55th Edition – Zak World of Façades Australia

This was the 55th global edition and the 3rd edition in Australia, the conference discussed the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and the latest technological solutions.

Speakers and Panelists

Zac Bouchabake

National Specification Engineer - Façade, Hilti Australia

David Goodchild

Senior Design Manager, Probuild

David has extensive experience in all aspects of Client Development Management, Project Management and Design & Construction Management. This experience has been developed over his 27 years working within the construction industry. David has worked on a broad range of...

Nicholas Brown

Technical Director, Kingspan Insulated Panels

Nicholas Brown is the Technical Director for Kingspan Insulated Panels in the region of Australasia and South East Asia. He joined Kingspan UK in 2007 as the first in-house Structural Engineer within the division, responsible for the structural design and...

Hugh Keithly

Director-Façade Engineering, Arcadis

Hugh is Director of Facades at WSP and has an engineering background with 35 years of experience in the construction industry working on a wide range of façade projects in Australia, China, Middle East and United States. Prior to working...

Richard Fairhead

Director,, Director, Building Envelope Group

Richard Fairhead has spent his career (25+ years) specializing in Building Envelope on both new and existing buildings, across multiple countries, including Canada, UAE, China, Singapore, Bangladesh, Australia and New Zealand. Richard’s ability to understand design, analyse and test existing...

Michael Sutherland

Director, PDS Group

As a Director at PDS Group, Michael Sutherland brings over 25 years of knowledge from within the project and construction industry. Michael has a senior level background spanning Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane and Japan. This experience has allowed Michael to...

Andrew Brady

Managing Director, GRC Quantity Surveyors

Andrew is the Managing Director at GRC Quantity Surveyors. He has extensive property construction industry knowledge and specialist expertise in risk management, cost control, dispute resolution, contract advisory and value management services. He is the youngest person appointed to the...

Adriaan Window

Principal - Lead Applied Research and Sustainability Engineer, AECOM

Adriaan, as both an engineer and economist by training, is a specialist in building physics, sustainable design, and economic appraisal of green building co-benefits with a focus on advocacy for pragmatic sustainable design. He has a Master degree in Business...

Anne Kovachevich

Sustainable Buildings and Precincts Lead - QLD, Mott MacDonald

Anne is a Technical Director leading Sustainable Buildings and Precincts at Mott MacDonald in Queensland. Anne has a background in building physics and extensive experience in future strategy and insights advisory. Anne is a Green Star Accredited Professional, a Green...

Barry Lee

Chairman/Director of Design, DBI Design

Barry Lee is a Registered Architect with a first-class Honours Degree in Architecture from the University of South Australia and a shareholder in DBI Design. Barry has been responsible for the design of a number of major internationally recognised high-rise...

Richard Coulson

Director, Cox Architecture

As part of Cox Architecture’s Queensland office for 18 years, and with over 25 years in the industry, Richard has been part of many of the firm’s major projects nationally and internationally. He has undertaken a diverse portfolio of projects...

Brandon Kieseker

Queensland Regional Manager, Inhabit

Brandon is a structural and façade engineer, and currently serves as Inhabit’s Queensland Regional Manager. With over 15 years combined experience in the structures and façade industry, on projects spanning across Australia, the United Kingdom and Central America, he has...

Michael O’Reilly

Deputy General Manager NSW, JML-Craft

Michael has been in the fac?ade and curtain wall industry for the past 20 years. His experience over these years has provided him with the benefit of a holistic understanding of all aspects to project delivery, including design, procurement, fabrication...

Jonathan Shelley

Director, Omnii

Jonathan is a Director in Omnii’s Brisbane office and has over 15 years’ experience in the fire engineering sector. Jonathan specialises in the development of performance-based fire engineering solutions for buildings, structures and infrastructure projects. In addition to consultancy experience,...

Stephen Pratt

Associate, Hassell

Stephen is an Associate and key design leader at HASSELL. A registered architect with 15 years of experience in commercial, mixed use and residential development, he has a particular interest in the design of tall buildings, with an emphasis on...

Samantha Anderson

Senior Associate Building Physics, Inhabit

Samantha is passionate about delivering high-performance buildings and achieving greater clarity in the industry as to what a high-performance building represents. She is currently a Board Director at the Building Designers Association of Australia and has been actively involved with...

Tim VanDeVen

Marketing Manager - Interpon Powder Coatings, Akzonobel

Tim is the Regional Marketing Segment Manager – Architecture at AkzoNobel. He has been the Marketing Manager for several high profile companies supplying manufactured products to both the residential and commercial construction sectors. He is currently based in Melbourne and...

Steve Mort

Key Account Executive, Tremco

Steve Mort is a Key Account Executive for Tremco Inc. Tremco is a global solutions-based building envelope manufacturer, headquartered in Cleveland Ohio and is part of Tremco CPG, which carries other industry leading brands Dryvit, WillSeal, Nudura, PureAir and now...

Neil Weatherstone

National Product Manager - MondoClad, HVG Façades

Neil Weatherstone is the National Product Manager for MondoClad. Neil has over 15 years’ experience in the Commercial and Domestic Façade markets. This experience includes curtain walls, fenestration and ventilated façades.

Andrew Pike

National Product Manager - Swisspearl, HVG Façades

Andrew Pike, National Product Manager for Swisspearl®, has worked for HVG (Halifax Vogel Group) since 2004. Prior to his role as National Product Manager- Swisspearl®, Andrew worked as the NSW Architectural Specification Manager for the Alucobond Architectural Division. He took...

Darren O'Dea

Chief Building Physics Nerd, Fabric First

As the Chief Building Physics Nerds at Fabric First, Darren has developed a wide range of technical and business development expertise covering assessment, delivery and management of Building Physics consultancies. Taking an industry leadership position, Darren has authored 50 +...

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