Zak World of Façades Dubai 2016 - Post Event Report

ADVANCEMENT OF FRONTS IN

N IG S E D & E C N A M R O F R E P E P BUILDING ENVELO 14TH MARCH

2016

POST SHOW REPORT

Overview

Networking Sessions

Speakers & Panelists

Interactive Panel Discussions

Agenda

Section of the Audience

Event Partners

Delegate Profile

Key Speakers

Testimonials

After the huge success of the 2015 Inaugural season, Zak World of Façades Middle East was back in Dubai for its second season, making it the biggest congregation of the façade market experts in the UAE. The third edition of the Zak World of Facades Middle East took place on the 14th March 2016 at The Oberoi Hotel in Dubai. The event had gathered 300+ attendees comprising some of the top architects, consultants, façade contractors, developers and representatives from the Dubai Municipality. The single day event had featured 30 speakers and panelists.

The event was convened by Alex Dantziguian from Technoform. The first session opening speech was delivered by Micha Pawelka from Priedemann who spoke about the need of having a specialist façade consultant on a project and the benefits of of having them.

This was followed by the morning keynote delivered by Janus Rostock from Atkins who spoke about designing façades keeping pedestrian comfort in mind and the case study of the Dubai Opera House district. Monish Aidasani from Jotun then presented on the era and evolution of powder coatings in the Middle East and the session end with a networking break.

The second session featured a presentation by Lucio Blandini from Werner Sobek on minimalistic façade design and futuristic façade concepts. This was followed by a presentation by Karim Maalouli of Emirates Glass speaking on the limitations and challenges in glass processing in the Middle East. The special keynote for the day was delivered by Raj Patel from KEO who spoke on the case studies of few of the region’s largest projects namely the Kuwait Investment Authority Building, Qatar Petroleum District and the Paramount Towers. The session ended with a panel discussion on fire safety in façades which discussed the proposed new fire code by the Dubai Civil Defense which raked up a lot of interesting questions from the audience which were taken keenly by the panelists.

The third session post lunch kicked off with a presentation by Abdulmajid Karanouh from Ramboll speaking on context inspired design innovation with case studies of the North Souks project in Beirut by Zaha Hadid and thier other key projects in the region.

This was followed by an exclusive session on façade acoustics which first feature a presentation by Bernhard Koll from Kuraray who spoke about acoustic sound dampening through PVB interlayers and then a presentation by Mike Carrick from Siderise on acoustic inserts for cavity barriers and mullions. This session ended with a panel discussion on acoustics in façade focusing on the new Dubai Municipality regulation on acoustics by members of the Middle East Acoustic Society (MEAS) and the session end with another networking break.

The final session for the day started by a presentation on coating warranties and standards by Yannis Angelis from Elval Colour followed by a presentation on innovative fixing systems by Paul Tsalokhin from Hilti and the conference ended by a very interesting and engaging panel discussion on understanding façade process management with expert views from a façade consultant, architect and façade contractor.

The third edition of the Zak World of Facades Middle East in Dubai was stupendous success and was highly appreciated for its content, key decision makers who attended the event, ambience, networking break-out sessions and more importantly imparting the knowledge about the latest innovations in façades and upcoming fire safety codes in the UAE.

DAVID LESSARD Director - Architecture, Perkins + Wills

NABEEL ZABAD Regional Business Developer, Hilti Middle East

08.15

Delegate Registration Event Convenor & Host Alex Dantziguian, Managing Director, Technoform Middle East

08.50

Welcome address Syed Zakir Ahmed, Chairman, Zak Group

09.00

Façade Consultancy - If you use it, use it complete  Detailed design guidance vs design-and-build approach  Limit to sufficient crowd: Too many cooks spoil the broth  Don’t interrupt - let the guidance continue Micha Pawelka, Managing Director, Priedemann Middle East

