About The Event

Zak World of Façades is an international conference series on façade design & engineering. The event has attracted over 29,000 delegates across its 100+ completed editions as on date. It is designed as a one day conference and is currently being organised in over 30 countries in the Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait & Saudi Arabia), South Asia (India & Sri Lanka), South East Asia (Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam & Indonesia), East Asia (Hong Kong, South Korea, China & Japan), Africa (Kenya, Egypt, Morocco & South Africa), Europe (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Ireland, Denmark & Sweden), Australasia (Australia & New Zealand) and North America (USA & Canada).

This edition is the 121st global edition and the 1st edition in San Francisco which will showcase sustainable innovations and challenges in the construction industry pertaining to the building envelope and will also display latest technological solutions from leading solution providers.

Visit www.zakwof.com for details of the previously executed events.

Who Should Attend

The event is ideal for Architects, Developers, General/Main Contractors, Façade Consultants, Façade Contractors, Sustainability/ESD Consultants, Fire Consultants, Glass Processors, Structural Consultants, Cost Consultants, Quantity Surveyors, PMC’s and related building specifiers.


Insightful Dialogues & Networking

Hear from experts in the domain of façade design, engineering, procuring and execution on their views on constructing high-performance, safe, sustainable and long lasting façades with the latest techniques and tools available. Also, network with other industry peers and leading manufacturers & solution providers to the façade industry.


Key Numbers

121

Edition

30

Speakers and Panelist

4

Sessions

1

Day

Speakers

Our speakers and panelists are domain experts and will ensure that the content presented at the event is meaningful with key takeaways to ponder upon. Initial list of speakers, more to be added as we progress.

Allison McCue

Allison McCue

Senior Vice President of Project Planning,
Webcor

Allison McCue

Senior Vice President of Project Planning, Webcor

Topic: Good Buildings That Do Good: Elevating Affordable Housing

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Ashley Welton

Ashley Welton

Project Manager | Development,
IQHQ

Ashley Welton

Project Manager | Development, IQHQ

Topic: Good Buildings That Do Good: Elevating Affordable Housing

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Brian R. White

Brian R. White

Technical Manager – Americas Insulating Glass,
H.B. Fuller Company

Brian R. White

Technical Manager – Americas Insulating Glass, H.B. Fuller Company

Topic: Changing our Expectations of Insulating Glass Using High Performance Warm Edge Technology

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Christopher Payne

Christopher Payne

Senior Associate,
Gensler

Christopher Payne

Senior Associate, Gensler

Topic: 200 Park: A New Skin in Silicon Valley

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Diana Esquer

Diana Esquer

Regional Facade Manager – Western US,
Cosentino

Diana Esquer

Regional Façade Manager – Western US, Cosentino

Topic: Sustainable Façade Design with Ultracompact Stone

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Edlyn Garcia La Torre

Edlyn Garcia La Torre

Principal | Façade Consultant,
Morrison Hershfield

Edlyn Garcia La Torre

Principal | Façade Consultant, Morrison Hershfield

Event Convenor & Host

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Eduardo Rosa

Eduardo Rosa

International Business Manager,
AGC Interpane

Eduardo Rosa

International Business Manager, AGC Interpane

Topic: From Glass is Green to Green Glass (Sustainability)

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Felix Weber

Felix Weber

Principal | Façade Structural Specialist,
RDH

Felix Weber

Principal | Façade Structural Specialist, RDH

Topic: Designing Solutions for Energy Efficient Buildings

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Dr. Isabelle Paparo

Dr. Isabelle Paparo

Senior Engineer,
Arup

Dr. Isabelle Paparo

Senior Engineer, Arup

Topic: Building in Resilience to Wind & Seismic Conditions

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Jeanette Walton

Jeanette Walton

Principal | Design Leader,
DLR Group

Jeanette Walton

Principal | Design Leader, DLR Group

Topic: Good Buildings That Do Good: Elevating Affordable Housing

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Jeffrey Heller

Jeffrey Heller

Founding Principal,
Heller Manus

Jeffrey Heller

Founding Principal, Heller Manus

Topic: Building in Resilience to Wind & Seismic Conditions

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John Krouse

John Krouse

President & CEO,
Boston Valley Terra Cotta

John Krouse

President & CEO, Boston Valley Terra Cotta

Topic: Shape: Fabricating Architectural Terra Cotta Façade Systems for a Sustainable Future

