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Zak World of Façades USA

Name: Zak World of Façades USA
Start: 2021-11-18
Location: Conrad Downtown

edition

Date

18 November 2021

Venue

Conrad Downtown

City

New York

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

07:30 — 08:30 Delegate Registration

08:30 — 08:35 Welcome Address

10:20 — 10:45 Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Session 2

12:50 — 13:40 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

TRACK A

TRACK B

TRACK C

15:50 — 16:20 Networking Tea/Coffee Break

Session 4

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

17:30 — 19:00 Post Event Networking Reception

08:35 — 09:05

Markus Schulte

Principal | NY Facade Group Leader

Arup

Topic

Face the Pain and Build Better

Talk points

Designing and constructing buildings for extreme events and higher demands on performance

Making design and technical excellence co-exist

Ideologies that lead the way in creating better building envelopes for a brighter future

09:05 — 09:35

Gregg Pasquarelli

Founding Principal

SHoP Architects

Topic

Authentic Materiality: Beautiful Buildings for the 21st Century

Talk points

Where should we be exploring and innovating to find sustainable, textural, responsive solutions?

How do we best connect to context, to plays of light and texture and scale?

What can we do to learn from the great materials of the past without nostalgia?

How do we apply cutting-edge techniques and technologies to repurpose and enliven what people have been building with for millennia?

09:35 — 09:55

Daniel Vos

Principal

Heintges

Topic

Opaque: Visions of High Performance

Talk points

Energy codes and incentive programs push improvements for thermal performance in opaque areas

Architects are refocusing efforts on the quality of opaque cladding as a key element of the architecture

How stone, terracotta and metal panel rainscreen façade systems are becoming the preferred solutions to meet these high-performance requirements

09:55 — 10:20

Joshua Ramus

Founding Principal

REX

Topic

Critical Naiveté: Vakko Fashion Center & 2050 M Street

Talk points

Evolution of a design process from slump forms to bending tempering furnaces

Capitalizing on local technologies and labor skillsets to maximize innovation

Pre-validating prescriptive specifications to create competitive procurement leverage

10:45 — 11:10

Rowan Georges

Associate Director

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)

Topic

Employing Strategies for Embodied Carbon Reduction in Building Envelopes

Talk points

Where do we see this going in the industry? What is the industry doing?

How is SOM trying to decarbonize our buildings? Examples include analysis reuse vs new construction, strategies and tools

How can we accomplish step change? Do we need to shift away from steel and concrete, reconsider aluminum as the prime enclosure material besides glass?

What is happening in Europe may be happening in the US soon?

11:10 — 11:30

Philipp Hofmann

Managing Partner

Hofmann Façades Group

Topic

Decarbonizing Façades

Talk points

Carbon Impact: Façade materials & buildings

Carbon Navigator: Low carbon materials & façade systems

Case Studies: Carbon footprint reduced façade designs

11:30 — 12:00

Lauren Schmidt

Principal

KPF

Topic

Finding Opportunity in Outmoded Buildings: Repositioning 660 Fifth Avenue

Talk points

Examining an existing building’s structure to understand constraints and challenges posed by an outmoded structural system

Creating unique design opportunities for a façade through the optimization of the constraints of an existing building’s structure

Exploring sustainable attributes of a façade across multiple disciplines, from maximizing the efficiency of building systems to reduction of waste during panel production

12:00 — 12:50

Moderator

Erik Verboon

Principal & Managing Director

Walter P Moore

Panelist

Katherine Bojsza

Associate Partner

Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Panelist

Jon Colatrella

Executive Director

Howard L. Zimmerman

Panelist

Eliot Benor

Testing Manager

Building Envelope Testing

Panelist

Jason Oliver Vollen

Vice President | Director of ILAB

AECOM

Panelist

Elizabeth Kelly

Assistant Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives

NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability

Topic

Panel Discussion: Local Law 97 & Its Impact on Building Envelopes

Talk points

Most of a building’s GHG emissions are leaked through the building envelope, upgrading the façade is the most effective way to meet LL 97’s mandates

What's the best strategy for upgrading façades and where do you start? Who do you bring on board?

