Name: Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress
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Location: Facade Tectonics 2020 World Congress

Face Time 2020: Better Buildings through Better Skins

The Facade Tectonics Institute's biennial World Congress gathered the built environment’s most influential players for blind, peer reviewed paper presentations, expert-led group discussions, highly curated content, poster presentations, a dedicated virtual Expo (vExpo) and exclusive networking opportunities. This year's World Congress was presented online through a virtual platform providing a unique forum for a diverse cross section of the design and real estate communities to discuss the innovations and advancements revolutionizing the design and delivery of the building skin.

With more than 10 tracks and 100+ live and on-demand presentations, the World Congress is a must-attend event for the domestic and international building communities. The virtual platform offered sponsors and attendees an unprecedented level of educational and networking opportunities through an action-packed schedule delivered by the industry’s most influential leaders and academics.

Facade Tectonics would like to extend a special thank you our 2020 World Congress Peer Review Committee members for volunteering your knowledge and expertise.

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Wednesday, August 5

11:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:30pm

Session 1
12:30pm - 1:15pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
1:15pm - 2:15pm

Session 2
2:15pm - 3:00pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Session 3
4:00pm - 5:00pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

Thursday, August 6

11:00am - 2:00pm

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Session 4
Deep Dive: A New Breeze Block with A Self-Supporting Structural System | WORKSHOP – SESSION 1A Click for details

Speakers:

Brock DeSmit, RA, Belzberg Architects

Jessica Hong, Belzberg Architects

Becher Neme, AIA, Neme Design Studio

Hugo Balderas, Grupo Anima

Acoustic Damping Through Glazing | WORKSHOP – SESSION 1B Click for details

Speakers:

Julia Schimmelpenningh, Eastman

Wednesday, August 12

11:00am - 11:45am
11:45am - 12:45pm

Session 5
12:45pm - 1:30pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
1:30pm - 2:30pm

Session 6
2:30pm - 3:15pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
3:15pm - 4:15pm

Session 7
4:15pm - 5:15pm

Session 8

FTI Board Meeting at Marriott University Park Hotel Click for details

Thursday, August 13

11:00am - 2:00pm

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Session 9
Advancements in Structural Glass & Glass Facades | WORKSHOP – SESSION 2A Click for details

Speakers:

Richard Kaire, PE, SE, Sentech Architectural Systems

Ned Kirschbaum, FAIA, CCCA, LEED AP BD+C, Fentress Architects

Michael Ludvik, PE, M. Ludvik Consulting Engineering

Edward Peck, FAIA, LEED AP, Edward Peck Design

A Practical Guide to Delivering a High-Performance Envelope | WORKSHOP – SESSION 2B Click for details

Speakers:

Helen Sanders, PhD, Technoform North America

Stéphane Hoffman, Morrison Hershfield now Stantec

Steve Fronek, Wausau Window & Wall Systems

Alejandra Menchaca, Ph.D., LEED AP, WELL AP, Thornton Thomasetti

Metal Facades: Material, Surface, Shape | WORKSHOP – SESSION 2C Click for details

Speakers:

Stephan Wurster, POHL Metal Systems GmbH

Wednesday, August 19

11:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:30pm

Session 10
12:30pm - 1:15pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
1:15pm - 2:15pm

Session 11
2:15pm - 3:00pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Session 12
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Session 13

FTI Board Meeting at Marriott University Park Hotel Click for details

Thursday, August 20

11:00am - 2:00pm

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Session 14
Pursuing Adaptive Enclosures: Design for the Changing Climate | WORKSHOP – SESSION 3A Click for details

Speakers:

Mike Huhtala, Architect, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Stainless Steel as a Building Material | WORKSHOP – SESSION 3B Click for details

Speakers:

Michael Mulhern, TriPyramid Structures

Franklin Lancaster, PE, Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC Engineers)

Jeffrey Anderson, TriPyramid Structures

Designing, Fabricating and Installing Structural Laminated Glass in Glass Railings | WORKSHOP – SESSION 3C Click for details

Speakers:

Vaughn Schauss, Kuraray

Florian Doebbel, Sika

Brian Clifford, CSI, CDT, C.R. Laurence

Jose Quinones, CSI, CDT, C.R. Laurence

Wednesday, August 26

11:00am - 11:30am
11:30am - 12:30pm
Session 15
Design <> Digital Magic Box LA Click for details

Speakers:

Mahsa Minaei, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jeff Montague, Radius Track

Vincent Ip, LEED AP BD+C, NBBJ

Papers Presented:

Performance-based Facade Framework

Mahsa Minaei

Ajla Aksamija

Connections – Tolerance, Adjustability, Geometric Accuracy

Jeff Montague, RA

Scott Abukoff

Managing Constraints

Vincent IP, LEED AP BD+C
12:30pm - 1:15pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
1:15pm - 2:15pm

Session 16
2:15pm - 3:00pm

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Session 17
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Session 18

FTI Board Meeting at Marriott University Park Hotel Click for details

Thursday, August 27

11:00am - 2:00pm

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations

Face Time 2020: Better Buildings through Better Skins

Facade Tectonics would like to extend a special thank you our 2020 World Congress Peer Review Committee members for volunteering your knowledge and expertise.

Event Speakers

Design Manager, TriPyramid Structures

Project Director, Grupo Anima

Vice President, Product Group Management, C.R. Laurence

Partner, Belzberg Architects

Senior Key Account Manager, Fenestration, Sika Corp.

VP of Design Engineering, Wausau Window & Wall Systems

Vice President Facade Engineering, Morrison Hershfield now Stantec

Architectural Designer, Belzberg Architects

Mike Huhtala, Architect

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Associate / Designer / NBBJ DIGITAL - Studio DC Leader, NBBJ

Director of Operations, Sentech Architectural Systems

Principal and Technical Design Director, Fentress Architects

Eckersley O'Callaghan (EOC Engineers)

Structural Engineer, M. Ludvik Consulting Engineering

Senior Associate, Thornton Thomasetti

PhD Student, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Vice President, Radius Track

President, TriPyramid Structures

Principal, Neme Design Studio

Managing Director, Edward Peck Design

Technical Team Manager, Glass Railing Systems Group, C.R. Laurence

General Manager, Technoform North America

Manager, Technical Consultancy Americas, Kuraray

Industry Technical Leader - Architectural, Eastman

Architect, Business Development Manager, POHL

Program

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations

Speakers:

Speakers:

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations

Speakers:

Speakers:

Speakers:

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations

Speakers:

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Papers Presented:

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Breakout Networking Sessions + Poster Gallery Presentations

vExpo + Poster Gallery Presentations

Educational Workshops

Educational Workshop Series

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