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John Picard

John Picard

Sustainability Expert,
HALIO

John Picard

Sustainability Expert, HALIO

Topic: Creating a Transformed Environment with Smart Façades

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Joseph King

Joseph King

Associate Principal,
SCB

Joseph King

Associate Principal, SCB

Topic: Hayes Point: Context Driven Design

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Karen Brandt

Karen Brandt

Senior Principal,
Heintges

Karen Brandt

Senior Principal, Heintges

Topic: Expanding Definitions of Performance – The Current Moment

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Kerenza Harris

Kerenza Harris

Associate Principal | Director of Design Technology,
Morphosis Architects

Kerenza Harris

Associate Principal | Director of Design Technology, Morphosis Architects

Topic: Evolutionary Digital Models and the Making of Architecture

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Lisa Rammig

Lisa Rammig

Director,
Eckersley O'Callaghan

Lisa Rammig

Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan

Topic: Future Façade Thinking

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Mark Schwettmann

Mark Schwettmann

Design Principal | Residential Practice Leader,
SOM

Mark Schwettmann

Design Principal | Residential Practice Leader, SOM

Topic: 1550 Mission's Intricate Façade Belies its Efficient Fabrication

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Pedram Farashbandi

Pedram Farashbandi

Principal,
David Baker Architects

Pedram Farashbandi

Principal, David Baker Architects

Topic: Good Buildings That Do Good: Elevating Affordable Housing

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Prateek Jain

Prateek Jain

Senior Environmental Designer,
Atelier Ten

Prateek Jain

Senior Environmental Designer, Atelier Ten

Topic: Thinking Through Façade Choices as Carbon Investments

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Ronald Klemencic

Ronald Klemencic

Chairman and CEO,
Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Ronald Klemencic

Chairman and CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Topic: Building in Resilience to Wind & Seismic Conditions

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Dr. Roy Denoon

Dr. Roy Denoon

Senior Principal | Vice President,
CPP Wind Engineering Consultants

Dr. Roy Denoon

Senior Principal | Vice President, CPP Wind Engineering Consultants

Topic: Building in Resilience to Wind & Seismic Conditions

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Trent Tesch

Trent Tesch

Principal,
KPF

Trent Tesch

Principal, KPF

Topic: 415 Natoma: Form + Façade, Context + Urban Fabric

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Vince Polhemus

Vince Polhemus

Vice President of Preconstruction,
Walters & Wolf Glass

Vince Polhemus

Vice President of Preconstruction, Walters & Wolf Glass

Topic: Building in Resilience to Wind & Seismic Conditions

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Schedule

The event agenda is split into multiple sessions separated by networking break-out sessions.

Session 1
(08:50 - 10:30)

08.00 - 08.50
Delegate Registration & Networking
Event Convenor & Host

Edlyn Garcia La Torre
Principal | Façade Consultant, Morrison Hershfield
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08.50 - 09.00
Welcome Address
09.00 - 09.25
Designing Solutions for Energy Efficient Buildings

Exterior shading devices result in a significant reduction in heat gain and also decrease discomfort and glare

Development of a design tool to optimize exterior shades in an intuitive way; a sharp contrast to most analytic tools which demand an iterative process or a suite of pre-set geometries

Case studies on AIA HQ in Washington DC, and the new hospital at UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights demonstrating the use of shading as an energy efficiency strategy


Felix Weber
Principal | Façade Structural Specialist, RDH
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09.25 - 09.50
1550 Mission's Intricate Façade Belies its Efficient Fabrication

Window wall areas utilize standard systems in an asymmetric, tapering form

Efficient use of resources, reducing steel usage and carbon footprint overall

Locally sourced aggregate and precast concrete is enriched through variations in color and finish without adding thickness


Mark Schwettmann
Design Principal | Residential Practice Leader, SOM
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09.50 - 10.05
Shape: Fabricating Architectural Terra Cotta Façade Systems for a Sustainable Future

How inherent qualities of architectural terra cotta, combined with advancements in fabrication processes, make it equally suited for both historic building restoration and modern new-build construction which can be applied to a variety of façade attachment systems and construction methods

Using architectural terra cotta as a preferred choice for technologically complex, functional designs providing a cost-effective, thermally capable solution that lowers the overall global warming potential

Addressing material limitations early in the design process improves the probability for successful manufacture and installation of a terra cotta façade system


John Krouse
President & CEO, Boston Valley Terra Cotta
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10.05 - 10.30
Expanding Definitions of Performance – The Current Moment

Is the current moment an inflection point for many aspects of enclosure performance criteria (upending long standing assumptions about what is better) or an additive layer on top of conventional practice?