Optimizing connections between responsive façades and building systems

Edward Peck

Managing Director

Edward Peck Design

Topic

Session Chair

13:40 — 14:00

Dan Shannon

Principal

MdeAS

Topic

Novel Approaches to Redevelopments

Talk points

New architecture for everchanging neighborhoods

Progressive techniques for optimal performance

Advanced programming for modern tenancy

13:40 — 14:00

Spencer Lapp

Associate

COOKFOX Architects

Topic

Eco-Receptive Architecture: The Habitable Façade

Talk points

Native ecosystems in the urban environment

Importance of environmentally responsive façades, and design that engages native ecosystems

Designing a habitable façade

13:40 — 14:00

Kurt Glauber

Associate Partner

Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Topic

Craft and Production: The Façade Details of Yale’s Two New Residential Colleges

Talk points

How were contemporary fabrication technologies and handcrafted techniques combined to achieve traditional building façade details?

Prefabricating complex repeated components, such as chimneys, passageway vaults, and window surrounds offsite

Devising a just-in-time delivery system using a nearby warehouse to receive, store, and ready building components according to location and sequence of installation

14:00 — 14:20

AJ Labelle

Managing Partner

Surface Design Group

Topic

Façade Design Documentation and Procurement: Case Study Reviews

Talk points

Documenting design intent

EARL buy documentation

Design assist

Lump sum bidding practices (past and present)

14:00 — 14:20

Manan Raval

Partner - Façades & Envelopes

Hatfield Group Engineering

Erleen Hatfield

Managing Partner

Hatfield Group

Topic

Halo: Resolving Complex Geometries

Talk points

Façade solutions for a geometrically complex residential development set to be the tallest tower in Newark, NJ

How the complex façade geometries were achieved through unique attachments back to the primary structure, giving the appearance that spaces slice through the curtain wall at steep angles

Exploration of the challenges and solutions for the design and procurement of curving glass elements

14:00 — 14:20

Bob Dirks

Global Segment Manager - Architecture

AkzoNobel

Topic

Standing the Test of Time

Talk points

Life Cycle Assessment: What matters when

Durability and sustainability with powder coatings

Switching to powder

14:00 — 14:20

Dan Popadynec

Principal | Director

New Construction Façades, SOCOTEC

Topic

Fire-Rated Custom Curtain Walls

Talk points

Testing custom curtain wall for E119 compliance

Glass composition and options

Seamless glass joint framing solutions

Glass quality: Things to look out for and the value of visual mock-up vs non-rated panels

14:20 — 14:40

Brendan Mercier

Façade Manager

Cosentino North America

Topic

Sustainable Building Design and Manufacturing

Talk points

Rainscreen design & it’s impact on energy and maintenance

The importance of sustainable manufacturing

Dekton by Cosentino: A carbon neutral product

14:20 — 14:40

Alberto Alarcon

Marketing Manager

Kuraray America

Topic

Selecting the Appropriate Interlayer for Laminated Glass

Talk points

Laminated glass applications and requirements

Decision Tree: Making the selection of the correct interlayer

Solution Finder App: A new tool for mobile users

14:20 — 14:40

Stanley Yee

Building Design and Construction Specialist

Dow

Topic

Material Science: Performance and the Environment

Talk points

Silicones: Closer to a carbon neutral façade

Structural Silicone Glazing: Simplified data-driven approach

Leveraging a broader technology platform for innovation

14:40 — 15:00

Andrew Wilson

Commercial Manager

Kingspan Insulation North America

Topic

Innovative Insulation Technologies and their Fitness for Use

Talk points

The three methods of heat transfer and how insulation addresses each one

Types of rigid insulation board technologies and their “fitness for use” in different applications

Discuss strategies for designing thinner walls while maintaining or increasing thermal performance

Identifying the fire performance characteristics of different rigid insulation board technologies

14:40 — 15:00

Steve Mort

Key Account Executive

Tremco

Topic

RetrofitNY, Local Law 97, Financing and the New Building Envelope

Talk points

How financing and the available capital stack is the driving force behind the design of the building envelope

Demonstrating the limitations of laser scanning and how leveraging a digital process is paramount to panelized façades

Learn how manufacturers and collaboration between envelope and mechanical are driving design decisions

15:00 — 15:20

Burak Pekoğlu

Founder & Creative Director

BINAA I Building Innovation Arts Architecture (Presented by TurkishGlass)

Topic

Tailored Skin Formations

Talk points

Design experimentation: Complex to buildable

In search of: Material limitations, geometry optimization, streamlined process and methodology

