209th Edition – Zak World of Façades USA

This will be the 209^th edition globally and the 2^nd edition in Washington DC which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions.

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Speakers & Panelists

Morgan Reynolds

Associate Principal, Thornton Tomasetti

Morgan Reynolds joined Thornton Tomasetti in 2017 and is experienced in façade engineering,design consulting and project management. He serves as a designer and project managerfor projects across a variety of different sectors including commercial, residential, healthcare,institutional, and mixed-use construction as...

Natasha Appel

Business Development Manager - Rainscreen Systems, EJOT

Natasha Appel is a Business Development Manager at EJOT, bringing over two decades of experience in architecture and façade systems. With a deep-rooted passion for building science, design, and high-performance building envelopes, she works closely with partners and clients to...

Andy Loff

Chief Executive Officer, Building Composites

Andy is a hands-on serial entrepreneur with expertise in structural engineering, business development, construction, manufacturing and technological development. Prior to founding Building Composites, he helped launch multiple successful engineering and fabrication companies utilizing composite materials and other advanced solutions. Comfortable...

Amanda Edwards

Principal | Sr. Architectural Conservator, MTFA Design + Preservation

As a principal and MTFA’s lead architectural conservator, Amanda’s experience includes historic material analysis and field investigations for the preparation of condition assessments, treatment plans, historic structure reports (HSR), Section 106 analysis, and construction documents. This range of skills includes...

Johann Mordhorst

Principal, Kieran Timberlake

Daniel Lucenti

Senior Project Director, Design & Construction, Wexford Science & Technology

Daniel brings over 15 years of experience in design and construction specifically in innovation districts and life sciences. A skilled collaborator, he is detail oriented and technical. Daniel is responsible for managing all aspects of the planning, design, and construction...

Amanda Stacy

AVP - Building Enclosures & Dept. Head - DC, WSP

Dean Mouritzen

Project Executive, HITT

Dean Mouritzen has more than 18 years of experience in the construction industry, delivering a wide range of projects at HITT Contracting, including ground-up commercial core-and-shell base building work across the corporate office, multifamily and mixed-use sectors. In his role,...

Michelle Lee

Architect, Behnisch Architekten

Michelle specializes in façade design, computational techniques, digital fabrication, building model simulation, and material research in the Boston office of Behnisch. Through her collaboration with leading fabricators of mass timber, glass, lightweight membranes, terra cotta, and metal forming, Michelle has...

Rence Gill

Principal, Beyer Blinder Belle

Rence Gill joined BBB’s Washington DC office in 2007. He has experience working on commercial, institutional, government, multi-family residential, and religious projects. Key clients include the JBG Companies, DC Courts, US Department of State, and the US Department of State...

Tyler Grimshaw

Principal Architect, EwingCole

Tyler Grimshaw is a Principal and registered Architect at EwingCole, specializing in life science facility planning and design. As a trusted advisor to institutional and commercial clients, Tyler has led projects ranging from new construction and retrofits to building conversions,...

John Barbara

Principal, ZGF Architects

John Barbara believes that impactful architecture is always distilled in well executed details. He melds his appreciation for craft and design excellence with a depth of technical expertise on every project and team he collaborates with, bringing focused leadership on...

Matt O’Malley

Preconstruction and Commercial Market Lead, DPR

With over twenty-four years of experience working with two of the largest general contractors in the United States, Matt O’Malley has worked on some of the largest and most complex commercial construction projects in the country. For more than fifteen...

Jason Wu

Associate, BIG

Jason Wu is an Associate at Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), where he has been instrumental in the conception and delivery of some of the studio’s most defining works. Before joining BIG in 2013, he earned his Bachelor of Architecture with...

Daniel A. Martin

Lead Fire Protection Engineer, Jensen Hughes

Daniel A. Martin, PE, CFEI, CVFI is a Fire Protection Engineer with 10 years of experience at Jensen Hughes related to building code consulting, fire testing, passive fire protection engineering, code development, and fire investigation. He received his Bachelor’s of...

Reginald Truxon

Senior Associate, Gensler

Reginald Truxon is a senior architectural leader with more than 18 years of experience delivering complex projects across the United States and internationally. A graduate of Hampton University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, he began his career in the...

Colin MacKillop

Principal, Quinn Evans

Colin MacKillop, AIA, LEED AP, CDT, is a Principal at Quinn Evans and established architect in the design and restoration of cultural institutions, delivering high-performing facilities that engage and inspire. With extensive experience in museum and events venue modernization, Colin...

Vicente Montes

Façade Engineer | Principal, Curtain Wall Design & Consulting, Inc.

Vicente Montes-Amoros is a façade engineer at Curtain Wall Design and Consulting (CDC) in CDC’s Virginia/Washington DC office. He joined CDC in 2005 and worked in the engineering division during his first years where he designed and engineered different building...

Robert Miller

President, Jansen America

Robert leads the North American activities for Jansen, a Swiss-based manufacturer of steel systems for facades & fenestration. Robert has over 20 years experience with international projects in both construction and architectural planning. He has a passion for innovative...

Martina Driscoll

Principal & Unit Manager, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates

Since joining WJE in 1997, Ms. Driscoll has developed and/or served as Project Manager for a wide variety of projects including forensic investigation, repair document preparation and oversight during implementation, field performance testing, and building enclosure commissioning (BECx) on a...

Dean White

Regional Façade Sales Manager, Cosentino

Dean has a 30-year history in the building materials and construction industry ranging from quality management to senior sales management focused on the building envelope. His approach is solution based and consultative. Dean provides practical knowledge to help with design...

Roman Schieber

Managing Director, knippershelbig

Roman Schieber joined knippershelbig in 2007 and is now a managing director. Leading the knippershelbig Facades team in Europe and North America allows Roman the opportunity to work on unique, challenging projects all over the world. His association to structural...

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