70th Edition – Zak World of Façades United Kingdom

• How building façades control our interface with the good and the bad in the external environment, as well as having their own impact on the environment and the globe
• Many aspects of the space we occupy will influence our comfort, contentment and overall well-being – so when developing façades of the future what should they be doing?
• Can our building envelopes impact productivity, wellness, human happiness and move us closer to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

• Good for people: Comfort & well-being
• Good for the planet: Energy efficiency, reduced carbon footprint & circularity
• Innovation & collaboration

• Performative building envelopes with smart modules, less energy and pioneering production
• Case study on the Hanwha Headquarters remodelling

• The here and now
• Envelope 1st strategy

• Taking cue from UN17 goals for sustainable façade design and construction
• Designing smart façades for responsible energy consumption, production and recycling
• How buildings envelopes can help create resilience to environmental issues?
• Making greener buildings for better well-being and healthier environments inside and outside

Dr. Craig Robertson

• Historical references and the use of material particular to specific context and place
• Glazed ceramic in the practice’s residential, education and workplace buildings
• Case studies with focus on designs development and approach to façades

• Choosing stone - Technical and visual considerations
• Selected fixing methods and examples of what goes wrong
• Examples of iconic projects

• Managing and monitoring humidity in glazed cavities
• Benefits of manged systems
• Research and development challenges

• Crystal clear silicone flexible spacers for insulating glass
• Room temperature lamination for decorative glazing
• 3D printable clear silicones

• Creating new non-square façades like the Amazon Spheres in the US and The Jewel in Singapore
• Examining the unique shapes of the Sandcrawler in Singapore and KEB Hana Bank in Korea, which are achieved with bent low-e glass
• How innovative glass products help to achieve out-of-the-box designs while meeting energy requirements for projects around the globe

• How does glass procurement influence capacity of delivering innovation?
• Strategies needed to improve the prospects of innovation
• Procuring glass under the different performance specification
• Future trends of glass procurement as an essential process

Simone Starnini

• The guidance void
• Risks and opportunities in balcony design
• Trajectory of the new British Standard

• Different level of detail for different phases
• The procurement routes that benefit the design team
• Producing a package able to prevent failures on site

• Industry Bodies Collaborative Approach
• Impact of Amended Regulations
• Industry response and future works

• Grenfell disaster analysis
• Modelling Grenfell fire then testing some hypotheses of changes in façade materials
• Assessment of interactions between façade and apartments during the fire

• Where does technology stands today when it comes to combining façade weatherproofing and fire protection?
• Consulting - The key element for modern façade industry
• Partnership - The art of business relationship

• Two years since Grenfell, why is the clarity on regulations still elusive?
• Impact of building codes on current and upcoming projects
• Hackett Review Fallout: How will this impact the cladding industry in the near future?
• Way forward and industry suggestions on future of cladding

Simon Lay

• Design for manufacturing and assembly for façades
• Constructing façades in constrained sites
• Achieving efficiencies in GRFC design

• Advanced mathematical modelling is used to visualize and enhance the acoustic design of vented, solar controlled, low carbon envelopes
• Automated, time adaptive façades adjusting both their acoustics and solar performance offering improved user comfort
• Case study of continental and UK vented façades overcoming the clashes between acoustics and natural/low carbon buildings

• How noise levels within our urban areas is increasing and evidence has proven this is having a mental and physical effect on our health
• A sizeable proportion of the UK population is currently exposed to noise levels above the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations
• The qualities of acoustic glazing, its benefit and contribution to noise control

• Highly energy efficient
• Connected for occupant comfort
• Maximizing building value

• Using novel technology for low carbon designs in new and existing buildings
• Automating windows and blinds to improve building comfort, workings environments and reduce energy consumption
• Cases from the UK and US with smart façades and intelligent window automation

• Chalking out design methodology for the assessment of overheating risk in buildings
• How can façade help in meeting overheating standards in the building
• Orientation challenges of maximising daylight while minimising overheating through façades
• Creating ventilated commercial spaces while reigning in the overheating challenges

Tom Spurrier

• Productivity measurement and data
• Planning and programme controls
• Service excellence - Defect or outstanding work after PC

• The general solution for panel geometry in grid shell design
• Panel materials - Size and scale
• Automation of production - From model to fabrication

• Approach to façade design that offers a safer and simplified system
• Energy efficiency improvements from airtightness modelling can improve the built up wall design
• Unique market leading technology that is being welcomed into the façade industry and by warranty providers

• Integrating the right assessment models for getting the most value out of façades
• Collaboration between stakeholders to get the best outcome
• “Engineering Innovation” - Bringing the latest thinking into projects
• Value adding thought smart specification

Stephen Tanno