Conference Day One: Monday 23 March 2009

8.50 Chair’s welcome and opening remarks

Chris Macey
Chair
SOCIETY OF FAÇADE ENGINEERING

BUILDING GREENER FAÇADES

9.00 Current architectural discourse and façade design

• Past and present: a series of mini case studies that examine concept through to execution
• Progressions in façade design
• Architectural developments and breakthroughs

Andrew Butler
Design Manager
NORR GROUP

9.40 AS+GG’s Masdar headquarters in Abu Dhabi - Form facilitates performance

• Façade design for buildings in hot climates
• Integrating one of the world’s largest photovoltaic arrays
• Employing solar thermal driven cooling and dehumidification systems

Gordon Gill
Partner
ADRIAN SMITH + GORDON GILL ARCHITECTURE

10.40 Creating low energy buildings with effective façade design and reduced envelope air permeability

• Analysis of materials lifecycle to ensure the sustainability of your façade
• Creating a façade that is aesthetically pleasing and energy efficient
• Balancing the demands of creating a façade that is functional and sustainable

Chris Macey
Chair
SOCIETY OF FAÇADE ENGINEERING

11.20 Low cost façade quality versus highest Green Building targets – who takes the responsibility?

• Market common specification and typical detail practice
• Optional consequences on building quality and commercialisation of developments
• Required specialised façade engineering disciplines to back up client decisions
• Cost benefit for growing and recessive markets as well

Lars Anders
Managing Director
PRIEDEMANN CONSULTANTS

11.50 Envirosips – Structural Insulated Panels in high rise building façade design

• Introduction to Envirosips panels and how integrating these systems can benefit the overall building and façade design
• Understanding SIPs performance including the environmental, structural, thermal, fire and acoustic
• Analysis of existing and new projects that have integrated Envirosips panel technology

Brian Harrington
Technical Director
ESL GROUP

13.30 ADIA Headquarters, Abu Dhabi - Creating effective shading devices and double skin façades

• Analysis of innovative shading devices to enhance the façade of the building and improve energy efficiency
• Understanding the benefits and challenges of designing double skin façades in the region
• Defining the most appropriate strategies to support the function and performance of the façade

Kevin Flanagan
Senior Associate Partner
KPF

14.10 Understanding the complexities of designing wind loads for unusual facades

• When is it feasible to undertake a wind tunnel study?
• Accurately determining the effect of the internal pressures
• Wind tunnel techniques for complex facade systems

Tony Rofail
Director
WINDTECH

14.40 DIFC Lighthouse - Environmentally sensitive design to set the benchmark for energy conservation

• Understanding the impact of the green movement on the performance of buildings and their façades
• Exploring innovations and technologies in creating energy efficient façades
• Best practice in overcoming the challenges of tall buildings

Nicholas Lander
Regional Head of Sustainability
WS ATKINS & PARTNERS OVERSEAS

15.40 Designing to meet the highest standards of LEED accreditation

• Reviewing and understanding LEED accreditations
• Designing a façade that balances performance and energy efficiency
• Examining different methods of compliance

Steve McDowell
Associate Director
WSP BUILDINGS

16.20 Pushing the envelope of the bio-mimicry buildings and bionic façades

• What bio-mimicry is and how it can be applied to life and architecture
• Solving construction problems with bio creative solutions
• Blobitecture’s façades
• How innovation and crazy ideas can inspire brilliant solutions

Ashraf Hegazy
Sustainable Project Senior Manager
ALDAR PROPERTIES

17.00 Chair’s closing remarks and end of conference day one

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