72nd Edition – Zak World of Façades India

This was the 72nd global edition and 7th edition in Bengaluru. It showcased the latest innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to building envelopes and the latest technological solutions also.

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Speakers and Panelists
Rudresh KV
Vice President, Maia Estate
With over three decades of experience, Rudresh KV has established himself as an expert in real estate development and construction management. As a civil engineer driven by entrepreneurial passion, he has overseen all phases of large-scale projects from feasibility to...
Sadashiv G Chakravarthy
Associate Director, RSP Design Consultants
Sadashiv G Chakravarthy has over 12 years of experience in Master Planning and Architectural developments. Prior to joining RSP Design Consultants, He was associated as an Architect from 2008 to 2010 with S B Design, Sydney Australia, a multi-disciplinary firm...
Ajay Gupta
Executive Director, KGD Architects
Ajay serves as director to healthcare and commercial projects at Kgd-architecture. An alumni ofIIinois Institute of Technology USA, he holds an experience of over 20years handling large scale work in India and abroad. His expertise lies in strategy & feasibility...
Shyam Raghunandan
Managing Director, Schueco India
Shyam is the Managing Director of Schueco’s business in India and neighboring countries including Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Maldives. He has worked in the construction section for over 15 years, and drives a focus on industry partnerships, innovation, and...
Joerg Schleusener
Project Director, Schüco South East Asia
Responsible for overlooking and managing the large scale Schueco projects in Southeast Asia, by directing the project and sales team with the necessary and relevant info and action in terms of scheduling and cost controlling, as well as with regards...
Tilak Thomas
Principal, Thomas Associates
Amudha Tamilmani
Associate Director - Program Cost Consultancy, Aecom
Skilled Cost Consultant with over 16 years of experience in the construction industry. A highly qualified Engineer and Member of Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors dedicated to helping clients accomplish financial goals by advising them of financial strategies and plans...
Jatin Shah
Chief Technical Officer - India & Managing Director, Colliers
Seasoned Project Management professional with 22+ years of demonstrated history delivering diverse Real Estate industry in India and overseas. Skilled in all aspects of development management, Jatin has a proven delivery track record and first-hand knowledge of the entire real...
Mathieu Meur
Director, DP Façade
Mathieu Meur provides strategic and technical leadership as the director of DP Façade. Through his training as a multi-disciplinary engineer, and subsequent years of experience heading the largest façade consultancy practise in the world, he has developed extensive knowledge of...
Sourabh Kankar
Marketing Manager - India, Gujarat Guardian
Sourabh Kankar heads Marketing Operation at Gujarat Guardian Limited, a leading manufacturer of float, coated and mirror glass products. A Computer Science graduate with a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing and Finance, Sourabh spent over 14 years in various Technical,...
Rajan Govind
Director, BES Consultants
Rajan has more than 30 years of international experience within the facade industry, out of which he has served more than 11 years at Arup. With Structural engineering background Rajan has gained working experiences in various regions such as Asia,...
Rajat Bhattacharjee
Director, Turner & Townsend
Rajat Bhattacharjee is working as Director with Turner & Townsend and managing project management vertical for South Indian market. He comes with 19+ years of rich experience in Greenfield and Fit-out projects. His has handled large projects in Campus, Commercial,...
Uttaran Baidya Ray
Founder & Managing Director, Studio Form Techniques
He started his primary school education Australia(Tasmania, Hobart) which exposed him in developing practical skills which includes wood work, metal work and cooking etc. In 1998, he went to MIT Manipal, Mangalore University and completed his graduation in Bachelor of...
Deepak Shivaprasad
VP - Product Marketing, View
Deepak Shivaprasad has over two decades of technology and marketing experience. He has dedicated his career towards product innovation and commercialization in the field of semiconductor, clean energy and CRE technology. He was instrumental in commissioning the first solar farm in...
Aparna Narasimhan
Partner, Venkataramanan Group
Aparna Narasimhan an architect with over 30 years of experience is Partner and Design Director at Venkataramanan Associates a leading architectural practice. In her position, Aparna guides the firm’s design process and critical review sessions. A keen artist and proponent...
Devesh Kumar
Technical Head, Aludecor
Devesh Kumar is a Civil Engineer with over a decade of experience in Façade Application and Precast Concrete. He is an ardent professional with ample knowledge in the field of metal composite panels. Devesh is a forward-thinking professional familiar with all...
Matthew Penrose
Executive Vice President, Vector Foiltec
Matthew Penrose is the Executive Vice President of Vector Foiltec. He has worked for Vector Foiltec Asia-Pacific for the past 10-years working on iconic ETFE using projects such as Resorts World Sentosa, Universal Studios Singapore, Singapore National Stadium Moving Roof,...
Prameena Karunairaj
Business Development Manager, FunderMax India
