162nd Edition – Zak World of Façades Canada

• Outlining the essential considerations of the façade design team to ensure successful design collaboration
• Describing the cause-and-effect relationship between building movement and façade displacement
• Identifying potential clashes and “impossible geometry” in case studies and graphical examples of building and façade movement
• Recognizing what makes one façade system better than another for specific building typologies
• Understanding the significance of utilizing a full-scale performance mock-up as a risk mitigation measure

• Global family company with local expertise offering customisation and choice in an innovative and sustainable way
• Architectural evolution: Virtual Reality redefining decision-making in architectural sustainable design
• Accelerating construction: VR’s swift explaining of technical solutions and error detection for smooth building processes

• Context, identity, and function in the envelopes of Büro-OS
• Shaping the concept from urban surroundings, streetscapes, and views
• Rigorous application of façade detailing logic to achieve transformative effects

• Building façade as signature on the skyline or blending contextually?
• Retrofits on heritage bldgs vs all new construction?
• Building design and sustainability as a marketing tool
• How strategic massing preserves protected views

Julien Leger

• Exterior maintenance access must be considered to avoid costly retrofits that can negatively impact the overall aesthetic of the building
• If parts of the façade are not easily accessed, they can be neglected, leading to premature deterioration and unnecessary replacement
• Access has to be handled in a way that addresses fall hazards and worker safety

• Targeting high-performance environmental standards in an innovative 10-storey hybrid mass timber building
• The replicable geometry of its honeycomb exoskeleton supports an economic, efficient and sustainable construction process
• Design that uses a common language of digital planning, laboratory testing and prefabrication

• A project case study on a residential tower complex
• Evaluation of architectural design and the impact the building envelope has on TEDI targets
• New window wall systems vs. hybrid insulation approaches using SPF on backside of backpans to meet those targets
• Implications of going down the unconventional road

• Solid aluminum panels “Cladding Solutions” – flexibility of fabrication and performance
• Thermally broken system for aluminum panels
• Case studies

• Designed with a deep commitment to public consultation and Truth & Reconciliation, this project is the first completed CAGBC Zero Carbon Building-design certified aquatic centre in Canada, with 90% reduction in GHG emissions and zero fossil fuel emissions
• Achieving a high-performance building without compromising social performance
• The benefits and complexities of mass timber in community & aquatic buildings
• The design of an aquatic centre inside a community building

• Procuring bespoke façades globally to suit local Canadian and B.C. requirements
• Identifying the benefits and challenges both with the systems and offshore procurement in general
• Discussing strategies to mitigate the risk through proper design and QA/QC

Seth Maretz