09.20

A new paradigm in building & façade design  Façades designed with the pedestrian experience in mind  Case study of the Dubai Opera and the geometry of its envelope Janus Rostock, Regional Design Director, Atkins Middle East

09.50

10.10

The evolution of aluminium finishes - Growth of powder coatings  The evolution of aluminium finishes - Growth of powder coatings  Technologies available for aluminium finishes  Advancement in powder coating technology Monesh Aidasani, Regional Specifications Manager - MEIA, Jotun

10.30

Iconic, transparent, sustainable - Challenges for contemporary façade engineering  Engineering iconic complex skins in the digital era  Transparent and sustainable?  Innovative custom solutions pay off Dr Lucio Blandini, Principal & Director - Façade Technologies, Werner Sobek

10.50

Regional glass manufacturing limitations  Discussion on real capacities locally and the idea of reducing carbon footprint  Float line sizes/tints/thicknesses availability, coating capacity and coating variety done regionally  Limitations in heat treatment, ceramic fritting, lamination & double glazing Karim Maalouli, Marketing Manager, Emirates Glass

11.10

Façade Explorations  Islamic architectural patterns in façade design  Facades with the third dimensionality of depth  Case study on the Kuwait Investment Authority HQ, Qatar University Administration Building & Qatar Petroleum District Raj Patel, Managing Director, Design Principal, KEO International Consultants

11.40

Guidance on façades & fire  Current problems and possible solutions  Cladding - right choice of material, tests & standards  Perimeter firestopping - Preventing the spread of smoke from floor to floor  'Fire resistance' vs 'Reaction to fire' - Clarification of 'Fire rated' terminology  Fire safety review and audits

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

Moderator: Andy Dean, Head - Façade Engineering, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Panelists: Floris Smith, Design Director, DSA Architects Pramod Challa, Chief of Engineering, Dubai Civil Defence Benjamin Beer, Technical Director, Meinhardt Façade Technology John Noone, Associate Director - Fire Engineering, Arup Imran Manasawala, Director, Future Architectural Glass Yavnish Adlakha, Regional Product Manager - BU Chemicals, Hilti Middle East 12.30

Networking Lunch Break

13.30

Context Inspired Design Innovation  Increasing demands for high-performance innovative solutions in the AEC industry  Context inspired innovation through multi-disciplinary collaboration  Ramboll Design Innovation group’s philosophy and case studies Abdulmajid Karanouh, Director & Head of Façades, Ramboll Middle East Ethan Kerber, Senior Innovation Designer, Ramboll Middle East

13.50

Consideration of façade acoustics - How to improve performance and quality by design  Acoustic terminology & sound transmission paths  Compliance and testing  Performance limiting factors & acoustic enhancing products Mike Carrick, Head of Acoustics, Siderise Group

14.10

Acoustic PVB interlayer for sound damping glazing  Principles of acoustic damping in glass  Different acoustic PVB interlayers and their benefits  Examples of building application with laminated acoustic glazing and their advantages over regular glazing types Dr Bernhard Koll, Technical Marketing Manager, Kuraray Europe

14.30

Acoustics in façades  The current acoustic regulations of Estidama & Dubai Green Building Council  Acoustical control requirement for various building types  Understanding the role of building envelopes to meet the acoustic regulations  Implementation of acoustics & the role of an acoustic consultant  Sound transmission classes & acoustical testing Moderator: Paul Schwarz, Partner & Principal Acoustic Engineer, Design Confidence Panelists: Ewa Juszczyk, Associate Director, Benoy Representation from Dubai Muncipality Firoz Kachwala, Director, Future Architectural Glass Andreas Lejholm, Associate Director - Acoustics, Ramboll Middle East

15.20

Networking Tea / Coffee Break

15.40

Paint developments for building envelopes & façades  Importance of proper passivation in aluminium substrate  Paint specifications per warranty period  Functional coatings Yannis Angelis, General Manager, Elval Colour

