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Zak World of Façades South Africa

Name: Zak World of Façades South Africa
Start: 2018-04-12
Location: Sandton Convention Centre

edition

Date

12 April 2018

Venue

Sandton Convention Centre

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