Prameena Karunairaj is a seasoned green professional with over 8 years’ experience in the field of Energy Efficient Façade systems. She is also a LEED GA, IGBC AP and GRIHA trainer. She has provided consultancy to hundreds of projects in...
Filippo Lodi
Head of Innovation and Knowledge Management, UNStudio
Filippo Lodi is the Head of Innovation and Knowledge Management at UNStudio. He earned a M.Sc Architecture and a M.Sc Civil Engineering degrees from the University of Bologna in 2006, a MA degree in Advanced Architectural Design from the Städelschule...
Dinesh Verma
Principal Architect, Ace Group Architects
Dinesh Verma (India, 1959) has had a prolific career in the architectural field, now spanning nearly four decades. Having graduated from IIT, Mumbai in 1982, he went on to establish ACE Group Architects in Bangalore in 1984. Which, under his...
Balaji Chandran
Head - Speciality Business, FunderMax India
Balaji has been associated with FunderMax India from past 4+ years and has always had an eye to the details. He has been primarily responsible for façades and structural design of complex building structures involving FunderMax panels for number of...
Kapil Chikodi
Head - Business Development, Glass Wall Systems
Kapil is the head of Business Development in Glass Wall Systems. He looks after the Indian operation & new International Business assignments for Façade Engineering. Glass Wall Systems Pvt Ltd is India’s leading facade fabricator. They provide turnkey architectural facade...
Ravishankar Subramanian
R&D Head, Dow
Ravishankar supports the TS&D team to drive projects in innovation and transformational growth projects. In addition, he has domain expertise in providing design support and demonstrated technical leadership in building facade projects for India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka. Ravi joined...
Ashish Kapoor
Sales Director, Schueco India
Ashish is a sales and marketing professional with over 30 years of experience in building material industry and quality management. He has worked with several multinationals bringing in his skills to the best use for the growth and development of...
Bimal Desai
Founder Director, DSP Design Associates
Bimal Desai assumes leadership for DSP Design Associates as Founding member and Principal Architect actively leading the firm to explore newer frontiers and evolving new strategies for business expansion both nationally as well as internationally commanding expertise across Master Planning,...
KR Suresh
Regional Director - South Asia, Avante Façades
With a view to lead by example through devoted work ethics and constant innovation, Suresh is one of the most sought after façade consultants of India with a unique approach of integrating and detailing to insure that all elements of...
Tariq Kachwala
Director, FG Glass
Tariq Kachwala is the Director of FG Glass Industries and has 12 years of experience in the glass processing industry. He spearheads marketing, strategy and new business development and is also a consultant to architects and façade specialists on the...
Conference Agenda
  • The façade as camouflage
  • The façade as a mask
  • The future of façades
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  • Benefits of cladding a high-rise
  • How to design cladding for high-rise
  • Case studies
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  • Understand the importance of design before it builds
  • Make designs in the office cheaper than in the field
  • Ignored facade design interfaces, impact on completion
  • Impact of “penny wise”
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  • An introduction to projects, details, technology & advantages for ETFE façades & roofs
  • Fire, thermal, light and wind load performance with ETFE
  • Study of Vector Foiltec ETFE Solution for ETFE and steel structure at Embassy Manyatta Business Park, Bangalore
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  • New paradigms in the façade design techniques
  • Speed engineering of façades
  • New and emerging façade materials
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  • Why pre-construction services are essential
  • Meeting customer expectations with international systems
  • Case studies of pre-construction services for global projects
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  • Future of BIM
  • 10D design process
  • Sensorial technologies
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  • Designing the façades with performance objectives in mind
  • Engineered system façades and how to use them to benefit performance
  • Design innovations for mixed use building façades
  • Optimal shading techniques for façades

K R Suresh

Speakers:
  • Importance of façade
  • Façade and environment
  • Future of the industry
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  • Use of smart glass in building façades
  • Best design criteria and advantages
  • Case studies
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  • With light comes with heat - How do we control it?
  • Backing façade design proposals with in-depth analysis
  • The idea in action - Wipro IT SEZ
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  • A journey through high performance in modern façade designs
  • Service for management of project timing and quality
  • Latest innovations in the high performance segment
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  • GGL go to solution provider
  • Case study: One of the most exclusive, demanding, risky, creative and efficient project executed
  • Innovations in glass
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  • Propagation of fire on façade
  • Codes around the world
  • Testing facilities
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