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Zak World of Façades Hong Kong

Name: Zak World of Façades Hong Kong
Start: 2017-05-18
Location: HKCEC

edition

Date

18 May 2017

Venue

HKCEC

City

Hong Kong

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 — 09:00 Welcome Address

10:10 — 10:30 NETWORKING & TEA / COFFEE BREAK

Session 2

11:20 — 11:50 Special Keynote

12:40 — 13:40 Networking Lunch Break

Session 3

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

Session 4

17:25 — 17:30 Vote of Thanks

09:00 — 09:30

Jeff Tsai

Director

Arup

Topic

Opening Keynote

Talk points

Advancement of façades in the past 20 years

Current market condition

Future endeavors

09:30 — 09:50

Chia Pan

Director

Ronald Lu & Partners

Topic

Bespoke standardization

Talk points

Bespoke design solutions in Hong Kong and China

Case studies on the China Resources Building in Hong Kong and Tianjin CTF Finance Centre in China

09:50 — 10:10

Michael Bourdeau

President - Global Coil & Extrusion

Sherwin Williams

Topic

Delivering sustainable coating solutions

Talk points

Innovations in high-performance green coatings

Science behind sustainable coatings

Importance of approved applicators and technical service

10:30 — 10:55

Marius Mariano

Associate

Inhabit

Topic

Gross Floor Area (GFA) in HK: Effects on façade design

Talk points

Understanding GFA in HK

GFA in relation to curtain wall / cladding design

10:55 — 11:20

Winfried Heusler

Head of Corporate Building Excellence

Schüco International

Topic

Sustainable facades for (sub) tropical regions

Talk points

Functional optimization of building skins

Architectural integration of components

Holistic approach

11:50 — 12:40

Moderator

Tony Ip

Deputy Director of Sustainable Design

Ronald Lu & Partners

Panelist

Lucia Lung

Director

Façades, WSP China Region

Panelist

Ada Fung

Deputy Director of Housing Development

Hong Kong Housing Authority

Panelist

Joel Chan

Director

P&T Group

Panelist

Zhixu Tran

Technical Director

Schüco Greater China

Panelist

Garry Phillips

Lead Architect

Pace

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Energy codes, ratings & guidelines for façades

Talk points

Sustainable façades for the region

Understanding the role of building envelopes to meet local Green Building regulations

Rating standards and stakeholder coordination for façades

Thermal performance in curtain wall & fenestration

Dynamic shading techniques

13:40 — 14:00

Karl James

Technical Director

Aedas

Topic

Architectural and market drivers in the design of complex form projects and façades

Talk points

An overview of regional complex form projects, realized using parametric design

Regional market factors that influence parametric façade design

Architectural and building program drivers that influence and impact on the façade design

Future developments in complex form façade design

14:00 — 14:20

Christoph Troska

Global Manager New Market Development

Kuraray

Topic

Which interlayer for which application ?

Talk points

Interlayers offer additional properties to glass (safety, acoustic, aesthetics, UV- control, structural properties,…)

Guidelines on how to chose the right interlayer

14:20 — 14:40

Victoria Cameron

Associate - Façades

BuroHappold Engineering

Topic

The Morpheus Hotel – Making the vision viable

Talk points

Defining geometries and combining unique façade systems to realise a complex form

Key design issues with the exoskeleton – designing for ease of construction, access and maintenance

Utilising computational technology to balance optimisation and practicality

14:40 — 15:00

Selina Lin

Technical Manager

Hilti Hong Kong

Topic

Fire protection system for vertical joints of curtain walling

Talk points

Importance of fire protection for the vertical joint of curtain walling

Fire resistance test standard for vertical joint: BS EN 1364-3 vs BS 476 Part 20

Design consideration of the vertical joint: acoustic performance, movement capacity, smoke tightness and firestopping

15:00 — 15:20

Alvin Velasco

Mechanical Design Manager

ALT Cladding

Topic

Green aspects of a high-performance façade

Talk points

Green aspects – Design considerations and approaches

Challenges and opportunities

Benefits

15:20 — 15:40

Jean-Paul Moonen

Global Segment Manager - Architectural

Akzonobel

Topic

Coatings innovation in façade design

Talk points

Coating solution for façade design

How to realise the designer's dream - New products and technology

Digital way to specify the colour smartly

16:00 — 16:20

Francesca Madeo

Associate

Inhabit Group

Jason Paget

Technical Director

Inhabit

Topic

The façade maze

Talk points

VISION, where the façade starts from

HABIT, moving forward in the façade design methodology

REALIZATION, the façade as result

16:20 — 16:40

Yun Lee

Managing Partner

CN Architectural Terracotta

Topic

Modern architectural terracotta

Talk points

Highest application of terracotta in the world

Future development of terracotta

New looks of terracotta finish

16:40 — 17:25

Moderator

Karl James

Technical Director

Aedas

Panelist

Priyantha Edussuriya

Associate Director

Leigh & Orange Architects

Panelist

John Adams

Project Director

Gammon Engineering & Construction

Panelist

Maury Wong

Senior Associate

Arquitectonica

Panelist

Andreas Hiersemenzel

Managing Director

HS&A

Panelist

Winfried Heusler

Head of Corporate Building Excellence

Schüco International

Topic

PANEL DISCUSSION: Understanding Façade Process Management - FPM

Talk points

Façade deliveries, understanding and mitigating risk

The need for FPM

Implementation - Players involved and their roles

Possible pitfalls and their avoidance

Effect on the bottom line

How it was

Partners

Presenting Partner

Associate Partners