Melbourne Thematic Facade Workshop in Person

Introduction

No more masks—let’s meet in person! Join your friends and colleagues—architects, engineers, building designers, and certifiers—for two outstanding thematic workshop focused on Facades: Expect insightful discussions from four expert presenters, all in a welcoming atmosphere with top-quality refreshments and snacks.

Reserve Your Spot Now for Just $40!
Once we confirm your attendance at the event, you will receive a full refund. If you are not attending, $20 will be retained as a booking fee, and the remaining $20 will be donated to Architects Without Frontiers.

Not only will you gain valuable knowledge and inspiration from our speakers, but you’ll also be supporting a great cause!

Event Schedule

12:00 PM – Welcome & Lunch

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | 1st CPD Presentation

Speaker: Usama Masood, Consulting Engineer at Jsquare
Topic: Building-Integrated PVs: Challenges and Solutions

10-Minute Break

1:40 PM – 2:40 PM | 2nd CPD Presentation

Speaker: Vincent Wardill, Technoform Specification Manager
Topic: Designing High-Performance Facades: Spec the Edges

2:40 PM – 3:10 PM | Product Showcase + Afternoon Snacks & Drinks

3:10 PM – 4:10 PM | 3rd CPD Presentation

Speaker: Georgina Cook, Sustainability Associate at ClearVue
Topic: BIPV – Products, Methodology, and Development

10-Minute Break

4:20 PM – 5:20 PM | 4th CPD Presentation

Speaker: Ivan Moreno, Cosentino Facade Team
Topic: Durable and timeless facades

Presenters

Usama Masood Consulting Engineer at Jsquare Topic: Building-Integrated PVs: Challenges and Solutions 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM | 1st CPD Presentation

Usama Masood is a Chartered Fire Safety Engineer and leads J Squared’s Victorian division. With many years of experience in both specialized firms and international multidisciplinary engineering firms, Usama’s work helps shape and deliver project success through proactively working with clients to produce design solutions which are safe, economical, flexible and functional. Usama’s expansive experience incorporates leading teams to developing integrated fire strategies and fire risk assessments for a range of sectors including Defence, Healthcare, Residential, Sport, Retail, Healthcare and Educational. J Squared is a specialist consulting firm offering Fire Safety Engineering, BCA Consulting and Access Consulting services across Australia. As a nimble and client-focused firm, we pride ourselves on our ability to provide personalized, bespoke solutions that are aligned with the unique needs of each project. Our team of experienced Chartered Professional Engineers brings a wealth of expertise, offering a level of service that is both specialized and highly adaptable to the demands of our diverse clientele.

Vincent Wardill Technoform Specification Manager Topic: Designing High-Performance Facades: Spec the Edges 1:40 PM – 2:40 PM | 2nd CPD Presentation

Vince Wardill is the National Business Development Manager for Technoform ANZ. Vince has 26 years’ experience in the Building, Construction and Window Industries. He has worked for companies like Ramset Fasteners, Architectural Window Systems, CSR Hebel amongst others and successfully ran his own business, ESD Solution. Now working for Technoform, whom specialise in the development and manufacture of high-precision polyamide thermal insulation for High Performance Aluminium Windows, Doors, and Façade Glazing Systems. Technoform is the largest manufacturer of Polyamide worldwide and is a world leader in its field. Technoform is a Global business, that has from their Head Office in Germany, established a worldwide market presence, with 12 production plants and 45+ sales & distribution centres across five Continents. Technoform and has been established for over 50 years. Annually, we produce over 650 million meters of insulating product making Technoform the leader in our market. Every year Technoform products save 16 Billion Kilowatt hours of energy thus reducing CO2 emissions considerably.

Georgina Cook Sustainability Associate at ClearVue Topic: BIPV – Products, Methodology, and Development 3:10 PM – 4:10 PM | 3rd CPD Presentation

Georgina has a cross-disciplinary background working across multiple areas of sustainability. From corporate sustainability in the built environment working and leading projects/strategies on NetZero, circular economy, waste management, carbon offsets and environmental education through to complex system design and social impact consulting, energy policy, and digital transformations across various roles working on projects for government, NFPs and corporate clients. Georgina has also held roles supporting start-ups in aquaculture and circular economy. Due to this breadth of experience across sustainability, Georgina is able to holistically support our business to consider all aspects of sustainability as we focus on decarbonising the energy sector.

Ivan Moreno Cosentino Facade Team Topic: Durable and timeless facades 4:20 PM – 5:20 PM | 4th CPD Presentation

Professional with over 9 years of experience in the stone surfaces industry. Iván´s passionate about all topics related to architecture and engineering, always keeping up with the fast-paced changes. His extensive experience in several roles, as Project manager and office engineer, allowed him to gain deep industrial knowledge that now applies to the world of facades. Always seeks to create bridges between the most advanced architectural design, industrial production, and the later supply and installation on-site.