic

Decarbonising the Building Façade

Talk points

The road to 2050 / 2070 targets

Embodied vs operational carbon

Means and methods to achieve carbon neutrality

10:40 — 11:00

Nitin Govila

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer + Sr. VP - Asia Pacific + MEA

Serge Ferrari

Topic

Tensile Fabric Façade - Architectural Functions and Benefits

Talk points

Architectural signature

Thermal & visual comfort, solar protection & energy savings

Dynamic façades with day/night effect

Conformity & suitability to any fire norms & regulations

11:20 — 11:40

Phil Schneider

Head of Sales EMEA

Vector Foiltec

Topic

High Performance, Lightweight, Long Span Building Envelopes with ETFE

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 projects

Case study on the ETFE solution and steel structure for Manyata Embassy Business Park, Bengaluru

11:40 — 12:00

Arvind Kumar

Communication & Business Development Manager - MEI & SEA

Hydro Building Systems

Topic

High Performance Façade & Fenestration Solutions

Talk points

Design and development of energy efficient façades for Ascendas, Pune

Addressing complex façade geometries and high rises by extensive design support and early engagement

Exclusive preview of TECHNAL® high performance & minimal sliders

12:00 — 12:30

Russell Cole

Façade Leader

Arup

Topic

Striking the Balance: How Embodied vs Operational Carbon is Going to Drive Façade Design

Talk points

How embodied carbon is being now being counted and calculated

Balancing carbon spent building versus savings in service

Examples illustrating how methods and tools are helping revolutionise design

12:30 — 13:15

Moderator

KR Suresh

Regional Director

Avante Facade

Panelist

Vishal Sharma

Founding Partner

Confluence Consultancy Services

Panelist

Suparna Bhalla

Principal Architect

Abaxial Architects

Panelist

Srinivas Hoizal

Technical Advisor - Head of Façade

DLF

Panelist

Dr. Amish Bhutani

Director

Bhutani Group

Panelist

Sheetal Rakheja

Managing Partner

AEON Design & Development

Panelist

Isheeta Thakral

Director - Design

Hines

Topic

Panel Discussion: Influence of Design in the Performance of Building Envelopes

Talk points

How can design impact the parameters for the performance of a modern façade?

Analysing the benefits of considering passive design strategies

Strategising sustainable design through local material procurement

Looking at net-zero carbon and how can this global trend be implemented in India?

14:00 — 14:20

D Vishwanathan

Director - Design & Projects

RSP

Topic

A Dichotomy of Building Façade Design & Technologies

Talk points

Changing nature of building façade design

Façade materials and technologies

Creating sustainable building façades

14:20 — 14:40

Praveen Chaubey

Principal

Facade Design Factory

Topic

Façade Management: Need of Hour

Talk points

HDFC Mumbai: A shift from conventional approach

Max Tower Noida: Evolution to execution

NMMT: A parametric approach

14:40 — 15:00

Niraj Borikar

Country Manager

DanPal India

Topic

Translucent Façade Solutions for Optimised Light and Solar Control

Talk points

Understanding natural daylighting as a precious commodity

Designing with light in mind

Light and solar control

15:20 — 15:40

Rounaq K Choudhari

Director

Glass Wall Systems

Topic

Bagmane Rio: The World's Largest Dynamic Glass Project

Talk points

Design & engineering

Fabrication challenges

Execution

15:40 — 16:00

Faizer Ali Dastagir

National Head - Projects

Viva Metal Composite Panel

Topic

ACP - Cladding Solution for Modern Building Façade

Talk points

Emergence of New Shades and Textures

Importance of using FR ACP Panels

Innovations In ACP

16:20 — 16:40

Sumit Dhawan

Principal Architect

Cityspace'82

Topic

Metal - A New Trend in Façades

Talk points

Why metal?

The use of metal in residences

The future of metal façades - Parametric architecture

16:40 — 17:25

Moderator

V Gurumoorthy

General Manager

TechnalⓇ In India

Panelist

Vinita Juneja

President - Projects

Design & Planning, Ace Group India

Panelist

Anand Sharma

Founding Partner

Design Forum International

Panelist

Gaurav Vatsa

Head of Terminal Design

Noida International Airport

Panelist

Pradeep Dwivedi

Head - Project Management

CapitaLand

Panelist

Kapil Handa

Founder and CEO

Studio DRA Architects

Topic

Panel Discussion: Façade Value Engineering: Managing the Process and Limiting the Risk

Talk points

Integrating the right assessment models for getting the most value out of façades

Value engineering versus value extortion: Is it cost reduction for diminished value?

Continuing the process improvisations for best practices

Value engineering for bespoke façades procurements to suit local requirements

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