16.00

Innovative solutions for fastening façades  Corner solution for cast in channel  Non cleaning chemical anchor for post installed and cast in remedial  New mechanical anchor for thin slab Paul Tsalolikhin, Global Marketing Director - Façades, Hilti Nabeel Zabad, Regional Business Developer - Façades, Hilti Middle East

16.20

Understanding Façade Process Management - FPM  Façade deliveries, understanding and mitigating risk  The need for FPM  Implementation - Players involved and their roles  Possible pitfalls and their avoidance  Effect on the bottom line Moderator: Nitin Bhatia, Managing Director, FACET Panelists: David Lessard, Director - Architecture, Perkins + Wills Thomas Fruhmann, Senior Façade Specialist, Dar Al Handasah Bashar Kayali, General Manager, Al Ghurair Construction Aluminium Sharif Rahmani, Architectural Director - Special Projects, Arif & Bintoak

17.10

Vote of Thanks

17.15

Networking & End of the Conference

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS

Attendees by Designation (Top 7)

Directors/CEO/GM

Procurement Manager

Sr. Architects/Architects

Design / Technical Manager

Structural Engineer/Faรงade Engineer

Consultants

Attendees by Profession (Top 7)

Architects Faรงade Consultant

Faรงade Contractor Main Contractor Others (PMC, Glass Processors, Cost Consultants, Fire Experts)

Raj Patel, Managing Director, Design Principal, KEO International Consultants

Janus Rostock, Regional Design Director, Atkins Middle East

Dr Lucio Blandini, Principal & Director Faรงade Technologies, Werner Sobek

John Noone, Associate Director - Fire Engineering, Arup

Andy Dean, Head - Faรงade Engineering, WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Benjamin Beer, Technical Director, Meinhardt Faรงade Technology

Abdulmajid Karanouh, Director & Head of Faรงades, Ramboll Middle East

Nitin Bhatia, Managing Director, FACET

Micha Pawelka, Managing Director, Priedemann Middle East

Paul Schwarz, Partner & Principal Acoustic Engineer, Design Confidence

PANEL 1

PANEL 2

PANEL 3

312 DELEGATES

The conference was very informative and well organized one.

The presenters were well prepared and the sessions were well attended. Not only that, the topics were relevant as well as excellent planning and realistic scheduling resulted in making the conference so worthwhile and informative. Congratulations

The choice of conference subjects and themes were excellent, it also covered the broad scope of façade systems through their presentations.

Bernhard Koll, Technical Marketing Manager, Kuraray Europe

Fouad Ashkar, Managing Partner, BMC Gulf (distributors of Moeding)

A very well organized event in terms of the level of the most seminars, discussion panels...etc.

Arqem Ahmed, Senior Architect, Al-Bayaty Architects

The best part of the event was speeches and presentations, it was very useful and moreover the question and answer sessions was excellent and it catered lots of information.

Mohamad Ayub, Sales Manager, White Aluminium

The conference was a serious, well organized and important channel for updating, presenting and communicating between those involved in the façade industry. It really helped Tristar Global to connect with high quality participants in this market.

Antonios Chatzivasileiou, Area Manager MENA & India Region, Tristar Global

I found that the discussion on firestop regulations was evolving. I wished that such a discussion would continue without time limit, perhaps for those, that want to skip the lunch or organize a table where those who want to continue the discussion can have lunch at the same time together.

Paul Tsalolikhin, Presentations were very good and informative with case studies and examples of projects done.

Marketing Director (Façades), Hilti

Narendra Deopurkar, Construction Manager, Hill-SDPM, Kuwait

I found the information provided by the speakers informative and interesting.

John O’Neill, Director, JML Facades

I was very satisfied with the contents of the event and the conference discussion were perfect and each part had some useful information. The part of Dubai Opera - Atkins & Design Innovation by Ramboll were very interesting.

Minas Mahmoud, Design Manager, Kier

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