Making architecture in the 21st century

15:00 — 15:20

Winn Darden

Business Manager - LUMIFLON® Resins

AGC Chemical

Topic

Environmentally Friendly FEVE Fluoropolymer Resins for Powder Coatings

Talk points

Lower carbon footprint

Contains no solvents

>90% application efficiency

15:00 — 15:20

Brian White

Technical Director - Americas Building Adhesives Solutions

H.B. Fuller

Topic

Kodispace 4SG: The Key to Energy Efficient Structural Glazing Façades

Talk points

Advantages of a reactive thermoplastic spacer

Energy efficiency through superior gas retention

A flexible warm-edge system for boundless design opportunities

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Sameer Kumar

Principal

Techne

Panelist

Nico Kienzl

Director

Atelier Ten

Panelist

Alberto Franceschet

Principal

Socotec

Panelist

Billie Faircloth

Partner

KieranTimberlake

Panelist

Kimberly Garcia

Senior Director - Design and Construction

Tishman Speyer

Topic

Panel Discussion: Pursuing Low-Carbon Materials in Façades

Talk points

Choosing materials that go beyond green, becoming part of the circular economy

Do low-carbon materials change how you design?

Are there short-term cost benefits?

Evaluating the best LCA apps

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Christoph Timm

Principal

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Panelist

Christine Sheppard

Director - Glass Collisions Program

American Bird Conservancy

Panelist

Danielle Tyson

Architectural Design Manager

Guardian Glass

Panelist

Stefan Knust

Director of Sustainability

Ennead

Panelist

Sara Karim

Design Specialist

Turner Construction Company

Topic

Panel Discussion: No Harm, No Fowl: Bird-friendly Glass, Local Law 15

Talk points

How to best comply with New York City LL 15 requiring that all new construction and major alterations use bird-safe glass to mitigate avian fatalities

What are the options in glass, either integrated within or in applied coatings, to protect birds? Are there different levels of effectiveness?

Are there adverse effects of this specialized glass in terms of human optics both interior and exterior?

How can bird-safe glass comply with needs for heat mitigation?

15:20 — 15:50

Moderator

Julie Janiski

Partner

BuroHappold

Panelist

Lisa Rammig

Director

Eckersley O'Callaghan

Panelist

Ung-Joo Scott Lee

Partner

Morphosis

Panelist

Andrew Black

Director of Product Development and Design

New Hudson Façades

Panelist

Neil Thelen

Head of Product Delivery

Nabr

Topic

Panel Discussion: Creative Approaches to the Facade Supply Chain: Streamlining the Flow for Better Outcomes

Talk points

Creating new business models for all stakeholders by finding efficiencies and taking advantage of new technologies

Collaborating at the beginning of the project with the fabricator leads to a seamless flow through to construction

How integrating design and process can deliver the project on schedule, with a good profit margin and environmental benefits

Looking at new technologies and manufacturing methods such as off-site modular and robotics which don’t constrain creativity but facilitate it

Yan Chu

Associate | NY Building Enclosure Specialist

Adamson Associates

Topic

Session Chair

Gustav Fagerström

Principal

Walter P Moore

Topic

Session Chair

16:20 — 16:40

Steve Muchowski

General Manager

Priedemann

Stefan Goebel

Business Development Manager - North America

Priedemann Façade Experts

Topic

ACT Façade: Meeting NYC´s LL97 on Carbon Emissions Limits and LL15 on Bird Friendly Building Design

Talk points

Insight on a fully glazed, blind based exhaust cavity façade system with measured results and future research

Textile screen optimization to enhance quality views and energy efficiency

A “Solar air collector” generating renewable energy

Integration with bird friendly glass to mitigate bird collisions

16:40 — 17:25

Moderator

Silverio Patrizi

Associate Principal

Thornton Tomasetti

Panelist

Guy Tremblay

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

SWBV PRECAST

Panelist

Christine Yoon

Associate

OMA

Panelist

Russell Crader

Associate Principal

Adjaye Associates

Topic

Panel Discussion: Designing Architectural Precast Concrete Façades

Talk points

Evolution of architectural precast

Different approaches to optimizing design geometries for precast façades

Importance of visual and performance mockups when designing with precast

Advantages of architectural precast concrete over other construction methods

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