If the most sustainable building is one that already exists and endures, what are rational options when the technologies underpinning some of our most durable and lifespan-extending products and processes have significant challenges?

Thoughts on paradoxes and new questions emerging out of an expanded assessment of responsible resource and energy use in facade design


Karen Brandt
Senior Principal, Heintges
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10.30 - 10.55
Networking Tea / Coffee Break


Session 2
(10.55 - 12.50)

10.55 - 11.20
415 Natoma: Form + Façade, Context + Urban Fabric

How façade design reinforces the 5M master plan

The diverse façade texture and pattern enhance building form

Large glass modules help mitigate scale issues


Trent Tesch
Principal, KPF
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11.20 - 11.35
Creating a Transformed Environment with Smart Façades

Unlocking the power of façades for building sustainability and climate solution efficiency

Digitizing, decarbonizing, and increasing a building’s value with high performing façades

Emphasizing the importance of façades as a climate solution technology, while creating a whole new market segment


John Picard
Sustainability Expert, HALIO
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11.35 - 12.05
Evolutionary Digital Models and the Making of Architecture

Development of a design methodology supported by digital technologies and digital evolutionary models

Architecture as systems: Creation of integrated digital network for the conception and construction of architectural assemblies

Research and development of architectural assemblies and material are directly implemented in the digital models to provide realtime feedback


Kerenza Harris
Associate Principal | Director of Design Technology, Morphosis Architects
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12.05 - 12.50
Panel Discussion: Building in Resilience to Wind & Seismic Conditions

Moderator
Dr. Isabelle Paparo
Senior Engineer, Arup
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Panelist
Jeffrey Heller
Founding Principal, Heller Manus
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Panelist
Dr. Roy Denoon
Senior Principal | Vice President, CPP Wind Engineering Consultants
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Panelist
Vince Polhemus
Vice President of Preconstruction, Walters & Wolf Glass
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Panelist
Ronald Klemencic
Chairman and CEO, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
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12.50 - 13.45
Networking Lunch Break


SESSION 3
(13.45 - 15.40)

13.45 - 14.10
200 Park: A New Skin in Silicon Valley

Carving solar canyons into the building mass allows natural daylight to penetrate deeper into the floor plate while also providing terraces directly off scaled interior workplace neighborhoods

Optimizing window-wall ratios per building elevation minimizes the impacts of solar heat gain

An extensive prototyping and mock-up phase resulted in enhanced quality and performance of the custom building enclosure


Christopher Payne
Senior Associate, Gensler
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14.10 - 14.25
Sustainable Façade Design with Ultracompact Stone

Sustainable façade design with a carbon neutral solution

Attachment methods for ventilated rainscreens and curtainwall integration

Design considerations related to meeting the performance, budget criteria and the design intent for a project


Diana Esquer
Regional Façade Manager – Western US, Cosentino
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14.25 - 14.45
Thinking Through Façade Choices as Carbon Investments

What’s new with embodied carbon in the world of façades?

How should we compare embodied carbon of façade materials and assemblies?

How can we evaluate the payback of embodied carbon invested in building façades?


Prateek Jain
Senior Environmental Designer, Atelier Ten
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14.45 - 15.10
Future Façade Thinking

How façades can contribute to a sustainable future by using novel and proven technology, less material and new ideas for their interaction with the building

Which industries can we borrow from to transform the building industry towards carbon neutrality and cycling of resources?


