23RD MAY

2016JUMEIRAH MESSILAH,

KUWAIT

PAVING THE WAY TO

QUINTESSENTIAL FAÇADESKuwait is home to some of the world’s finest buildings with some classical façades. With ever increasing demand on infrastructure with Kuwait Vision 2035 in mind, the need to build eco-friendly and sustainable buildings with high performance and energy e�cient façade is seeing a new light. There is an all-inclusive emphasis on cutting edge façades that are structurally, aesthetically, thermally, technologically & acoustically e�cient, secure and above all sustainable.

With a view to unite the ever expanding brigade of stalwarts in the field of façades and building envelopes, to discuss the challenges faced by the industry and to seek the solutions thereof, Zak brings their flagship conference on façade design & engineering to Kuwait.

Zak World of Façades will provide you with the educational experiences on new perspectives in building skins and material technologies for designing & executing sustainable façades. It also facilitates the networking opportunities that provide you with connections you need to excel in today’s dynamic architecture, engineering and construction environment.

Register your seats early and participate to learn from the speakers experiences.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS AT THIS YEAR’S EDITION:

Hear the debate on the ever critical subject of fire safety in façades by fire experts, government o�cials & industry professionals

Listen to keynote speakers and façade experts sharing their experience and knowledge on façade design & delivery

Get exclusive insight on designing sustainable façades for Kuwait with case studies of iconic

projects from across the region

Interact with solution providers showcasing unique products including façade lighting,

high performance & value added glass, cladding, aluminium systems & more

MONDAY

23RD MAY 2016

08.15 AM ONWARDSMESSILAH BEACHHOTEL & SPA

CONFERENCE AGENDA

08.15 Delegate Registration

08.50 WELCOME ADDRESS

Syed Zakir Ahmed, Chairman, Zak Group

09.00 FAÇADE CONSULTANCY - If you use it, use it complete Detailed Design vs. Design-and-Built approach Limit to su�cient crowd - Too many cooks spoil the broth Don’t interrupt - Let the guidance continue Case study of the Mashrabiya screens at the Qatar Petroleum district in Doha Micha Pawelka, Managing Director, Priedemann Building Skins

09.20 FAÇADES & ROOFS Façades: What are they and how do we think of them conceptually Façades in AGi projects with exclusive case studies Aisha Alsager, Managing Director, AGI Architects

09.40 PAINT DEVELOPMENTS FOR BUILDING ENVELOPES & FAÇADES

Importance of proper passivation in aluminium substrate Paint specifications per warranty period Functional coatings Petros Karatzas, Deputy Commercial Manager, Elval Colour

10.00 NETWORKING & TEA / COFFEE BREAK

10.30 BUILDING THE OPUS - CASE STUDY AND HISTORY OF A DOUBLE CURVED GLAZED PROJECT The Opus is a 20-storey fully glazed mixed used building in Dubai. Commissioned by Omniyat, Zaha Hadid Architects developed a unique design resembling a cube with the core melted out Discover how the outer flat façades of The Opus are neutral transparent glazed with a silver mirror pattern, while the core area is dark blue 3D formed glazing Recognise the main challenges of achieving the 3D double-curved shape such as the UAE climate, colour correction and dealing with the radiation focusing e�ect the geometry imposes Agnes Koltay, Director, Koltay Façades

10.50 FAÇADE LIGHTING Value addition that façade lighting brings to a project Case study of the façade lighting at Kuwait Towers Presentation by Khabari International

11.10 UNMASKING THE CITY

A critical look of the evolution of the façade from the environmentally culturally sensitive to the iconographically senseless

Waleed Shaalan, Senior Projects Director, United Real Estate Company

11.40 SUSTAINABLE FAÇADES FOR THE REGION

Understanding the role of building envelopes to meet local green building regulations

Sustainable products design & selection for façades

Stakeholder coordination - Interface between main contractor & façade contractor

Thermal e�ciency of a curtain wall

Dynamic shading techniques

Moderator: Alex Dantziguian, Managing Director, Technoform Middle East

Panelists:

Arun Puri, Associate | Projects Manager, Gulf Consult Ashfaq Ahmed, Sr. Specification Writer - Production, SSH Aroon Sen, Country Manager, Shapoorji Pallonji International Mohammad Ismail, Director of A&E Services, KEO Talal Andraos, Projects Manager, First United Contracting

12.30 LUNCH BREAK

SESSION - 1 (08.50 - 10.00)

SESSION - 2 (10.30 - 12.30)

13.30 FAÇADE ENGINEERING - CURRENT CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Transforming architectural visions into design 3D models and real buildings

Pushing technology to enable twisted and curved façades

Cost e�ciency in design of complex façades

Failures and installation errors - The importance of QA/QC on site

Outlook and future perspectives for façade engineering in the Middle East Benjamin Beer, Technical Director, Meinhardt Façade Technology

13.50 FAÇADE ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS

An insight on good practice, considerations, analysis and future requirements Dr Ioannis Spanos, Senior Sustainability Manager, KEO

14.10 INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR GLASS - GLARE + SHADING Problems with glare and high sunlight in the Middle East Introducing ecoTHERM (IGU) with Solera® - 'the Real Daylighting Solution' Bespoke façades with MESHDECO Sefar® Architecture Vision Firoz Kachwala, Director, Future Architectural Glass

14.30 SAVE YOUR BUILDINGS THROUGH PERIMETER FIRESTOP PROTECTION IN CURTAIN WALL

Perimeter fire barrier?

The problem?

The solution? Sajid Raza, Advisor & VP, Butler Engineering Consultants

14.50 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

Moderator: Sajid Raza, Advisor & VP, Butler Engineering Consultants

Panelists: Benjamin Beer, Technical Director, Meinhardt Façade Technology Imran Manasawala, Director, Future Architectural Glass Mohammad Bdoor, Time & Cost Manager, Alumaco Agnes Koltay, Director, Koltay Façades Burhan Ravat, Deputy General Manager - Projects, Tamdeen

15.40 NETWORKING & END OF CONFERENCE

SESSION - 3 (13.30 - 15.40)

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TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR COMPLIMENTARY SEATS: Complimentary seats are reserved exclusively for Architects, Consultants, Contractors, Developers, Fabricators, Government Officials & PMC's. The organisers reserve the right to allocate these complimentary seats at their discretion. This is only an

invitation and not an entry pass. Entry is only via online registration.

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 the website.

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

TALAL ANDRAOSProjects Manager, First United

Contracting

AROON SENCountry Manager, Shapoorji

Pallonji International

AGNES KOLTAYDirector,

Koltay Façades

BENJAMIN BEERTechnical Director, Meinhardt

Façade Technology

AISHA ALSAGERManaging Director,

AGI Architects

DR IOANNIS SPANOSSenior Sustainability Manager,

KEO International

ASHFAQ AHMEDSenior Specification Writer

Production, SSH

ALEX DANTZIGUIANManaging Director,

Technoform Middle East

MICHA PAWELKAManaging Director,

Priedemann

PETROS KARATZASDeputy Commercial Manager,

Elval Colour

WALEED SHAALANSenior Projects Director,

URC

FIROZ KACHWALADirector, Future

Architectural Glass

SAJID RAZAAdvisor & VP, Butler

Engineering Consultants

ARUN PURIAssociate | Projects Manager,

Gulf Consult

IMRAN MANASAWALADirector, Future

Architectural Glass

BURHAN RAVATDGM - Projects,

TAMDEEN

MOHAMMAD ISMAILDirector of A&E Services,

KEO International

MOHAMMAD BDOORTime & Cost Manager,

Alumaco

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