Lisa Rammig
Director, Eckersley O'Callaghan
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15.10 - 15.25
From Glass is Green to Green Glass (Sustainability)

Meeting the challenge to develop products with a positive environmental impact during their lifetime, without loss of quality

Reducing the environmental impact of the operational processes, including making rational use of energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Promoting the recycling of materials for the production of glass, and designing products that facilitate end-of-life recycling


Eduardo Rosa
International Business Manager, AGC Interpane
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15.25 - 15.40
Changing our Expectations of Insulating Glass Using High Performance Warm Edge Technology

Embodied/operational carbon savings and insulating glass

Edge seal influence on IG service life

Case studies and efficiency analysis


Brian R. White
Technical Manager – Americas Insulating Glass, H.B. Fuller Company
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15.40 - 16.05
Networking Tea/Coffee Break


Session 4
(16.05 - 17.15)

16.05 - 16.25
Hayes Point: Context Driven Design

Designing for a mixed use urban tower in the heart of San Francisco

Pairing façade systems for aesthetics and constructability

Integrating design considerations for occupant health and wellness


Joseph King
Associate Principal, SCB
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16.25 - 17.10
Panel Discussion: Good Buildings That Do Good: Elevating Affordable Housing

Creative use of materials to elevate the design imprint and improve the urban landscape

Accelerated methods of construction to quickly house people

Advantages to the owner/operator in energy-saving façades


Moderator
Allison McCue
Senior Vice President of Project Planning, Webcor
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Panelist
Pedram Farashbandi
Principal, David Baker Architects
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Panelist
Jeanette Walton
Principal | Design Leader, DLR Group
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Panelist
Ashley Welton
Project Manager | Development, IQHQ
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17.10 - 17.15
Vote of Thanks & End of the Conference



The programme is correct at time of publishing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or excuse themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight. You can find the most up-to-date programme on this website.




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Associate Partners
8 AIA LU/HSW credits

Event Registration


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Image Gallery

Images from a select previous global editions of Zak World of Façades


Video Gallery

Snippets from a select previous global editions of Zak World of Façades

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  • Toronto 2022
  • London 2021
  • Dubai 2021
  • Sydney 2019
  • Manchester 2019

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about the event.

A limited number of complimentary seats on first come first serve basis are reserved for Architects, Façade Consultants, Developers, Government Officials, Project Management Consultants, Main Contractors, Sustainability Consultants, Fire Consultants, Façade Contractors, Cost Consultants, etc. The online registration process needs to be followed to attain your entry pass for the event. Please note that the complimentary seats allocation are under the jurisdiction of the organizers. If you are a product/material supplier and intend to attend the conference, there would be a delegate fee of USD 500 applicable per delegate.

The online registration acts as an “Interest” for attending the conference. An internal system evaluates the registrations received and issues the confirmation/entry pass accordingly. The online registration alone DOES NOT stand confirmed without a confirmation/entry pass email from the organizers.

If successfully approved, the confirmation number/pass is sent within 3-4 working days of registration or earlier. It is advisable to check your spam/junk folders as there maybe chances of the email landing in those folders. If you have not received your confirmation within the stipulated timeframe, please write to the organisers/reply on the acknowledgment email to check on the status.

It is highly recommended that you use your company/official email id for registration to avoid any confirmation delay

No. All registrations are pre-approved online and no on-spot registrations are encouraged.

The invitation copy from the sponsors DOES NOT qualify as the entry pass. The invite mentions the registration process at the last page. All the recipients of these invitation copies are advised to follow the online registration process to attain their passes to be able to attend the event.

No. If you are not able to attend the conference after receiving your confirmation number/pass you will not be able to transfer the registration to your colleague.

The registrations start at 0800 hrs. The team at the registration desk will be fully equipped with the details of those confirmed to attend. If your registration is confirmed, you will only be asked to quote your registration number and drop your visiting cards at the registration desk to collect your badge and kit.

Post the conference, the organisers will be uploading all the presentations who's permission has been received to distribute online at this event website.

The full-day conference will include access to the conference hall, exhibit area, lunch and networking session, delegate kits and presentation copies.

If your firm is on our guest list, then a maximum of 1-4 delegates passes per firm are allocated depending on the firm size. However, the seat allocation is on first come first serve basis.

As the seats are allocated on a first come first serve basis, the registration will close once the hall seating capacity is reached.

No. The event will be 100% in-person only.

Yes, 8 AIA HSW CEUs will be credited to the attendees. The delegate must attend in-person for the entire program and sign up at the conclusion with their current AIA membership number to receive the credits.

Venue


Registrations start at 8:00 am

Address

Cyril Magnin Ballroom, Parc 55, 55 Cyril Magnin Street San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

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